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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Wins Round 1 of World Drift Series in Tianjin and Dedicates The Win to Automotive Legend Carroll Shelby

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BALTIMORE, Md. (May 22, 2012) – Vaughn Gittin Jr. competed in Round 1 of World Drift Series (WDS) over the weekend, China’s premiere drifting series. With help of Autosport Dynamic’s Ian Stewart and Dean Steele, as well as Adam Browne of Revolution Automotive, the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2013 Ford Mustang RTR was ready for battle against drivers from around the world. It wasn’t an easy feat, but Vaughn and the Mustang came out on top, starting of the season as the WDS points leader and dedicating this earned win to the recently passed but never-forgotten legend, Carroll Shelby.

Over fifty thousand fans filled north China’s Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium for this heavily anticipated drifting event. One noted spectator in attendance and a new fan of drifting was former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox and his wife Martha Fox. The three-hour action-packed event did not disappoint, with acts such as fire breathing clowns, an amazing light show, professional dancers, and more to fill downtime between the drifting excitement.

“The local talent in China has gotten really good and there was some insanely close and challenging battles on the track,” says Vaughn Gittin Jr. “This event was truly amazing; the production and time WDS put into everything around it was so impressive. It was like we were at the Super Bowl of drifting. There is nothing like a crowd of over 50,000 on their feet in an Olympic stadium cheering for you. It is epic to see how huge drifting is growing globally!”

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SHOWREEL MMXI | THE WARNING

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Stephen Brooks dropped his “Showreel” this weekend, which touches on some of his works in and around the drifting circuits, & car shoots that he’s been attending. Stephen is a modern day visionary when it comes to filming drift, he has a knack for tapping into certain filming styles that we dont ordinarily see. We were lucky to have him at the Wall NJ event this summer with Gardella Racing, where he filmed what we would consider one of the most spectacular edits of 2011, “Drifting The Guantlet”
Which can also be viewed here

Vaughn Gittin Jr. Main Character in Need for Speed SHIFT 2 Unleashed, with Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang and NFS RTR-X as Boss Cars

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BALTIMORE, Md. (February 28, 2011) — The most successful racing video game series in the world, Electronic Art’s Need for Speed, is releasing the highly-anticipated SHIFT 2 Unleashed to the public March 29th, and 2010 Formula Drift Champion, Vaughn Gittin Jr., is excited to announce his huge involvement with the most realistic and immersive racing game on the market.

 The Monster Energy Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang that Vaughn piloted to win the 2010 Formula Drift Championship will be the “boss car” for the Drift element of Unleashed. All players have the opportunity to have Vaughn’s competition car in their garage and drift it at famous tracks such as Irwindale Speedway and Ebisu Circuit. “Not only does it look the part,” says Vaughn, “but it’s handling and throttle response are as much crazy in-game as it is in real life.”

The Team Need for Speed ’69 Mustang RTR-X is the “boss car” in the Muscle element of the game and every player will have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of this amazing vehicle. “Just don’t scratch the paint!” Vaughn says jokingly.

Besides his vehicles being in-game and his personal contributions to the physics and other elements of SHIFT 2 Unleashed, Vaughn is honored that he is also the main character in the game. ”I am each players’ friend and coach in the game,” Vaughn explains. “ I am the guy that gives the player confidence before and during the races, I applaud players when they are killing it, and I yell at them when they are making mistakes.”

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