Photo: Mad Mike Whiddett
Ladies and gentlemen drifters, prepare to be introduced to the most badass Mazda Miata out there, the kind of MX-5 that can give nightmares to all those who have bullied the little Mazda over the years.
We knew Mad Mike Whiddett's Radbul Miata was one hell of a machine, but given Mazda's ND (current generation) Miata concepts, it was difficult to crown the New Zealand-based drifter's ride the Hottest MX-5 on the planet.
Well, the sideways performer has now come up with the Radbull Gen 2. Essentially a reskinned incarnation of his car, the contraption saw the drifter making use of his fabrication skill, installing ND body panels on the vehicle. As you'll be able to see below, the melange also includes bits and pieces from famous Japanese body kits.
"This was no simple task! I personally grafted the entire front from steel and alloy + the factory Mazda parts which took me days of labour and cut and modified many Rocket Bunny, Aimgain and Hybridlab parts to suit then Hybrid Lab also spent days on end making them into prototype products to then mould and make my parts out of his custom flexiglass," the pro drifter said.
We're not sure what kind of modifications were made to the rest of the car, but it's not like it needed any. For one thing, this Mazda delivers an intoxicating mix between its "square" chassis (read: small wheelbase of 91.7 inches), which can make slides tricky, and its four-rotor Wankel.
Generating anywhere between 1,000 and 1,500 hp, the 26B heart of this Mazda is enough to keep the car competitive in any part of the world.
And that's important, since Mad Mike has announced a full US offensive, which means we'll see the Kiwi powerslider doing its thing throughout this year's Formula Drift championship.
While a shipping delay has determined the drifter to skip the Long Beach round, we'll have all year to enjoy this Machine's tire smoke.
Well, the sideways performer has now come up with the Radbull Gen 2. Essentially a reskinned incarnation of his car, the contraption saw the drifter making use of his fabrication skill, installing ND body panels on the vehicle. As you'll be able to see below, the melange also includes bits and pieces from famous Japanese body kits.
"This was no simple task! I personally grafted the entire front from steel and alloy + the factory Mazda parts which took me days of labour and cut and modified many Rocket Bunny, Aimgain and Hybridlab parts to suit then Hybrid Lab also spent days on end making them into prototype products to then mould and make my parts out of his custom flexiglass," the pro drifter said.
We're not sure what kind of modifications were made to the rest of the car, but it's not like it needed any. For one thing, this Mazda delivers an intoxicating mix between its "square" chassis (read: small wheelbase of 91.7 inches), which can make slides tricky, and its four-rotor Wankel.
Generating anywhere between 1,000 and 1,500 hp, the 26B heart of this Mazda is enough to keep the car competitive in any part of the world.
And that's important, since Mad Mike has announced a full US offensive, which means we'll see the Kiwi powerslider doing its thing throughout this year's Formula Drift championship.
While a shipping delay has determined the drifter to skip the Long Beach round, we'll have all year to enjoy this Machine's tire smoke.
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