Ready to Rock by Vaughn Gittin Jr.

Vaughn Gittin Jr., author of the book Ready To Rock published by Carrara Media, flexes with his Ford Mustang RTR Formula Drift car ahead of a competition. Ready To Rock details the rise of RTR Vehicles which Gittin Jr. founded, co-written by Mike Spinelli and foreword by T-Pain.

READY TO ROCK

The Official History of RTR Vehicles

By Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli

Foreword by T-Pain

Interior pages from Ready To Rock by Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli, detailing the rise of RTR Vehicles and its role in professional drifting history. Now, the brand prepared to release its first ever vehicle collaborations with Ford, the Mustang RTR and Bronco RTR. Published by Carrara Media. Foreword by T-Pain.

Vaughn Gittin Jr. didn't just teach himself to drift in empty parking lots — he engineered a new category of car culture. Ready To Rock is the first definitive story of how it all happened.

Shop the Standard Edition ($54.99).

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Most brands are built in boardrooms.
RTR Vehicles was built sideways at 100 MPH.

Ready to Rock is a coffee table book for the modern enthusiast.

Experience a 230-page masterclass in performance driving, personal motivation and brand building that laid the foundation for RTR Vehicles to become what it is today. Whether you're a diehard drifting fan or an aspiring automotive titan, this book is your bible.

  • The Mentality: Vaughn's personal winning mindset that fueled his rise to World Champion.
  • The Culture: A 15-year mission to reinvent the Mustang for a new generation.
  • The Ford Partnership: Behind the bold move that led to an unparalleled alliance.
A truck jumps over two drifting cars with explosions in the background, in interior pages from Ready To Rock by Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli, detailing the rise of RTR Vehicles and its role in professional drifting history. Published by Carrara Media. Foreword by T-Pain.

A Celebration of Car Culture

RTR turned car culture on its head. By combining drifting and style from Japan, with iconic muscle cars like the Ford Mustang and Ford Bronco, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his team energized an entire generation.

Follow Vaughn's journey from the early days of drifting to two Formula Drift championships. Along the way, he helped reshape the culture of the Ford Mustang for a new generation. Now, RTR and Ford are preparing to launch two vehicles straight from the Ford factory line: the Mustang RTR and Bronco RTR.

Today the brand produces world-class performance parts, while continuing to win Formula Drift championships. RTR and its drivers Loren Healy and Bailey Campbell are also conquering the off-road world at events like the Baja 500 and Baja 1000, the Mint 400 and King of the Hammers.

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Today's Leading Automotive Voices

Helping to tell the story of RTR are some of the most influential voices in the automotive world:

  • Co-written with Mike Spinelli: A founding member of Jalopnik and 0-60 Magazine.
  • Foreword by T-Pain: A high-octane introduction by the Grammy Award-winning artist and drift enthusiast.
  • World-class automotive photography: Hundreds of stunning images from Larry Chen, Tony Harmer, Linhbergh Nguyen and more.
  • Exclusive insiders: First-hand accounts from Chris Forsberg, Hoonigan co-founder Brian Scotto, and a special contribution from Ford CEO Jim Farley.

Grammy Award-winning artist T-Pain, who wrote the foreword for Ready To Rock, writes that Vaughn Gittin Jr. and RTR Vehicles gave him a blueprint to start his own company — Nappy Boy Automotive.

An image of the Standard Edition of Ready To Rock, the book from Vaughn Gittin Jr. and co-author Mike Spinelli about the rise of RTR Vehicles and its outstanding performance machines. Published by Carrara Media. Foreword by T-Pain.

Choose Your Edition

Every Standard Edition of Ready to Rock includes the following:

  • Premium hardcover in RTR signature Hyper Lime.
  • More than 200 pages of incredible stories and photos.
  • Details on iconic RTR vehicles like the Hoonicorn, Mach-E 1400 and El Bandito, and much more.

Here's what the Limited Edition adds:

  • Autographed by Vaughn Gittin Jr.
  • Unique black cover and Hyper Lime page edges.
  • Only 1,000 copies in custom packaging.

Cover of the new book Ready To Rock by Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli, foreword by T-Pain, published by Carrara Media. The story of RTR Vehicles and professional drifting, off-road racing and the Ford RTR Mustang and RTR Bronco. Limited Edition black cover available for 1,000 copies only.

Technical Spec Sheet

Title: Ready to Rock

Subtitle: Dreams, Passion and "Cool Sh*t Wins" – The Story of RTR Vehicles

Author: Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli

Format: Hardcover

Dimensions: 9.0 × 11.5 inches (Coffee table format)

Page Count: 230 premium glossy pages

Release Date: November 2026

Primary Categories:

  • Business & Biography: A pioneer in the auto industry.
  • Sports & Recreation: The history of professional drifting in America.
  • Transportation: Car culture and performance engineering.

Don't Just Watch Drifting. Bring it Home.

The rise of RTR Vehicles redefined car culture, drifting and motorsport. Ready to Rock is your all-access pass to the street, the track, and the podium.

Learn the incredible stories including:

  • The first U.S. drifting victory over Japan
  • The path to RTR dominance in D1GP and Formula Drift
  • The secret meeting that led to Mustang RTR and Bronco RTR
  • The super-team at RTR that includes James Deane, Adam LZ, Chelsea DeNofa, Ben Hobson, Loren Healy and Bailey Campbell
Vaughn Gittin Jr., author of Ready To Rock, poses with Adam LZ during a smoky burnout in an RTR Spec 5 Mustang built by RTR Vehicles which Gittin Jr. founded. Published by Carrara Media.

Available for preorder now. Full release November 2026.