Chris Forsberg
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| Born: | April 6, 1982 | |
| Hometown: |  Doylestown, PADoylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :... |
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| Awards: | 2005 Formula D Best Comeback | |
| 2006 Formula D Best Looking Car | ||
| Meguiars Cleanest Drift (Formula D Round 5, 2006) |
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| Meguiars Cleanest Drift (Formula D Round 2, 2007) |
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| 2007 Biggest Rivalry (against Tanner Foust) |
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| 2007 Hardest Charger | ||
| 2007 Driver of the Year | ||
| 2007 Triple Crown Champion | ||
| 2009 Driver of the Year | ||
| 2009 Triple Crown Champion | ||
| 2009 Formula Drift Champion | ||
| 2011 Team Manager of the Year | ||
| Formula D Formula D Formula DRIFT or Formula D is the premier United States drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that brought D1 Grand Prix to the United States. The new entity would solely own,... Statistics |
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| 2011 Position: | 3rd | |
| Best Position: | 3rd | |
| First Event: | 2004 Round 1 (Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... ) |
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| First Win: | 2005 Round 6 (Irwindale, CA Irwindale, California Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2010 census, down from 1,446 at the 2000 census.... ) |
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| Last Win: | 2009 Round 5 (Seattle, WA Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... ) |
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| Wins | Podiums | Top Tens |
| 12 | 23 | 39 |
| All stats current as of October 14, 2011. | ||
Chris Forsberg (born April 6, 1982), is an American
United States
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self-taught drifting
Drifting (motorsport)
Drifting refers to a driving technique and to a motorsport where the driver intentionally over steers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while maintaining vehicle control and a high exit speed...
driver from Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
who currently competes in the Formula Drift series in his Nissan 370Z
Nissan 370Z
The Nissan 370Z is a sports car manufactured by Nissan Motors. It was announced on October 29, 2008 and was first shown at an event in Los Angeles ahead of the 2008 Greater LA Auto Show, before being officially unveiled at the show itself...
for NOS Energy Drink
NOS (drink)
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and Hankook Tires.
History
Chris noticed his love for speed and competition at the age of six, racing bicycles with his brother. He first got into cars at the age of 10 attending drag racing events with his uncles at Maple Grove Raceway Park in Pennsylvania. He was then introduced to flat track motorcycle racing watching his cousin slide around the track. This is what planted the seed for sliding things around.At 14 he used to take out the family tractor and get it into third and slam on the brakes which made it slide around the yard. When he became old enough to drive he borrowed a friend's MKIII Supra and drift it around a cone course he set up in a parking lot. This passion lead him to watching Intital D and Option Videos, which influenced him to sell his truck and purchase his first car, a 1988 Mazda RX-7.
After buying the RX-7 Chris became heavily involved in the east coast drifting scene. By the age of 20 he helped run the first regularly schedule East Coast Drift events. He was 21 when D1 announced they were coming to America for a drivers search so he packed up his RX-7 on a flatbed rental truck and drove 3,000 miles to California. Chris later became the American Driver for Signal Auto.
In 2003, Chris moved to California to further pursue a career in drifting, it was that year Formula Drift debuted their national drift series. Chris has competed in every event since that inaugural season. In 2007, Chris, with the help of his Crew Chief, Kevin Wells, started his own team, Chris Forsberg Racing. His greatest achievement came in 2009 when he earned the title of 2009 Formula Drift Champion as well as Triple Crown Champion. Forsberg was not only the first driver to win both titles in the same year but is the first driver to win a Championship whose career originated in grassroots drifting.
After over 8 years of competition, he built a reputation for his high speed precision driving skills, and became a major supporter of the drift community worldwide.
Cars Driven
- 00-03 Mazda RX7 (FC) with a rotary engine initially, then a Nissan SR20DET motor swap
- 03-present Nissan 350z (Z33) with a supercharged VQ engine initially, then a Nissan SR20DET motor swap
- 05 Falken Tire Nissan Silvia (S15)
- 06-10 Nissan 350z Roadster (Z33) with a 420 HP Nissan TitanNissan TitanThe Nissan Titan introduced in 2004, is a full-size pickup truck produced for the North American market by Nissan. The truck shares the stretched Nissan F-Alpha platform with the Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs, and is manufactured in Canton, Mississippi, United States.-Market and sales:The...
5.6L V8 - 11-present Nissan 370z (Z34) with a 550HP Nissan TitanNissan TitanThe Nissan Titan introduced in 2004, is a full-size pickup truck produced for the North American market by Nissan. The truck shares the stretched Nissan F-Alpha platform with the Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs, and is manufactured in Canton, Mississippi, United States.-Market and sales:The...
5.6L V8
2011
- Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina
- Qualified 1st at Formula Drift Round 3, West Palm Beach
- Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 5, Seattle
- Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 7, Irwindale
- Judge of the Xtreme Drift Circuit Championship series
- Currently 3rd most winningest driver in Formula Drift history
- Formula Drift Team Manager of the Year
- Placed 3rd in Formula Drift Series Championship
2010
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Team Drift, Long Beach Grand Prix
- Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta
- Judge of the Xtreme Drift Circuit Championship series
- Placed 6th in Formula Drift Series Championship
2009
- FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPION
- TIRES.COM TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION
- Formula Drift Driver of the Year
- Qualified 1st at Formula Drift Round 1, Long Beach
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Team Drift, Long Beach Grand Prix
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta
- Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 4, Las Vegas
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 5, Seattle
2008
- Nominated Team Owner of the Year
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 1, Long Beach Grand Prix
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Team Drift, Long Beach Grand Prix
- Placed 1st in Formula Drift Team Drift Championship with Drift Alliance
- Placed 5th in Formula Drift Series Championship
- Placed 6th in Formula Drift World Finals
2007
- TIRES.COM TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta
- 1st privately owned team to win a Formula Drift Pro Championship event
- Qualified 1st at Formula Drift Round 3, West Virginia
- Placed 1st at Ziptied All Star Team Drift, Willow Springs
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Team Drift, San Jose
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 5, Infineon Raceway
- Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 7, Irwindale Speedway
- Judge of the 2007 Drift Mania Canadian Championship series
- Placed 2nd in Formula Drift Series Championship
2006
- Formula Drift Best Looking Car of the Year
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Team Drift, Long Beach
- Placed 1st at World Drift Series Team Drift Beijing, China
2005
- Formula Drift Best Comeback of the Year
- Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 6, Irwindale
- 1st American to defeat a Japanese D1 driver in tandem competition
- Placed 5th in first ever D1 Grand Prix US vs. Japan, Irwindale Speedway
2004
- Placed 2nd at inaugural Formula Drift, Road Atlanta
- Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 2, Houston
- First American built drift car on the cover of a national magazine
- Only driver to defeat Samuel Hubinette in Formula D 2004 season competition.
- Placed 3rd in Formula Drift Series Championship
2003
- Course designer and instructor at first organized East Coast events. (DGTrials 2003)
- Aces High member of DGTrials.
- Featured in October 2003 Wired magazine article on drifting, alongside Tony Angelo.