Charles Rickett

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Charles Michael Rickett (born 13 June 1963) is a British former racing driver. [1]

Rickett was born in London and educated at Stowe School. [2] In 1998 he co-founded V12 Telecom, suppliers of telecommunications services to UK businesses (Voice & Data, SIP, VoIP, Audio & Video Conferencing, High Speed Internet Access, Mobile & SMS). [3]

Rickett competed in the British Formula 3 Championship from 1988 to 1990, winning the 1990 British Formula Three season National class with 10 wins, 13 pole positions and 3 lap records. A three time competitor in 24 Hours of Le Mans: 1991 (Chamberlain Engineering, Spice Engineering, DNF), 1992 (Kremer Racing, Porsche 962, 11th) and 1994 (Bristow Motorsport, Porsche 911 Carrera RSR, DNF). [4] He was elected to the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1994. [5]

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References

  1. "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. [ self-published source ]
  3. "About V12 Telecom". v12telecom.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. "All Results of Charles Rickett". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. "BRDC - List of all members". The British Racing Driver's Club. brdc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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