Date: July 6th, 2019 Event: Bash at the Beach Speedway: Grand Bend Speedway Car(s) #2: Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint Driver(s): Dan Hawn
Dan Hawn gets it done again! Parking the #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint car firmly in victory lane! The #2 crew headed west to Grand Bend for Bash at the Beach! An annual event for the OSCAAR Pro Sprint series. Bash at the Beach 2018 left a sore spot and the #2 team was looking for some redemption. After two dominant heat wins in the afternoon, by considerable margins the #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint started scratch for the feature Saturday night and drove through the field and didn’t look back! Dan Hawn and his Crew Chief Iain Bass had their redemption! We all waited a year to hear the answer, but the answer is YES! He can win from the back! Lol.
Adding to the concrete performance of the event, Dan Hawn set a new track record for fastest lap completed at Grand Bend Speedway by a Pro Sprint car! The history books are never safe when you have a Hawn on the track! With the double duty of competing in two different series, it has been tough to focus on just one car this year, but so far Dan Hawn is handling both cars and series very well. Sitting atop the Pro Sprint series by 15 points and on pace to better his point total from 2018. And sitting in a very respectable position (considering rookie status) in the Can-Am Midget points race.
Our #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint will touch down on July 20th at Sunset Speedway once again for a backyard battle and the #42 Can-Am Midget car will visit Sunset this coming weekend! We wish our driver and crew of the #2 much success on the 20th of July and the very same this coming weekend! I think the goal of our Pro Sprint team this season is to win 100% of the time! So far so good!
We would like to thank our 2019 Partners on the #2;
Specialized Upholstery & Glass EMCC Knightworks Design Legal Assist MB&K Plumbing Motorhome Escapes Canada Mad Viking Beard Company Seasons Centre for Grieving Children
Date: July 6th, 2019 Event: Peterborough Fan Appreciation Night / OSCAAR Hot Rods First Appearance Speedway: Peterborough Speedway Car(s): #2 Fox’s Bakery & Deli / Knightworks Design Hot Rod Driver(s): Tyler Hawn
Well it was another successful weekend for the #2 Fox’s Bakery and Deli / Knightworks Design hot rod from Hawn Motorsports! Marking their very first appearance in history at Peterborough Speedway, the OSCAAR Hot Rods didn’t just show up, they broke their own car count record! 17 beautiful, vintage race cars showed up ready to roll! The series is growing so rapidly and bringing in so many new and fantastic looking rides every weekend! The fans at Peterborough Speedway came out in swarms for their opportunity to see this exciting and classic series run! Fans got an extra unique opportunity to have a look at all the killer cars with their annual Fan Appreciation Night taking place at intermission. Our team simply loves these opportunities! Meeting and speaking to the race fans truly bring together the racing community and allows us to connect directly with the people who make what we do possible. Well over a thousand folks poured onto the track on Saturday and it was so fantastic to see everyone’s faces and hear the endless positive comments and remarks about our #2 Fox’s Bakery and Deli / Knightworks Design car, gorgeously prepared by Watson’s Garage for the 2019 season.
Our Hot Rod was on rails all night. Not much to say other than the setup was perfect from the first practice of the afternoon. Huge thanks to the #2 Crew Chief Dan Hawn, who was in Grand bend serving up another triple win Saturday in the OSCAAR Pro Sprint series! Dialed in isn’t even the word, Tyler ran inside, outside, high, low and anywhere else he wanted all day in Peterborough. Smoothest I have ever seen our #2 run! It was a rare, very easy night technically. Any race team’s favorite sort of night I would imagine!
The Don Hawn Memorial Children’s Fund pitched in on the epic event on Saturday. Providing fireworks for each feature winning driver as well as grand finale following the show! We would like to thank Rocket Fireworks for providing the memorial fund with such an excellent deal on their products! They were a big hit with fans, teams and drivers! Thank you! We would also like to thank Peterborough Speedway for allowing us to collect donations for the DHMCF on Saturday and especially to everyone who donated so generously! Heart felt appreciation!
Hawn Motorsports thought we would be extra good to the fans on Saturday by providing a FREE raffle ticket to the first 500 people through the gates. There were four gift baskets created including Hawn Motorsports t-shirts, hats, decals and other fun gifts from our 2019 Partners! The response to the raffle was sensational! We congratulate the four winners and we hope you enjoy your prizes! We would like to thank Mad Viking Beard Company once again for providing us with their amazing products to share with our fans! With 6 Heat & Feature wins combined in the last two events, we travel this week to the place where this series doesn’t belong but has so much fun lol Brighton Speedway! Time to get down and get dirty! The clay track always hosts an exciting and packed crowd and we really enjoy our trip away from the asphalt to go play in the dirt! Wish us luck! Every team needs it down there lol.
