Irwindale Ca, October 12-13: Formula D returned to the house of Drifting for the Final round of the 2012 season. Coming into this round Vaughn Gittin Jr. held the points lead and was looking to secure his second championship, Rookie sensation Daigo Saito was close in second place and was sure to put up a great fight to claim the number one spot for him self.
October 11, 2012
Long Beach, Calif. – October 11, 2012 – Ford is expanding its involvement in professional drifting competition by becoming an official partner of Formula DRIFT and the 2013 Formula DRIFT championship.
“Our involvement with Formula DRIFT is not new, but we are taking it to the next level with this announcement,” said Jamie Allison, director, Ford Racing. “Enthusiasts can now see our great Mustangs on the track with great drivers like Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and Justin Pawlak, and they’ll get a better chance to interact with our stars as well as our exciting production vehicles off track through consumer outreach at all the events. Formula DRIFT is a major part of our action motorsports program targeting new audiences for Ford.”
Here is our Formula Drift Round 5 recap video
Vaughn Gittin Jr. claims second consecutive win in his Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang