Two of New Zealand motorsport’s biggest names will team up for this weekend’s Highlands 501 in Cromwell. V8 Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen and drifting legend ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett will drive one of Tony Quinn’s two McLarens in the last Australian GT event to be held at the Central Otago track. The Whiddett and van […]

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Shane van Gisbergen and ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett, are the latest big names confirmed for the Highlands 501 from November 10-12. The Highlands 501 will be the last Australian GT event to be held at the Central Otago track and it promises to be a fitting finale featuring two of the most exciting drivers in the […]

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Drift racer ‘Mad’ Mike Whiddett is set to be a major attraction at next month’s CRC Speedshow event at the ASB Showgrounds – both on and off the track. Mad Mike is making his first appearance at the country’s largest annual automotive event, demonstrating his considerable skills on both the Saturday and Sunday of the […]

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The 2017 Leadfoot Festival will host the cream of New Zealand’s impressive crop of drivers, with household names from a range of motorsport disciplines entered in the February 4 and 5 Coromandel Peninsula event. The national entry list is cause for some patriotic pride for Kiwi fans attending the Hahei-based Leadfoot Festival, as it features […]

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Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Mazda and New Zealand drift superstar ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett have joined forces to bring you the biggest drift event of 2017 – Mad Mike’s Summer Bash! Whiddett has spent much of 2016 travelling the globe showcasing his skills so he’s looking forward to bringing it all back home in 2017, starting […]

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‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett will swap his drift car for a McLaren 650 GT3 when he makes his circuit racing debut in the inaugural Hampton Downs 101 on October 30. The new event at the Waikato circuit is part of the Australian GT Championship and Whiddett will team up with Australian amateur, Klark Quinn in the […]

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“Winning today at Ebisu was like nothing else, to be able to go door to door with some of my inspirational drift racers out of Japan and take the win was just amazing. It was such a team effort, everything came together today, we were focused and on point. We are so stoked to now […]

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