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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.
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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
00-03 Mazda RX7 Mazda RX7 (FC) with a rotary engine initially, then a Nissan SR20DET motor swap
03-present Nissan 350z 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 Nissan 350z Roadster (Z33) with a 420 HP Nissan Titan 5.6L V8
11-16 Nissan 370z Nissan 370z (Z34) with an 1000 HP Nissan Titan 5.6L V8
2016
FORMULA DRIFT WORLD CHAMPION
FORMULA DRIFT USA CHAMPION
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 3, Miami
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 4, Wall
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 5, Canada
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 6, Seattle
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 7, Texas Motor Speedway
Currently the ALL TIME podium finisher in Formula Drift
Currently the 2nd most winningest driver in Formula Drift
Currently the record holder for most consecutive podiums (six) in Formula Drift
2015
3rd OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Orlando
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 6, Texas Motor Speedway
2014
FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPION
Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 1, Long Beach
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Miami
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 4, Wall
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 5, Seattle
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 6, Texas Motor Speedway
Placed 2nd at Irish Drift Championship Finale, Mondello Park, Ireland
Placed 2nd at Red Bull Drift Shifters, New Zealand
2013
2nd OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 1, Long Beach
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 4, Wall
Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 5, Seattle
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 6, Dallas
Formula Drift Ace of the Year
2012
Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, West Palm Beach
Placed 3rd at Formula Drift Round 4, Wall
2011
3rd OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
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
Formula Drift Team Manager of the Year
2010
6th OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
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
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
5th OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
6th OVERALL in Formula Drift World Finals
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
2007
TIRES.COM TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION
2nd OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
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
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
3rd OVERALL in Formula Drift Series Championship
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 champion Samuel Hubinette in Formula D 2004 season competition.
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
