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2011 Head Lines
November News
October News Another Tough Weekend for The Forsberg Family #92
September News With 13 Wins Already and Two Championships TK Express rolls to $3000 win in 8th Tribute to Al Hinds; Forsberg claims 10k title 10th Championship comes in the F&F Racing x1
August News
July News Win #9 in the Forsberg Family #92 Forsberg looks to go undefeated at Petaluma Speedway as Civil War returns Forsberg takes home his richest victory ever at 6th annual Forni Classic
June News Point leader Forsberg charges to elusive feature event win at Placerville Forsberg becomes three time Civil War winner in American Valley event Sprint cars and Civil War invade Quincy Good Weekend with Win #5 A 1.3.3 Night at Placerville Speedway Wild Winged Wednesday, Yes it Was
May News Defending champion Forsberg becomes first repeat winner of 2011 War Forsberg Wins Civil Round Four Andy Forsberg to make KWS Debut at Calistoga Speedway Auburn Pair Wins Main Events at Chico PIEROVICH DOMINATES LARRY BURTON CLASSIC AT ROSEVILLE Rain Forces Forsberg Racing to Head to the Pavement Silver Dollar Speedway Civil War Race PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE Mother Nature Finally Shows Handy Race Promotions Some Love Silver Dollar Speedway Point Race #5
April News Silver Dollar Speedway Point Race #4 Forsberg Rebounds for 3rd Place Finish Forsberg Moves into the Points Lead 410ci Winless Streak Broken, Win #2 for 2011 2011 Civil War Opener at Petaluma Speedway Placerville Speedway Opening Night Dry Weekend in Northern California & Good Racing Marysville Raceway Park, Can you say hum? Silver Dollar Speedway Opening Night
March News USAC Western Classic Tribute to NARC
February News
January News Andy raced a total of 71 events during the 2011 racing season and this is how his season broke down.
32 races driving the F&F X1 360 winged sprint 8 - Fast times 9 - Feature event victories 15 - Top 5 Finishes
Andy won the 2011 Placerville Track Championship & 2011 CA Civil War Championship, in his first season driving the Steve Tuccelli and Alan Bradway owned F&F X1
18 races driving the A&A Motorsports #92 410 winged sprint No fast time awards 3 - Feature event victories 11 - Top 5 Finishes
Andy lost the 410 Track Championship at Chico's Silver Dollar Speedway by just 2 points, even after missing one night of points racing mid season to compete at a Civil War race scheduled for the same night. Disappointing way to lose a Championship but Andy could only be at one track that night.
21 races driving the Forsberg Family owned #92 360 2 - Fast time awards 1 - Feature Win 5 - Top 5 Finishes
The stats for the Family car are not that impressive, this car primarily raced against the National ASCS, National USAC, and 410 USAC CRA shows on the West Coast. The team was pretty competitive without a wing against the 410 engines using a 360 and Andy even made one start with the car at a pavement race, The Family owned #92 car does not make the most practical starts but racing it against the different divisions that we don't see around this area much is more about getting laps in and going racing.
At the end of the 2011 season Andy is now a 3 time Placerville Track Champion, 2 time 410 Track Champion at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico CA. 6 time CA Civil War Champion and has won 92 main events in his career.
Andy would like to again thank all his crew members & sponsors for making this all possible and we hope to keep up these relationships and results going into the 2012 season.
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On Wednesday November 2nd the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Perris CA for the National USAC Oval Nationals. Wednesday was just a practice night there were about 20 cars that showed up to practice, Andy would turn the 5th quickest time of the evening in his 360 powered non wing sprint giving the team a little hope they may be able to compete with the field of 410 powered sprints.
On Thursday November 3rd Andy was 25th quick out of 50 cars, 3rd in his heat race and would line up 17th in the A main event Andy was running 18th most of the night holding off drivers like Cory Kruseman and Jon Stanbourgh, but with 8 laps to go Andy's rear break caliper failed forcing Andy to pull in with no breaks, but the team was satisfied with their performance.
On Friday November 4th the rain came in and the races were postponed and a two day race format would be used for Saturday to make up for the lost night.
On Saturday November 5th Friday nights race was scheduled to start at noon, Andy was a disappointing 41st quick only the top 40 cars went to the heat races for a spot in the A main event, so Andy went directly into the C main event, confused with the poor qualifying time the crew looked the car over and found a left rear shock had been hit by a rock causing it to fail, Andy had complained the car felt unstable and this explained why. With the problem fixed Andy would start the C main event and dominate for most of the race until the ignition box gave out, shutting the engine off and ending Andy's chance to move on into the B main event for Friday's make up show.
On Saturday evening the second part of the show had Andy qualifying 21st quick, he would start 6th in this heat race and finish in the 5th spot, missing the direct transfer into the A by one spot. Andy started 8th in the B main, with all the gremlins that haunted the team over the weekend fixed Andy would put his best laps of the weekend together and with just a 12 lap B main he was only able to make it up to the 5th spot, one position out of the transfer spot to transfer into the Oval Nationals A main event.
The last two months have been pretty rough for the Forsberg Family #92, Flat tires, part failures and overall weird racing luck, The team made the decision to not run the National USAC race in Hanford, CA and the National ASCS race in Tucson, AZ later this month and put a period on a very successful 2011 racing season.
Thank you to all my family, friends and sponsors for making this 2011 season so memorable as we at Forsberg Racing could not have accomplished such a wonderful season with out each and every one of you!
Sincerely Andy Forsberg
[Top] Monday Oct 24, 2011 1:35pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday October 21st the F&F X1 headed to Tulare CA for the 18th annual Trophy Cup, the highest paying 360 race in the country. A late qualifying draw sent Andy out 58th out of 75 cars, with the entire weekend being based off of points timing in 34th quick somewhat set the pace for the weekend as the point total for 34th quick isn't real good. Andy won his heat race and would line up 18th in the A main event. On the first lap Andy was involved in a 5 car wreck, he would continue from the back of the field and only make it back up to the 17th spot.
