Party at MIKE’S HOUSE

Mad Mike’s Summer Bash attracts New Zealand’s top drift talent as they compete for a spot in the ‘Superclass’ top 16, which follows the traditional battle tree format to crown an eventual champion. The event is generally Mad Mike’s only competition outing on home soil these days, and those he came up through the sport with relish the chance to take on the 2018 Formula D Japan champion for a shot at the Summer Bash title — as well as the unofficial prize of a podium selfie with ‘the voice of drift’ Jarod DeAnda, who again journeyed to NZ to call the event.

For Whiddett though, it’s not all