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Vaughn Gittin Jr.

Super aggressive driving style and the personality to match. Part of the Drift Alliance


Vaughn Gittin Jr. has become one of drifting’s most iconic figures and his machine, the Monster Energy/Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang, one of the sport's most identifiable cars. Vaughn is known best by his aggressive, foot to the floor, big smoke driving style. Being such a fierce competitor, Vaughn is known as the only American to win a D1 Grand Prix event, not once - but twice. In 2005 Vaughn stunned the world when he won the D1GP USA vs. Japan. In 2007, he brought America home the gold once more by winning the D1GP World Championship. He has achieved two wins and multiple podiums throughout his Formula Drift career.

For the 2010 season, Vaughn made the switch over to a 2011 Monster Energy/Falken Tire Ford Mustang and took the win at Round One in Long Beach. He plans continue the rest of the season as heavy competitor for the Formula Drift Championship. Vaughn will also continue to tour the country to spread word about the motorsport phenomenon of drifting and the incredible Ford Mustang to the masses.

Blame it on the go-carts he toyed with when he was only four years old, or maybe the dirt bikes he raced for most of his young adult life; there is no question that Vaughn has always had a passion for motorsports. In 2009, Vaughn retired his 2005 Ford Mustang for the new 2010 version, a car that gave him much success. After an incredible year, Vaughn came close to the Championship in 2009 with a 5th place finish.

Vaughn has become a face of the Ford Mustang, as he introduced the 2010 version to the world by drifting it onstage during its live reveal on Speed TV. He also had the amazing opportunity to tour Japan in March of 2009 with a 2010 Mustang while stopping to drift at legendary tracks. Vaughn put on quite a show performing drifting exhibitions nationwide at huge events such as Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale and Las Vegas, the Kohler International Challenge at Road America, and the Mustang 45th Anniversary at Barber Motorsports Park.

Vaughn began his career as a professional driver in 2004 when he drove his personal Nissan S13 painted the Falken colors. In 2005, Falken decided to build him a new Ford Mustang which has brought him many victories. In 2008, Vaughn got the attention of Ford Racing who decided to back this American Mustang driver.

He's come a long way from those early days of drifting, but Vaughn Gittin Jr. still feels the same rush of adrenaline as he did then - the same sense of adventure and challenge every time he enters a turn and throws his Mustang sideways.