By Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design
As the 2012 racing season quickly approaches, preparation is well underway in the DKD Racing shop, as they get ready for an exciting new year. After a breakout year in 2011 that produced his first feature win, Dillon Sallows is anxious to get back on the track and build on their success from last year.
Before the racing season gets underway in April, several off-track events are on the horizon as the annual Frontenac Mall Car Show in Kingston, Ontario is set for March 22nd to March 24th. Cars will enter the mall on March 21st and will last throughout the weekend. The final day of the show also overlaps with the banquet for Mohawk International Raceway (MIR). The following week is the Cornwall Motor Speedway banquet. Sallows will be honoured for his sixth place finish in points at Cornwall and seventh place finish in points at MIR.
“I really enjoy the car show at the mall. It is a great opportunity to meet with the race fans, as well as other people at the mall that may have never seen our type of racing before”, says Sallows. “The banquets are also a lot of fun, as we get together with our fellow racers who we haven’t seen since October”.
Once the car shows and banquets are over, the 2012 racing season will be underway. Chapman’s Can Am Motorsports Park hosts a practice session on April 14th and 15th, and will open their season on April 21st. MIR and Cornwall have not yet released their opening dates, but are typically slated for mid-May.
“I am really looking forward to getting the season started. We have a brand new body on the car with just a few laps at Syracuse on it, and we are ready to going for another year”.
Dillon plans to race at Mohawk International Raceway, as well as Cornwall Speedway in 2012, and also hopes to attend the occasional race at Brockville and Can Am this year as time permits. At the end of the year, the team plans to make their return to Super DIRT Week in Syracuse.
Sponsorship opportunities are available with DKD Racing. The team is currently seeking sponsorships to help with the cost of a new GM Crate Motor as their primary motor blew up at the end of the 2011 season. Please contact Dallas Sallows at hockey4kids@hotmail.com to discuss how sponsoring our race team can benefit your company.
Sallows, who operates his race team with his parents, Dallas and Kim Sallows races under the banner on DKD Racing, the initials of each family member. In addition to the C & B Enterprises sponsorship for 2012, DKD Racing will also have an impressive list of sponsors that include Erin & Buggo, Shortall’s Sand & Gravel, Unity Savings, Pat Roger’s Towing, Alex McCoy Plumbing and Heating, The W.I.P.P. Restaurant, Hollingsworth Supply Services, Finish Line Web Design, and Megaly’s General Store.
For more information on Dillon Sallows and the DKD Racing team, please visit our website, www.dillonsallows.com.