On Saturday October 22nd Night number two of the Trophy Cup the goal was to be in the top 20 in points to be locked into the A main event, after a 5th place finish in his heat race Andy was in a 3 way tie for the 20th spot with Kyle Larson and Roger Crockett. Larson got the tie breaker and went directly into the A main event, Andy a Crockett would have to start in row 3 of the B main event because they have a 6 car inversion. Andy made his way into 4th, but before the race was over the engine broke a valve, he pulled off the track and Andy's season in the F&F X1 was over. 9 wins and 2 Championships with a 1st year team was not a bad combo, but ending on this note was disappointing.
This upcoming weekend there are no races, but Andy and the Forsberg team will be heading to Perris, CA to compete in the National USAC Oval Nationals starting Wednesday November 2nd.
Thanks to the F&F X1 team for the great season and to all our sponsors for helping us accomplish such a season!
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Another Tough Weekend for The Forsberg Family #92 Monday Oct 17, 2011 2:32pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday October 14th the
Forsberg Family #92 headed to Watsonville CA for the final Taco Bravo 360
points race of the year, Andy was fast time, finished 3rd in his heat race
and with an 8 pill drawn would line up in the 8th spot for the A main event.
Andy immediately moved up to the 5th spot, but that's where the fun ended,
Andy passed the 4th place car 3 times, as the caution flag kept coming out and
reverting the field back 1 lap. On the 4th try the car Andy had gone around
three times prior was not going to let Andy school him again, and on this
restart Andy again started the pass on the high side and the driver in the 4th
spot drifted from the bottom of the track all the way to the top, running over
Andy's front end, and being as he was already hugging the outside wall the
damage would put an end to Andy's night, and two consecutive weekends where
Andy was fast but ended up with no results to show for it.
On Saturday October 15th the
Andy and the team headed to Hanford CA with the Forsberg Family #92 for the
Final King of the West race and West Coast 360 race. Since the team does not
have a 410 motor, the plan was to run the non-wing car with USAC. Andy was 9th
quick, won his heat race and would line up 9th in the A-main event. Andy was
fast for the 1st 10 laps moving up to 5th, but as the track became more slick,
Andy began to fade and would eventually pull off the track with a few laps to
go as the temperature in the Motor had reached 260 degrees. This car is the
sister car to the car Andy crashed at Gold cup and the team is really
struggling to get it hooked up on a slick track, they will take it home and do
some homework as this is the car they plan on racing at the National USAC
races in Perris CA in three weeks.
This upcoming weekend 10/21 &
10/22 Andy will be in Tulare CA for the Trophy Cup, he will be driving the F&F
X1 as Andy hopes to beat his top finish of 4th in the Trophy Cup points, which
he achieved in 2009.
[Top] Monday Oct 10, 2011 9:11am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday October 7th the Forsberg Family owned #92 headed to Watsonville CA for a 360 Taco Bravo race. Andy has somewhat struggled at this track so the team thought it would be a good idea to head down and get some laps in and trouble shoot the track. Andy was 10th quick, won his heat race and would start 8th in the A main event on a very heavy & rough track. At the start of the race it looked like Andy was a man on a mission as he had started picking cars off quickly and by lap 10 he was in the lead and looking to run away from the field, but on a lap 11 caution things would change, Andy's right rear started to go flat, Andy pulled into the work area to change it, but the teams pit cart would not start, by the time the crew got everything to the work area, it was too late the race had been re-started and Andy was done for the night.
On Saturday October 8th the team headed to Tulare CA for a ASCS race and a non-wing USAC 360 race. Andy was 10th quick in the non-wing car, 4th in his heat race and would start 10th in the A main event. Andy started the A main event but just didn't go anywhere he eventually would finish in 10th. In the winged division Andy was scheduled to start 5th in his heat race, but a spark plug wasn't index properly, the gap got closed killing a cylinder and Andy pulled off at the green flag aware that something was not right with the motor, Andy would finish 4th in the B main event and start 18th in the A main, but that was very short lived going into turn one on the first lap a car spun out in front of him, Andy had maneuvered around him, but the car behind Andy did not do the same and he drove into Andy causing major damage and a frustrating end to a long weekend, needless to say this may be the last time you see Andy doing double duty driving for the same team, as Andy and the crew were behind the 8 ball all night they never really had a chance to make decisions or changes to the car, and both cars were one step behind the entire night.
This upcoming weekend on Friday October 14th the Forsberg Family #92 heads back to Watsonville for a 360 Taco Bravo race and on Saturday October 15th the Forsberg Family #92 will be in Hanford CA for a 360 Non-Wing USAC Show.
[Top] Monday Oct 3, 2011 1:38pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday September 3rd the F&F X1 was in Chico, CA for the 2 day 360 Fall Nationals. Andy was quick time on night one with 54 cars qualifying. He did not transfer out of his heat race and would win the B-main event. Andy started 13th in the A-main event and would finish 10th.
On Saturday October 1st Andy timed in 6th quick out of 57 cars and once again did not transfer out of his heat race. He would again win the B-main event and again start 13th in the A. Andy would drive up to the 6th spot at one point of the 40 lap feature but faded back to a 9th place finish for the night as the race went 38 laps non-stop. Not exactly the finish Andy or the team was looking for but still a decent weekend considering the talented field of competition.
This up coming weekend the Forsberg Family #92 will be in Watsonville, CA on Friday October 7th for a Taco Bravo race and on Saturday October 8th they will be racing in Tulare, CA for a So-Cal ASCS race.
[Top] From K&N Filters Website (click the Headline to go to K&N's website article) With 13 Wins Already and Two Championships 2011 Season Marks Record Season for Andy Forsberg Sept 30, 2011 [Top] Monday Sept 26, 2011 12:08pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday September 23rd the F&F X1 was in Watsonville, CA for the second to
last Civil War race of 2011. Andy and thee F&F X1 headed into the final weekend
of the Civil
Andy was 7th quick in qualifying, 2nd in his heat race and would start 5th in the A main event. Andy ran most of the event in 5th spot but on a mid race restart Andy was shuffled back to 8th, which is where he would eventually finish the race and leave Watsonville with a 21 point lead going into the next night in Placerville, CA.
