Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s celebratory burnout at the 2024 Formula Drift event ended with his Ford Mustang catching fire.

Those well-versed in modern pony car lore will recognize RTR, or Ready to Rock. It is the brand from Formula Drift driver Vaughn Gittin Jr, whose day job involves getting Mustangs very sideways.

and leverages RTR's Formula Drift championship experience. This is only the second time in Mustang's history that Ford has worked with an outside partner to develop a performance model offered ...

Ford and Formula Drift legend Vaughn Gittin Jr. co-developed the latest addition to the Ford Mustang lineup, the aptly named Mustang RTR. The Mustang RTR sports a set of hyper lime Brembo brakes ...

Ford says that its partnership with Formula Drift star Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s RTR brand marks only the second time the company has co-developed a Mustang with an outside partner. But Ford is tight ...