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01-11-2009, 01:27 PM
I'm fortunate to be great friends with Bob Hall, the Southwest Regional Director. He is Mr. ZR-1 and a great goodwill ambassador-at-large. (and I'm not talking about his figure).
Bob, along with Corey Henderson, Glen Breitung and others recently executed the annual Texas barbeque. Karen & I attended and had a GREAT time and made new friends and enjoyed seeing our old friends.
Bob & I have discussed the possibility of trying to pattern a SouthWest ZR-1 Gathering event like the Ford Gathering here in Oklahoma last summer. It would go something like this:
1. Track Day @ Hallett Motor Racing Circuit http://www.hallettracing.net/
2. Drag Racing @ Tulsa Raceway Park http://www.tulsaracewaypark.com/
3. Gathering in Stillwater, OK with something like a replay of Thunder at Stillwater and invite Graham Behan, Rick Kirk, Dave McLellan, Greg VanDeventer and others that were a part of the history. I have not checked with MercCruiser about how they might be able to participate, but I have "friends" who work there that were "in the building" when the ZR-1was being built. An autocross may also be possible in Stillwater.
Stillwater would be a good place to stay with plenty of lodging, good eating & the home of Oklahoma State University!
Oklahoma is a little thin for ZR-1's but our central location makes it potentially a very good location and all types of events.
Consider this a "call-out" for all the ZR-1 folks in Oklahoma to contact me and maybe we can actually pull this off. Surely, if the Ford folks can do it (and believe me they did a heck of a job) then so can we.
So...... what do you guys think about an event like this?
Jerry
Bob, along with Corey Henderson, Glen Breitung and others recently executed the annual Texas barbeque. Karen & I attended and had a GREAT time and made new friends and enjoyed seeing our old friends.
Bob & I have discussed the possibility of trying to pattern a SouthWest ZR-1 Gathering event like the Ford Gathering here in Oklahoma last summer. It would go something like this:
1. Track Day @ Hallett Motor Racing Circuit http://www.hallettracing.net/
2. Drag Racing @ Tulsa Raceway Park http://www.tulsaracewaypark.com/
3. Gathering in Stillwater, OK with something like a replay of Thunder at Stillwater and invite Graham Behan, Rick Kirk, Dave McLellan, Greg VanDeventer and others that were a part of the history. I have not checked with MercCruiser about how they might be able to participate, but I have "friends" who work there that were "in the building" when the ZR-1was being built. An autocross may also be possible in Stillwater.
Stillwater would be a good place to stay with plenty of lodging, good eating & the home of Oklahoma State University!
Oklahoma is a little thin for ZR-1's but our central location makes it potentially a very good location and all types of events.
Consider this a "call-out" for all the ZR-1 folks in Oklahoma to contact me and maybe we can actually pull this off. Surely, if the Ford folks can do it (and believe me they did a heck of a job) then so can we.
So...... what do you guys think about an event like this?
Jerry