October 26, 2016 – The new world record was set when Nokian Tyres’ product development, Vianor’s professional pit crew and well-known stunt driver Vesa Kivimäki combined their strengths. The tyres on the record-breaking car had been reinforced with Nokian Tyres Aramid Sidewall technology. The new world record for the fastest car on two wheels (186.269 km/h) was measured at Seinäjoki Airport on 31 August 2016.
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The role of the tyres becomes very important at extreme speeds. This is especially true when two tyres – in practice, two palm-sized patches – are the only contact with the road. In order to break the record, the vehicle needed tyres that were as durable as possible. Nokian Tyres Aramid Sidewall technology allowed for constructing a sidewall that is particularly resistant to wear and cuts.
The secret behind Aramid Sidewall technology is the extremely strong aramid fibre that is also used in the aviation and defence industries. The technology is utilised in the latest SUV tyres, for example.
The world record for the fastest car on two wheels was set according to the rules defined by Guinness World Records. The car needs to be mass produced, not a prototype manufactured for the record attempt. Within one hour, the car must drive both ways through speed measurement gates that are located one hundred metres apart. The world record is the average of these two measurements.
The record run was made on a 2-kilometre long, 50-metre wide runway in a BMW E92 3 Series. The distance used for the average speed measurement was 100 metres.
The previous record was from 1997, when the Swedish Göran Eliason drove on two wheels at a speed of 181.25 km/h (112.62 mph).