On Saturday September 24th the F&F X1 was in Placerville, CA for the Civil War Finale. Andy was 19th quick, won his heat race and would start 18th in the A main event. At this point all Andy needed to do to clinch the Civil War Championship and the $10000.00 was take the green flag. Once the green flag flew Andy and the F&F X1 team were officially the Champs. Halfway through the race Andy had moved his way up to the 8th spot, but something was wrong, a broken throttle linkage would bring him to a stop. The crew was able to fix the problem but would rejoin the race 2 laps down and end up with a 15th place finish.
This upcoming weekend Friday September 30th and Saturday October 1st, Andy and the F&F X1 will be in Chico, CA for the 360 Fall Nationals.
[Top] TK Express rolls to $3000 win in 8th Tribute to Al Hinds; Forsberg claims 10k title 
PLACERVILLE – The 2011 Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series came to a conclusion Saturday night in high dollar fashion with the 8th Annual Tribute to Al Hinds at Placerville Speedway. When checkered flag flew on the 30-lap feature event on popular California driver added a new special victory to his resume while another scored the richest championship title in the history of this popular Northern
California series for 360 cubic inch powered sprint cars.
[Top] Monday Sept 12, 2011 8:51pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Wednesday September 8th
the F&F X1 opened up the Gold Cup week with the 360 Civil War Invitational
race. Andy was 3rd quick in qualifying, and would start his heat race in the
3rd row out side, there was an early spin by another driver and it collected a
few other drivers and Andy causing him to get up side down, this would be the
first time since early March that Andy would get on his lid. The team made
repairs and Andy ran the B main taking the win. With a 10 pill draw Andy
would start the A in the 11th starting spot, it would end up being very
uneventful as Andy would finish the main in 9th, but would actually gain 2
points on the 2nd place car with only two Civil War shows left.
On Thursday September 9th
the Forsberg Family #92 was in action with the Non-Wing USAC-CRA, running his
360 for the 2nd week in a row against a 410 field of USAC regulars and local
Nor-Cal teams, Andy timed in 7th quick out of 50 cars. This is where the fun
stops however, going for the 4th and final transfer spot on the last lap to
take the checkered flag in his heat race, Andy flipped violently off turn 3
and ended up flipping all the way to the turn 4 K-rail wall that separates the
campgrounds from the race track. Andy was a bit dazed and was complaining
of a sore right shoulder and the car was destroyed. The next day Andy visited
a doctor and was told he had a sprained shoulder and would need to see a
doctor in Auburn the following week for the full extent of his injuries.
On Friday & Saturday the A&A
Motorsports #92 raced with the World of Outlaws. Andy was able to drive with
the sore shoulder but the team could not overcome the barrage of weird events
that were about to come their way, 10 cent part failures, miss information by
the officials, poor pill draws and the fact that the World of Outlaws are just
that good made for a very difficult 2 nights of racing, as Andy did not get
out of the C main event either night.
This upcoming weekend there are
no races ! But the team is going to Cycleland Speedway in Chico, CA on
Saturday September 17th to watch, Alan Bradway the F&F X1 owner's son, Justin
race his outlaw dirt kart.
Andy's next race will be on
Friday September 23rd in Watsonville, CA and on Saturday September 24th in
Placerville, CA driving the F&F X1 in the final two Civil War points races of
the year.
[Top] Sunday Sept 6, 2011 9:31am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Saturday September 3rd the F&F X1 headed to Placerville, CA for the final 360
point race of 2011. The team had earned enough points to clinch the Championship
the prior week so the final race was all
On Sunday September 4th the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Calistoga, CA for the second night of the Louie Vermeil Classic on the big 1/2 mile. Andy timed in 7th quick with his cast iron 360 against a field of CRA-USAC aluminum 410's. Andy made a last lap pass coming off turn 4 in his heat race to finish 4th and transfer into the A main event, and he would start in the 3rd spot for the start of the main. At the start of the race Andy got stuck on the bottom of the race track and quickly got shuffled back to the 9th spot, but when he was able to get to the top of the race track he quickly started moving his way towards the front and back to the 5th spot, he was running great staying with the front of the pack, but with 7 laps to go Andy ran over some debris on the race track and cut his right rear tire down, with no points on the line the team just called it a night to save it for the upcoming week, it was a little disappointing but still a productive night for the team running very competitive the entire night.
Outlaw style weekend coming up! On Wednesday September 7th the F&F X1 will be in Chico, CA for the opening night of the Gold Cup Race of Champions, competing in the Pacific Sprint Cup Invitational 360 Civil War show. On Thursday September 8th Andy will be in the Forsberg Family #92 racing with the Non-Wing CRA-USAC division. And on Friday September 9th and Saturday September 10th Andy will be in the A&A Motorsports #92 racing with the World of Outlaws.
Special thanks to Florie Filipich for all his help Sunday in Calistoga, made for a great night of racing.
[Top] Sunday Aug 28, 2011 6:37pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday August 26th the A&A #92 headed to Chico, CA for the final 410 points race of the Silver Dollar Speedway season. Andy was 5th quick, won his heat race and would start 5th in the A main event. After qualifying and the heat races Andy would need to make up 5 points on point leader Tyler Wolf to win the Championship. At the start of the race Andy would get into the 2nd spot and begin chasing down Jon Allard the leader and with 3 laps to go a lapped car hit the wall in front of Allard and Andy. Allard ran over some debris from the crash and during the yellow his right rear began to go flat. Allard attempted to restart the race but couldn't hold off Andy as he would go into the lead for the last 2 laps of the race to win his 13th race of the 2011 season but unfortunately he did not gain enough points to win the championship at Chico. It was a little disappointing to lose the championship by only 2 points, but considering the A&A #92 missed a night of racing so Andy could compete in a Civil War race, that was scheduled against a Friday night points show, a series that Andy currently holds the points lead in. The team was just happy to be in the hunt at all as they worked hard to make up a whole night of points to fall just shy.
On Saturday August 27th Andy and the F&F X1 headed to Placerville, CA for a 360 points show. Andy was 3rd quick, 3rd in his heat race and would start 6th in the A main event. Andy would finish in the 3rd spot and earn enough points to clinch his 3rd Placerville Track Championship with 1 race still remaining. This is Andy's 10th career driving championship.
