{"id":493874,"date":"2014-06-01T00:18:14","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T07:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=10322"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:03:45","slug":"tony-parella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/tony-parella\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Parella"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_715077-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715077-2\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/INT201406-p1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-715077 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/INT201406-p1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Parella\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/INT201406-p1-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/INT201406-p1-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/INT201406-p1-1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/INT201406-p1-1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-715077-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony Parella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>They say there is no greater zealot, than a recent convert. Though he came to the sport fairly recently in 2011, Corvette racer Tony Parella wasted no time in deeply immersing himself in the deep end of the sport. After selling his highly successful telecommunications company, Parella turned around and purchased both the SVRA and HSR-West sanctioning bodies, with an eye toward creating the USA\u2019s first truly national sanctioning body. VR Editor Casey Annis recently sat down with Parella to learn more of his background, his plans for the future and why he thinks he will succeed in an arena where so many have failed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Let\u2019s take a step back for a moment, why don\u2019t you tell me when and how you first got involved in historic racing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content > :last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"cs-paywall\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__card\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__top\"><span class=\"cs-paywall__label\">Members only<\/span><span class=\"cs-paywall__price\">$29 <em>\/ year<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cs-paywall__title\">Keep going. <span>This is where it gets good.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"cs-paywall__lead\">Supercars.net Membership is for people who&#x27;d rather know the spec sheet by heart than skim ten headlines. 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