We would like to thank our 2019 Partners for all that they do for us! We appreciate you all!
Fox’s Bakery and Deli Knightworks Design Watson’s Garage Top Shops Auto Body Supply MB&K Plumbing Motorhome Escapes Canada Mad Viking Beard Company Home Depot Barrie Tire Depot Barrie Rocket Fireworks Dan Little Jr. Photography MACPHOTO HMCW Seasons Centre for Grieving Children
Date: June 29th, 2019 Event: OSCAAR Fan Appreciation Night Speedway: Sunset Speedway Car(s): #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint / #2 Fox’s Bakery & Deli Hot Rod Driver(s): Dan Hawn / Tyler Hawn
Tyler Hawn
Dan Hawn
On Saturday June 29th, 2019 OSCAAR’s finest took over Sunset Speedway for a special OSCAAR ONLY event. All three OSCAAR series arrived in strong numbers and laid down some amazing race action for the fans in attendance. During intermission the OSCAAR loyal were invited onto the track to interact with the cars, teams and drivers. It was a huge success! The look on the fans faces when they get up close to the cars and when they get their picture taken with their favorite driver, is incredible! There is no doubt in our team’s mind that this should take place each season at least once! It is essential in racing today that we engage our fans as often as possible and in as many ways as possible. They truly are the key to our sports longevity, the key to series exposure and therefore vital to keep partnerships alive and generate new opportunities for us all! Hawn Motorsports wants to thank OSCAAR and all its hard-working members for this fantastic opportunity and we would like to thank all the loyal, amazing fans for coming out to support us on Saturday! It was the highlight of the season for our team so far this year!
The racing action this past weekend for our team could not have gone better! Sweeping the heats and features in the Pro Sprint Series as well as the Hot Rod Series was precisely the type of night we had in mind when preparing for the event. Amazing speed from both our #2 cars was shown every lap of the evening. Although we prefer to work and compete for the top positions, it is nice to drive away with one every now and again! Certainly, is less stressful lol.
The #2 Fox’s Bakery & Deli / Knightworks Design Hot Rod jumped back into the #1 position in series points with this dominant performance on Saturday. Winning both heats in convincing fashion by several car lengths and then taking the checkered flag in the Feature after lapping nearly the entire field. The #2 is dialed in, running on rails and ready for the next event at Peterborough Speedway on July 6th ,2019. With so many new and gorgeous additions to the Hot Rod series, we anticipate a real surge of talent and competition. But we are very ready!
The #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint showed dominance of its own on Saturday. Running lap times consistently in the mid 14.0 second range, Dan Hawn was able to easily take and maintain the lead after each of the limited restarts. Even though the late spring weather has cancelled several Pro Sprint events this season, our #2 is running better than ever and is ready for the next event in Grand Bend Speedway this coming weekend! Bash at the Beach should be an interesting event for the Pro Sprint series, and we predict coming home with checkers in hand!
The OSCAAR crew celebrated the life of John Harper (Spider-Man) of the OSCAAR Modified series on Saturday evening with some heart warming gestures, group photos and a moment of silence. We sincerely wish the Harper family warm positive thoughts through this difficult time. His memory will live on through so many folks in the racing community! May he rest peacefully.
The OSCAAR ONLY event provided us with an excellent opportunity to watch several friends and teammates run their cars on Saturday. Dan Hawn said it best I believe when he said “I’m cool as a cucumber when I’m driving! But I’m a complete wreck when I’m watching!”. Having a personal relationship with the drivers competing is extremely stressful. We know the dangers associated with racing and we understand we are NOT in control while spectating. However, all the friends and teammates of Hawn Motorsports fared well this past Saturday. James Stanley and Brad Holmes each picked up Heat Wins in the Pro Sprint series, with James Stanley finishing 2nd in the Feature and Brad Holmes continuing his grip on the Rookie of the Year Award. Adam Hagen and Norm Newman had challenging evenings in their Modified cars but show consistent promise of bigger things as they get comfortable in the series. Norm Newman is the current Rookie of the Year Award leader! The standout difference for these gentlemen, much like the Hawn Motorsports team, is effort! If you put in the hard work, in the shop and on track? It is only a matter of time before you find yourself a top contender! Congrats to all of you on fine performances this past weekend and thank you for your support, assistance and friendship!
Hawn Motorsports seems to have found its groove in the last couple weeks. Dan Hawn is exceeding expectations in the Can-Am Midget #42 car with two top ten finishes in the last two Features, the #2 Pro Sprint car is faster than ever, and the #2 Hot Rod is running very consistent! Our team will continue to work hard, have fun and aim for the top one event at a time!
