Vaughn Gittin Jr. recently visited Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a guest of Ford Middle East to perform a demo as part of the Action Ha race weekend at of Al Reem Circuit. What he didn't know was what to expect heading to the Middle East, but he always is down for new experiences and adventures. Once he arrived he was completely blown away by the love the that the Saudis have for motor sports, and even more specifically, the love for they all have for drifting especially by the locals. Everyone he met, including Princes, to other professional drivers, to the swarms of fans, that treated him with amazing hospitality and kindness. It was an incredible experience for him, one he will never forget.
He is looking forward to going back to the K.S.A very soon!
After the event he stayed a few extra days extra to film 'Drifting in the K.S.A'. Thanks to the kindness of the entire Al Reem Circuit team, they let him go crazy throughout the entire motorsports complex. Nothing was off-limits, he was linking one track to the next through the parking lots and garages and into storage areas basically doing whatever came to mind that would be fun and challenging. Aside from drifting the entire complex, one of his most memorable parts of the whole trip was after they finished shooting and were hot, dusty, and dead-tired, they all ended up putting on a impromptu drift-day with some of the locals that came to spectate the shoot. Vaughn was teaching people how to drift, change tires, different driving techniques, and they were so pumped up. While there were no pro's to show them the ropes back in the day, it reminded everyone of when Vaughn first got started; The smile that stays on your face when you link your first drift and the genuine passion you feel as you get better and conquer all the challenges.
After the event he stayed a few extra days extra to film 'Drifting in the K.S.A'. Thanks to the kindness of the entire Al Reem Circuit team, they let him go crazy throughout the entire motorsports complex. Nothing was off-limits, he was linking one track to the next through the parking lots and garages and into storage areas basically doing whatever came to mind that would be fun and challenging. Aside from drifting the entire complex, one of his most memorable parts of the whole trip was after they finished shooting and were hot, dusty, and dead-tired, they all ended up putting on a impromptu drift-day with some of the locals that came to spectate the shoot. Vaughn was teaching people how to drift, change tires, different driving techniques, and they were so pumped up. While there were no pro's to show them the ropes back in the day, it reminded everyone of when Vaughn first got started; The smile that stays on your face when you link your first drift and the genuine passion you feel as you get better and conquer all the challenges.
Thanks Vaughn - Great Video - (reproduced from You Tube)