It was a difficult start to
the 2012 season for Dillon Sallows and the DKD racing team. The season opener at Mohawk Raceway had the
team excited about their chances, but a crash in opening hot laps, a spin in
his qualifier, and a hard crash on lap two of the feature made for a miserable
night, and a frustrating start to the season.
Problems started early in
hot laps, as the Sallows fought some steering issues, and ended up backing the
car into the wall. The car had some
significant cosmetic damage, but they were able to get that fixed up and get
ready for the qualifying heat. The
problems continued in the heat, and after a spin on lap five, he reported to
the pit area to further diagnose the issues.
Just as the Sportsman division were about to complete lap two of their
20 lap feature, the steering on Sallows car locked up completely, sending their
car hard into the fourth turn wall, causing heavy damage to the car. Dillon was able to walk away without injury,
but the front end of the car was destroyed.
“It was a bad night that
kept getting worse”, explains Sallows.
“We had just installed that steering box in the car on Wednesday night,
and we had problems with it all night long.
It is a tough way to start the season, but we will recover, and
hopefully we can get this thing repaired for next week”.
The racing community is a
very close group, and when other racers found out the damage on Sallows car,
several were ready to offer support, and lend a helping hand. The Whitteker Motorsports team from
Iroquois, Ontario offered up a front clip for the car, Jon Mills team from
Gananoque helped out with bumpers, Action Race Parts helped with parts to get
the car back together, Doug Banks replaced the front clip, and Tom Benedict of
Cheater Motorsports also helped to get the car ready for action this weekend.
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, Gananoque Chev Olds, 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.
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