Mad Mike Whiddett
| Mike Whiddett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 10, 1981 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
 New Zealander
|
| Other names | Mad Mike |
| Occupation | Motorsport driver, Drifting racer |
Michael Whiddett, (born 1981) also known as "Mad Mike", is a New Zealand drifting racer. He is sponsored by Red Bull. Mike raced motocross from the age of six and placed 2nd at the New Zealand 1997 Pro junior 85cc motocross champs.
Mike has a strong relationship with Mazda and their rotary engine and has been drifting in them since he started in 2007 in a Mazda RX-7. His cars have all been named in a similar way including:
He also owns a Mazda REPU with a 13B twin rotor engine called PITBUL.
Mike has competed in Formula Drift in the United States for the 2010, 2015 and 2016 seasons and was named the Most Improved Driver for the 2010 season. He has also competed in Formula D Asia and Formula D Japan.
2009 finished 1st at Wonder World Amusement Park in the Formula Drift Asia series.
2014 was the first New Zealand drift driver to receive an award from Motorsport New Zealand for Outstanding Achievement.
2015 finished 5th at Irwindale Formula Drift for his highest finish in the series.
2016 finished 1st at Okayama International Circuit in the Formula Drift Japan series.
Mad Mike a récemment préparé une nouvelle voiture pour le drift, c'est une Mazda RX3 au couleurs et aux emblèmes de Red Bull. Il n'a pas participé à la première manche du Formula Drift à Long Beach car son fils, Lincoln Whiddett avait une course de karts.
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