Tribute to Tom - Distance interview

Born?

7th July 1967 in Hobro, Denmark

Nickname?

Tee Kay

Childhood dream?

Bank manager

Most proud of?

Our three children (they are on my helmet)

A strength?

My team

… and a weakness?

My haircut

A motto?

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going! (quote from Beverly Sills, opera singer)

A lucky charm?

I don't believe in luck

Music to listen to before the race?

Kings of Leon, The Script, Allan Olsen, Aura, Tina Dickow

A book?

I like documentaries

A film?

Truth in 24 (2008) film d'Audi sur les 24 Heures du Mans, Intouchables (2011), The Godfather (1972)

A favorite food?

Thaï, Sushi an Italian

A hobby?

Golf

Next holiday destination?

Primland

Personality that you would like to meet?

Nelson Mandela

An athlete who inspires you?

Anyone with skills, passion and dedication...

A favorite road car?

Audi R8

A favorite race-track?

Le Mans, Spa, Suzuka, Road America, Sebring

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Working in Audi Sport Press Department as coffee-boy!

First 24 Hours of Le Mans?

1997 (with Joest Racing / TWR Porsche)

Favourite part of the circuit?

The 'esses'

Favourite time?

The night

Best memory?

Yet to come !

A historic car?

Any outright winning car from the past

A former winner as a team mate?

Woolf Barnato, Olivier Gendebien, Henri Pescarolo and Jacky Ickx

Julien Hergault et Cécile Bonardel / ACO

Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, THURSDAY JUNE 20, 2013, QUALIFYING. Tom Kristensen enjoys a dinner break but still watches his car on the monitors.