Race #: 5
Nick Name: Mad Mike
Vehicle: Red Bull Mazda RX8 SE3P — 20BT, 650hp
Preferred Tyre: Goodyear
Occupation: Pro Driver / Part time Signwriter
Hometown: Auckland
Started drifting in: 2006
Favorite track: Pukekohe Park Raceway
Chose this car for drifting because: I like to be different and Rotors kick ass. I owned my first one at the age of 13 and have built and owned 27 of them since
Most memorable moment in drifting: Placing in the top 8 at the Red Bull World Drift Champs Long Beach California 2008 and Qualifying 1st at the Asia Pacific Drift Champs Singapore 2008
Drift style is: Low, Loud and pure style!
This season would like to: Make sure every spectator goes home happy and feeling like they got there $20 worth of excitement thats why I like to be different. Oh and also to win!

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Goodyear
Castrol
HKS
DC
Red Line Performance
Weds Wheels Japan
Tein
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Mag Warehouse
Lokey Body Kits
Classic Cover Insurance

STATS

2009 NZ Drift Series:
Round 1
Qualified 3rd
Battles:
Top 16: Eliminates Mark Burling 160/40
Top 8: Eliminates Adam Richards 135/65
Semi’s: Eliminates Carl Ruiterman 125/75
Finals: Eliminated by Gaz Whiter 110/90
Finished 2nd
Battle Results — Wins = 3 / Losses – 1

2008 NZ Drift Series:
5th place over all on 474 points
Round 1 Qualified 7th & finished 5th
Round 3 Qualified 7th & finished 7th
Round 4 Qualified 1st & finished 2nd
Battle Results — Wins = 5 against:
Garry Whiter
Aaron Bennet
Rian Herrick
Carl Ruiterman
Jonathan Bennett
Battle Results — Losses = 3 against:
Dan Woolhouse
Carl Ruiterman
Gaz Whiter
2007 NZ Drift Series:
4th place over all on 639 points