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My story I was born and raised in Stavanger, Norway - A city in the south-western part of Norway. After getting the opportunity to sit in a Gokart at the tender age of 2, I was hooked. Not too long after, at the age of three and a half, I got my first Gokart from my parents Helge and Odny Krohn. I made my racing debut eight years old in England. The age limit to race in Norway was 11, so I started out racing in England and then went on to spend two years racing in Sweden before being able to enter races in my home country. I won many races and learned a great bunch that has been extremely valuable ever since. After spending a few years in the National karting categories, I made the step up to the Intercontinental A Juniors for 2001. I spent two seasons in the category and went on to win the National Finals as well as the GigaCup. For 2003, I made the jump to the Intercontinental A Senior category, and won the Norwegian National Championship as the youngest ever at the age of 15. Another step up came in 2004 in the form of Formula A. Won the National Championship in that category as well, and yet again, the youngest ever to do it. 2005 was a year of big change and would be my best year of karting. Making the step up to the ICC and Super ICC shifter categories was tough but rewarding. I ended up winning the North-European Championship and was rewarded with the Autosport Driver of the Year award from the Norwegian Automobile Authorities. I was also the youngest ever to to recieve this prize, taking over the prize from World Rally Champion, Petter Solberg. I also finished 17th in the World Championship, despite suffering from a puncture mid-race. I continued in ICC and Super ICC for 2006, and ended up winning my third National Championship title in four years. With many years of karting behind the belt, I wanted to move up to Formula-car racing, but a massive financial hurdle was standing between me and the dream of being a professional race car driver. I spent about half a year finding and educating myself on the subject of motorsports sponsorship, and at last had a budget sufficient to compete in the Pan-European Benelux Formula Ford Championship. I had a fantastic debut season with my team, Vuik Racing, and I earned 6 wins, 9 pole positions and 11 podiums en route to finishing as Vice-Champion, a single point behind the winner. 2008 was my breakthrough year as a Formula car driver. With the financial crisis in full play, getting sponsorship was a tough task at best. But I managed to pull through and landed a deal in the U.S. Formula 2000 Championship with top team Andersen Racing. We dominated the Championship, won 9 out of 14 races, and suddenly I was on top in my first season of racing in a continent I had never even been to 8 months prior to the season ending. I continued to focus on racing in North America for 2009, and secured a deal with Mundill to compete in the Star Mazda Championship. After a tough start to the season, we secured our first win in our Oval debut at the Milwaukee Mile 100. It wasn't until the very last race of the season we would secure another podium, and ended 6th in the Championship. It was a tough, but character-building year, that has made me stronger for the years to come. We showed glimses of good pace, but unfortunately we lacked consistency to be up top. This year I will be back with Andersen Racing in the Star Mazda Championship. Stay tuned here at AndersKrohn.com and find out how the continuation of My Story goes.
Results 2009 - Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear - Mundill 2008 - US Formula 2000 Championship - Andersen Racing 2007 - Formula Ford Dutch&Benelux Championships - Vuik Racing 2006-2003 - Gokart - International Races '02-'91 - Gokart: various categories and brands
Mentions
I would like to thank and show my appreciations to my Mum and Dad. They have always been with me! Without Mum and Dad I would probably not even know what motorsport is about, and I thank them for letting me compete in this adventure. I truly appreciate it every day. Thanks a lot to you!
THANK YOU!
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