zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
Two Daredevils in a BMW Beat the World Record for Fastest Wheel Change on a Moving Car
Two Daredevils in a BMW Beat the World Record for Fastest Wheel Change on a Moving Car-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:05

There’s a new for the fastest on a moving car, and — of course — there’s video of it, too. In it, we see Italian duo Manuel Zoldan and Gianluca Folco flip a BMW 3-Series, balance the car on two wheels, and complete a as the car is moving in 1 minute, 17.64 seconds.

That amount of time placed the duo comfortably below 1 minute, 30 seconds, shattering the previous world record by a healthy margin of over 12 seconds. I didn’t even know this was a thing: changing tires while a car is moving. But it is. And the was recorded on an Italian TV show for the world to see:

As the name suggests, the Italian Lo Show dei Record is no stranger to record-breaking feats. The show even keeps a Guinness World Records judge around, to validate and certify the new records. At the end of the stunt, the judge himself hands the certificate to Zoldan and Folco, who are both beaming.

And I honestly can’t tell who had the harder task between the two, whether it would have been harder to fully change the wheel while the car was moving, or to actually drive the (a stylish E46, by the way) onto a ramp, flip it, keep it under control for over a minute while on its side, and then lay it back on all four wheels! I want to say the driving seems harder, but there’s a reason the BMW has a box for wheel nuts fixed to the fender. Talk about butter fingers.

At the very least, the wheel or tire that Zoldan had to change looked like a spare, rather than a full-size. Of course, the man behind the wheel of the BMW isn’t your average driver. It’s not like the duo saw the last wheel change world record, and said “Here, hold my Peroni.” Gianluca Folco is a stunt driver from , which performs car stunts and does work for film and TV. Their work has appeared in films 6 Underground and The Ruthless, andTop Gear.

Leave it to the professionals, I guess. I’m just smitten by the BMW the team is driving — and the BMW E46 fleet the stunt drivers seem to prefer. All BMWs should have bright green undersides, to make oil leaks easy to see.

Image for article titled Two Daredevils in a BMW Beat the World Record for Fastest Wheel Change on a Moving Car

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
Traffic Jams: Bobby Fuller Four - ‘Let Her Dance’
Traffic Jams: Bobby Fuller Four - ‘Let Her Dance’
Friends, a perfect pop song is a rare thing indeed. So many things have to go right, and so many things can and often will go wrong, but against all odds, the Bobby Fuller Four managed to release “Let Her Dance” in 1965 as their first single, and we’ve just...
Jul 9, 2026
Dozens Injured After School Bus Flips Onto its Side in the Bronx
Dozens Injured After School Bus Flips Onto its Side in the Bronx
A school bus carrying dozens of bus drivers crashed on an exit ramp in the Bronx Thursday morning. A total of 37 adults – 36 passengers and the driver – were on board at the time of the crash. No children were reported to be on board or involved....
Jul 9, 2026
Ford's New Battery Chemistry Aims to Boost Capacity and Cut Costs
Ford's New Battery Chemistry Aims to Boost Capacity and Cut Costs
appears to have some big battery improvements coming down the pipeline. The automaker says it now plans to add a new battery cell chemistry to its that will not only increase capacity, but also make them cheaper to build. According to Ford, the plan is to add lithium iron...
Jul 9, 2026
Andy Warhol's 'Cars' Is Heading to the Petersen
Andy Warhol's 'Cars' Is Heading to the Petersen
Andy Warhol’s final commission will be heading to the in Los Angeles later this week. Simply called “Cars,” it was initially commissioned by Mercedes-Benz to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the motor car. Warhol worked on it in 1986 and 1987, but the commission was left unfinished at the...
Jul 9, 2026
Ford Plans to Lay Off Thousands: Report
Ford Plans to Lay Off Thousands: Report
Ford is reportedly cutting thousands of jobs, two of the Big Three want to test autonomous vehicles without steering wheels, and Porsche sees more profits in EVs. All that and more in for Thursday, July 21, 2022. A new report in the Wall Street Journal claims Ford will cut...
Jul 9, 2026
Two Daredevils in a BMW Beat the World Record for Fastest Wheel Change on a Moving Car
Two Daredevils in a BMW Beat the World Record for Fastest Wheel Change on a Moving Car
There’s a new for the fastest on a moving car, and — of course — there’s video of it, too. In it, we see Italian duo Manuel Zoldan and Gianluca Folco flip a BMW 3-Series, balance the car on two wheels, and complete a as the car is moving in...
Jul 9, 2026
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved