Chris Forsberg

Chris Forsberg
Born: April 6, 1982
Hometown: United States Doylestown, PA
Awards: 2005 Formula D Best Comeback
2006 Formula D Best Looking Car
Meguiars Cleanest Drift

(Formula D Round 5, 2006)

Meguiars Cleanest Drift

(Formula D Round 2, 2007)

2007 Biggest Rivalry

(against Tanner Foust)

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
2013 Ace of the Year
2014 Formula Drift Champion
Formula D Statistics
2015 Position: 3rd
Best Position: 3rd
First Event: 2004 Round 1 (Atlanta, GA)
First Win: 2005 Round 6 (Irwindale, CA)
Last Win: 2014 Round 1 (Long Beach, CA)
Overall Statistics
Wins Podiums Top Tens
16 43 70
All stats current as of August 20, 2014.

Chris Forsberg (born April 6, 1982), is an American self-taught drifting driver from Doylestown, Pennsylvania who currently competes in the Formula Drift series in his Nissan 370Z for NOS Energy Drink 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 Initial 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. In 2014 his consistency reigned supreme again as he was crowned the 2014 Formula Drift Champion with a record breaking 5 podium streak and never finishing outside of the top 4, placing him with the most podium finishes in Formula Drift history. He was also awarded as the Top Qualifier with multiple 1st Place spots. His raw talent and consistent driving style have made him one of the most winningest drivers in Formula Drift History.

After nearly 15 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

Achievements

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

External links

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