Earlier this week Mad Mike Whiddett debuted his new RX8 drift car in New Zealand, letting our buddies at NZPC get first dibs on shooting this beast. The outside of the new car looks very similar to his RX7, with a wide BN Sports kit and of course the Red Bull graphics. In proper Mad Mike fashion, the wheels are Work Equips that are nearly as wide as they are tall. Under the hood is a three-rotor 20B fed by an HKS T51R turbine – something a bit different from the 4-rotor NA mill in the FD.
At the moment the Madbul FD is being shipped to Japan, so the RX8 will become Mad Mike's primary vehicle back home in NZ. We'll be keeping an eye out to see how Mike and the new car do in the NZ Drift series this year.
Thanks again to the NZPC and NZ Drift Series crew for the scoop.
-Mike Garrett
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Looks nice.No poper pic of the car, I'd still go for the 7.
This is sick but that fd was insane the sound of that thing was music to my ears
WHOOOOOAAAAH.
WOW.
That's porn.
Wow........I'm speechless....more pics please!!!!!!!!
My jaw dropped on this one. WHAAAAAAAT. Man, what would you guys do if they had a double photoshoot for both the cars?
i must see this live, or at least on video.
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Any chance of a feature after NZPC's issue hits the stands? That looks awesome!
Nice, but I still like his FD more!
looks better with the kit n wheels but i agree the fd is better
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gotta see this thing sideways
http://www.vimeo.com/4270729
No kit on it there, but the motor is done.
It looked badass even without the kit (not like some other blue RX8...) so I can't imagine how it'll be with the kit mounted.
Proper boosted 3 rotor, possible the best looking RX8 (Street Style) ever, And as far as comparing a RX8 to a FD its apples and oranges
Awesome as always from Mike, but I agree with most of the people here the 7 will always be better; plus IMO you get better control from an N/A than turbo.
Mad Mike's is back oh yeah baby
HOT-NESS!
i battled him on the weekend. it's a sick car, heaps of power and grip. did bloody well for his first time out with the new setup. here's youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1gOEwmLbEg
still prefer the 7..but this mad mike 8 is a nice one..
Not bad for only having fourth gear and finishing third!!!
Nice... I would take the 7 or 8...