Name:	Chris Meredith
Born:	June 14, 1987
Residence:	Potomac, MD / Clearwater, FL
Community Service:	Children's Inn at NIH
Other Interests:	Golf, Tennis, friends
Aspirations:	Becoming the best professional race car driver, coach/instructor I can be

Chris Meredith is an exceptionally gifted, intelligent and savvy 19 year old young man. Chris has excelled in all of his pursuits, but particularly in sports, becoming a junior varsity lacrosse goalie in while in the 8th grade, and being the only freshman in his school to play on the varsity golf team. Chris has also excelled in soccer and ice hockey but his true passion has always been racing cars.

Chris began racing go karts at age 10 and won over 45 feature races and had in excess of 80 podium finishes on the way to several championships. At the age of 16 Chris attended the Bertil Roos racing school and excelled again by winning the pole and leading every lap in all 4 races. He was invited back to a camp for young pro hopefuls where he competed against other national karting stars and seasoned racers and again won the pole in every race and won every race but one where he placed second.

As a result of advice by many professionals, Chris skipped amateur racing and moved directly into the pros. In his first pro race, in support of the 12 hours of Sebring in 2004,Chris came from last place due to a spin, and place third. Unfortunately that season was cut short due cancellation of the series due to teething problems with a new model car.

In 2005 Chris joined 41 other drivers from around the world including the former British and Canadian Formula Ford champions in the FF2000 Cooper Championship with a new team and finished 5th overall.

As a result of his success during the 2005 season, Chris was invited to test with the premier formula ford team in the United States, Cape Motorsports. During his first test at their private track in Palmetto, Florida, Chris turned some of the fastest times ever turned at that facility. He was immediately offered a position on their team for the 2006 season where he again finished 5th overall including 3 podiums and 10 top five finishes. Unfortunately he was also in the wrong place at the wrong time and was involved in accidents at several races dashing his hopes for a better overall finish than the previous year.