Rolf Gramstad
| Rolf Gramstad | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Norway | |
| Date of birth | 5 January 1957 | |
| Place of birth | Sandnes, Norway | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career status | Retired | |
| Career history | ||
| Vienna Swindon Robins Leicester Lions |
1977 1978–1979 1980–1981 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Norwegian Champion Nordic Long Track Champion |
1981 1981 | |
| Team honours | ||
Rolf Gramstad (born 5 January 1957) is a Norwegian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Swindon Robins and Leicester Lions.
Biography
Gramstad was born in Sandnes, Norway in 1957.[1] He rode for Vienna in 1977, gaining his first cap for Norway later that year and first raced in Britain with Swindon Robins in 1978, and after two season moved to Leicester Lions, where from a starting point of reserve he became a heat leader by the end of his first season, averaging over 7.4.[2][3] In 1981, he won the Norwegian national championship and the Nordic Long Track Championship.[2]
His career was ended in September 1981 by an accident while competing in grasstrack in West Germany, which left him paralysed.[1] By the end of the year he was able to walk with crutches but he was unable to race again.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oakes, Peter (1982) 1982 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-072-8, p. 173
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 166
- ↑ Oakes, Peter (1991) The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books, ISBN 0-948882-07-7, p. 37 (Division One Averages section)