The 2024 Ford Mustang's 'drift brake' is ready to rock

The 2024 Ford Mustang is coming at you fast.

And sideways.

The new pony car goes on sale this summer and Ford is showing off one of its signature features.

It's an electronic drift brake that can lock up the rear wheels to make it easier to initiate a drift, like those seen in the Formula Drift racing series.

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The feature works like an emergency brake, but has been programmed to provide three times as much braking force, which can be adjusted depending on the driver's skill.

The brake was developed with the help of Ford Performance driver and two-time Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr., who will be returning to the series this year in a racing version of the 2024 Mustang that was revealed on Sunday.

The competition car was built by Gittin's RTR Vehicles performance parts company, the letters standing for his motto: Ready to Rock.

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"I’m excited to announce not only that I will be back behind the wheel of a competition Mustang RTR with our signature aggressive styling and serious performance updates but I’m also thrilled that Ford and RTR have worked tirelessly to make something special with the new electronic drift brake," Gittin said.

Gittin's race car is a fully modified version with a specially engineered suspension and RTR's signature polygonal air intakes incorporated into the grille.

The engine specifications haven't been released, but his last car used a 900 hp V8 built by Roush Performance.

The car uses a metal trellis style handle for its mechanical drift brake.

The RTR Mustang will be making its debut at the April 7-8 season-opening Formula Drift event in Long Beach, Calf., where RTR Motorsports drivers Chelsea DeNofa, Adam LZ and James Deane will be competing, and Gitting will join the team for the second round in Braselton, Ga., the weekend of May 11-13.

LA County’s proposal to 'decarcerate' jail population withdrawn after pushback from public, law enforcement

A controversial proposal by Los Angeles County Board members to "decarcerate" jails was withdrawn from Tuesday’s agenda after opposition from the public and law enforcement. 

The agenda item was titled "Los Angeles County to take Actionable Next Steps to Depopulate and Decarcerate the Los Angeles County Jails."

Introduced by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis, the proposal outlined that it would "Declare the state of mental health services and overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jails a humanitarian crisis, requiring the County to move with all deliberate speed on meaningful solutions; and prioritize decreasing the number of individuals entering the Los Angeles County Jails." 

The board was set to discuss the proposal during Tuesday’s meeting. But Solis said she withdrew the proposal after hearing concerns raised by the public, law enforcement, and other board members. 

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"[S]ince the motion was published, my office has received concerns from a variety of stakeholders – those who feel the motion is not doing enough and those who feel it is doing too much," Solis said in a statement, "To that end, I will be referring the motion back to my office so that I can continue to gather input from all stakeholders." 

Fox News Digital has reached out to Horvath’s office for additional comment. 

Had the proposal been passed, the local sheriff would have been instructed to review its bail thresholds and to cite and release "individuals with aggregate bail amounts set at $50,000 or below." 

The Los Angeles Superior Court would also be directed to "implement the Emergency Bail Schedule that was in place at the height of the COVID pandemic" to "prioritize increased opportunities for pre-trial release." 

Last week, prison reform activists protested near the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, calling for the closure of the Men’s Central Jail in the downtown area of the city. 

They demanded that the Board of Supervisors commit to a closure timeline that would shutter the jail by March 2025. The protests came after it was reported that three inmates in L.A. died over the court of one week – including in the Men’s Central Jail. 

Solis argued that the county’s numerous federal consent decrees and settlement agreements had gotten expensive and complex – a situation compounded by "horrid and inhumane" jail conditions. 

"The County is at a point in which immediate action must be taken. However, the authority and responsibility to close Men’s Jail does not rest solely with the Board of Supervisors," she said. "The board of Supervisors has limited jurisdiction and authority over the safe decarceration and diversion of those in County jails, as the authorities lie largely with the Los Angeles Superior Court, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and the Los Angeles County Sheriff." 

Fox News’ Emma Colton, Bill Melugin, and Alexandria Hernandez contributed to this report.