To some, a four-leaf clover is a good luck charm. To Formula Drift star Vaughn Gittin Jr., it’s a challenge.

In order to debut both his new Formula D RTR car and livery, Vaughn Gittin Jr. took the new Mustang to a frozen lake, fitted her with some killer studded ice tires, and made many a glorious rooster tail.

What does Vaughn Gittin Jr. do when he’s not competing in the Formula Drift series? He makes insane drifting videos. We’ve seen him getting sideways around the sandy Al Reem Circuit in Saudi Arabia and going head-to-head with the road-racing Mustang RTR from Performance Autosport, just to name a few. This latest video, titled Fire Drift, might just be the craziest out of all of them.

We’ve been following Performance Autosport and driver Chris Cobetto since they debuted their NASA American Iron race car in 2011. Not only does the team have lots of success on track, as they not only have a lot of success on track, winning two straight Mid-Atlantic American Iron championships, but their cars are also beautifully designed. The same goes for the latest iteration of the car, which Performance Autosport debuted this weekend with updated 2013 RTR bodywork and an all new race livery that they describe as a “darker, meaner, more menacing look.”

Article courtesy of MustangsDaily.com, your source for all the latest Ford Mustang news and articles Vaughn Gittin Jr. burst onto the Mustang aftermarket scene at the 2009 SEMA Show with the debut of the carbon fiber Mustang RTR-C. While the car was certainly impressive, it wasn’t really something that Gittin could market to the public […] More »