Hal Prewitt
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2015 Podium at 24 hours of Silverstone
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| Born |
Harold Dean Prewitt, Jr. October 1, 1954 Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Residence | Miami Beach, Fl and Park City, Ut |
| Occupation | Race car driver, Professional Photographer, Investor, Businessman and Farmer |
| Known for | Inventor, Computer Technology, Engineering, Race car driver, Politician, Businessman and Fisherman |
| Home town | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Title | Commissioner, Town of Manalapan, Florida |
| Term | 2001 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Corinne Loria (2007–present) Florine Andrews (1980–2004) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Won 2006 National Auto Sport Association National Championship, Chivas Regal Award for Entrepreneurship 1986, Business Leader of the Year Palm Beach County, Atlantic Ocean Angler of the Year 1992, Bahamas Billfish Championship 1988, IGFA most Tagged & Released Sailfish (1990-1992) and White Marlin (1992) |
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Harold D. Prewitt, Jr (Hal) (born October 1, 1954 in Hutchinson, Kansas) is an artist, photographer, race car driver, businessperson, inventor of personal computer products and early pioneer in the personal computer revolution. He resides in South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida) and Park City, Utah.
Prewitt competes in professional and occasionally amateur motorsport road races and has driven in nearly 200 endurance racing or sprint races worldwide. He was the #1 American and finished 4th of 819 international drivers from 58 countries in the 2015 International Endurance Series Championship. He has been a competitor in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and at international FIA races including 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours Nürburgring, Dubai 24 Hour, 24 Hours of Barcelona and Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour.
In the 1970s and 1980s he was one of the early creators of personal computer products, developing popular software and hardware while helping build a new industry. He provided consulting services to IBM and is credited with inventing hard disk drives and world's first local area network (LAN) for their first portable computer, the IBM 5100, and their first desktop computer the IBM 5120.
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