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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 12:57 PM
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Fire at Hawks Motorsports

Fire at Hawks Motorsports today.
https://www.facebook.com/wspatv/videos/10156101077282593/?hc_ref=ARQ3MCOHUKlhRPEWXf_k0VbFWtjYc_Gf6dJL_4UlNU8qIiFORO36urTB6SD9si9ff0o
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 01:25 PM
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Well that's not good...
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 01:29 PM
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Re: Fire at Hawks Motorsports

Looks like it is limited to the rear building - anyone been there & know what is in that building?

Video from a firefighter on instagram is shown from the back and there are a bunch of wreck LS cars back there so possibly the strip down building but who knows.

Building & contents look to be a total loss but the word is that everyone is okay.

Best wishes go out to Bruce, his family and all of their employees.
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 01:31 PM
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Wow, hope all are ok and a speedy insurance process gets everything back to normal ASAP.
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 01:37 PM
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I had read that the building that burned was where they done the car builds
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 02:09 PM
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Glad everyone is ok! I hope everything gets fixed quickly and they can get back to business as usual soon!
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 04:45 PM
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I've been there a few times, and I *think* they do work on some cars there, possibly for stripping cars for parts, but I'm pretty sure their big builds are across town. That's where my car has been, but no confirmation if its ok. I'm a little worried to say the least.
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 05:28 PM
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https://www.facebook.com/WYFF4/videos/10156344343309114/
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 08:41 PM
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Re: Fire at Hawks Motorsports

Sad...
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 09:32 PM
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Man.. hoping for the best..
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Old Mar 20, 2018 | 09:38 PM
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Re: Fire at Hawks Motorsports

As long as everyone is healthy and safe, thats the first priority. Cars, parts, builds can be replaced... still sucks, but people first.
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 06:33 AM
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Re: Fire at Hawks Motorsports

Very sorry to hear about this. From their Instagram account...


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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 07:28 AM
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I pray to the Lord everyone is OK#1. Hope business is back to usual soon. Godspeed.
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 08:33 AM
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Man.... that sucks. Glad to hear no one was hurt. They are good people and a good company. I hope that things get back to normal for them quickly.
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 09:49 AM
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Re: Fire at Hawks Motorsports

Really sorry to hear this. Every experience I've had with Hawks has been great, they're great folks over there. But at least it seems nobody was hurt.

I don't even know how a company would go about insuring something like used car parts/drivetrains, but I really hope their insurance plays straight with them.
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 12:42 PM
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Re: Fire at Hawks Motorsports

Pretty sure it was just a LOT of inventory/storage/warehouse space. Of course not completely sure what they had in there. The "shop" is across town though, and Bruce mentioned no customer cars were damaged.
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Old Mar 22, 2018 | 07:52 PM
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oh wow, sad news indeed
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