This upcoming weekend there are no races on Friday but on Saturday September 3rd the F&F X1 head to Placerville, CA for the final 360 points race of 2011 and on Sunday September 4th the Forsberg Family #92 heads to the Calistoga 1/2 mile for the Louie Vermeil Classic with the USAC - CRA series.
[Top] Mon day Aug 22, 2011 8:36amFrom the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday August 19th the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico for a 410 points
race. With only 2 races left for the 410 points Championship and Andy only a few
points out of the lead the team was going
On Saturday August 20th the F&F X1 headed to Placerville, CA for a 360 points race. Andy was 2nd quick, 5th in his heat and with a 0 pill drawn Andy would start on the front row. Andy would take the lead coming off turn 4 and never look back to claim his 9th win in the F&F X1 and his 12th win for the year.
This up coming weekend on Friday August 25th the A&A Motorsports #92 will be in Chico, CA for the final points race of the season and Saturday August 26th Andy and the F&F X1 head to Placerville, CA for a 360 points race.
Andy would like to thank Jeff Delrio for helping the team get a new tire for the final 410 race of the season. And to Cody Geany for helping with motor this week a Mike Proschold was out of town do to a family loss. It's nice to have good friends to help when in a pinch.
Candace Forsberg
[Top] Mon day Aug 14, 2011 9:14pmFrom the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday August 12th the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico, CA for a 410 points race. With a low car count officials scratched qualifying and used a duel heat race ASCS passing point format to line up the A main event. After the two heat races Andy was 2nd overall in points and when the top 6 re-drew for the front three rows of the A main event, team member Scott VanDenBroeke drew the #1 pill to put Andy on the pole. At the waiving of the green flag it was clear Andy was way to loose and quickly dropped to 3rd place, he would be able to hold his position and finish in the 3rd spot and in 1 point on Tyler Wolf. With two races left Andy is only 2 points behind Tyler Wolf, it is looking to be an exciting last couple of races for the 410 Silver Dollar Speedway Championship.
On Saturday August 13th the F&F X1 was in Placerville, CA for a 360 points race. Andy was fast time, 4th in his heat race and would with an 8 pill drawn he would start 8th in the A main event. Andy used every groove the track had and made his way to the lead by lap 14. He would keep the lead for the rest of the race for his 3rd point race victory at Placerville, the 8th win in the F&F X1 and his 11th win for the 2011 season. This win keeps Andy and the F&F X1 in the point lead.
This upcoming weekend, Friday August 19th the A&A Motorsports #92 heads to Chico, CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday August 20th Andy and the F&F X1 is back in Placerville, CA for a 360 points race.
Quick Reminder: Friday night in Chico is kids bike night, so don't forget the bicycles![Top] Disappointing Weekend Mon day Aug 1, 2011 10:05pmFrom the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday August 5th the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Chico CA for a Non-Wing USAC show, Andy was fast time, 3rd in his heat race and would start 6th in the A main event. Andy worked his way up to the 2nd spot and then moved to the top of the track to over take the leader, the top wasn't really the preferred line but Andy had to make something happen if he was going to get the lead, a four car battle for the lead broke out between Geoff Ensign, Kyle Hirst, Cody Swanson and Andy during the last few laps of the race and battle hard they all did, Andy stayed on the top side trying to make the pass on the leader but he wasn't moving off the bottom and that was definitely the place to be, at the checkered flag Andy's effort to win the race dropped him back to a 4th place finish.
On Saturday August 6th the F&F X1 headed to the Famed Calistoga 1/2 mile for round #11 of the CA Civil War Series. Andy was 3rd quick, 5th in his heat race and would line up 4th in the A main event. Sean Becker worked his way to the lead, but Andy noticed he had a left rear tire going down, Andy was patient and alert and sure enough the tire blew and on lap 14 Andy took the lead, Andy battled with Ronnie Day but kept the lead till the checkered flag dropped to score his 2nd career win at the historic 1/2 mile, the first win ever for the F&F X1 and the famed dirt track and Andy's 10th win of 2011. Now both Andy and his father Richard are both 2 time winners at the Calistoga Speedway.
This upcoming weekend on Friday August 12th the A&A Motorsports #92 is back in action in Chico CA for a 410 points race, and on Saturday August 13th the F&F X1 heads to Placerville CA for a 360 points race.
I will be sending a picture of the win at Calistoga as soon as Steve post them on his site.
Thank you Forsberg Racing
[Top] Mon day Aug 1, 2011 10:05pmFrom the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday July 29th the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico, CA for a 410 points show. Andy was 4th quick, 2nd in his heat race and would line up 5th in the A main event. Immediately from the start of the race it was obvious something was wrong with the set up of the car and Andy struggled his way to a disappointing 6th place finish.
On Saturday July 30th the F&F X1 headed to Placerville, CA for a National ASCS 360 points race. This format does not qualify and uses a pill draw for the heat race line ups. The A main is lined up by finishing and passing points from the heat races. Andy would start 3rd in his heat race and finish 3rd, this earned him enough points to start from the pole position in the first B main. Andy would win the first B and line up 17th in the A main event. At the start of the A main Andy would not get a good start he jumped the cushion a little but with the caliber of cars he was quickly shuffled to the back and could not really get his momentum going, by lap 12 he was put a lpa down and on lap 15 a yellow came out, with no points on the line, Andy pulled the car to the pits and called it a night to save the car for another night.
This upcoming weekend the Forsberg #92 is back in action on Friday August 5th in Chico, CA for a USAC Non Wing show and on Saturday August 6th the F&F X1 heads to the Famed Calistoga 1/2 mile for a 360 Civil War Race.
