|
|
|
 Rider profile
Name: Chris Schramm
Date of Birth: 30/05/1984
Birthplace: Maldon, Essex
Height: 5'8
Weight : 10 st 12
Eyes: Blue
Shoe Size: 9
Social life
Ideal night out: Pictures and meal
Time for normal social life: Not much in season time, but winter is quite good.
What other sports: Swimming, Squash, Moto-X, Football
Are you a shopaholic: No
Favourite clothes: Anything cheap
Do national lottery: No
What would you do if you won £50,000: Put a deposit down on a house and get new bikes
Keep in touch old friends: Yes, keep in touch with quite a few old school friends.
Favourite kind of people: Anybody that makes me laugh.
Least favourite: Politicians
What holiday do you like: Skiing, hot holidays - but must be action packed.
Best country: New Zealand and Canada
Private life
Hobbies interests: Don't have much time for hobbies. Speedway takes up all of my spare time.
Do any physical training: Moto-X, Swimming and Gym.
Interested in technology: Not at all
How do I relax: Don't relax much at all, always on the go. But if I get the chance I will go to the spa and sauna
Laughs at: Pretty much anything, I have a good sense of humour
Dislikes: Don't really dislike much at all, quite easy going.
Phobias: Needles.
Work: Driving Lorries at Tilbury Docks.
Favourite possession: Don't really have any, not materialistic.
Superstitious: Not at all.
Wish in life: To make the Grand Prixs in five years.
Most like to meet: Lots of different people, no one in particular.
How describe yourself: Easy going.
Early life
School life: You really don't want to know. I am dyslexic, School was never easy.
First job: Flower nursery.
Lasting childhood memory: When I got my head stuck in the railings at home.
Home life
Family: Mum - Chris, Dad - Paul, Sister - Jenny, Brother - Jeff, Daughter - Madison and Girlfriend Jenny (different to sister)
Live: Maldon, Essex
Newspaper magazine: Because I'm dyslexic I don't read newspapers or magazines, only the Speedway Star.
Favourite food: Meat, meat and more meat!
Worst food: Veg.
Do you cook: Yes, I like cooking.
Favourite drink: JD
Top TV: Don't watch much TV. If I do it would be Prison Break or Heroes
Programmes switch off: Everything else.
Pets: Haven't got any now, but have had a Horse, Dog, and Cat
Musical taste: All sorts
Last CD bought: Newton Faulkner
Top radio programme: Essex FM
Best film: Saw 3
Top actor: Phil Morris
Top actress: Don't know
Favourite colour: Blue
Work as well as speedway: Try too, but jobs don't go well with Speedway.
Speedway life
Present club: Ipswich
Previous clubs: Newport, Reading, Berwick (conference league) Peterborough and Oxford.
Where did you start speedway: Sittingbourne.
At what age: 14
Previous racing experience: No hadn't had any racing experience before.
Any race night superstitions: No but I like to chill out, talking to people in the crowd.
Machinery: Two Jawa frames, Gm engine Blix Carb.
Mechanic: Dad.
Much time in workshop: Spend nearly all my spare time in workshop.
Thoughts on costs: Everything is so expensive especially when travelling a lot for ten pence a mile. We're so far behind the times.
How can they be cut: Take up golf.
Transport: ATM have Mercedes Sprinter, but now I haven't got so many miles to do I might get something smaller.
Sponsors: Ideal Video, Doreen Bowles, MA Ewers Transport, Ambassador Fork lifts, Foil Tech.
Best club ridden for: Berwick had the best team spirit, but I have enjoyed all clubs I have ridden for.
Favourite track: Eastbourne.
Worst track: Don't really mind any of the tracks.
Favourite kind of track: Grippy.
Most admired riders: Tony Rickardson and Sam Ermolenko
Early main influence: No one in Speedway, but Dad has always been there.
Best meeting: Heat 15 at Glasgow last season.
Worst meeting: There are lots of meetings that just don't go right, but you can't dwell on them.
Worst injury: Broke both Wrists at Reading.
Most embarrassing moment: When I came off after the race at Peterborough in the Conference league.
Best stadium raced in: Austria.
What are your hopes: As said before to be at the Grand Prixs in five years.
All-star team: Rickardsson, Pedersen, Harris, Crump, Hampel, Hancock, Schramm
Advice to newcomers: Don't do it.
Thoughts on speedway image: Needs to be advertised more
What to improve speedway: All tracks should have safety fences.
Are refs consistent: Are you having a laugh?
How has speedway changed in 5-10 years: Equipments better and the rules change every year.
Nickname: Schrammy or Nobby
|
| | | |
:: Home
