DYLAN Canto, the son of Supercars stalwart Dean Canto, will make his Monochrome GT4 Australia debut next weekend at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park at the bend.

Canto Snr will once again field the Team Komo BMW M4 GT4 for Jiawei Chen, with the pair to run in the Silver class.

While next month’s event will mark Dylan’s first-ever race meeting in a GT4 car, it won’t be his first time competing at a national level, having made his racing debut at the Radical Cup Australia season finale at The Bend last year.

Prior to stepping up to circuit racing, Dylan was an accomplished sim racer.

Dean, meanwhile, operates the Edge Motorsport operation out of The Bend.

“It’s a big opportunity, and I don’t take that lightly, so I’m really grateful to be in this position – especially since motorsport isn’t easy to get into. I just want to enjoy the experience and hopefully do a good job,” Canto said.

“I’ve spent a lot of time sim racing over the past few years, and it’s taught me a huge amount about race craft and consistency. Being able to apply that in a real car is a pretty exciting step for me.

“Sim racing might not be considered the real thing, but it gives you a place to make mistakes and learn from them without consequences. I think that’s helped me develop a lot when stepping into a real car.

“Last year at The Bend was my first real taste of racing, and I really enjoyed it. Just getting out there and racing cleanly gave me a lot of confidence, but I’m still learning every time I’m in the car. I like going through the data, comparing laps, and figuring out where I can improve.

“I’ve been really happy with how testing has gone so far. Being within a few tenths of Jiawei gives me confidence I can step in and do a solid job, but I know there’s still a lot more to learn.

“At the end of the day, the goal for me is to keep improving and get as much out of the experience as I can, while also simply enjoying it.

“It’s a great category to learn in and a really good environment to be part of. I’m not putting too much pressure on myself. It’s about doing the best job I can and making the most of every lap.”

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