Personal History
Chris' parents, Darlene and Jacques, are no strangers to Open Wheel racing in Manitoba.
Jacques was involved in Mini Sprint racing at New Bothwell during the 1980's. In his early years, Chris would watch his dad race.
Now the roles have changed with dad, Jacques, wrenching and sharing his wealth of knowledge with Chris.
Chris is a red seal machinist and works for CancerCare MB in Winnipeg Manitoba.He is married with 3 children.
Riding Goals
Team Sorin Racing's goals to keep racing affordable, safe and fun. We are hoping to have Chris in a full sized sprint and we feel that he is ready for this step but financing is the issue.
Competitive Highlights
Chris Sorin may very well be the next big name in Manitoba's Open Wheel racing scene.
In Manitoba's Open Wheel racing community, the Sorin family embodies the spirit of initiative and active involvement. During the off-season, the familiar #1 Team Sorin Lightning Sprint can be found on display at local Spring events such as World of Wheels and Rodarama.
With everyone's willingness to learn and grow, Team Sorin has earned its place as one of the top competitive teams in Manitoba's Lightning Sprint class.
After purchasing Eric Guyot's Henchcraft Lightning Sprint in 2010, the Sorins began their growing pains in a very competitive field of Lightning Sprints and struggled racing at Red River Co-op Speedway in their rookie season, finishing 9th place in points.
2011 was a different story. In 11 starts, Chris put together a run of six Top 5 finishes, including a career-best three 3rd place finishes at the end of the season. This performance would earn Chris Sorin 3rd place in Lightning Sprint points and Most Improved Lightning Sprint Driver at Red River Co-op Speedway.
2012 was considered Team Sorin's breakout season. After a slow start out of the gate, Chris Sorin earned consistent Top 5 finishes for the balance of the NLSA season at Red River Co-op Speedway. Included in Chris' accomplishments was back to back trips to Victory Lane early in July. Had the #1 not endured the slow start, Chris Sorin may very well have been in the run for a points championship. Sorin also earned consecutive wins at North Dakota's Devil's Lake Speedway.
After paying his dues, learning his lessons and improving his skills, Chris Sorin may very well be in position to take that next step to be the next elite driver in the Lightning Sprint class.