When Vaughn Gittin Jr. won the 2010 Formula Drift Championship, it launched him into the motorsports pantheon of elite drifters. Gittin capitalized on his fame by doing when many of us have always dreamed of doing; launching a line of custom Mustangs designed for performing on the racetrack and the street equally effectively.

Alas, most of us will probably never find ourselves behind the wheel of one of full-size Gittin’s custom RTR Mustangs. But if you’ve got a couple hundred bucks to spare, RC Planet will be happy to sell you a 1/10th scale model Mustang RTR built by RC performance professionals HPI Racing.

The HPI E10 Mustang RTR is supposed to be one of the easiest RC driving experiences you can have, with a design focused on performance and replicating the look of Gittin’s own RTR Mustang. A high-torque electric motor combines with a shaft-drive four-wheel drive system to deliver instant power and precision handling. A waterproof electronic speed control box manages the braking, acceleration, via the 27T 540 sized electric motor. This should be good for speeds of up to 30-35 MPH when properly geared and makes it feel like driving a real race car. The 2.4 ghz radio control system gives owners a wider driving range and ensures they can race against friends without fear of interference from crossed signals.

Speed-freaks that we are, we’d love to see this bad boy upgraded to one of HPI’s Flux electric motor systems. Brushless power is all the rage in the electric RC world for good reason. An upgrade to a properly geared Flux setup could easily double the speed capability of this little beast, and would make it the ultimate sleeper RC car, especially if your buddies had stock versions. However we still think this one is pretty cool the way it comes from the factory.

This is just the latest Mustang RTR from Gittin and HPI, if you like the classic look better there’s always that option. Priced at $200, the HPI Mustang RTR RC car is way, way cheaper than the real RTR package, which starts at $6,200 (after the cost of a Mustang GT) and only goes up from there. It’s just about the cheapest way for you to say you drove a Mustang RTR, and not be a liar.