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Pirelli World Challenge Champs - Black Dog Racing - it all began with his '95 ZR-1
A few of us were fortunate to meet Tony Gaples via the ZR-1 Net Registry as well as ride in some of his insane cars at the Gathering - like his Enzo. For those who don't know Tony, he created Black Dog Racing and is a pro driver in the Pirelli World Challenge Series. Was checking out his latest video, and touched that he gave cudos to fellow ZR-1ers for prompting him to get his ZR-1 on track.... which led to his pro=driving career.
https://youtu.be/gXpUmjnL024?t=402
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Maybe a ZR-1 road trip or event/gathering at his shop could be arranged? Sounds like an interesting place.
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12-28-2018 | #5 |
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Re: Pirelli World Challenge Champs - Black Dog Racing - it all began with his '95 ZR-
Joe, funny you would think of this. I sent Tony an email noting this thread, which he had not seen. He responded and said it would be fun to get a ZR-1 group together for a BBQ sometime. I am sure it depends heavily on his racing schedule but I can ask if he would like to do this and when might work. --Bob
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Bob,
That sounds like a great idea.
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Re: Pirelli World Challenge Champs - Black Dog Racing - it all began with his '95 ZR-
I sent him a note saying lots of folks think it would be a good idea. I asked him to look at his calendar and see when might be a good time. I told him about dates for the Bowling Green gathering and estimated Marc Haibeck's normal BBQ date a week or so after that. When I hear back I will post or I will follow up sometime in January with him. Hopefully he will find a time for us to gather there. I haven't seen the new shop yet. We did go over to it once just after he bought the building but it was pretty empty save some of his cars. In the video it really looks great. --Bob
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