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WTAC 2014: Five Fast Minutes With Formula Drift Driver ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett

Checking into this past weekend's World Time Attack Challenge in Sydney, TMR's Kez Casey found himself in the hot seat with 'Mad Mike' Whiddett. Here's how it went down.  For a special breed of racing fans, nothing comes clos


Checking into this past weekend's World Time Attack Challenge in Sydney, TMR's Kez Casey found himself in the hot seat with 'Mad Mike' Whiddett. Here's how it went down. 


For a special breed of racing fans, nothing comes close to the all-out crazy antics of Formula Drift.

If you’re not familiar with the series, you can consider this the drift scene's equivalent to Formula 1. It's a select group of top-end competitors who make outlandish oversteer a fine art.

Those more intimate with the category will know of New Zealand driver Mike Whiddett, better known as the Mazda-obsessed ‘Mad Mike’.

Kez Casey

Kez Casey migrated from behind spare parts counters to writing about cars over ten years ago. Raised by a family of automotive workers, Kez grew up in workshops and panel shops before making the switch to reviews and road tests for The Motor Report, Drive and CarAdvice.

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