Thank you
Forsberg Racing [Top] Win #9 in the Forsberg Family #92 Mon day July 25, 2011 7:49pmFrom the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday July 22nd the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Chico, CA for an Open 360 Non-point race. It was also the last chance for the team to shake down the VanDenBroke ASCS Motor before next weeks National ASCS race in Placerville, CA. Andy was 5th quick, 4th in his heat race and would start outside of the front row for the A main event. After 2 failed attempts at a start for some early yellows Andy was ready for the 3rd one as he took the early lead and would never look back as the race went 25 laps non-stop. Andy lead all of the 25 laps and he lapped up to 8th place for his 9th win of the 2011 season and now is in a three way tie with Tim Crowley and Danny Smith for the most wins in the Nation in a sprint car. On Saturday July 23rd the F&F X1 headed to Petaluma, CA for round #10 of the 360 Civil War Series, Andy was 2nd quick, 4th in his heat race and would line up 9th in the A main event. Andy was able to move up to a 6th place finish spot, on a very rough track that caused damage to numerous cars. It was a good night for the team as they loaded the car into the trailer in one piece. The team still holds onto the Civil War point lead. This coming Friday, July 29th, the A&A Motorsports #92 heads to Chico, CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday, July 30th, the F&F X1 heads to Placerville, CA for a National ASCS race. Unfortunately due to Andy leading points in Chico, he will be missing the Friday night portion in Placerville of the National ASCS Show. Hopefully next year the promoters can work together and not schedule against each other with shows like this !!!! [Top]
By Troy Hennig, SDS Media Relations
Photo by Steven Cox [sprintcarphotos.com] CHICO, CA (7-22-11) - Charlie Sheen might of coined the phrase "winning" but Auburn sprint car star Andy Forsberg is taking that phrase to a whole new level. Forsberg and victory lane are becoming quite the reoccurring theme around Northern California this year. Click Here to read the full article on the Civil War website. [Top]
By Bill Sullivan /Civil War Series Media Relations
Photo by Steve's Racing Photos PETALUMA, CA (7-9-11) - The Hoosier Racing Tires California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series is bound for the North Bay one final time this Saturday night. The famed Petaluma Speedway will host round 10 of the competitive traveling series for winged 360 sprint cars as the championship remains tight with only four events left in the 2011 season. Click Here to read the full article on the Civil War website. [Top] Tuesday July 19, 2011 6:52pm From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday July 15th the A&A
Motorsports #92 headed to Chico, CA for a 410 points race. Andy was 3rd
quick, 4th in his heat race and would start 4th in the A main event. Andy
would move into the 2nd spot by lap two of the race and stay in the position
until coming off of turn 4 for the checkered when Tim Keading snuck by at the
line beating him by 29 thousandths of a second, moving Andy to a 3rd place
finish, but with Sean Becker's engine problems, Andy is now leading the points
race at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA.
On
Saturday July 16th the F&F X1 headed to Placerville, CA for the $5000 to win
Mark Forni Memorial 360 points race. Andy was fast time, 4th in his heat race
and when it was time to pull the pill Jimmy Wall a long time friend of Andy's
and supporter reached into the bag and grabbed the "0" pill, Andy would line
up for the A main event in the pole position next to Sean Becker. Andy would
grab the early lead at the wave of the green and he would never look back.
The win was Andy's first Forni Win in 6 attempts, after leading the race twice
in the past only to tip over on both occasions this was a nice change of pace.
Andy is now the only driver to
Ever be leading points at Chico in the 410 Sprint Car Division, Placerville in
the 360 Sprint Division and the California Civil War Series all at the same
time.
This upcoming weekend on Friday
July 22nd the Forsberg #92 will be in Chico, CA for an open 360 race and on
Saturday July 23rd Andy and the F&F X1 are back in Petaluma, CA for a
California Civil War Race.
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Chris Curtiss brings home $1000 pure stock victory; Brown scores Late
Model payday
By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions, Inc. Media Relations
PLACERVILLE, CA (7-16-11) - Saturday was a special night at Placerville Speedway as the evening paid tribute to the late friend of the speedway, Mark Forni. At the end of this much anticipated night of competition, three different drivers took home the largest winnings of the year and the bragging rights to winning a race that is now one of the elite events annually at the 46 year old dirt track in the Sierra Foothills. Click Here to read the full article on the Placerville Speedway website [Top] Thursday July 11, 2011 8:44am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On
Friday July 8th the
F&FX1 headed to Watsonville, CA for a 360 CA Civil War Race. Andy was 5th quick,
4th in
his heat race and with a 10 pill drawn he would start the A main event in the 7th position.
Andy
On Saturday July 9th the F&F X1 was again in action in Petaluma, CA for night #2 of the Civil War double header, Andy was 8th quick 2nd in his heat race and with a 6 pill inversion would start from the pole position. Andy took the early lead and survived lapped traffic and heavy pressure from Sean Becker through most of the A main event, Andy lead all 30 laps for his 4th Civil War Victory of the year, 5th Victory with the F&F X1 and 7th win overall for the 2011 season.
This up coming weekend Friday July 15th the A&A #92 will be in Chico, CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday July 16th the F&F X1 will be in Placerville, CA for the $5000.00 to win Mark Forni Memorial 360 points race. [Top] Thursday July 7, 2011 5:56am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday July 1st the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico, CA for a 410 points race, Andy was 2nd quick in qualifying, 5th in his heat and would start outside front row of the A main event. Andy would lead the whole race but with 2 laps to go encountered heavy lapped traffic, Andy dove to the bottom of the two lapped cars but pushed up the track allowing Sean Becker to get by and steal the win, Andy would finish 2nd.
On Saturday July 2nd the F&F X1 headed to Placerville, CA for a 360 CA Civil War race. Andy would time in 9th quick, and would not transfer out of his heat race do to a water leak. Andy lined up for the B main event and would transfer out to put him in the 13 starting position for the A main event, Andy worked his way to a 8th place finish and would still hold onto the Civil War Points lead.
On Monday July 4th the A&A #92 headed back to Chico, CA for a 410 points race. Andy was 9th quick, he won his heat race and he would start 8th in the A main event. Andy looked good and came home with a 3rd place finish, and put an end to the very hot and successful 4th of July Weekend.
This upcoming weekend the F&F X1 will run a 360 CA Civil War Double Header starting Friday July 8th in Watsonville, CA and then going to Petaluma, CA on July 9th.
