2010 Mustang Debut with Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Vaughn Gittin Jr. drive the first one out as he drifted around the hanger. With Ford legends like John Force, Carrol Shelby, Jack Roush, and more were in attendance. Watch this clip we did with Vaughn as he got nuts for everyone in the new 2010 Mustang.
Here is a look down the hood of the 2010 Mustang Vaughn will be driving. The car is back at Falken getting put in it’s traditional Falken Teal/Blue team scheme for PRI next month. The car’s front end is more aggressive to the point that I say it fits Vaughn Gittin’s personality way more. The car is looking to have a much more aggressive stance than the old Mustang.
Moving over to the wheel/tire setup it doesn’t seem like much is changing. Vaughn is moving to these white HRE’s for the 2009 season. They are still 18’s like the old car although I felt they looked much smaller than the blue ones which were another style. Vaughn will of course be on the Falken Azenis as well. Basically not much is going on in this area from what we can see.
While this looks far from the OEM 2010 Mustang interior I like the simplicity of it and the clean switch board. Also, the MoTec is mounted for some quick access for the crew. This seems like a great move for Team Falken and Vaughn has a long e-brake to grab.
The rear of the car is the ugliest part of the new Mustang in my opinion. However the car looks good from a side profile glancing at the back but straight on it just looks a little strange. The side plate window above the Falken logo is where Vaughn’s fuel intake is as well. His fuel cell is sitting right there in the backseat area with a tube going straight up to it. The doors are dry carbon and super light to help shed some pounds on this beast.
This is the part of the car that scares me and I think is the biggest deal. Vaughn Gittin has been running an all motor Hasselgren engine and that is no out the window. They are going back to more of an OEM platform with a Ford Racing/whipple blower and a fairly stock motor. Taking notes from two time champion Tanner Foust perhaps, simple with bolt-on induction? The one thing that does scare me is that Vaughn has had so many problems with superchargers in his car before. Belts slipping was a plague of the past and in Formula D you cannot afford to DNF at one event and win a championship. I chatted with Vaughn and he assured me they have figured out for now but it will be something to keep an eye on for 2009.
Rhys Millen Interview Post Redbull Championship
Check out this interview with Rhys Millen that we did right after he hopped off the podium at the Redbull Championship. Rhys talks about battling Dai in the finals, driving Vaughn Gittin Jr. right into the turn one wall, and other topics like his 2009 RMR race team. Make sure you watch this video until the very end, TRUST US!
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/rhys-millen-interview-post-redbull-championsh
The 2010 Ford Mustang unveil took place at the Santa MonicA Airport last night. The entrance way you can see in the above picture was for the 2010 Ford Mustang debut. While airing live on Speed TV Vaughn Gittin Jr. came ripping through the curtain in his 2010 Mustang.
Vaughn ripped it around the airplane hanger for a while until two other 2010 Ford Mustang. He really put on a show for the Ford watchers and people who were in attendance. After some Drifting seat time he pulls away as two new GT Mustang’s come flying out from the black curtain. Then Vaughn comes back out and parks his Falken Tires Ford Mustang right in front as the show on Speed continues.
Vaughn also brought out an old body Ford Mustang to give drifting demo’s all weekend. The few people who were lucky enough to get a ride along with Vaughn Gittin Jr. all hopped out with a huge smile on their face. Stay tuned to the Wrecked blog as we are going to break down the 2010 Ford Mustang that Vaughn will be driving and the major difference we have noticed which was under his hood………..a Ford Racing supercharger, 2009 is going to be insane!
Check out a full gallery from the 2010 Ford Mustang Debut: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=80
Don’t miss the world famous LA Auto Show opening next weekend from Nov 21 through the 30th, featuring the world debut of the all new Nissan 370Z, the 2010 Mustang and other never-before-seen rides from Mazda, Honda, Lexus, Lamborghini, Porsche and many more. Check out laautoshow.com for tickets and more info.
Also, check out the following Formula DRIFT Pro cars:
- Rockstar/AEM/Papadakis Racing Nissan 350Z driven by Tanner Foust
- NOS/Maxxis/Forsberg Racing Nissan 350Z driven by Chris Forsberg
- RSR/Toyo/Scion tC driven by Ken Gushi
- Maxxis/Drift Alliance/Mazda RX8 driven by Tony Angelo
- Hankook/Peak Performance/Nissan 350Z driven by Robbie Nishida
Official 2008 Drifting World Champion Recap
See more on Dec 22nd on Speed. 1 PM PST
Official 2008 Drifting World Champion Recap
The guys over at Redbull Drops an Official Teaser Video with Helicopter Footage from the Daijiro Vs. Rhys Millen finals. The event shows some great content covering the Redbull Championship from the Piers of Long Beach, California. Rhys Millen also does some recap interviews talking about the finals. Tune into Redbull’s Drifting preview video.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/official-2008-drifting-world-champion-recap
JTP Crashes RX-7 at Redbull World Championship!
Justin Pawlak enters aggressively into turn one on Saturday but cannot quite hold the turn and smashes his new green paint job on the drivers side all up! Luckily the car was caught by tires and plastic barriers and he was able to continue and compete on Sunday. Also, if your a Justin Pawlak fan make sure you check out Issue 7 of Wrecked Magazine where you can read an in depth story with JTP that we did after his podium at Irwindale.
Watch the video: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/watchvideo/jtp-crashes-rx-7-at-redbull-world-championshi