READY TO ROCK
The Official History of RTR Vehicles
By Author VAUGHN GITTIN JR. with MIKE SPINELLI
Foreword by T-PAIN
“RTR, to me, is the new direction. The world needs more Vaughn Gittin Juniors.”
Ready to Rock by Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli, releasing Summer 2026.
From Dreams to Global Performance Icon
Most brands are built in boardrooms. RTR Vehicles was built sideways at 100 MPH.
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.
Click here to order Ready To Rock: Standard Edition. Click here to order Ready To Rock: Limited Edition.
Not Another Car Book
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 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.
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.
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Standard
Ready To Rock
Dreams, Passion and “Cool Sh*t Wins” — The Story of RTR Vehicles
By Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli
Foreword by T-Pain
Hope you like going sideways.
Since he began competing professionally in 2004, Vaughn Gittin Jr. has dominated the most entertaining forms of motorsport in the world — from smoky drifting to high speed off-road racing. Now, as founder and owner of RTR Vehicles, he's embarking on a new mission: inject that trademark attitude and personality into the iconic Ford Mustang and Ford Bronco straight from the factory.
This is the story of how Gittin Jr. and his team of fellow underdogs rewrote the rules and rose to automotive prominence, winning two Formula Drift championships and establishing themselves as car culture trend-setters. With the help of veteran journalist Mike Spinelli, they detail the journey from after-hours drifting in New Jersey industrial parks to competing — and winning — on the world's biggest stages.
More than an automotive biography, Gittin Jr. also details the critical steps it took to build RTR Vehicles into a pioneering performance center, set to release the Mustang RTR and Bronco RTR in a landmark partnership with Ford that has earned Gittin Jr. the moniker of "A modern day Carroll Shelby." For millions of dedicated fans, it represents a dream come true. For Gittin Jr. and the RTR team, it's another chance to shock the world.
Also available as Limited Edition here.
ISBN: 978-1-971271-02-6
For information on our Return and Refund Policy, click here.
Here’s what the Limited Edition adds:
Autographed by Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Unique black cover for only 1,000 copies.
Limited
Ready To Rock
Dreams, Passion and “Cool Sh*t Wins” — The Story of RTR Vehicles
By Vaughn Gittin Jr. with Mike Spinelli
Foreword by T-Pain
Coming in Summer 2026, Ready To Rock | Limited Edition is an exclusive version of the biography of Vaughn Gittin Jr. and RTR Vehicles, icons of modern car culture. Production is restricted to 1,000 copies. Only available from CarraraBooks.com.
Compared with the Standard Edition, every copy of the Limited Edition:
is signed by Vaughn Gittin Jr.;
comes in a unique black hardcover;
is limited to 1,000 copies only.
Over more than 200 pages, Gittin Jr. details the rise of RTR Vehicles and the passion and dedication it took to build an automotive powerhouse. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories and never-before-seen images from acclaimed automotive photographers, this coffee table book is the perfect keepsake for any modern auto enthusiast.
Customers will receive communication about preorder delivery closer to the release date later this summer.
ISBN: 978-1-971271-02-6
For information on our Return and Refund Policy, click here.
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: Summer 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
“I hope this book inspires and conveys that living your passion, and following your own compass of fun, is the key to achieving your dreams.”
