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Mike Whiddett's Mazda RX-7.

Michael Whiddett, (born 10 January 1981) also known as "Mad Mike", is a drifting racer from Auckland, New Zealand.


He is sponsored by Red Bull and Metal Mulisha in addition to a factory sponsor by Mazda[1][2]

He is known for his drifting with three different Mazdas [3]


switched from freestyle motocross to drifting in 2006 where he had greater success in since.[4]


He is credited for conceiving Red Bull Drift Shifters, a solo drifting competition that takes place in Auckland City in which drivers are given 70 seconds to gain as much points as possible over a course [5]



Whiddett's first car was the rotary powered Mazda 323; by the time he was 20 years of age, he went through fifteen different cars[2]



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[7] [8] [9] [10] [11][12] http://www.driftingalive.com/mad-mike-whiddett/ http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/motorsports/athletes/1331575091563/mike-whiddett

Mike began his motorsport career in motocross from the age of six, placing 2nd at the 1997 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championship 85cc.[1]


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Madbul

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Badbul

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RX-8 [19]

Radbul

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also compete with a Mazda MX-5 known as "RADBUL" [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]


References

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  1. ^ a b Lingeman 2013.
  2. ^ a b Lord 2014.
  3. ^ "You Know MADBUL And BADBUL...Now Meet RADBUL". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ Taua 2015.
  5. ^ "Is This The Future Of Drifting? Red Bull Drift Shifters - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Drift Shifters: Mad Mike's Dream Comes To Life - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Formula DRIFT - Drivers - Mad Mike Whiddett". Formulad.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  8. ^ "Mad Mike Whiddett: Living the Dream". DrivingLine.com. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  9. ^ Cheng, Zarah (2015-12-24). "Mad Mike Whiddett and his Mazda MX-5 "RADBUL"". Hypebeast.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  10. ^ Jonathon Klein (2016-01-05). "Mad Mike Whiddett Shakes Down His New RADBUL Drift Car". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  11. ^ "Mad Mike Whiddett: a wet track makes me much less of a leadfoot". Stuff.co.nz. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  12. ^ "Mike Whiddett and his Mazda MX-5 drift video - Formula Drift Videos". Motorsport.com. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  13. ^ "Red Bull Drift Shifters: Watch It Live - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Behind Closed Doors: Inside Madmike Hq - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Car Feature>>mad Mike's Rx7 - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  16. ^ "MADBUL Meets Rocket Bunny - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Mad Mike x Miura: Virtual Becomes Reality - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Mad Mike On A Mission - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  19. ^ "The Badbul Reloaded - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  20. ^ "RADBUL: Building 26B Twin Turbo Power - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  21. ^ "A Bull At The Gate: Mad Mike's 26B-TT MX-5 Has Arrived - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Project RADBUL: Mad Mike's 26B-TT MX-5 Comes Alive - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  23. ^ "RADBUL: Balancing Form With Function - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  24. ^ "When 3 Rotors & 1 Turbo Aren't Enough: RADBUL Gets 26B-TT Power - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  25. ^ "RADBUL: Mad Mike's New Chassis Takes Shape - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

Works cited

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Category:New Zealand motorsport people Category:Living people Category:1981 births