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Bjørn Rune Gjelsten (born 17 September 1956 in Tomrefjord) is a Norwegian businessman and Offshore powerboat racing World Champion. He was also a joint owner of Wimbledon Football Club and involved in the controversial relocation of the team from London to Milton Keynes. ==Offshore powerboat racing career== Gjelsten made his powerboat racing debut in 1994 in the U.S., winning his first race in Jacksonville with throttleman Jim Dyke. In 1996 he formed Class 1's most successful partnership with Englishman Steve Curtis, which in the ''"Spirit of Norway"'' the pair took:〔(Bjorn Rune Gjelsten - Spirit Of Norway Driver )〕 *The World Championship - 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004 *The European Championship - 1998, 2002, 2003 *The Middle East Championship - 2003, 2004 *The Pole Position Championship - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Curtis was awarded the Segrave Trophy in 2003, and the committee presented Gjelsten with a Segrave Certificate. In 2004 Gjelsten retired to concentrate on his businesses, and sold the ''"Spirit of Norway"'' team to Bard Eker, who won the 2005 Championship with Curtis. In 2006, Gjelsten bought back the team from Eker, and won the 2006 Championship with Curtis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bjørn Rune Gjelsten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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