We would like to thank our Partners on the #2 Pro Sprint and the #2 Hot Rod:
Fox’s Bakery & Deli Knightworks Design Specialized Upholstery & Glass Electric Motor Coil Company Legal Assist Watson’s Garage Top Shops Autobody Supply MB&K Plumbing Mad Viking Beard Company Motorhome Escapes Canada Home Depot Barrie Tire Depot Barrie Dan Little Jr. Photography MACPHOTO Brian MacDonald Fabrications
OSCAAR Hot Rod & Pro Sprint series:Both #2 cars Driver(s):Dan Hawn, Tyler Hawn Event:OSCAAR Special Event (fan appreciation night) Speedway:Sunset Speedway Date:June 29, 2019
Saturday June 29th, 2019 is a date on the Hawn Motorsports calendar that gives us a chance to say thank you to the greatest fans in racing! OSCAAR will have it’s 2019 Fan Appreciation Night at Sunset Speedway this coming Saturday! A full night of nothing but OSCAAR’s Modified, Hot Rod and Pro Sprint racing as well as an amazing opportunity for fans young and old to join our team on the track at intermission. Photo ops, signed merchandise, hero cards, prizes, contests and much more! Hawn Motorsports has created four gift baskets for a FREE raffle to take place during the intermission. Each basket it valued at approximately $75. Make sure you come see Hawn Motorsports on the front straight for your FREE raffle tickets. If you would like to increase your odds of winning, we will be offering an additional ticket for ANY donation made to the Don Hawn Memorial Children’s Fund box that evening. Our team is excited to host our fans on the track up close and personal this coming Saturday and we sincerely hope you come out and pay us a visit and take in some of the best racing in the Province!
The weekend race line-up is as mentioned ALL OSCAAR, which means that Tyler and Dan Hawn will be there in defense of their 2018 Series Championships in the #2 Fox’s Bakery & Deli Hot Rod and #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass Pro Sprint cars. Dan Hawn will be taking a one race hiatus form the Can-Am Midget series that is scheduled to run at Full Throttle this Saturday. A difficult decision to make considering Dan’s head strong dedication to improving in the Can-Am series every opportunity he can. However, when asked to confirm which car he would run this weekend, his answer to me was simple…” I want to spend the day with my Family, so we are running the Pro Sprint at Sunset “. The Hawn Motorsports team is amped up to have Dan and his #42 crew with us this weekend! Always a great time when the entire team can hang and have some fun!
The weather has held the OSCAAR Pro Sprint series thus far to ZERO heats or features run. So, it is an understatement to say that what transpires at Sunset on Saturday, is more important than usual. The off-season rust has thickened for many Sprint drivers and I know they are all chomping at the bit to finally get some racing in the books this season. It has been reported that a full field of Sprints will be ready to rock this coming weekend! Dan Hawn will no doubt continue his dominance within the series in the crazy fast #2 Specialized Upholstery & Glass sprint car and we can’t wait to put a checkered flag in the hands of Specialized Upholstery & Glass owner Mike Kirk. Who has patiently waited for the first feature of 2019.
The #2 Fox’s Bakery & Deli Hot Rod of Tyler Hawn will compete in it’s 3rd event of the season as the ever-popular series returns to Sunset. Weather has once again reeked some havoc on the series cancelling the feature race at Spring Velocity and barely completing the feature at Jukasa Motor Speedway a few weekends ago. With a 1st place finish and a 2nd place finish in heats at Spring Velocity as well as a 2nd place feature finish at Jukasa, Tyler Hawn once again displays consistency each time he hits the asphalt. He will no doubt be within striking distance of his third series Championship come October at Autumn Colours! But for now, it’s time to focus on some redemption and parking it in victory lane this weekend. The #2 Fox’s Bakery & Deli team will be ready to get it done!
Some teammates and close friends of the Hawn Motorsports crew will be competing in the OSCAAR Modified series this coming weekend. Adam Hagen #00 and Norm Newman #11 of the modified series have been incredible help to our team on and away from the track and we wish them both the very best of luck and look forward to watching them both compete on Saturday evening! It is always extra intense to watch a friend and teammate run.
Our team would like to address the news that the OSCAAR community lost one of their own recently. John Harper, driver of the #79 OSCAAR Modified car, also known as “Spyder-Man” drew his last breath this Wednesday evening. A fierce competitor a fan favorite and from what I understand, a great person and a joy to have around the racing community for many years! With a great sense of irony John took his #79 Modified car into victory lane at Jukasa Motor Speedway not but a few weekends ago. It was noted as the biggest win of his entire, lengthy racing career. Nothing like going out on top! He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him, and our team wants to send our condolences and positive vibes towards his family at this tough time. May he rest peacefully!
