NOS Energy Drink – Chris Forsberg @ Formula Drift Irwindale 2010

Production Company: Keep Drifting Fun

Project: Document Chris Forsberg’s weekend at Formula Drift Irwindale 2010 – where he ended the season 6th overall.

Role: Director, Co-Camera, Editor, Colorist. Additional camera by Joshua Herron and Pete Varley. Music by Praun.

Shot on the Canon 7D & Panasonic HMC-150. Converted to Sony XDCAM HD422 50mb/s codec. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Graded in Magic Bullet Looks.

Speedhunters – Portrait of a Champion

Chris Forsberg, the 2009 Formula Drift Champion, is the first champion to come from a drifting background and not a professional motorsports background. NOS Energy Drink and Speedhunters.com teamed up to document Chris’ weekend at the Formula D finals at Irwindale. After writing the interview questions and operating camera during the event – it was nice to congratulate Chris and his team on their triumph.

Production Company: Medium Monster/Speedhunters/Spitfire Studios
Client: Speedhunters/NOS Energy Drink
Role: Director, and Camera Operator
Delivery Format: Quicktime 720/24p

Electronic Arts/Speedhunters x NOS Energy Drink present Chris Forsberg – Portrait of a Champion. Premiering this Tuesday November 4th, 2009 at the Bank in the Bellagio Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Thanks to NOS & Speedhunters for giving me the chance to Direct this short! It came out excellent thanks to Rod Chong, Riley Vigier, and Rachel Kelly from Speedhunters. Plus for giving me the opportunity to follow Chris around at Formula Drift Irwindale and to interview him. Props to Joshua Herron, Tripp Rhame, Tom Hamiliton, and Ernie Manansala for their help and footage.

I’ve also heard that Houston’s favorite photographer Linhbergh -is responsible for the image in the promotional posters.

RSVP to RSVP@spocomusa.com to secure your spot at the party.

Cheers to Chris Forsberg, Kevin, Sergio, and Blair on the championship season!

See you in Vegas.

A little while back, I posted about getting to watch Chris Forsberg drag race his drift built 350z at Fontana drag strip. Joey Redmond, of Wrecked Magazine, invited me to go with him and check out the occasion. Which is a great reminder that purpose built cars can be multi-purpose and by adjusting a few things- the power can be utilized in a different form. So a car that can freely break traction in high gear can also power down, launch hard, and record a fast ET in a drag race.

Here is my edit from a day at Fontana Drag Strip drag racing with Chris Forsberg.

Let me know what you think. Seriously, I want some feedback.

It all started Friday, when Joey Redmond hit me up and asked if I wanted to go to Fontana Drag Strip Saturday. Fontana is one of the few remaining quarter mile drag strips in southern California. I had been there once before, for Battle of the Imports. This trip was to watch Formula D Pro Chris Forsberg run his competition Nissan 350z on the strip.

Crossing over to a different form of motorsports is nothing new- but using the same car is mind blowing. Check out these images from the weekend. Hats off to Chris, Kevin, and Sergio for running an 11.9 on their first pass- without nitrous. If the weather held up, I’m sure that time would have dropped by a second! A 10 second drift car- impressive.

Hurry up and wait. The lines were long and the junior dragsters had to qualify- all before Chris’ pass.

Familiar FD car.

Unfamiliar drag slicks.

Drift Alliance.

Clouds and snow in the mountains.

Forsberg looking worried. Getting up early and having to wait around for your class, then rain delays, and the usual oil spills on the track.

Overall awesome day. Nice to finally meet another Formula Drift team!

I think 2009 could be Forsberg’s season. Considering the car changes the other top drivers are making this year- staying in the same car and adding more power is a good recipe for success. As other drivers work out the kinks, I think podiums are in the cards for this team.