For the most recent race news on Andy please visit www.forsbergracing92.com , as I was on vacation for a week and my duties were kindly taken over by Jeff Brown, crew member.
Thank you Forsberg Racing
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By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions
Click Here to read the full article on the Placerville Speedway website
Photo by Donna Peter [Top]
Media Release from Handy Racing Promotions
Click Here to read the Article on the Civil War website [Top] Sprint cars and Civil War invade Quincy By Dan Magee Daily Sparks Tribune Chick Here to read the article, written by Dan Magee, on the Daily Sparks Tribune website [Top] Monday June 20, 2011 4:05am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday June 17th the Forsberg Racing #92 headed to Watsonville CA for a 410 USAC Non-Wing Race. Andy was 6th quick out of 31 cars, he did not transfer out of his heat race and would have to run the B-main event, he finished in a transfer spot and would start 11th in the A main event, as luck would have it Mike Spencer would not be able to make the call for the original start and Andy would move up to the 9th starting position for the wave of the green, at one point Andy was battling for 5th, he would drop as far back as 11th but eventually finished the race in the 7th position. A successful run for the Forsberg #92 running his 360 engine against the 410s and his limited non-wing starts.
On Saturday June 18th Andy and the F&F X1 headed to Quincy CA for a 360 Civil War Race. Andy was 9th quick, 3rd in his heat race and with a 4 pill drawn he would line up on the pole position. Andy would dominate the 30 lap race pulling out to over a straight away lead on the big 3/8th mile track; the Win was the 3rd Civil War Victory for 2011 in the F&F X1. Andy and the team have now taken over the points lead in the Civil War Series, the Win at Quincy was the first, at this track, for both Andy and the F&F X1 and this was the 12th different track Andy has won a feature win at.
This upcoming weekend Friday June 24th the A&A Motorsports #92 is in Chico CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday June 25th Andy and the F&F X1 are in Placerville CA for a 360 points race.
[Top] Monday June 13, 2011 6:30am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Wednesday June 8th the F&F X1 headed to a California Civil War 360 race in Placerville CA, Andy was 5th quick, 4th in his heat race and would line up 6th in the A main event. Going down the backstretch at the start of the race the 5th place starting car pulled a very questionable move driving directly into the side of Andy pushing him off the race track, Andy gained control of the 360 sprint but when he returned to the track was in the 22nd position. Andy would charge back through the field and came home with a 9th place finish, and with Sean Becker not making the A main event Andy and the F&F X1 are now tied for 1st place in Civil War points with Herman Klein.
On Friday June 10th the A&A #92 headed to Chico CA for a King of the West 410 race. The team seemed jinxed from the get go, as the generator in the trailer would not stay running, and as Andy went out to qualify he was disqualified for not meeting the sound requirements, hoping the heat race would go better the team pushed forward and at the start of Andy’s heat race he got together with another car knocking his front end out of the car, the team went to work on the #92 they fixed it and Andy pushed off for the B-main event, at the start something just wasn’t right with the balance of the car and Andy struggled he would not transfer out of the race, it was a disappointing night in Chico considering how competitive the A&A #92 has been this year.
On Saturday June 11th the F&F X1 was back in Placerville CA for a 360 points race, Andy was quick time, 3rd in his heat race and would line up 6th for the A main event. The track was very slick and would start to take rubber, Andy would finish in the 3rd spot and strengthen his points lead for the Placerville Track Championship.
This up coming weekend the Forsberg #92 will be back in Watsonville CA for a USAC CRA 410 non-wing race, racing his 360 sprint Friday June 17thagainst the 410's. On Saturday June 18th Andy and the F&F X1 will be in Quincy CA for a 360 Civil War Race.
Thank you Forsberg Racing [Top] A 1.3.3 Night at Placerville Speedway Saturday June 11, 2011 10:45pm By Boo Brown
Round number seven for Placerville Speedway point racing had 34-sprint cars sign in. Andy was the ninth car out to qualify and set fast time with a 10.917, the only driver to get into the ten second bracket on this night. His heat race was stacked with the likes of Greg DeCaires, Shane Golobic, Scott Russell and Brett Miller. Andy started sixth and was able to make his way up to third before settling in and trying to run the bottom of the track in. His third place finish put him into the feature and let crewman Jimmy Wall pull the inversion pill. Jimmy pulled a six on this night and put, Wild Winged Wednesday winner, Kyle Hirst on the outside of the front row.
The track was a dry slick with a very thin cushion, definitely not Andy's favorite type of track. Andy had some heavy hitters in front of him to contend with. At the start Hirst jumped into the lead ahead of Billy Butler who started on the pole. The second and third row starters would fall into line where they started with Sean Becker in third followed but C.J. Humphreys, Steven Tiner and Andy. They stayed in these positions for a while as Hirst pulled away. Andy was able to get by both Tiner then Humphreys for fourth place. A few laps latter Tiner pulled a slid job, in turns three and four, to take the spot from Andy but Andy returned the favor on the next lap with his own slid job. As the race went on Andy closed in on Butler and made the pass for third. He would run the last few laps trying to run down Becker but would end up with a third place finish.
This was a much better night then the last two nights for Andy. The F&F Racing x1 is set and looking forward to a solid run next Saturday in Civil War action up in Quincy.
Next Friday Andy will be racing his non-wing car at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA. [Top] Friday June 10, 2011 11:35pm By Boo Brown
The 2011 Dave Bradway Jr./Gary Paterson Memorial Race was one for us to forget. The night started with generator problems in the trailer. From that point on the night continued in a downward spiral. Thirty-eight cars showed up for this special race. Andy was the thirty-sixth car out to qualify and had problems going into the first turn on his first lap. The car dropped hard on the left rear and then bounced around as if was going to flip. The car acted as if the left rear shock was not on so Andy pulled off the track as he headed down the back stretch and into the pits. The crew went to work and changed the left rear shock as it looked as if it had died. Andy was sent back out for his second lap. On that lap the track sound guy called Andy for being to loud. This not only confused but flustered the A&A Motorsports Team as new mufflers and collectors were put on the car this last week in the attempt to work with the track on sound issues. Andy was sent back out with no changes to the car and or the exhaust system and on this lap Andy drove as hard as before made sound on the third attempt. When it was all said and done Andy end up 19th quick on the field with a time of 12.587.
