Zeekr's drift record is still a gap, and nobody measured the honking
Chinese carmaker Zeekr now holds an official Guinness World Record for passing through the tightest gap while drifting an electric car; your parking spot remains uncertified.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBNPublished
Updated · aired 2 times
At a glance
- First reported by UPI: “Zeekr car earns Guinness World Record for tightest gap pass while drifting”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 3:21 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Guinness World Record.
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorZeekr, the Chinese electric carmaker, has made it official: the Guinness World Record for tightest gap passed while drifting is now theirs.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA certificate for squeezing through a gap sideways. Okay.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's spiritually Florida, Kenji. Somebody there has parallel parked a pickup between two gators and called it Tuesday.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat is not a thing. Nobody has done that.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSticker check: in person, a drift like that costs you one very loud afternoon. Online, the algorithm adds a tire subscription.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA tire subscription. I'd honestly sign up.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFlorida Man Rating: two alligators, because nobody climbed out of the car and wrestled anything.
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