Shaw Motorsports: January Update

From Shaw Motorsports:

After a nice break with family and friends for Christmas and New Years, the Shaw crew got together to determine how they would get the work done on both cars prior to the beginning of the 2008 season.

The chassis repairs and modifications were complete on the new car and after getting the new metal painted to blend in with the old, the car was ready to be refitted with new bumpers and body panels.

It looked like there was plenty of time to complete this process until Jason received a phone call from John Casale. John, owner of Flamboro Speedway, called to request that the #82 be at the Speedway’s booth for the Performance World Custom Car & Truck Show in March.

After considering the upside of having the car displayed for the thousands of expected visitors, the crew graciously accepted the challenge to have the car ready for the three day show to be held on March 14th, 15th &16th.

The show is at the International Centre located at 6900 International Road, Toronto and the hours of operation are 10-10 on both Friday and Saturday and 10-6 on Sunday. Any of the Shaw Motorsports sponsors that would like to take advantage of the car and crew being at the show should contact Ken Spira if interested in the crew distributing samples or promotional materials.

During the 2007 season, the scorer at Flamboro Speedway had asked that Shaw Motorsports do something to make the #82 more noticeable as she was having trouble seeing it during the race.

The team has had numerous meetings with Ken & Joe from Fleet Image who produce the number decals to see if they could come up with something that would satisfy this concern without drastically changing the basic design of the number that many people have grown accustomed to.

In anticipation that Fleet Image will find the correct combination of graphics that would satisfy the team and the speedway, Carol Spira removed the old decal from the roof.

Cam Jobin, president of Del Metals has announced their return as a primary sponsor of Shaw Motorsports. Del is a general lines steel service centre based in Brampton with a distribution warehouse in Montreal. Also returning as a major sponsor is National Fire Equipment, National is North America's leading manufacturer and supplier of standpipe fire protection equipment including fire extinguishers, fire hose products and quality fire suppression products.

Nuco Inc. will once again be proudly displayed on the rear bumper of the #82. Established in 1988, Nuco has grown to be an innovative, global manufacturing leader of superior silicone and acrylic sealants, foams, construction adhesives and firestop products.

Lucas Oil Products will be returning for their 7th consecutive year as a quality product sponsor to Shaw Motorsports. Lucas was founded in 1989 and are one of the fastest growing additive lines in the consumer automotive industry. A premium line of oils, greases and problem solving additives has helped to firmly establish Lucas as a prominent figure in the marketplace.

Since 1939, WIX Filters has been an innovator in filtration products and Shaw Motorsports is proud to announce their return as the filter supplier for the #82. WIX designs, manufactures and distributes oil, air, fuel, coolant, transmission and hydraulic filters for automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment along with specialty filter markets.

Larry Cook has announced the return of Dominion Sure Seal and Mequiars Canada as a quality product sponsor to the Shaw team. Dominion Sure Seal manufactures and distributes liquid bedliners, automotive sealants, anti-corrosion materials, adhesives, tapes, coatings, body and trim tools, auto glass items, specialty chemicals, aerosols and plastic repair products and Mequiar’s Canada distributes more than 300 different cleaners, polishes, waxes, conditioners, and protectants for homes, cars, boats, trains and planes, and almost every other type of surface.

Wilson Enterprises Carpentry and Fleet Image will both continue their long term support of Shaw Motorsports. Wilson Enterprises specialize in custom interior finishes for the retail industry and Fleet Image is a full-service graphics manufacturing company and have been family owned and operated since 1996.

Mothers Polishes, Waxes and Cleaners will also be returning as a continued product sponsor of Shaw Motorsports. All Mothers products with a host of other information can be obtained from their website at www.mothers.com. This year' shipment of Rol Gaskets has arrived from Florida as the family owned business continues with their 7th year of support to the Shaw team.