Seth Neiman
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![]() Seth Neiman of Flying Lizard Motorsports at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans | |||||||||||
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Born | June 27, 1954 East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S. | (age 69)||||||||||
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Seth Neiman (born June 27, 1954) is an American
He is the team principal of
Youth
Neiman was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and grew up in Dayton, Ohio. His mother was Judith Klapper Neiman and father was Ralph Bernard Neiman.[2] The second child of four, he had two sisters and a younger brother.
He graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor's degree in philosophy and did graduate work in computer science.[3]
Business career
Neiman was a
In 1994, he joined the venture capital firm Crosspoint Venture Partners, and becoming a general partner before departing.[4] In 1995, he founded Brocade Communications Systems.[3][4] Neiman served as a lead investor and board member of various
He has been Chairman of the Board of eSilicon Corporation since 2011, and a Director at AlephCloud Systems Inc. since 2013.[4] He is also a Director at the facial expression recognition system company Emotient, Inc.[4][8]
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Racing career
Neiman formed
In 2007, he finished 10th in ALMS and the car failed to finish at Le Mans. In 2008, he captured a career best 5th place in ALMS GT2 points and finished 6th at Le Mans. In 2009, he again failed to finish at Le Mans and finished 7th in ALMS points.[9]
He returned to the Flying Lizards team he owns in 2010, and competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona, finishing 9th overall and 2nd in GT.[10]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2005 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 323 | 13th | 3rd |
2006 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 309 | 18th | 4th |
2007 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 124 | DNF | DNF |
2008 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 289 | 32nd | 6th |
2009 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 194 | DNF | DNF |
2010 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 61 | DNF | DNF |
2011 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Am |
211 | DNF | DNF |
2012 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GTE Am |
313 | 27th | 4th |
2014 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Am |
327 | 27th | 7th |
IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2014 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2L V10 | DIS 5 |
SEB 5 |
LAG 5 |
DET 13 |
WGI 7 |
MOS 14 |
IND | ROA | VIR | AUS 13 |
RAT 12 |
22nd | 167 |
Source:[12]
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References
- ^ Porsche Motorsport News: "All Three Porsche 911 GT3 RSRS Dnf in Start Incident at Baltimore; Dion Von Moltke/Seth Neiman Score First ALMS Gtc Win for #44 Flying Lizard Porsche"
- ^ "Judith Klapper Neiman obituary". Dayton Daily News. January 2, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Seth Neiman Managing Partner". Web site bio. Crosspoint Venture Partners. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Bloomberg Businessweek.com: Seth D. Neiman, Executive Profile & Biography
- ^ Google Books; Computerworld – Sep 1, 1986 – Page 51. (Maxitron Corp.)
- ^ Suregrave Inc. history, 1994 Dahlgren Control Systems acquisition
- ^ "Seth Neiman". Web page bio. Venture Beat. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ San Francisco Business Times: Emotient Announces Series B Financing of $6M"; 6 March 2014.
- ^ Seth Neiman, Driver Database, Retrieved 2010-07-22
- ^ Sulka, Mike. 2010 Daytona 24: Grand Am Final Race Results – Porche, Action Express Racing Win!, PaddockTalk, January 21, 2010, Retrieved 2010-07-22
- ^ "Seth Neiman". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Seth Neiman Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved July 21, 2023.