Ben Hobson is in his third year with the RTR Vehicles Drift Team behind the wheel of the 2026 Pennzoil Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD. Following his 2023 PROSPEC Championship Ben made the leap to PRO in 2024, the premier Formula Drift series. In his first season with RTR he won the Spirit of Drifting award voted on by fellow drivers and crew members acknowledging his passion for drifting and positive attitude.
A motorhead since birth Ben started shredding on his first dirt bike at just four-years-old. His passion for dirt bikes brought him to competitive stent in the AMA series for many years, but it would be in 2012 when he discovered drifting that his love affair with motorsports kicked into high gear - it was like love at first slide!
He launched his drift career in 2018 competing in the Lonestar Drift pro-am series and in 2020 he would become series champion. A victory that not only validated Ben’s talent but secured him a Formula Drift PROSPEC license. His rookie season and the following 2022 season he would finish back-to-back 10th in the series but entering his third year he was tapped by PRO driver Odi Bakchis to drive for his PROSPEC team in 2023 and claim the overall PROSPEC Championship.
