Vaughn Gittin, JR. Drift Alliance was born. Professional Drifting Career 2020 Chris lands on the podium at Round 5 and backs it up with a 1st Place finish in Round 6. Engine failure during Round 7 and 8 took them out of the championship hunt, pulling out a borrowed car to maintain overall points, finishing 5th overall. 2019 After two years struggling with the VQ platform, the team committed to the Nissan VR38DETT engine. The team finished sixth overall and were able to prove the VR engine’s reliability. 2018 Chris takes control of the race team yet again and rebuilds the car with his team in southern California. This was a year of growth for the pit crew at Forsberg Racing and a lot of work was put into making the car more competitive. Even with multiple engine failures the team managed several podiums as well as a win in Round 3. The team finished fourth overall. 2017 Chris moved back to California from Maryland. Nameless Performance took over the race team management and vehicle prep. The team decided to develop a twin turbo VQ35HR engine package versus the V8. The season’s 11th overall finish was due to multiple engine issues and having to use the backup car several times 2016 Despite not winning an event, Forsberg was crowned Formula Drift champion once again piloting his V8-powered Nissan 370Z. His consistency (two third-place finishes and four second-place finishes, all consecutively) allowed him to take the championship lead after round six in Seattle, which he continued to defend until the final round in Irwindale. He also won the Formula Drift World Championship after participating in a Formula Drift World Championship round in Okayama, Japan, which made him eligible to score World Championship points. 2015 Third overall. Ran the first half the season without major financial support. Third year in a row of top three championship finishes. 2014 This season Chris and the team held points position from the first round to the last round (*never lost points position*) and would clinch his second Formula Drift title. Lost NOS Energy Drink as a primary sponsor due to the company’s corporate restructuring resulting in less funds and a raw carbon fiber matte black livery. This season the car was upgraded by 150 hp which included nitrous. The Forsberg Racing team also expanded to include two cars for 2014, with Jhonnattan Castro taking the