Charles Slater
Charles Slater (born August 22, 1956 in Tallahassee ) is an American entrepreneur and former racing driver .
Entrepreneur
Charles Slater founded several companies manufacturing medical endoscopic devices in the 1980s . Together with two partners, he sold one of these companies, Symbiosis Corporation , for 175 million US dollars in the early 1990s .
Racing career
Charles Slater started motorsport in 1985. He had one of his first races at the Sebring 12-hour race this year . Slater had almost no racing experience and lap times were so slow in the race that the race management was forced to take him out of the race. In the following years, however, he became an experienced GT and sports car racing driver who was able to achieve some success. His considerable fortune enabled Slater to buy into established racing teams.
In the 1990s he drove in the IMSA GTP series and then in the American Le Mans Series . He competed four times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans , where his best place in the final classification was 14th in 2000 . He achieved his best result in Sebring in 1995 when he finished 12th. This was also the victory in the GTS-2 class.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1999 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Franz Konrad | Peter Kitchak | failure | |
2000 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Jürgen von Gartzen | Thomas Kendall | Rank 14 | |
2001 | Konrad Motorsport | Saleen S7R | Toni Seiler | Walter Brun | failure | accident |
2002 | Konrad Motorsport | Saleen S7R | Rodney Mall | Walter Brun | failure | fuel pump |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1985 | Wonzer Racing | Porsche Carrera RSR | John Hofstra | Mick Robinson | failure | malfunction | |
1986 | Wonzer Racing | Porsche 911 | John Hofstra | Mick Robinson | Rank 23 | ||
1987 | S Squared Engineering | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Dave Duttinger | Rudy Bartling | Rank 31st | ||
1989 | Charles Slater | Porsche 911 | Kenneth Brady | Norm Dupont | failure | Engine failure | |
1993 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 | Butch Hamlet | Bill Ferran | Rank 18 | ||
1994 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 | Peter Uria | Joe Cogbill | Rank 13 | ||
1995 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 | Bill Auberlen | Joe Cogbill | Rank 12 and class win | ||
1996 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 | Ron Finger | John Rutherford | Rank 26 | ||
1997 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Jeff Purner | Terry Lingner | Robbie Groff | Rank 23 | |
1998 | Alex Job Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Cort Wagner | Darryl Havens | Rank 13 | ||
1999 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Peter Kitchak | Mike Hezemans | Rank 16 | ||
2000 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Franz Konrad | John Paul Junior | Rank 12 | ||
2002 | Konrad Motorsport | Saleen S7-R | Walter Brun | Gavin Pickering | failure | Disqualified |
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Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Slater, Charles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallahassee |