Mopar NuFormz Dodge Viper SRT10 Formula Drift driver Samuel Hübinette suffered an earlier-than-desired exit on Saturday, May 9 in the Round Two: Proving Ground FD event at Road Atlanta.
Hübinette earned one round win before losing to eventual event winner Chris Forsberg in the Top 16 round of tandem eliminations. Hübinette qualified his Mopar-powered Dodge Viper No. 5 on Friday, then dispatched rookie Jeff Jones in the first round of eliminations on Saturday. The "Crazy Swede's" second-round battle with Forsberg was a fierce one. The judges saw things even after the first two runs, calling for a One More Time battle. Hübinette was on fire in the first OMT, closely shadowing Forsberg and posting one of the highest entry speeds of the event. However, the judges once again deemed the match too close to call, asking for a second and final OMT. During the second OMT Hübinette remained glued to Forsberg's tail and made contact.
The judges advanced Forsberg, handing Hübinette a rare Top 16 loss. "It was overall a great weekend," summed up Hübinette, who competes on BFGoodrich Tires. "We ran into several one more times with Forsberg. We felt we really came out strong there and we thought we had him, but the judges called for another One More Time.
Next up is the Round Three: The Gauntlet event at Wall Speedway in Wall, N.J., June 5–6. For more info on the Formula Drift Series, visit http://www.formulad.com.
