Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is the world’s most insane drift car. A mutated McLaren, it’s the brainchild of ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett, with a little help from McLaren experts Lanzante and luxury car specialists O’Gara Coach.
Now, a McLaren P1 drift car would have been silly enough, but ‘MadMac’ (as it’s affectionately known) fuses a P1 body with a 650S GT3 carbon chassis for the added protection of the latter’s roll cage. Oh, and then whatever McLaren V8 you were expecting has been ditched for a turbocharged, triple-rotor set-up. Peak power is close to four figures…
Myriad of other changes have been made to get it drift ready, so here’s ‘Mad Mike’ himself, plus Lanzante boss Dean Lanzante, together with Top Gear’s Ollie Kew, to give you the full lowdown…
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This is the world’s most insane drift car. A mutated McLaren, it’s the brainchild of ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett, with a little help from McLaren experts Lanzante and luxury car specialists O’Gara Coach.
Now, a McLaren P1 drift car would have been silly enough, but ‘MadMac’ (as it’s affectionately known) fuses a P1 body with a 650S GT3 carbon chassis for the added protection of the latter’s roll cage. Oh, and then whatever McLaren V8 you were expecting has been ditched for a turbocharged, triple-rotor set-up. Peak power is close to four figures…
Myriad of other changes have been made to get it drift ready, so here’s ‘Mad Mike’ himself, plus Lanzante boss Dean Lanzante, together with Top Gear’s Ollie Kew, to give you the full lowdown…
Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCStudios
WATCH MORE:
Hiroshima: bit.ly/BBCHiroshima
Horizon: bit.ly/BBCHorizon
Best of Alan Partridge: bit.ly/BestOfAlanPartridge
Harry Enfield and Chums: bit.ly/HarryEnfieldAndChums
Welcome to BBC Studios, bringing you the best of British TV! Here you'll find classic comedy, gripping drama, as well as the best documentaries, science and history! Take a look at complete listings for all our shows - we've got plenty to keep you entertained!
This is a channel from BBC Studios who help fund new BBC programmes. Service information and feedback: bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us
