Mad Mike Opens Up The Motorsport Madhouse | Red Bull Backyards Ep. 11 (2021)

Welcome to the home of moto legend and drifting king Mike Whiddett, who lives a stones throw from the world famous race track at Hampton Downs in New Zealand. Known as the ’Madhouse’ Mike and his family enjoy a high octane lifestyle in the Kiwi hills, racing motorbikes around the garden and even have a custom built racing simulator amongst the fleet of vehicles in the garage ⛽️ 🕹 💨 Here’s how New Zealand driver Mad Mike Whiddett took a cutting disc to the factory-fresh body of a stunning Lamborghini Huracán and turned it into a drift demon. Coming from a motocross background, New Zealand-born Mike Whiddett made a major impact in the drift scene when he released his Red Bull-branded, specially-modified 515bhp ‘MADBUL’ Mazda RX-7 and then the rotary-engined ’BADBUL’ RX-8. Mike made the switch from competing pro in FMX to drifting in 2006. Since then, he’s had a string of successful years in drifting. Mike’s competed in two pro