Watch how New Zealand drifter Mad Mike Whiddett glides through the curves of South Africa's Franschhoek Pass with incredible speed in a Mazda RX-8 and challenges his own destiny. "When you go too far on classic racetracks and slide off the track, sand, fences and rubber walls await you. If you slide off the road here..., you're done," he himself described the adrenaline-pumping experience in which he luckily took off his entire skin.
25 years old Mad Mike Whiddett, one of the best dirfters in the world, clearly knows no fear. How else would he dare to 'drift' so fearlessly, that is slide through corners, where there is no room for mistakes, because right behind them is the abyss? Oh, we forgot to mention another important detail. After the pass Franschhoek, which is located in South Africa, it is its own Mazda RX-8 also drove 240 km/h!
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It is New Zealander proud that he challenged his own destiny on a 15-kilometer section, where the speed is otherwise limited to 60 km/huh? It's up to you, but he certainly took good care of the tires of his racing car - a Mazda RX-8 powered by a Wankel rotary engine with 800 hp – on this crazy and adrenaline filled ride, where there is no shortage of comedic elements.
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