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For anyone who’s not ever been to the “winter car selling fest” known as the Barrett-
Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona you only need to hear one word; GO!
Without question, it is one of the most exciting and spectacular events ever witnessed. The
cars are absolutely amazing and the spectators range from the hardcore, car crazed
“regular Joe’s” to the equally speed-frenzied stars like Patrick Dempsey and Tony Stewart.
This year the folks from Ford Racing invited Falken Tire Mustang drivers Doug Van Den
Brink and Vaughn Gittin Jr. to bring out their tire-smoken steeds and “liven-up the party”
shall we say….

“This event is one of the coolest things we’ve ever been to,” team driver Doug Van Den
Brink said. “Just coming to this event is an awesome experience in itself and one that I’d
recommend to any car enthusiast but even more it is a true honor to come here and
represent the fine folks at Ford Racing, Falken Tire and all our other supporters”.
Van Den Brink and Gittin not only performed amazing tandem demo’s for the cheering
crowds but they also acted as “thrill-ride” operators for special guest as every time their
cars hit the track there was some lucky passenger in the passenger seat right along side.
One might think that with passengers on board “our boys” might just take it easy and cruise
around but no, both Doug and Vaughn let it all hang out nearly skimming the walls
countless times and wringing their cars out like it was a regular Formula Drift event.
“It’s funny how pumped-up both Vaughn and I were out there for this event,” Van Den Brink
said. “So much so that we were probably a bit too hard on our cars. Once again had it not
been for my crew of Bobby Young and Joe Cannon, I can tell you we wouldn’t have made it
through to the end. I also want to send a big “thank you” out to Mickey Andrade, Kevin
Jones and all the other Falken guys for helping us out this week and all the other weeks of
the 07’ season for that matter. We all had a great time and for myself, getting to run demos
with Vaughn is always a treat and I can’t thank him enough for including us in this incredible
event. He is an amazing driver and one truly deserving of all his accolades”.

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