Posts Tagged ‘Justin Pawlik’

So I am going to spare you the sentimental B.S. about how awesome it was to go to Formula D.  The truth is nobody really wants to hear about that. I assume people want to see pictures and video and lots of them, so I will do my best.  Hopefully the more we get into this we can add a new perspective and shine some lime light on Canadian drivers.  For now lets just look at some sliding cars and tire smoke.

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Here is a picture Adam took with my camera while I was waiting for my ride along.  It is a picture of  JTP in the RTR with popular import model and TV personality Courtney Day.  It is not often that Adam gets photos up on the page,  so why not?

Originally I was going to title this post three rounds with the champ, but this is no time to be clever. Vaughn Gittin Jr. is of course the 2010 Formula D champ and I was lucky enough to get three goes around the track with him at the Ford Out Front display.  What was even more amazing, was running tandem against Justin Pawlik on such a tight course.  Not everyone had the chance to  partake in the tandem demo,  so I was ecstatic when I heard Vaughn say, “tell Justin we are going to do the demo now.”

Justin piloted a Mustang RTR which is Vaughn’s signature edition Mustang, while Vaughn himself was behind the wheel of his demo car.  Vaughn’s demo car is not to be confused with his championship Mustang that was used to take home the championship in Formula D this year.  The demo car is lacking the carbon fiber body and a few hundred horsepower, but Vaughn still threw it down.

I have been a big fan of Jr.  for a few years now.  His all or nothing driving style and passion for the sport can make a believer out of almost anyone.  So needless to say this was an unreal experience and I am thankful to all the people that made this a reality.  I’ll stop rambling like a little school girl and let you watch the video.

Ford Out Front X Vaughn Gittin Jr. X SEMA Show 2010 from Ryan Benoit on Vimeo.