In between qualifying and the heat race the crew went in search of the handling problems. Shocks were dynode and replaced along with other adjustments to the car. Andy started his heat race in the 5th position and had a good start on the original start but the red flag came out for Dan Simpson's flip in turn three. On the restart Andy went into turn two up top, the car started to come around on him. Danielle Simpson had nowhere to go and clipped Andy's front end folding it up and sending him to the infield. A dnf in the heat race sent Andy to the B main.
The A&A crew went to work replacing the front axel and nose wing before going to work on the rest of the car to figure out the problems with it. Once the front was repaired the crew went to work on the rear of the car to try and give Andy something to work with in the B main. Andy lined up fourth in the B and on the start would move into third. He slipped back to fourth before the first caution. The KWS mimic's the WoO series with the double file restarts. Andy was on the outside of the second row for the restart. The car was still on the ill handling side and Andy fought it as he fell back to sixth until the next yellow flag. The next restart Andy fought the car going into turn one and slid off turn two but kept it going. The yellow came out for another car but they sent Andy to the rear of the field for the next restart. Andy tried to make a go of it from the rear of the field but it wasn't his night. He would soon pull the 92 car into the pits and save it for another night.
After a frustrating night the A&A Stepping Stone, Autism Awareness #92 team will regroup and go over the car with a fine tooth comb before the next race in two weeks.
The A main was an exciting race with some heart break involved. At one point early in the race you could put a blanket over the top three cars as they raced through lapped traffic. The 0 of Jon Allard was leading with Tim Kaeding in 2nd and Kyle Hirst in third. As they were in a three car battle for the lead Kaeding made contact with Allard. Kaeding flipped, Allard came to a stop with front end damage and Hirst squeaked by. The restart had Hirst and Willie Croft on the front row. Hirst jumped out to a commanding lead but when he got to the lap car of Rico Abreu, he tried to go under him but Abreu got loose and came down and made contact. Hirst flipped and Abreu retired with front end damage. Croft would lead the next nine laps before his breaks failed going into turn three. He was done for the night. After the heart breaks were all said and done, Peter Murphy pulled off the win followed by Roger Crockett. Both Crockett and Murphy came out of the B main with Crockett winning over Murphy. They got their times back for the main event but would started towards the back of the field as Murphy was 18th and Crockett 24th in qualifying. The main event was a good race with passing throughout the field.
Andy will be looking for a better night tomorrow night at Placerville Speedway as he gets back in the F&F Racing x1. [Top] Wild Winged Wednesday, Yes it Was Wednesday June 8, 2011 11:25pm By Boo Brown
35 cars showed up for Wild Winged Wednesday. Andy was the 15th car out to qualify and was 5th quick with a time of 10.709. The heat race looked like the starting line up of a main event on any given night. The line up started with Colby Wiesz 23r and James Sweeny 20j on the front row, Kyle Hirst 14s and Sean Becker 2sb in row 2, Andy x1 and Herman Klein 91 in row three with Chris Masters 98 and Jimmy Steward 16 in row for to complete the line up. It was figured out that in this race alone there was eleven main event wins for this year. Wiesz has 1, Hirst 2 and Becker and Andy each have 4. The start of the race saw Sweeny and Becker get together going into turn three with both cars flipping. Andy took evasive action and went up the back stretch wall to avoid the wreck. Once the wreck was cleaned up the race went off without a hitch and Andy finished fourth behind Hirst, Wiesz and Klein for the transfer to the main event. The eight pill was pulled again for the starting inversion. This put Andy in the sixth starting spot. This was short lived as on the start as Andy came off of turn two the fifth place starter of John Bunch was inside of him and decided to drive up the track forcing Andy to take his second trip up the back stretch bank. Andy was able to bring the car back down to the racing surface but had fallen back to 21st place. As the race went on the Bunch would take himself and Jimmy Trulli out in a turn four crash with both cars flipping. Andy would make his way up to 9th at the checkers and take over the point lead in a tie with Klein. Andy will be running the Gary Patterson/Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Race at Silver Dollar Speedway on Friday with the KoW Series then back to Placerville on Saturday for some more points racing. [Top] Monday June 6, 2011 5:57am From the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Friday June 3rd the Forsberg #92 made the 4 hour tow to Watsonville, CA to race a 360 Taco Bravo show, under threatening sky’s the track did everything possible to get the show in, group qualifying was held during hot lap sessions where Andy would time in 5th quick, he finished 4th in his heat race and when the A main event pushed off at 6:30! Andy would start outside the front row. Pole sitter Tommy Tarlton would get the jump and Andy ran 2nd for a while until around lap 13, on a restart Andy got his right front over the cushion allowing Ronnie Day and Kyle Larson to get by, the race went quickly from there giving the Win to Ronnie Day followed by Tarlton, Kyle Larson, Andy in 4th and Brent Kaeding in the 5th spot. The team was loaded up and on the road by 7:45pm!
On Saturday June 4th every track in Northern California was forced to cancel as the weird weather continues in California.
On Wednesday June 8th the F&F X1 heads to a rare Wednesday Night Civil War race in Placerville, CA.
On Friday June 10th the A&A Motorsports #92 will be in Chico, CA for a 410 Points race.
On Saturday June 11th the F&F X1 is back in Placerville, CA for a 360 Points show.
