T H E M A N A N D T H E M U S TA N G
Vaughn
Gittin Jr’s first Formula Drift title came
in 2010, and since then the 35-year-old has showed no sign of taking
his foot off the gas. With an enviable trophy
collection, which includes three World Drift titles, and the auspicious honor of being the first
American to ever win a D1 Grand Prix event
on Japanese soil; when Vaughn talks about
drift, it’s time to listen.
2016 has been no different. At the wheel of
a redesigned version of his signature Ford Mustang RTR - JR - as he is affectionately known
to his friends and team - looks set to lift the
season-ending silverware come the final event
in just under a month’s time.
With all the action focused on his Formula
Drift championship campaign stateside, you
would forgive JR for not venturing to European shores. Not so though. The first September
week-end saw JR make tracks for the sell-out
World RX of France, to give a slice of sideways Americana to the sun-scorched Lohéac
crowds.
“I’m doing awesome. I’m coming to the
tail end of the craziest three months of travel
this year, but everything I’ve been dreaming
and working my ass off for is happening. It’s
been an intense time of just having my head
down and go-go-go. From Formula Drift, to
doing demos, and the new RTR launching on
November 1st. It’s been insanity, but I’m all
smiles!”