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David Slater

Driver · 1986–1991 · from Auckland
Also printed as: Dave Slater
6results
5wins
6podiums
15clippings
Ford Laser 2Ford Sierra 2Laser 1

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
19 Jan 1986Wigram 1986AGC Ford Laser Sport Championship1Ford Laser20 Jan 1986, 20 Jan 1986
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Shell Group N saloon cars (Race 1)1Laser turbo12:29.4530 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Shell Group N saloons (Race 2)230 Jan 1989
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Castrol Group N.Z. Saloon Car championship, Race 1 (10 laps)1Ford Laser turbo8:34.7429 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Dulux Autocolour Group N (Race 1)1Sierra 4x4 TurboFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Dulux Autocolour Group N (Race 2)1Sierra 4x4 TurboFeb 1991

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna50.49fastest race lap · Castrol Group N, Race 1clipping

Raced against most often

Ray Wilson 3Louis Vandermeer 3Wayne Murdoch 2Hugh Owen 2Warren Hislop 1Ross Heffernan 1C. Huggett 1J. McAndrew 1Sydney Gardiner 1Steve Taylor 1Bryan Bate 1Lloyd Owen 1

In the clippings (15)

American dominates Lady Wigram raceAmerican Jeff MacPherson clinched the 1986 NZ international Formula Pacific series with two victories at Wigram: the…MacPherson gets easy Lady Wigram winAmerican Jeff MacPherson won the 30-lap Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram in 1986 after also…PhotoRoss Heffernan led the AGC Ford Laser Sport championship race into the final hairpin at Wigram before David Slater…PM's fast-track recipe for relaxationPrime Minister David Lange practised for his third race in a Ford Laser at the Wigram meeting, calling motor racing an…Crowd favourites line up for Lady Wigram Trophy meetingPress advertising-feature preview of the supporting events at the Benson and Hedges international meeting at Wigram on…Japanese driver wins Wigram trophyHiro Matsushita became the first Japanese winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy after 30 incident-packed laps.Chequered flag comes in sight for Japanese driverReport of the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race, in which the lead changed hands three times before Hiro Matsushita of…Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram Trophy…Frontrunners turn on the pressurePreview of the Ruapuna Lady Wigram Trophy meeting supporting classes.Youngest driver wins Lady Wigram TrophyCraig Baird, 19, of Hamilton won both Formula Pacific races at Ruapuna, including the 50-lap Lady Wigram Trophy, each…Historic win for teen racerTeenage Hamiltonian Craig Baird (Swift DB4) won the Lady Wigram Trophy at Ruapuna in extreme heat, holding off Ken…Ruapuna results from SundayResults of the 28 January 1990 Ruapuna meeting: Craig Baird won the 25-lap Formula Pacific race and the 50-lap Lady…Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific heat and…Round Three, Ruapuna: The Lady Wigram Trophy Race Meeting - a mere shadow of former glories, but Ken Smith is brilliantCritical report on the 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, round three of the Peter Jackson series: the…NewsMotor racing notes after the 1994 Wigram meeting.

From the reports

  • Ford Laser TX3i Turbos of Dave Slater and Ray Wilson shared wins in the Shell Production Car races at Wigram, January 1989. (30 Jan 1989)

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