Vaughn Gittin Jr., came out to Round 7 of the Formula Drift Professional Championship with high hopes of putting himself on the podium one last time to finish his successful season.
Not only did Gittin Jr. accomplish that goal when he took second place at Irwindale Speedway, his sixth podium out of seven rounds, but he secured himself as the official 2010 Formula Drift Champion and as the Driver of the Year in the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang.
During the weekend, a sold-out crowd filled the paddock and the grandstands at Irwindale Speedway, otherwise known as The House of Drift. In addition to the Formula Drift television show that airs on the Versus channel, this was the first drifting event to be filmed in 3D by DirecTv with an air-date to be announced. Round 7 was also featured live online via the DriftStream, which reached more than one-million unique views overall this year, to a world-wide audience … Details
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Pomona, CA – From motocross to the SCORE Baja 1000, leading motorcycle adventure tours in Baja or instructing U.S. Military personnel on how to drive, Chris Haines has become a legend in the industry… a fact not lost on the Off-Road Motorsports Hall Of Fame selection committee. “Getting a nomination form for the Hall Of Fame is simple, in fact it is right on the website,” explained master of ceremonies and ORMHOF executive director Bob Bower. “Answering the question as to ‘why’ someone deserves to be included in the Hall is the hard part!”
Out of several dozen worthy applicants, only five made it into this year’s class of inductees, including Haines, KC HiLites founder Peter K. Brown, former state legislator and member of the House of Representatives Gene Chappie, racing hero Johnny Johnson (107 wins… and counting) and magazine editor Rick Pewe  … Details
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Steve Fossett, the millionaire businessman and adventurer perhaps best known for circumnavigating the world nonstop in a hot air balloon, was preparing to break the absolute land speed record — 763 miles per hour — when he died. He was declared dead after the single-engine plane he was piloting disappeared over the east-central mountains of California in September 2007. (The plane and Mr. Fossett’s remains were later discovered near Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)
The entire land speed record project … Details & Picture
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