Internal combustion engines have still got a few punches left in them. Case in point: Kiwi drifter "Mad Mike" Whiddett has unveiled "the wildest drift car I could think of," built around the world's ...

If you’re not familiar with the work of “Mad” Mike Whiddett, the ballsy New Zealand-reigning drifter who terrorizes asphalt with a rally-prepped Mazda RX-8, well, get with the times. Here’s an easy ...

'Mad' Mike Whiddett puts on another dominating show at Ebisu, the spiritual home of drifting, to take a commanding lead in the 2018 Formula Drift Japan Championship. Watch 'Mad' Mike Whiddett win the ...

Sebastian's spare time is spent watching Formula 1, fiddling with his friends' cars (usually German money pits), and soaking up as much architectural amazement and engineering excellence as he can ...

Nothing can prepare you for just how loud Mad Mike's drift spec Mazda RX-8 really is. Tuned rotary engines can be pretty brutal at the best of times but when this thing lights up it's like the sky is ...

Everyone's favorite Antipodean rotary head, Mad Mike Whiddett, is constantly trying to find new and exciting cars to rotary swap and burn tires with. The guy has made dozens of Mazda Doriftos, and ...

The Kiwi explains that he got to grips with the RB22 much quicker than he managed with Red Bull’s previous F1 car, which he drove for the first two grands prix in 2025 Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson ...

Mad Mike Whiddett has some of the coolest cars out there — especially his drift stable. Earlier this year, Whiddett started on his boldest project yet: Dressing up a McLaren 650S GT3 in P1 GTR ...

Mad Mike Whiddett is addicted to building cars and his latest passion is converting a Lamborghini Huracan into a drift supercar. Will he have it ready for the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed?