Mad Mike and rotary engines go hand in hand. But the Red Bull driver has upped the ante this year and built a rotary-powered McLaren P1 nicknamed MadMac!
Built in conjunction with Lanzante, Mad Mike and his team of wizards have managed to build quite possibly the coolest McLaren of all time. What started life as a “regular P1” has now ended with Rocket Bunny styling, a 1000bhp rotary engine, and a list of custom parts as long as a short novel. It’s a complete and utter bespoke package, built to wow the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Built in under 100 days, it’s the world’s first and only hypercar drifter and naturally with that came issues. Trying to shove 1000bhp through a McLaren doesn’t seem like the most difficult task in the world given how fast the P1 is out of the box. But getting it to withstand the pressures that sit alongside drifting and suddenly the game has changed.
Outside you’ll see the rotary-powered McLaren P1 has been adorned with a Rocket Bunny widebody kit, custom built by the guys in Japan specifically for the MadMac project. Inside, it’s peak race car. A random assortment of ducting help with cooling, and there are buttons for just about everything you can think of.
Mad Mike will be driving the MadMac up and down the hill over the course of the Goodwood Festival of Speed event. But if you can’t wait for that, you can watch the reveal video below to give you a taster of what a 1000hp rotary-powered McLaren P1 sounds like.
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