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Getting to Know ‘The Viking,’ Anders Krohn

Belardi Auto Racing #9 in Firestone Indy Lights

Sponsors: Liberty Engineering, Logi Trans Offshore Express, Trallfa, PM International Suppliers, Allied Building Products, ZAT Graphics, Eagles Canyon Raceway, OMP and Bell Helmets.

Born: Nov. 17, 1987 in Stavanger, Norway

Resides: Houston, Texas

Status: Single

Alma mater: High school (Gand VGS, athletic course)

What’s on TV: Family Guy and The Office

In my iPod: Alternative rock

What I drive: Mazda RX-8

Favorite flicks: The Green Mile

What I’m reading: E mails mostly. My favorite book is Crashed and Byrned by Tommy Byrne.

Magazine subscriptions: Autosport and Racer.

Bookmarks: BelardiAutoRacing.com, IndyCar.com, Autosport.com, Facebook.com, Twitter.com.

Worst habit: I never stop thinking about racing, ever!

Would love to trade places for a day with: Nobody; I feel like one of the most privileged people in the world and I am living the dream.

My first job: Working at my grandmother’s farm with the sheep.

Favorite meal: My mom's homemade komla. It's a traditional Norwegian dish that pretty much all foreigners hate.

Talent I’d most like to have: Knowing how to juggle.

Favorite athletes to watch in another sport: Thor Hushovd in road biking and Sebastian Kartfjord in BMX.

Favorite city to visit: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.

Favorite sports team as a kid: I was never big into team sports as a kid and was really only selfish enough to root for myself on the track :)

Favorite race car driver as a kid: Tom Kristensen

Favorite race car driver now: Justin Wilson (IndyCar) and Tom Kristensen (overall).

Favorite value in others: Positivity and honesty

My hero: Tom Kristensen

Favorite saying: "Keep it simple.”

My bucket list: It's a big dream of mine to make it to the IZOD IndyCar Series, and my biggest dream of all is to win the Indy 500.