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J-turn

A J-Turn is a driving maneuver used to reverse a backwards-traveling vehicle so as to continue driving in the same direction, but with the vehicle pointed forward. The J-Turn is also called "moonshiner's turn", based on the elusive driving tactics used by bootleggers. A J-turn differs from a bootleg turn in that the vehicle starts out reversing.

World Record

The narrowest J-Turn was performed in a Renault Twingo, between barriers set 378 centimeters apart. The diagonal length of the car, 370 centimeters, meant stunt driver Terry Grant had only a gap of 4 centimeters on each side. This happened at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham,UK, at the Pistonheads show 11-13 January.

See also

• Bootleg turn
• Handbrake turn

External links

• World Record J-turn
• Driving Fast - How to do a J-Turn