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Earlier this week we got word that there'd be a one of a kind Formula Drift demo held on the streets of Hollywood on Thursday evening. Drifting? In Hollywood? That's right. As part of the Izod Indy Car Series "Race to the Party", a few Formula D drivers were invited to come do a demo on Hollywood Boulevard, directly in front of the
What do we have here? A drifter from New Zealand, sliding around in the snow at northern tip of Hokkaido in Japan. It sounds like Mad Mike is enjoying his most recent trip to Japan, even with temperatures at -6 degrees! The car in the photo is Mike's new FD, which was built from the ground-up to be his new Japan-based car. Expect a Driver Blog covering
Mad Mike Whiddett has been on quite the roll lately. After taking the NZDrift championship in his home country, he traveled to Thailand last weekend for the inaugural Formula Drift event there. Driving his tried and true Madbul RX7, Mad Mike defeated Ryuji Miki to take the top podium spot in Thailand. Veteran driver Tengku Djan took the final podium
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
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
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
Some good times in New Zealand as Mad Mike and the rest of the Kiwi drifters get down at Waikaraka during the second round of the 2009 D1NZ series. Everything just looks so...easy going. Thanks to Olly for sending us the video. -Mike Garrett
I got an email today from Brad Lord of NZ Performance Car Magazine, and he gave me the scoop on Mad Mike Whiddett's new drift car. Wait, didn't Mad Mike just debut his new Madbul RX7 a few months ago? Yes, but now he has another new car. This weekend was the final around of the Stil Vodka Drift Series in New Zealand and Mad Mike appeared in
Kiwi drifters have really been making splashes on the international scene lately with Adam Richards competing in the EDC , JT Wharerau driving in Formula D, as well as all the wild car builds coming out of the country, including Mad Mike's new RX7 which will also be appearing at the Long Beach Red Bull event. The most recent round of the Stil Vodka
If you are even somewhat familiar with the international drift scene, then you probably know about Mad Mike Whiddett from New Zealand and his infamous RX7. If you need a refresh, you can check out the feature I did on his car a while back. Those old specs on his car are now history though because on Friday night New Zealand time, Mad Mike unveiled his