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Welcome to our team...Performance Distributors

Dylan and the entire crew at Dylan Martin Racing want to thank Steve Davis and all the folks at Performance Distributors for joining our team. They are provding Dylan’s Pro Race Truck with an ignition system. This includes a Racing DUI Distributor with a new carbon ultra-poly composite distributor gear. Along with LiveWires, that are unsurpassed in quality by offering low resistance and high temperature protection. Dylan will be protecting his engine from over revving with the DUI Rev Limiter too. Thanks Steve for believing, we are racing to make a difference! Steve Davis Performance Distributors (Home of the D.U.I.) 2699 Barris Dr. Memphis, TN 38132 (901)396-5782 www.PerformanceDistributors.com
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Dylan testing a Sportsman at New Smyrna Speedway

His first time every at the fast 1/2 mile track at New Smyrna Speedway and only his second time ever in a Sportsman. Dylan is a natural for sure, only took about 10 laps and he was running a half second off pole qualifying times.

Lets just say..."The kids got it" A special thanks to Chad Pierce Motorsports for setting this up and to StarrMechanical Inc for the use of his Sportsman.

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2013, Celebrating Easter At the Shriners Hospital, Tampa

It might be cold outside but you wouldn’t know it from the looks inside the Shriners Hospital. Spring flowers and butterflies are everywhere you look. The warmth of over 141 volunteers that help out every month fills the building with love. It is amazing, no matter what area of the hospital you are in, everyone is smiling and so glad to see you. Dylan and his coloring books have become a regular sight around the facility.

This Easter Bunny looked a little different than your typical white furry one. He was dressed in a red fire suit and carried a helmet filled with goodies for the kids. Dylan is so appreciative that he has the opportunity to walk around and visit with the children. He made a new buddy in the outpatient lobby. Logan was so excited to show Dylan his new wheelchair. He went up and down the halls telling everyone about his new racing buddy, Dylan.

Dr. Danny, one of the attending doctors, asked Dylan, “Are you the young driver that is going to make one of our examining rooms into a race car room?” Dylan stretched out his hand and answered with a firm handshake, “Yes, sir that would be me.” The Doctor showed Dylan which room they would like redone. The kids are going to love having a room filled with race cars and checkered flags. Dylan is working on making this happen for all his new friends at the hospital. Dylan and his crew wish all the kids a Happy Easter!

www.Shrinershq.org

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March 27, 2013Posted by rboost in News

Spring Family Fair At The Sunshine Foundation

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The rain clouds were everywhere in central Florida…except over the Dream Village at The Sunshine Foundation this past Saturday. “Sunny” their mascot, along with many of his other furry friends were there entertaining the kids. The children enjoyed face painting, bounce houses, Lego building and an incredible show of reptiles by the Swamp Brothers. Robbie from the Swamp Brothers was not able to convince Dylan into holding the 18 foot snake they brought but he did hold the baby croc.

Rich Mergo, Director of Development stated, “We are thrilled with the turnout of our annual Spring Family Fair at the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village! Having Dylan Martin and his race truck present was a great addition to this year’s event…the kids absolutely loved meeting him!”

Dylan and his crew send a special thanks to Wanda and Rich for the invitation. We look forward to seeing all the kids again next year.

www.SunshineFoundation.org

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March 14, 2013Posted by rboost in News

The Destination: Race Day Young Hawks; heritage, charities, the ‘it’ factor and more

As many of you know, we started our Young Hawk driver program to help give media exposure to a few deserving young drivers. We report on their driving stats, aspirations and more on our Young Hawks News page and our main page. The five drivers we chose were announced in December: (in alphabetical order) Christopher Hogan, Garrett Marchant, Dylan Martin, Hannah Newhouse and Dylon Wilson. Now, with their seasons’ getting underway, we decided to give everyone the behind the scenes details on what led us to choosing these drivers.

First, foremost and obviously, they are all talented drivers. We believe they will all contend for race wins and championships in their respective series’ this year. To help us decide, we looked beyond the track to see what else a driver brings to the table that will hopefully help them build a long-term career in motorsports. While the ‘beyond-the-track’ characteristics we looked at apply in various levels to each driver we chose, they each had one distinctive factor that put them over the top in our decision-making process. Here’s what we saw in these five up and coming drivers:

Read More: Here

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March 14, 2013Posted by rboost in News

Dylan Announced as BayNews 9 Everyday Hero

Every day, a Polk County teen gets to live his dream, racing trucks against big competition all across the country.

Dylan Martin also races for another reason - to make sure other children can live out their dream, regardless of disability or age.

