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MadMike Whiddett

Madmike  has always had a passion for all things extreme and fast.  Coming from supercross, amateur rally and free style motor cross (where he earned his name) – he made the transition into drifting in 2007.

In 2010 Madmike joined Team Need For Speed competing in his first year of the Formula Drift series.

In early 2011 EA Games released - Need For Speed Shift Unleashed which features MadMikes 2010 competition RX8. Always a crowd favorite Mikes RX7 and RX8 have both been voted best looking driftcars worldwide.

Now backed by some of the worlds biggest brands Mike showcases drifting all across the globe; New Zealand, Australia, U.S.A, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Lebanon. He is the most travelled and sought after driver/ car combo in the drift scene at the moment.

Mike also owns his own sign writing company in New Zealand - CRE8GRAFX.

 

Cars

Stats

Car MADBUL Quad rotor RX7
Builder Madmike Motorsports; by Mike, Cromey, Damion and Alec
Tires 245/35/18's front, 265/35/18's rear
Engine Custom Kiwi-RE 26b quad rotor
Horsepower 674+hp
Driveline HKS sequential 5speed, HKS PRO2 twin plate clutch, HKS flywheel, MAZDASPEED 4:7 crown wheel on Custom full spool locker
Suspention & Chassis TEIN Super Drift equipped with EDFC, Autolign Custom steering arms and offset bushes, URAS tie-rods and spacers, Total Car Produce Magic Custom knuckles, Megan Racing rod ends and spacers with super*now rose joints, Tube frame front and rear from strut to
Brakes Zinolli rotors with EBC pads all ABS removed, B&M launch control kit, D2 hydraulic handbrake
Wheels WORK Equips18-10 front, WORK Equips 18-11.5 rear, WORK S1 Meister 18-11 front, WORK S1 Meister 18-12 rear. Custom painted @ Arrow wheels and CRE8GRAFX
Exterior BN-Sports BLISTER wide body, Custom CRE8GRAFX livery, V-LED highway Patrol light kit, Seibon carbon doors - hatch - hood, Hatch glass replaced with polycarb lexan, Origin roof wing, Streetpro kits SARD Wing, Trunk lid modified with vents for rubber smoke
Interior Carbon Kevlar Racetech seats, Redline Performance Steering wheel quick release hub / boss, SPARCO steering wheel, HKS gauges, TEIN EDFC, 6 point roll cage, Racetech harnesses, Custom alloy dash, Stadium truck window nets, Partition cockpit to fuel system
Other car(s) Mike also owns and competes in BADBUL an RX8 3rotor turbo. His Daily driver is a Lexus V8 powered Toyota Hiace Van. His NZ Tow rig is an 18wheeler hauler, Western Star Truck. He is also the owner of a 2006 Bagged n chopped Dodge Dually dubbed the “Bro D

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