Thank you Forsberg Racing [Top] Friday June 3, 2011 7:55pm By Boo Brown With clouds in the sky and rain in the forecast the Ocean Speedway crew made the decision to change up their program for the night. They qualified everybody in their hot lap sessions and had the other classes draw for their main event starting spots. In qualify Andy went out in the third group and was able to turn a lap of 12.035 good enough for 5th quick. The heat race saw Andy start in 3rd and finish 4th. The main event had a six pill pull for the starting inversion and that put Andy on the outside of the front row next to Tommy Tarlton. The beginning of the race had some problems as there would be a caution after each lap for the first seven laps. Once they went green on lap seven the field actually was able to put some laps together. Andy was running 2nd behind Tarlton until a lap 18 restart. On that restart Ronny Day was able to slide Andy in turn two for the second position. As the race went on Andy was able to pull away from fourth place until the next caution on lap 23. On this restart Andy would drop another position this time to Kyle Larson and another slide job, Andy was able to finish out the 30 lap event in fourth. Day went on to post the win followed by Tarlton, Larson, Andy and Brent Kaeding rounded out the top five, All in all it was a good night for the Forsberg Racing, Autism Awareness, PT Shocks #92. With Placerville rained out for tomorrow and other plans coming into play for Sunday the decision has been made to take the rest of the weekend off. We were looking into going to Santa Maria tomorrow and Merced on Sunday. Andy will be back in action this coming Wednesday for the Wild Winged Wednesday Civil War Race at Placerville Speedway. [Top] T uesday May 31, 2011 7:46amFrom the Office of Forsberg Racing
On Saturday May 28th the A&A #92 headed to Calistoga California for a 410 King of the West race but unfortunately the weird 2011 weather blew in a rain storm and it never let up, causing the 7th rain out of the season.
On Sunday May 29th the F&F X1 headed to Chico, CA for round #4 of the California Civil War Series. Andy was 4th quick out of 50 cars, 3rd in his heat race and was set to start outside of row 2 for the main event. The track was just like Andy likes rough, heavy and fast, Andy would eventually start the race on the outside front row due to some unfortunate cautions at the start of the race and when the race finally got underway Andy would take the early lead and never look back to make this his 4th win for the 2011 season, his 2nd in Civil War competition and gave his grandma Rose and early birthday present whom turns 88 on Wednesday June 1st.
This Friday June 3rd the Forsberg #92 is heading to Watsonville, CA for a 360 Taco Bravo Race and on Saturday June 4th Andy will be in Placerville, CA racing the F&F X1 for a regular 360 point race. [Top]
Defending champion Forsberg becomes first repeat winner of 2011 War
Auburn driver shares Silver Dollar Speedway victory lane with Wingless
winner Jimmy Sills
By Bill Sullivan /Civil War Series Media Relations
CHICO, CA (5-29-11) - Before the background of the colorful Silver Dollar Fair and the capacity filled grandstand of enthusiastic fans it provided, the Hoosier Racing Tires Silver War Race Series and the Silver Dollar Wingless Sprint Cars that was second to none Sunday night at the famed Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. In the end one of the regions future legends celebrated in victory lane with another driver has already earned that legendary status quo. Known as "Mr. Excitement" to his peers and colleagues in the sport, Auburn hot shoe Andy Forsberg drove his way to his second victory of the season in the 2011 Civil War Sprint Car Series here. (Click here to Read Complete Article on the Civil War News Page) [Top] Forsberg Wins Civil Round Four Sunday May 29, 2011 11:55pm By Boo Brown
The California Civil War Series was back in action at Silver Dollar Speedway. Round four of the series had 49 cars show up for the nights event. Andy was the 27th car out to qualify. The car was just a little snug for the hooked up old school Chico track. His quick lap was a 12.081, only .005 off of his fast time the last time Civil War was here. On this night, Andy's fast lap was only good enough for 4th quick on the night. In his heat race, Andy would start 6th and quickly move up to 4th, then 3rd were he would finish and transfer to the nights main event.
With the fast qualifier, on the night, not making it out of his heat race Andy would be third going into the main event. The six pill was pulled for the starting inversion putting Andy on the outside of the second row. The field would have a had time getting the first lap in the books. On the initial start Andy would get a great start and was in second coming off of turn two. Going into turn three the fast qualifier on the night would get together with another car and flip bringing out the first red flag of the night. There would be two more attempts at a start before the field actually got a lap in. Each time Andy would get a good start and on the start that stayed green Andy had the lead coming off of turn two. The race was plagued by cautions and on lap twelve under a red flag the official made the decision the call the race on the next caution flag as it was already past curfew. The restart would be the longest run of the race as they clicked off twelve consecutive laps. Going into this run Andy's brakes were fading. Andy was able to pull away from the second place car of Herman Klein at the beginning of this run but as the laps clicked off Klein was reeling him in. On lap twenty-four the caution flag came out and Andy received the checkered flag for his fourth win of the year. He was followed across the line by Klein, Shane Golobic, Sean Becker and Robby Whitchurch rounded out the top five.
Next Friday Andy will be at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA with his Red #92 for a Taco Bravo race then back to Placerville in the x1 on Saturday.
[Top] Saturday May 28, 2011 4:55pm |
War Series with a 22 point lead over Kyle Hirst. Andy was feeling better after
having a week off of racing to re-coop from the wild ride he took on Thursday
night, of Gold Cup, during the USAC race. Andy went to see the doctor on Monday
after Gold Cup and we were told he had a dislocated shoulder. The doc popped it
back into place after two tries and Andy was ready to go and feeling better
every day. Going into the weekend Andy new he just needed to be smart and not
over due it.
for fun for the F&F team. Andy was 4th
quick, 4th in his heat and would line up 5th in the A main event. Andy steadily
moved forward on a the tricky race track and with one lap to go was making a
pass attempt on the leader Stephen Allard coming off turn 4. Contact was made
between the two front runners, they both were able to continue and Andy almost
still got the job done on the final turn but settled for 2nd on the final night
and put an end to a very successful 2011 P-ville points campaign.
into the night with hopes of a good finish. Andy was 4th quick, 5th in his heat
race and would line up for the A main in the 5th spot. The team was sitting in a
great spot for a good finish and to pick up some points on point leader Tyler
Wolf. By lap 12 Andy was in the 3rd spot as Wolf was near the back, but during a
caution they had the right rear tire go down. Andy pulled the car in and the
crew changed it and Andy tagged the rear of the field.
Two laps later the cars in the rear bunched up, Andy ran into the rear of the
car in front of him knocking his front wing off and the left front shock tower
off the frame. With no time for the repair of the frame Andy was forced to
finish the race with no left front shock, he would limp the car home to an 11th
place finish and with one race remaining is now 6 points out of the lead behind
Tyler Wolf.
