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Formula Drift
Leaving It on the Line in Long Beach: Formula Drift Round 8 Recap
James Deane closed the 2026 Formula Drift season with a win at Long Beach, finishing P2 in the championship standings.
Vaughn Gittin Jr. joined Ben Hobson and James Deane at Long Beach, bringing t...

RTR News
Built for This: Introducing the Ford Bronco RTR
RTR Vehicles introduced the new Ford Bronco RTR at an immersion day hosted by Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Loren Healy at RTR Lab Farmington, giving automotive journalists and creators a full day behind ...

RTR Vehicles Off-Road
Two Milestones, One Night: RTR Celebrates the Grand Opening of Farmington and Ford Racing's 125th Anniversary
We open the doors to the RTR Lab Farmington for the first time to celebrate Ford Racing's 125th anniversary!

RTR News
T-Pain Gifts Hert a 910-HP Mustang RTR Drift Car. Introducing the “Twerk Horse”
RTR Vehicles has unveiled the “Twerk Horse”, a 910-horsepower, purpose-built Mustang RTR drift car commissioned by T-Pain and Nappy Boy Automotive as a gift for his longtime friend and Nappy Boy Au...

RTR Vehicles Off-Road
Sweep at the Big House: Loren Healy Wins Both Races at Crandon International Raceway
Loren Healy swept both races at Crandon International Raceway over Labor Day weekend, claiming his sixth Rage on the Rocks win and fifth World Championship victory to bring his total wins at the Bi...

RTR News
Throwdown in the Hometown: Mustang Week Charlotte 2026
Mustang Week came to RTR's backyard for the first time, and we made the most of it across six days of drift demos, track days, owner cruises, and the first ever RTR Vehicles Party in Charlotte.
We...

RTR Vehicles Off-Road
Welcome to the RTR Off-Road HQ: Inside Our New Facility in Farmington, New Mexico
RTR Vehicles officially opens its new off-road headquarters in Farmington, New Mexico, two years in the making and built to serve as the home base for everything RTR does in the dirt.
The facility...

Mustang RTR Spec 3
Gary’s Race Red Mustang RTR Spec 3-S Brings His Signature to Life
Gary's Mustang RTR Spec 3-S started as a Race Red Spec 3 and was transformed into a bold, one-of-a-kind build through RTR's Signature Package consultation process.
Inspired by Gary's love of red a...

RTR Owners
Owner Spotlight: Kelly and Her Molten Magenta Mustang RTR Spec 3
Kelly discovered RTR through Formula Drift and never looked back, building her dream Spec 3 in Molten Magenta at the RTR Lab.
After owning both a GT350 and the Spec 3, the choice was easy. The Spe...

Loren Healy
Loren Healy Conquers Pikes Peak in El Bandito
Loren Healy claimed victory at the 2026 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the Exhibition - Ultra4 USA class.
He piloted El Bandito, a 1000HP Raptor R powered Ford Bronco built by RTR Vehicle...

Formula Drift
First to the Top: James Deane Wins Round 4 at Stafford and Reclaims the Championship Lead
James Deane claimed his first win of the 2026 season at a brand new Formula Drift venue in Stafford, Connecticut, reclaiming the championship points lead
Ben Hobson delivered his best ever PRO fin...

RTR News
RTR Vehicles Off-Road Driver, Loren Healy, Takes 1,000 Horsepower Bronco El Bandito To Pikes Peak International Hill Climb For First-Ever Attempt
Loren Healy makes his Pikes Peak debut behind the wheel of the 1,000-horsepower Ford Bronco El Bandito, marking the first Ultra4-based vehicle entry at the event in 15 years.
RTR Vehicles transfor...

RTR News
Back at the Biggest Ford Show on Earth: RTR at the Carlisle Ford Nationals
RTR brought a full lineup of vehicles to the Manufacturers Midway at one of the largest all-Ford events in the world, joined by the biggest RTR owner turnouts in Carlisle history.
Ben Hobson kept ...

Formula Drift
Silver in the Sunshine State: James Deane Takes P2 at Formula Drift Orlando
James Deane battled through rain-affected qualifying and a stacked bracket to finish second overall at Formula Drift Orlando, moving to P2 in the championship standings just eight points behind th...

RTR News
GTD vs ZR1, Five Car Tandems, and the First Ever Ford Mustang RTR Challenge
RTR Vehicles headed to Ten Tenths Motor Club for a track day with Cleetus McFarland an T-Pain and things got competitive fast. A Ford Mustang GTD versus a Corvette ZR1, five car drift tandems, and ...
