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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]
[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]
Madbul
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Badbul
[edit]RX-8 [19]
Radbul
[edit]also compete with a Mazda MX-5 known as "RADBUL" [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lingeman 2013.
- ^ a b Lord 2014.
- ^ "You Know MADBUL And BADBUL...Now Meet RADBUL". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Taua 2015.
- ^ "Is This The Future Of Drifting? Red Bull Drift Shifters - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Drift Shifters: Mad Mike's Dream Comes To Life - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Formula DRIFT - Drivers - Mad Mike Whiddett". Formulad.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Mad Mike Whiddett: Living the Dream". DrivingLine.com. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ Cheng, Zarah (2015-12-24). "Mad Mike Whiddett and his Mazda MX-5 "RADBUL"". Hypebeast.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ Jonathon Klein (2016-01-05). "Mad Mike Whiddett Shakes Down His New RADBUL Drift Car". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Mad Mike Whiddett: a wet track makes me much less of a leadfoot". Stuff.co.nz. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Mike Whiddett and his Mazda MX-5 drift video - Formula Drift Videos". Motorsport.com. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Red Bull Drift Shifters: Watch It Live - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Behind Closed Doors: Inside Madmike Hq - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Car Feature>>mad Mike's Rx7 - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "MADBUL Meets Rocket Bunny - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Mad Mike x Miura: Virtual Becomes Reality - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Mad Mike On A Mission - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "The Badbul Reloaded - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "RADBUL: Building 26B Twin Turbo Power - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "A Bull At The Gate: Mad Mike's 26B-TT MX-5 Has Arrived - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Project RADBUL: Mad Mike's 26B-TT MX-5 Comes Alive - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "RADBUL: Balancing Form With Function - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "When 3 Rotors & 1 Turbo Aren't Enough: RADBUL Gets 26B-TT Power - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "RADBUL: Mad Mike's New Chassis Takes Shape - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
Works cited
[edit]- Lingeman, Jake (6 May 2013). "Drifter 'Mad' Mike Whiddett takes on the Crown Range". Autoweek. Retrieved 21 February 2016. -->
- Lord, Brad (18 June 2014). "Mad Mike turns the sponsorship corner". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Taua, Justene (2015). "Mike Whiddett Drift Racing". Redbull.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
External links
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Category:New Zealand motorsport people
Category:Living people
Category:1981 births