Ken has purchased a mini-stock with the long term goal of starting a driver development program after a few years of fun with the car. Ken and Dave plan to share the driving responsibilities for the 2008 season when they are at the track with the #82 and time permits. The car has been registered as the #88 with a paint scheme to match the #82 Shaw Motorsports car. Although Ken's short term goal is to have some fun driving the car as well as having other crew members, sponsors and family members experience the thrill of racing, the long term goal is to put a driver development program together known as Spira Racing.
The crew of Shaw Motorsports have been a big help in supporting Ken and Dave putting this program together and will be there to help out whenever their schedule permits. Ken, Dave and possibly other crew members from the Shaw team will be driving the #88 Spira Racing Mustang when the Shaw Motorsports #82 Late Model team is at Flamboro Speedway.
The Shaw Team were welcomed into the home of Paul Dudnick, owner of Roof Trusses and Components located on Highway #7 between Rockwood and Guelph. Paul & Nancy have a beautiful home in the country and the team enjoyed great food and socialization as they waited for the race season to begin. Paul and Nancy can be found at most race tracks that Shaw Motorsports attend and have become much more than just sponsors of the Shaw Motorsports Team. The team apologizes for the smell of chicken wings that probably still lingers in the garage from the batches of wings prepared by Randy Shaw and Ken Spira. Nancy Hoffman took care of preparing an excellent meal for the crew and their families and Shaw Motorsports is very appreciative for all the hard work.
The team has received their first batch of hero cards from Georgetown Printing. The cards once again are top quality and the team would like to thank, Rick from Icon Photography, Steve Jensen and both John and Paul from Georgetown Printing.
After a disappointing opening night at Flamboro Speedway, the Shaw team are setting their sites on a busy and hopefully successful month of May with 5 races scheduled. The team is planning a test day at Sauble Speedway just prior to the Margarita Strawberry Ice 150 on May 31st. Despite the financial incentive that Flamboro Speedway have put in place to encourage the points runners to stay there, the Shaw Team is committed to travel throughout the province whenever possible to give their sponsors as much exposure as possible. The friendships made throughout the years while traveling in the Alstar Series are also an important piece of the Shaw Team and they will do what they can to see as many of them throughout the season as possible.
In sponsor news, Ken Wood from Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants has announced their return as product sponsor to Shaw Motorsports. 2008 marks the 6th consecutive year that Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants has been supplying the Shaw team with quality lubricants. A special thanks goes out to Plasti-Kote who are the teams official paint sponsor. Matt from Plasti-kote was nice enough to add some bottles of their Odds �n� Ends fast drying enamel that the team plans to use for detail and trim on the car.
From Ken Spira for Shaw Motorsports
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