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A New Year, a Fresh Website, Another Shot at a Championship for Vaughn Gittin Jr

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2010 was by far the best year in the successful career of Formula Drift Champion, Vaughn Gittin Jr. When the season ended, Vaughn had podiumed an incredible 6 out of 7 Formula Drift events. He started the season out with a win at Round 1 in Long Beach, and then took second place at both Round 2 in Atlanta and Round 3 in New Jersey. At Round 5 in Las Vegas, he took third place in the Falken Tire podium sweep, and at Round 6 in Sonoma, he once again took the win. At the final event of the season at Irwindale Speedway, Vaughn podiumed one last time when he took the second place spot. Vaughn and his team’s consistency, passion, and hard work earned them their first Formula Drift Championship; a goal Vaughn has been chasing for the past seven years.

Always wanting to test himself, Vaughn dabbled in a few other motorsports in 2011. He teamed up with fellow Monster Energy athlete, Casey Currie, to drive in the TORC Off Road series. More recently, Vaughn teamed up with Ken Block and the Monster Rally Team to compete in the first-ever Gymkhana GRID Invitational at Irwindale Speedway. Vaughn proved successful in Ken’s 1978 Ford Escort MKII, and had a lot of fun in the process.

Vaughn’s highly-anticipated ’69 Mustang project, the Need for Speed RTR-X, debuted at SEMA in Las Vegas and was quite a hit, attracting attention from media and car enthusiasts alike. Vaughn is pumped to get in the driver’s seat in 2011 and let the world see this incredible machine in action.

Vaughn continued to tour world-wide spreading drifting awareness and creating new fans at events like NASCAR, X-Games, Barrett Jackson, SEMA, Rob Dyrdek’s Skateboard Street League, Kolher International at Road America, Shelby Mid-America Meet, Mustangs of the Queen Mary meet, and the International Motor Show.

With a new year ahead, Vaughn hopes to take his momentum into 2011 and pursue another Formula Drift Championship while continuing to take his traveling smoke show world-wide in hopes of turning more automotive enthusiasts into drift fans. He will still be rocking the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang that has proven quite a successful machine.

Check out Vaughn’s newly designed website (VaughnGittin.com) to see more from the past year, and be sure to check back frequently for updates. Happy Holidays and best wishes in the New Year to all of Vaughn’s supporters, fans, and friends. It’s going to be hard for him to top 2010, but you can bet Vaughn will try!

Vaughn Gittin Jr. Fights for 1st Place in Sonoma, his Fifth Podium of the Season

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BALTIMORE, Md. (September 13, 2010) – Over the weekend, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang entered Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California for Formula Drift Round 6: Point of Impact. Going into the event, Vaughn was in 1st place overall in the points chase for the Championship, and his goal was to maintain his lead with a podium finish. Not only did Vaughn accomplish that goal of keeping his lead, but he walked away from Sonoma with another win, his second win and fifth podium of the season thus far.

On Saturday, the fans piled into the paddock and filled the stands of Infineon Raceway excited to see all the insane drifting action and cheer on their favorite Formula Drift drivers. Vaughn was immediately ready and excited to partake in some top 32 tandem. After he put down two picture-perfect runs in his battle with Ken Gushi, Vaughn was deemed the winner and would advance into the Sweet Sixteen. Click HERE to watch Vaughn’s top 32 battle. (Skip to 1:02:55 to view.)

After the top 32, there was a “Half Time” break for fans to walk the paddock and talk to their favorite drivers and grab some swag. Vaughn was on-hand giving high-fives, signing autographs, and even throwing out some t-shirts. Click HERE to watch Vaughn’s interview with the “Voice of Formula Drift”, Jarod DeAnda, before the top 16 competition. (Skip to 0:36:22 to view.)

Meeting Vaughn in the top 16 would be Ireland’s Dean Kearney. Vaughn led first with an excellent entry and maintained a ton of speed and angle throughout the course. Kearney tried to keep up with the Monster Mustang, but ended up going wide, then straightening up, and just wasn’t able to close the gap.

