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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.