WAYNE, N.J., July, 25, 2011 – Hankook drivers Chris Forsberg and Fredric Aasbo took home two podium positions for Hankook Tire this past weekend at the fifth round of the Formula Drift season at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. Forsberg and Aasbo finished in second and third place respectively. Spectators and fans alike flooded the sold out event to see the best-of-the-best in Formula Drift battle for series points.
The race weekend, which is always an incredibly popular stop during the Formula Drift season, began with all five Hankook drift drivers qualifying into the top thirty two. The ending was equally as exciting with Hankook drivers, Forsberg, Aasbo and Rhys Millen, fighting their way to the front and holding three of the top four positions. Aasbo narrowly beat out Millen for the third place finish.
The finals matched 2009 Formula Drift champion Chris Forsberg, in the Hankook Nissan 370Z, up against Daijiro Yoshihara in his Nissan S13. After an extremely tight race, Forsberg brought home a second place podium finish. Hankook’s second and third place finishes at round five bring its total to three podium positions in the past two events. Hankook driver Conrad Grunewald won last month at Formula Drift round four in New Jersey.