Just saw an ad for a ricky cravern special edition zr forsale in the want ad. Also heard on the radio today that they had a fire at the dealership. Any one with more info?

It was in today's Toronto Sun:

AUTOS: CRAVEN'S STORE GUTTED

A fire gutted a store owned by Winston Cup driver Ricky Craven early yesterday in Belfast, Maine.

The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause. County officials learned of the fire around 7 a.m. when a caller reported smoke inside Ricky Craven Motorsports North.

The store was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported.

The business sold all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and racing paraphernalia associated with Craven.

Originally posted by revrnd@Sep 2 2003, 11:03 PM
The business sold all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and racing paraphernalia associated with Craven.
"racing paraphernalia"

would that be stuff for doing SPEED?

sorry to hear he lost his buisness, glad no one was hurt, his buisness can be replaced, lives cant be

glad to hear nobody was hurt. i wonder if there will be any chance that they will be selling off some stuff that only had minor damage i the fire. :)

Originally posted by performancex@Sep 3 2003, 12:57 AM
"racing paraphernalia"

would that be stuff for doing SPEED?
The sad part is he lost a lot of racing stuff. He had a lot of his pics and trophies on display. I feel sorry for the guys that ordered sleds and did not have a chance to pick them up yet. Would Cat build more as per the original customer orders ?

That really sucks! Especially if he had alot of trophies and stuuf there.

Anything left would be real authentic FIRECATS!!

Originally posted by Just Doo ME@Sep 3 2003, 04:19 PM
Anything left would be real authentic FIRECATS!!
It was just a matter of time for that one :sleeping: :sleeping:

from the pic's they were showing on the news there was not much left of the machines in the building. then again they might of only shown the stuff that was destroyed. that really is ashame. the family has said that they will rebuild the dealership. haven't heard about a fire sale, if i do i will post it as soon as i can. ricky craven is a well respected person in maine, he does a pretty big ride for charity every winter and it draws alot of riders. hopefully this year i will be able to make it.................steve

Post his charity ride when its announced. I would be interested.

This is copied off his web site. Id like to make the trip for it fron SEPA
Craven and Friends Generate $185,000 in Cold Cash
January 27, 2003

Greenville ME - With the day's high temperature only in the single digits, over 500 riders participated in the sixth annual Ricky Craven Charity Snowmobile Ride. Through the generous support of all these folks, Ricky Craven was able to generate over $185,000 for the various charities supported by the Ride.

In all there are five charities that each received $35,000 in donations from the event: The Marrow Foundation, the international leader in the facilitation of unrelated marrow and blood stem cell transplantation; Children's Miracle Network, an International non-profit organization dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 children's hospitals throughout North America; The Make-A-Wish Foundation, a foundation that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses in order to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy; The Travis Roy Foundation, a foundation designed to help with care and research for victims of paralysis, created on behalf of Travis Roy who was paralyzed in his first shift in his first college hockey game; Give Kids the World, a charity that allows children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to stay in a special village and enjoy the many Central Florida theme parks and attractions. Additional donations were made to Moosehead Riders Snowmobile Club and to the Greenville school system.

Individual riders pay $125 each to take the 60-mile ride through the hills east of Moosehead Lake and join Craven for breakfast, lunch and an autograph session. Corporations and businesses also contribute thousands toward the ride. Craven talked about the success of he ride, "Once again we had another spectacular ride. This is one of the most enjoyable things I do each year. To see nearly 750 riders, volunteers and friends gather in my home state of Maine in absolutely freezing weather to help me support these deserving charities makes me feel very special."

In the six years that the ride has taken place, Craven has donated over $560,000 to these charities. Craven has had a little extra time to spend reminiscing about this year's ride as the blowing and drifting snow shut down the local airport and delayed his return to North Carolina. "We just put a few more logs on the fire and talked about how we can make the ride even better next year," said Craven on the snowstorm that allowed him to spend an extra day in his home state.

sorry here is this years date

Saturday, January 31, 2004

Sean