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Posted
Nov 12 2008, 06:53 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Speedhunter Vaughn Gittin Jr. just sent us a small teaser photo of his new 2010 Mustang drift car that he will be driving next year. The teaser may not reveal a whole lot, but it won't be too much longer until the full car is revealed next week on live Speed TV ahead of the car's official debut at the LA Auto Show. To see the car on Speed, November 18 at 8pm PST/ 11pm EST will be the time to tune in . I think it's pretty cool that the drift version of the car will debut ahead of the street car and can't wait to see what the finished product looks like....
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Posted
Oct 31 2008, 09:00 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 17 comment(s)
As I write this, I am reliving my victory three weeks ago at Irwindale Speedway during the final round of Formula Drift, firstly I just want to say WOOOOOOHOOOYAAAA!!!! For me this victory was long awaited and well deserved if I don't say so myself. I've won two prestigious drifting events in the past: the 2005 D1GP USA vs. Japan and the 2007 D1GP World Championship. But I have yet to taste the glory and stand on the top of the podium in a Formula Drift event. The final round of FD proved...
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Posted
Oct 31 2008, 02:34 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 14 comment(s)
Most of the members of Team Falken will tell you that 2008 was a pretty tough year for them. Mechanical gremlins and delayed race car builds certainly pushed their stamina limits over the course of the season. None the less, they continue to be one of the most popular teams in Formula Drift. Go to any Formula Drift meeting and you'll find that there's always a big crowd around Team Falken's pit area. There is a real reason for this in my opinion. These guys continually give to the sport of drifting like no other team does. They are a perfect reflection of the true ethos of drift culture....
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Posted
Oct 23 2008, 03:57 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
A while back Vaughn Gittin Jr. posted a blog entry here about his experience drifting (legally) on the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the Bosch Performance Art project. JR just let us know that the finished video is now complete and can be seen above for your viewing pleasure. In addition to the YouTube version, there is a higher quality version and a behind the scenes piece on the Bosh Performance Art website. The finished product is pretty cool so make sure you check it out.
Bosch Performance Art
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Oct 12 2008, 08:06 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 6 comment(s)
With yesterday's season finale at Irwindale Speedway, the fifth season of Formula Drift is in the books and that means in addition to the series champ, 16 of the drivers for next month's Red Bull World Drifting Championship have also been finalized. Before getting into the season standings, congrats must go to our own Vaughn Gittin Jr. for his win at Irwindale which marked his first career victory in Formula D. More congrats should go to rising driver Justin Pawlak for taking third place in his FC3S and of course to Tanner Faust for second place in the event and more notably his second consecutive Formula D championship....
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Posted
Oct 03 2008, 06:10 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 12 comment(s)
It has been a crazy last couple of months for me; I'm going to refrain from putting everything into this one blog of mine. After all, I don't want to take up the entire Speedhunters site with my blog, now do I? For this blog, I am going to talk about my Bosch Performance Art shoot in which I got the opportunity to drift the Streets of Los Angeles and also my trip to Detroit to the Ford Headquarters, the Woodward Dream Cruise, and the Bill Ford Museum. A couple months back, I was on a conference...
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Posted
Sep 11 2008, 07:17 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 4 comment(s)
This past weekend when most Southern Californians were making their way towards the beach, I went to Downtown Los Angeles to check out a unique event. The day before, I received separate phone calls from fellow Speedhunters Rod and JR, telling me that JR would be drifting on the streets of Downtown LA; and it would be filmed for a special video by Bosch, one of JR's big sponsors. They said JR would be creating "street art" in Downtown LA, and compared it to the work of abstract artist...
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Posted
Aug 06 2008, 11:08 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 8 comment(s)
A few weeks ago I was invited out to X Games 14 by my friend and rally driver Ken Block. He had mentioned he would like me to be an extra set of eyes as well as his technical advisor, not to mention I doubled as his "party sub" since he had to skip out on all the festivities until the weekend was over in order to perform at 110%. Even though I have an already insane schedule this month, how could I resist this opportunity?...
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Posted
Jul 09 2008, 11:00 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 23 comment(s)
I was introduced to Ken Block at Formula Drift in the Streets of Long Beach 2006 from a mutual friend. Some of you might know Ken as the cofounder of DC Shoes, but most of you know as him as a pro rally driver and the maniac behind the wheel of a factory supported, Vermont Sport Cars built, Monster Energy Drink/Subaru Impreza WRX STI that jumped over 170 feet for the Stunt Junkies show. Since our introduction we have had a number of conversations and we have always talked about getting together to...
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Posted
Jul 03 2008, 06:14 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 2 comment(s)
Thanks to our friends at Wrecked Magazine, we have an inside look behind the scenes with Speedhunter Vaughn Gittin Jr. at Formula D Long Beach. This video is the first of a series of episodes that will document Jr.'s journey through the '08 Formula D season.
Wrecked Magazine
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Jun 25 2008, 04:30 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 27 comment(s)
WARNING!!! This should not be read by those with a weak stomach!!! I have been waiting for a long time to publicly tell this story and share this build to the world. Out of respect for my friends at Super Street and unwritten industry laws, I had to wait for the feature to be released before I could spill the beans. For those of you that haven't gotten the July 2008 issue of Super Street, pick it up and check out the story on my S14 - it has a bit happier ending than the following story! I bought...
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Posted
Jun 02 2008, 02:20 PM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 6 comment(s)
The rest of the Drift Alliance boys and I decided to premiere the new Drift Alliance DVD Stay Hungry in Atlanta while we were out there for Formula Drift Round Two. We held the premiere at Midtown Art Cinema just outside of the city. It was a badical movie theatre – so classy in fact that they served beer and wine. Nothing but the best for Drift Alliance. We went all out for the premiere – red carpet, satin ropes, the whole enchilada. It was absolutely everything we wanted it to be and...
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Posted
May 28 2008, 07:36 AM
by
Vaughn Gittin Jr
with 8 comment(s)
Hello all! My name is Vaughn Gittin Jr., otherwise known as JR. You might know me as a founding member of Drift Alliance or possibly as the driver of the Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang who won the 2005 D1 Grand Prix USA vs. Japan and the 2007 D1 Grand Prix World Championship. It is also very possible you may know me as the loud and proud American screaming Motley Crue’s “Live Wire” at the local karaoke joint in any town I have every been fortunate enough to travel to. I have earned...
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