Is Hurricane Motorports still in business?

jwd · #1 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by khansmith

My suggestion is to find another provider. From what I have observed watching this company story unfold on different forums is that the new owners have not communicated much with the public nor the owners they inherited. I truly hope they get their affairs in order and continue the Hurricane legacy but I wouldn't be surprised if the business closed.

Good advice Khan. Unfortunately, Hurricane Motorsports is dead. The people that bought the company last year had great intentions but never followed through on any of them. The worst part is the total lack of regard for current owners. It is a great car and I'm glad I got one before they went T-U.

Jim

khansmith · #2 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jwd

Good advice Khan. Unfortunately, Hurricane Motorsports is dead. The people that bought the company last year had great intentions but never followed through on any of them. The worst part is the total lack of regard for current owners. It is a great car and I'm glad I got one before they went T-U.

Jim

I don't doubt you. I just wish they would confirm the closure. It's a great car and I hope someone takes on the business to carry it forward.

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jwd

Hurricane Motorsports is dead. The people that bought the company last year had great intentions but never followed through on any of them.

Why on earth would anybody buy a company just to let it go out of business?

jwd · #4 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 02:15 PM

I'm guessing it was a combination of lack of research and the state of the economy.

Jim

jwd · #5 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jwd

I'm guessing it was a combination of lack of research and the state of the economy.

Jim

Well, I stand corrected. The reason for failure is that they are crooks.

From Star Telegram.com
White “misappropriated and misapplied” much of the money, using it to finance his son’s car-racing career, to purchase Hurricane Motorsports, and to purchase a home and other property, the suit states. Hurricane has been seized and is in the possession of a court-appointed receiver.

cab · #6 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009, 03:56 PM

just read that too ,Hang um by his ball's I say.....

fastraxsg · #7 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009, 08:29 PM

A bit of Middle East justice should work nicely, crooks get a hand cut off, usually the left one...have to eat and wipe with one that way....

elmariachi · #8 (**permalink**) 02-28-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Why on earth would anybody buy a company just to let it go out of business?

I think they bit off WAY more than they could chew. I visited the shop in October and was ready then to lay down the cash but with no guarantee of a date, I didn't. Finally in December they called me to come up and look at frame #1. Even then they didn't have a body completed and cited "struggling with the chemicals and temperatures" at their East Texas fiberglass shop. With no end in sight I wound up buying the turn-key minus Hurricane #6 from Burgs and don't regret it one bit. Its been great fun meeting the owners on the Hurricane forum and tearing apart and rebuilding this car to my liking has been a blast. Its a shame that such a wonderful car with really great owners is without a producing company to grow the brand and resale value.