When it was Vaughn’s turn to give chase, he followed Dean into the first clipping point and then as Dean slowed down a good amount going into the second clip, Vaughn was forced to tap him with nowhere else to go. Vaughn was awarded the advantage and would be moving on to the Great Eight. Watch his top 16 run by clicking HERE. (Skip to 0:55:50 to view.)

Vaughn was paired with Fredric Aasbo in the top eight; his third time battling this Norwegian drifter this season. Aasbo had taken the win over Vaughn at Round 4 in Seattle and Vaughn was determined not to let that happen again. He gave chase first, as Aasbo put down a solid run, but Vaughn was all over him piling on the pressure.

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Podiums for the Fourth Time This Season, still 1st place overall

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Baltimore, Md.  – Over the weekend, Vaughn Gittin Jr. was in sizzling Sin City for Formula Drift Round 5 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Going into the event, Vaughn was 1st in points overall and his #1 goal was to maintain his lead leaving Las Vegas. Vaughn not only left the event still leading the points chase for the Formula Drift Championship, but he took the 3rd place spot atop the podium in the second-ever Falken Tire sweep.

It was a scorcher all weekend, but the extreme temperatures were not going to stop Vaughn or his Monster Energy/ Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang from tackling the custom-built, high-speed entry course. After throwing down two impressive runs during qualifying on Friday, Vaughn ended up snagging the 5th place spot. .

Saturday’s main event brought out thousands of fans, eager to check out their favorite drivers and to catch all the up-close drifting action. Vaughn was just as excited to chat with the fans, sign some autographs, slap some high-fives, and pass out some limited-edition Mustang 5.0 hats.

For the top 32 elimination round, Vaughn was paired with Drift Alliance “Ace” Brian Wilkerson. Vaughn led first, holding a solid line and maintaining angle, while Wilkerson hustled to keep up with the Mustang. When it was Vaughn’s turn to give chase, he stuck to his competitor’s door throughout the course and did not let up once. The judges awarded him the win.

Vaughn would be matched with another Drift Alliance teammate, Ryan Tuerck, in his battle during the Sweet Sixteen. Vaughn led first and Tuerck tried to follow him in towards the wall, but instead took a much wider line causing him to tap the tire wall. Vaughn gave chase next and mimicked Tuerck’s every move while following close behind. The judges gave Vaughn the advantage and the win.

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Vaughn Gittin Jr to Introduce New Generation of the Ford Mustang to the World

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November 2, 2009
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Mustang RTR – a new generation of Mustang

World Champion Drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. is excited to introduce a new generation of the Ford Mustang to the world – the Mustang RTR (www.MustangRTR.com). Along with designer Caleb Clark and the help of Classic Design Concepts, Vaughn has successfully brought his ultimate vision to life in the form of this modern, aggressively-styled Mustang with the perfect mixture of performance upgrades for any spirited driver.

The Mustang RTR will be available in multiple color combinations at select Ford dealerships nationwide beginning in February of 2010. This package will first be available with the 2010 Ford Mustang GT; however, a V6 version will be soon to follow. Performance upgrades include a Ford Racing calibration with K&N high-flow air filter (+9HP), Falken FK452 performance tires, Ford Racing damper kit with 1.5 inch lowering springs, Baer drilled and slotted rotors, and extremely throaty mufflers that leave no doubt that the Mustang RTR is Ready to Rock.

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Takes 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3

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VAUGHN GITTIN JR. TAKES SECOND AT FORMULA DRIFT ROUND THREE

Vaughn Gittin Jr. rolled into Wall Stadium for Round Three of Formula Drift with two goals – to put on a great show for all of the East Coast fans and to finish the day standing atop the coveted podium. After an amazing day of drifting Saturday, he managed to achieve both of those goals, plus take part in Formula Drift history.

Vaughn started off weekend with a little throttle – Throttle Thursday that is! Thursday’s practice was combined with driver ride-alongs for the DC Shoes BMX team, as well as other local BMX pros. Vaughn had the pleasure of taking X Games gold medalists Chad Kagy and Scotty Cranmer for the ride of their lives in his Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang. Later in the evening, the roles reversed and Vaughn along with other Formula Drift drivers were able to watch the BMX stars live it up in their own environment at the Incline Club in Lakewood, New Jersey. Vaughn even hopped on a bike himself – and jumped it into the foam pit!

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