Is Your Thanksgiving Meal Ready To Rock?

…The line-lock feature and Nitto NT555 G2 tires, are an efficient combination for perfectly cooking turkey

There are plenty of ways to prepare your holiday bird. Baking it in the oven is traditional. Some people prefer to deep-fry them. Still others like to smoke the Turkey low and slow. For the Professional Fun Haver, Vaughn Gittin Jr., smoking is obviously preferred. His method of using the Mustang’s onboard line-lock feature might be a little faster though.

“The all-new 5.0-powered Ford Mustang RTR, equipped with the line-lock feature and Nitto NT555 G2 tires, are an efficient combination for perfectly cooking turkey to that tasty crispiness we all love,” Vaughn Gittin Jr. joked.

Drift star Vaughn Gittin Jr. loves to have a good time. To spread the Thanksgiving spirit and show off the Ford Mustang’s line lock feature, JR ‘smoked’ a turkey with his Nitto NT-555 G2 tires. (Photo Credit: Mustang RTR)

Formula Drift star Vaughn Gittin Jr. loves to have a good time. To spread the Thanksgiving spirit and show off the Ford Mustang’s line lock feature, JR ‘smoked’ a turkey with his Nitto NT-555 G2 tires. (Photo Credit: Mustang RTR)

Mustang RTR Mods

Exterior

• RTR rear spoiler (Spec 1 & Spec 2)

• RTR rear diffuser with side splitters (Spec 1 & Spec 2)

• RTR rocker splitters (Spec 1 & Spec 2)

• RTR upper grille with integrated lighting (Spec 1 & Spec 2)

• RTR lower grille (Spec 1 & Spec 2)

Chassis & Suspension

• Adjustable Dampers (Spec 2)

• Adjustable sway bars (Spec 2)

• Lowering springs (Spec 2)

• RTR cold air intake system (Spec 2)

Engine & Drivetrain

• RTR exclusive exhaust system by Magnaflow (Spec 2)

• RTR custom tuning (Spec 2)

“My family has been cooking with a boring conventional oven all these years, but the new Mustang RTR is now my preferred smoker of choice!” he added. “Ford includes the line-lock functionality as standard with every Ford Mustang GT so it was only natural to smoke this bird using this class-exclusive feature. Since Ford makes it so easy to use the electronic line-lock by accessing the Track Apps via the instrument cluster, you’ll be smoking your turkey in no time!”

Obviously, this is just a good natured way to get into the holiday spirit, but it does show just how well the factory line lock works on of Vaughn’s own Mustang RTRs, which are new Mustangs given a performance and visual makeover to Vaughn’s specifications.

The all-new platform has very easily allowed us to mesh RTR’s tastefully-aggressive styling

“The all-new platform has very easily allowed us to mesh RTR’s tastefully-aggressive styling and modified performance to offer our most capable, best-handling fun-to-drive RTR’s to date…” he said when the latest Mustang RTR debuted. “We feel we have developed very diverse and refined offerings, which was our number one goal…”

Available in Spec 1 and Spec 2 configurations starting in December, these cars can be ordered via the company’s web site or from select Ford dealers across the country.

No word if they will add recipes to the site, but you can learn more about Vaughn’s Ready To Rock Mustangs right here.

We wouldn’t try this at home. After all, this turkey was smoked by a Professional Fun Haver on a closed course. Your mileage may vary. (Photo Credit: Ford Performance)