The longer I am involved with racing, the more I discover that the sense of “Family” that teams hold so dear is one of the staple reasons racing is so rich in tradition and community. In no other sport I have been involved with, is there a greater sense of “help thy neighbor” mentality. We may compete against each other week in and week out, but we are always on the same side when it comes to the sport, we all love! It is an excellent environment for folks young and old to learn many valuable lessons in life. I am excited and proud to be involved with a team that displays the community attitude in all that they do on and off-track!
OSCAAR Fan Appreciation Night will no doubt be a huge success. We hope to see you in the stands and then track-side to meet our team! We want to thank Sunset Speedway and OSCAAR for the opportunity to show our fans how much they mean to us all!
If you are not able to make the event, Hawn Motorsports wishes you a Happy & Safe Canada Day weekend!
We would like to thank all our 2019 Partners on the Pro Sprint & Hot Rod:
Specialized Upholstery & Glass Electric Motor Coil Company Legal Assist MB&K Plumbing Motorhome Escapes Canada Mad Viking Beard Company Fox’s Bakery & Deli Knightworks Design Watson’s Garage Top Shops Auto Body Supply Dan Little Jr. Photography Tire Depot Barrie Home Depot Barrie MACPHOTO
Can-Am Midgets Series: #42 Driver: Dan Hawn Event: #5 Speedway: Peterborough Date: June 22, 2019
It was event #5 of the Can-Am Midget series in Peterborough last Saturday. A near capacity crowd and exceptional weather set the stage for one amazing night of racing! The folks at Peterborough Speedway have a loyal following and always put on an organized, amped up show for their fans! Hawn Motorsports was happy to be a there for the first time with the Can-Am Midgets #42 EMCC car.
In our first practice session the #42 was experiencing a leak from the pressure cap on the cooling reservoir, causing very uncomfortable and slightly dangerous circumstances for the driver Dan Hawn. He returned to the pits and the team was able to replace the cap and the only technical issue of the day was put to bed.
With the technical hiccup behind us, practice #2 went very smooth and the #42 was able to run lap times consistently below 14.0 seconds with the best lap being 13.3 seconds. For some reference those times are comparable to Super Late Model lap times at Peterborough Speedway. It was obvious quickly that the trip to Pippard Racing Engines was the right choice! Another notable adjustment between practices was the brake bias. The team has yet to find the sweet spot but with each lap this #42 team is learning, and I mean fast!
The First Feature of the evening Hawn started in the rear of the field as per the Series Rookie Rule. For a lesser race car driver perhaps too far behind to become a factor in the race, however Dan is getting better with every lap and was able to reach as high as 6th place and finished in 7th. Making some fantastic passes and avoiding what looked like a certain collision with the back-stretch wall while being forced up the track by a fellow driver were highlights of the first feature. A rookie campaign in a series as competitive as this does not often give much reward in the early going but we are thrilled to be a consistent mid pack team already.
The Second Feature of the evening took place under the lights at Peterborough Speedway and was the more action packed of the two. Just 4 laps in the #91 car and the #50 car tangled up coming out of turn 2 and narrowly escaped a heavy collision with the wall. The extra curricular activity that took place on the track and carried into the pits resulted in the arrival of Peterborough’s finest and disqualification of both drivers. Although exciting to the fans lol. We would like to see proper disciplinary action taken. In a rebuilding year, the Can-Am Midgets can ill afford this type of exposure. And no driver can afford to replace a car or a life. There are bad eggs in every carton unfortunately.
The positive in the second Feature of the night was that Dan Hawn drove a very consistent race, leading the mid pack split the full duration of the race and creating tons of time and space to run productive clean laps. With the #91 and #50 sidelined the #42 was able to creep into 6th place and hold it for a career high finish! Our team couldn’t be happier with this monumental leap! The cold feet and unfamiliar feeling seem to lift off the team this past weekend and we are pumped about it! Event #5 brought us to the door of the Top 5 world and we even peaked in the window for a bit. It looks inviting inside! Lol So the plan is to keep humble, keep working and eventually break down the door and join the party!
Be sure to check out Hawn Motorsports new YouTube Channel for amazing GoPro 4k onboard footage of all the action in event #5. Subscribe to see footage from all three Hawn Motorsports 2019 cars!
Our next event for the #42 is June 29th at Full Throttle Motor Speedway.
We would like to thank all the partners on the #42 car for their support and contributions:
Electric Motor Coil Company Specialized Upholstery & Glass Legal Assist MB&K Plumbing Motorhome Escapes Canada Mad Viking Beard Company Pippard Racing Engines Seasons Centre for Grieving Children
