Spirit Of Norway Racing Team
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SPIRIT OF NORWAY RACING TEAM
Team owner: Bjorn Rune Gjelsten
Team manager: Gro Helgesen / Rolf Arnestad
Based in: Oslo - Norway
Formed in 1995, the team took its first world title in 1998, going on to break record after record and establish the most successful driver/throttleman partnership in the sports history, with Gjelsten and Curtis winning 26 races from 66 starts, achieving the most race wins in a season (7 in 2003), a hat trick of world titles (2002, 2003, 2004), three European titles and four consecutive Pole Position titles. Last year Norwegian, Bard Eker stepped into the driver’s seat to join Curtis and continued the ‘Spirit’ success story; from seven starts taking four wins, a and easing to six out of seven Pole Position wins, taking the World and Pole Position titles.