Christian M. Maloof

Christian Maloof first became interested in motorsports early on. His Father, motorsports enthusiast and owner of various Porsches, fostered his passion and taught him to care for cars.

Growing up on an island, his early driving career included various watercraft including a small inflatable boat with hard bottom and outboard motor which he would use to ride the waves, jump wakes, and take on big water.  His first job, warming up cars, evolved into assisting in the maintenance of fine sportscars. His first racing experience involved offshore boats and big boats in gulf and inter-coastal watercraft competitions.

In 1997, Maloof received a B. A. in Economics from the University of Michigan. His interest in performance driving deepened in 2001, when he attended his first Driver’s Education event with the Rally Sport Region (RSP, Porsche Club of America) at Waterford Hills race track in Michigan. Within a year he was instructing for RSP and in 2004 became their Chief Instructor and Track Chairman—positions he currently holds.

In 2002, he successfully completed the Skip Barber Race School, obtaining a Formula Dodge Race License. Between 2002-7, Maloof focused on growing his business, Watermark homes. He also continued working on his driving technique and became nationally recognized as a certified high performance instructor for Porsche Club of America, BMW Car Club of America, Audi Car Club of America, Lotus Car Owners Club, Ferrari Club, Lamborghini Club, CGI Driving School, TracQuest, and Speed Masters.

In 2006 and 2007, Maloof successfully completed the Mid Ohio Instructor School, followed by the Mid Ohio Race School in 2007.

2007 marked the first year racing his #75 1995 Porsche 993 RS CS.  He participated in his first rookie National Auto Sport Association (NASA) race in July,  finishing 9th (out of 16 in class, field of 50 cars) and 5th (out of 16 in class, field of 50 cars). In the NASA Regional Race in August the same year, he finished 4th (out of 15 in class, field of 48 cars) and 5th (out of 15 in class, field of 50 cars). In the second race of the weekend, he was in 3rd  position in the last lap when he was hit by a back marker and fell to 6th place. In the September NASA National Championships, he finished 7th in class and 11th overall in spite of starting in 48th place due to mechanical problems.

In 2008, Maloof obtained his NASA Pro Race License. 

In 2009, in addition to racing in the NASA circuit, Maloof joins Team Freedom Autosport and co-driver Mark White in the #147 car for four races in the Grand-Am KONI Challenge.

 

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