Mad Mike Whiddett at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014
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When it comes to the art of drifting, "Mad" Mike Whiddett is royalty. The star of last year's hit viral movie Conquer the Crown, Mike is one of the best-known drivers on the professional drift scene. Growing up in the driving paradise that is New Zealand, it's perhaps no surprise that the 33-year-old is a Mazda fan and owns an RX-7 and RX-8, both heavily modified. "The RX-7 is a naturally aspirated 4-rotor packing 537hp and the RX-8 is a 20b Turbo with 812hp", says Mike, who likes to keep himself busy. Besides tinkering away on a recently acquired 2010 MX-5 Miata (he's planning on boosting it to a 1,000hp 20b Turbo), the drift king has created his own event, Red Bull Drift Shifters, that's done away with the judges and created a course that scores the drivers' skill using specialized equipment.