RTR Drift Team

James Deane drifts his 2024 Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD at FD Long Beach

RTR Motorsports

Formula Drift®

Since its inception in 2010, RTR has won three Formula Drift championships—two with Vaughn Gittin Jr. behind the wheel and one with Chelsea DeNofa driving. The team has since grown to a multi-car team with the addition of James Deane and Ben Hobson.

RTR Vehicles' Drift Team

Vaughn Gittin Jr.

World champion drifter and Professional Fun-Haver, Vaughn Gittin, Jr., is best known for his aggressive, foot-to-the-floor, big-smoke driving style from behind the wheel of arguably the most recognizable cars in drifting: the 2024 Monster Energy Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD.

Vaughn’s success on the track has helped grow the RTR Motorsports team into the world’s premiere drift team competing in the highest level of Formula Drift. Since its inception in 2010 RTR Motorsports has won two Formula Drift championships with Vaughn behind the wheel and grown to a multi-car team with the addition of James Deane and Ben Hobson.

Driver Bio

RTR Vehicles' Drift Team

James Deane

James Deane has established himself as one of the fastest-growing personalities in the sport and boasts the largest following of any Irish motorsport personality in the world.

As 2024 gets underway James will be in pursuit of a record setting 4th Formula Drift Championship and 4th for the RTR Vehicle's Drift Team.

Driver Bio