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Posted Nov 02 2009, 04:32 PM by Mike Garrett with 17 comment(s)

DRIVERS BLOG:MAD MIKE WHIDDETT>>THE NZ DRIFT FINALS
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Heading into the final round of the NZ Drift Series I was sitting in 2nd place and there was only 22 points separating me from the championship leader Gaz Whiter. For me to take the title it meant I needed to finish one spot ahead of Gaz and qualify 2 spots ahead to claim the championship. My sights were set high to qualify 1st and finish 1st and I was super confident to make this happen. Pukekohe being my favorite track with the infamous entry "widow maker" sweeper which is a 5th gear full throttle 200+kmh corner! The judges had really asked for carnage when they announced they want us to run a new line, and made it an outside clipping zone around the entire sweeper....
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Posted Oct 20 2009, 01:25 PM by Mike Garrett with 11 comment(s)

NEWS>>MAD MIKE WINS NZ DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIP
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The final round of the NZDrift series was held last weekend at Pukekohe Raceway. After his fourth consecutive 1st place qualifying score, Mad Mike Whiddett came up with a second place finish - more than enough to claim the season championship. Congrats to Mad Mike and his team! We look forward to hearing more about this event from him soon. -Mike Garrett...

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Posted Sep 07 2009, 03:55 PM by Rod Chong with 11 comment(s)

GUEST BLOG: NZ PERFORMANCE CAR MAG>> NZ DRIFT ROUND THREE
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The mid-way point of the NOS Energy NZ Drift Series in association with NAC Insurance saw competitors head to the central North Island circuit of Taupo Motorsport Park. Two rounds into the series, Gaz Whiter had established a solid lead in the championship run. However, hot on his heels was Mad Mike Whiddett. While the day dawned dry, no sooner had battles started that the conditions shifted from damp, to monsoon-esque. Round three added a new dimension to the Taupo section, with drivers asked to...
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Posted Aug 31 2009, 11:19 AM by Mike Garrett with 21 comment(s)

RANDOM SNAP>>MAD MIKE TAKES THE WIN @ NZ DRIFT RD.3
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Here's a quick photo that Mad Mike Whiddett just sent over from the third round of the NZ Drift Series at Taupo Motorsport Park. After earning second and third place finishes earlier in the season, Mad Mike defeated Carl Ruiterman this weekend to take his first victory of 2009. So far It's been an exciting for year for Mike, who's been competing in both New Zealand and in D1GP Japan. Hopefully we'll have the chance to see him in the USA again soon! -Mike Garrett...

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Posted Jul 14 2009, 01:36 PM by Rod Chong with 14 comment(s)

GUEST BLOG: NZ PERFORMANCE CAR MAG>> NZ DRIFT SERIES RD 2 REPORT
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It's now starting to hit winter in New Zealand, the weather was pretty poor the day/night before round two of the "NZ Drift Series in association with NAC Insurance ", and when we turned up to Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland it was wet. The track dried towards the end of the practice sessions, but there were big puddles on the inside of the sweeper at the start of the judged section. Ordinarily, entry speeds would be in excess of 180kph, but the bitterly cold day and the wet track combined...
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Posted Jun 12 2009, 05:19 PM by Rod Chong with 1 comment(s)

VIDEO ROLL>> NZ DRIFT STYLES
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Another day, another drift video.... this time we get a window in on the latest action from the NZ Drift Series. Tx to Gray from NZ Performance Car mag for sending it over!

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Posted May 21 2009, 02:05 PM by Mike Garrett with 15 comment(s)

EVENT>>2009 NZ DRIFT SERIES RD.1
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It's been a good a while since we've ran any pro drifting coverage from New Zealand, so we thought you might like to see some of the action from last weekend's NZ Drift Series opener at Manfeild Circuit. All of the familiar faces from the New Zealand drift scene were there to compete, including Mad Mike Whiddett in his Madbul FD and Gaz Whiter in his S14 Silvia. As usual, credit for the photos goes to Brad Lord and our friends at NZ Peformance Car Magazine....
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