The 15-year-old Lakeland boy drives the No. 7 Pro Truck Series truck in most races. "I was running quarter midgets for the national circuit," he said. "I did that for three years. Then, when I turned 12 or 13, I jumped into a truck."

He often meets with children to show them they can achive their goals by working hard. He recently went to the Sunshine Foundation's Dream Village in Davenport, where he showed his vehicle and helmet and talked about good driving.

Read More: Here

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March 13, 2013Posted by rboost in News

Auburndale Promo Video

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March 13, 2013Posted by rboost in News

Sam Swope Shriner Charity Ride

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It was about noon when Dylan and his crew watched the more than 650 bikers drive into the Harley Davidson Dealership in Sanford. They had just completed their ride that had started that morning at the Shrine. Love comes in all shapes, sizes and even sounds. This was apparent when the deep sounds of these motorcycles came pulling in.

As each bike passed us, it created another smile on a kids face. These bikers not only gave their time to ride but their money. Sam Swope, a 50 year + Shriner made a commitment to match up to $100,000. The Bahia Shrine is hoping they hit the million dollar mark this year. Going onto this ride they stood at $800,000. Dylan gave a crew hat, signed quarter panel and tickets to one of his upcoming races to be auctioned off. The totals are not in yet but it is looking good.

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March 13, 2013Posted by rboost in News

Dylan Strong in First FUPS Race

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The air was cold, the sky was thick but there was plenty of heat coming off the asphalt at Auburndale Speedway. Dylan Martin, anxious, excited and determined to make a hard run in the first race of the season. The crew chief, Chad Pierce had put many hours in the off season to rebuild Dylan’s truck. It was ready and so was Dylan.

At nearly 10:30pm the green flag dropped for 50 laps of side by side, paint swapping racing. Starting 11th out of a field of 16 trucks, Dylan had some work in store for him. The field went side by side for almost 2 laps until the #26 got sideways coming out of turn 2 and caused a huge wreck. Dylan in only his 2nd full year of racing these trucks used some skillful maneuvering to get thru the wreckage. He restarted 6th. He had some troubles with the set of sticker tires on his truck for a bit. The #41 was able to get under Dylan’s #7 truck in turn 3. A few laps later, his truck falls victim again to the same thing, the #59x slides under him in turn 1. But it wasn’t long and Dylan was on a mission to get back his positions. By lap 15, he was running qualifying lap times. Lap 20, the #84 spins and brings out the 2nd caution of the night. A couple laps later the #7 Blackwater Ford Raptur is all over the rear bumper of the #4 truck. Going into turn 1 Dylan makes his move to dive under him but only makes it to his door and the #4 comes down on Dylan. The #4 spins and Dylan is sent to the rear.

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It only takes 3 laps for Dylan to find himself back behind the #4 truck. He gets him going into turn 3 for a clean pass. Lap 36, #7 passes #84 on the inside of turn 3 putting him back in 7th place. The crowd get a chance to watch some great Saturday night racing on lap 42, when Dylan gets under the #5 truck and they run side by side for almost 3 laps before the #7 gains the spot.

The white flag waves, Dylan is running a strong 5th place as he watches a couple trucks get into each other coming out of turn 4 to take the checker flag. One of the trucks involved in this gets docked a lap for the incident, so the official standing for the race is…Dylan’s #7 Blackwater Ford finishes 4th.

This was a great start for the season. The crew worked hard to get his truck right and Dylan pushed the truck to the front.

Follow Dylan all year on www.DylanMartinRacing.com or Facebook: Dylan Martin Racing LLC

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Purple Day Walk For Epilepsy

March 2, 2013 Purple Day Walk For Epilepsy Held at Lake Hollingsworth, Lakeland The air may have been very chilly and the clouds were thick, but let me tell you it was warm and sunny for all the walkers that gathered to walk around Lake Hollingsworth. The amazing site of all the purple Walk For Epilepsy shirts and the beautiful sunrise on Lake Hollingsworth was an incredible view so early in the morning. It was truly inspirational to see so many people show up to help raise money to create a better future and environment for people affected by epilepsy (their mission statement).

Dylan Martin was asked to join forces with one of the team leaders, Danielle Medeiros. She is a good friend on Dylan’s, so when she asked him to come out and walk for a cause that is very dear to her, he said yes. Danielle has had epilepsy for many years, but she hasn’t let it control her life. She is determined every year to put her own team together and designs a unique t-shirt for them…”Team Cool-Aid”. So if you happen to see one of her purple “Team Cool-Aid, Walk For Epilepsy” shirts around, that is just her hard at work to bring awareness to the cause. This year her team raised over $700 and brought in over 35 walkers. Everyone at Dylan Martin Racing would like to congratulate Danielle for a job well done. We look forward to walking again next year. www.epilepsysf.org