Hawkeye Raceway property has been rezoned to R1 Residential. The surveying and lot plotting will take place this fall. The plans are for 25 one acre lots and a lake.
Raceway history
* The raceway first opened in 1964.
* Laverne and Kathy Schumann bought the raceway in 1982. Their opening night was May 15, 1982.
* Hawkeye Raceway has received national safety awards three times for having no injuries during the year.
* Schumann said in the early years of running the track, it was unusual to pay by check and that his was the first raceway in the Midwest to pay race participants by check and to send insurance payments weekly by registered mail.
Other firsts at Hawkeye Raceway, according to Schumann:
* Electronic scoreboard with an integral infrared timing system and a radar-based speed display in the Midwest.
* Racetrack electronic message center. This was won from Coors in a contest.
* Stealth fencing, which cannot be seen at night, in the Midwest.
* Portable electronic scales in the Midwest.
* First and only racetrack to use a television probe monitor to enforce engine rules by searching for illegal parts.
* In 1992, it was the first track in the United States to pay $2,000 for a modified-class race win.
* First short track to offer a paved work area, workbench, welding equipment and a hoist-like platform for safety of mechanical and tech inspections.
* First short track in United States to have television coverage of a major race during a regular race event.
* First short track in the United States to use wide-angle metal helite lighting system.
HAWKEYE RACEWAY 25 YEARS OF EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Sale listing in pdf
Owners have re-zoned to R1 housing development.
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Big Ox 14 ft. chisel plow $500. |
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Farm disc w/hyd cyl. & lines $150. |
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Kewanee 3 pt., 8 ft. wide blade $500. |
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Chevy C60, 427, gas V-8 2,000 gallon water truck 3.5 HP pump $2,500.
9 ft. plus 5 ft. add on spray bars. Has 427 commercial H.D. engine! Clutch, transmission, rearend differential all in good condition. Tires are 60%. |
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1962 Ford dump truck, 1,000 gallon poly water tank, 3.5 H.P. $1,200.
Pump, all new tires, 2 new rims, 8 ft. spray bar. |
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I.H. wrecker, electric winch, rebuilt 304 V-8, new clutch. Good usable, dependable truck and excellent track packer. $1,000. |
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Ford F350 PTO wrecker, rebuilt 460 V-8, trans. & clutch in '04 $2,500. |
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Marauder pull mower, 10.5 HP, 1 cyl., 48" cut. $500. |
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7 Gang mowers, reel type (golf course) $350. |
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DR All-terain walk mower, 10.5 HP., 26" cut. $600. |
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Yard Machine walk mower, 4 H.P., 22" cut. $100. |
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DR 2 wheel string weed cutter $100. |
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Safety work station consisting of: Drive on tip ramp lift, bench $2,000.
With 4" vise, Miller thunderbolt XL stick arc welder, 225 amp, 8" Rockford bench grinder, ¾ HP drill press ½ HP, 110 volt, ½" chuck with vise. |
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4 Concrete highway concrete barriers, 10' x 32" high $450. |
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390 Carburetor gauges. $125. |
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TV Monitor bore-a-scope. $750. |
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Older up right freezer $20. |
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2 Older Refrigerators $20 |
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Steel desk with padded chair. $60. |
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Tape recorder for National Anthem. $5. |
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Game table with 4 chairs. $40. |
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One set of flagman flags. No checkered flag. $60. |
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Two Brother fax machines. $100 for both. If you have two phone lines, this was good for line ups and results between pit shack, announcer, flag stand, etc. |
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2,200 Gallon poly tank used for water. $400 |
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720 ft chain link fencing, 6 ft high with 3 strand barbed wire on top $3/ft |
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656 ft chain link black vinyl coated fencing $4/ft |
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Some personal gates and 10 ft gates left |
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Aluminum staduim seating, featuring 1' deep seating with 19" curved back rests.265 with backs and 400 without back rests. Can be installed on fabricated bracket for bolted on top of existing wood bleacher seating. Economically priced as compared to expensive new seating at $12 per seat with back rests and $6 without backs. |
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Steel Pole Buildings
40 ft x 80 ft x 12 ft high with one double 20 ft wide door and one 10 ft wide sliding door and one 36" walk in door.
24 ft x 54 ft x 12 ft high with 12 ft slider door and two walk in doors.
22 ft x 40 ft x 9 ft high with 4 walk in door 41" wide. |
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