• In 1990 Chris Rivas decided to follow his racing heritage as passed on through his dad Ruben, by competing in NHRA Super Comp racing with an eight second rear engine dragster.
  • 1995 was the beginning of a career in motorcycle racing with a quick path to the pros. Chris' first purpose built race bike was a 1992 Harley Sportster that ended up winning two track championships, an NHRA Div 7 #3 plate and an AHDRA National Runner Up (Western Championship).
  • 2004: Chris built his first Pro Stock Bike with an S&S engine for the AHDRA and accomplished a Runner Up finish at the first race entered.  By the end of the season Chris had earned a National #4 plate and Western Runner Up to the Championship chase.
  • 2005 brought in a whole new level of opportunities and experiences when Chris was signed onto an NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Team.  He made his Pro Stock Motorcycle debut; Attended Frank Hawley School of Drag Racing twice; Earned a runner-up finish in Atlanta
  • 2006: Attended 15 races and qualified for seven
  • 2007: Reached two semifinals and earned a then-career-best 11 round-wins
  • 2008: Earned first-ever NHRA Playoff berth; Won three races in the Countdown to 1 to finish second in the final standings; Earned his first career win (Chicago) and went on to win three more races; finished the season 5 qualifying points from the World Championship.
  • 2012: Chris built the world's first and only 200 MPH Bagger with a top speed of 204 MPH.
  • 2014-2016: Chris built the world's fastest Dyna with a top speed of 244 MPH. His Rocket Cams technology has gone into every one of these bikes making them perform at the highest level that no other racer or manufacturer has been able to top. This is the same technology that goes into the street cams offered through Rocket Cams
  • 2017: After a hiatus from the world of NHRA, Chris signs on for 1 year as the crew chief for a newly formed pro-stock motorcycle drag racing team, Team Liberty Racing, with 3x champion Angelle Sampey and Cory Reed as riders.