User:Donnie Park/Mike Whiddett



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

He is known for his drifting with three different Mazdas

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

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

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

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.

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RX-8

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also compete with a Mazda MX-5 known as "RADBUL"