Racers Robbed In Atlanta!

#46 05-04-2008, 02:49 PM

I know Steve wouldn't even take someone's last beer..............

RIGHT STEVE!?!?! You wouldn't do that would you!!??

AH ha ha ha....lol

Just kidding.............

#47 05-04-2008, 03:16 PM

i dont know kathy havent tried the pumpkin stuff you always rave about lol, im might drink your last bottle of jack daniels though ,might have to swing by and give that pumpkin stuff a try at milan , and i'll have some of that special tenn clear when i come back from bristol. i prefer the unflavored jars

#48 05-04-2008, 04:42 PM

Not to hijack the thread.....but....sorry Steve....no pumpkin 'til fall.....

OH and PS...........you think we lock up the trailer and cars.....you should see how I protect the beverages.....esp....the pumpkin! LOL

#49 05-05-2008, 06:11 AM

I guess I can see how Steve gets all fired up. Being ripped off a couple a times myself, I hate thieves with a passion myself. I suggest that no get their mitts on his bottle of Jack also...

#50 05-05-2008, 08:22 AM

Raced Englishtown for many years. Had a trunk lock working so I could put my helmet, jacket and air tank inside. Always locked the trailer and truck. Had stuff stolen in the lanes one night. Always locked my stuff up. One minute of hassle was better than having to replace it.

#51 05-05-2008, 08:49 AM

At Vegas a few years ago a team dropped of their trailer and went to the motel. They came back to qualify the next day and the rig was gone.

#52 05-05-2008, 07:48 PM

At Las Vegas in 2000 we went up to make a qualifying run, came back and an hour later some of our the guys noticed their wallets, cell phones, etc. were gone from inside the toterhome. Bret called his wife from my cell phone to tell her to contact the credit card companies. When she called they were already max'd out.

That same weekend, John Weaver's group lost a bunch of cash as did Joe Amato's group from what we heard.

Last year at the Fontana divisional race a supercomp trailer was unhooked from the truck of a participant, drug away from the Suburban, hooked up to another vehicle and towed out of the pits during the event. You could see the drag marks the tongue jack made on the asphalt.

A pro stock racers golf cart was offered for sale to another racer for an unbelievable price at a hotel near Pomona by some schmucks. The cops took good care of them.

I never leave my rig or stuff unlocked anymore. Never never.

RG

#53 05-09-2008, 05:21 PM

You know in the old days it wasnt necessary to steal from one another if you needed some all you had to do was ask and they would give you what you needed. I have been in the pits many a time when a fellow racer needed a part and when asked how much the answer would be catch you next time. Dale Creasy senior comes to mind first.

#54 05-10-2008, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandy Hayder

You know in the old days it wasnt necessary to steal from one another if you needed some all you had to do was ask and they would give you what you needed. I have been in the pits many a time when a fellow racer needed a part and when asked how much the answer would be catch you next time. Dale Creasy senior comes to mind first.

Yeah, that was the good old days, for sure. I could be wrong, but I doubt it is racers stealing from other racers though. Darned shame, regardless of who is doing it.

#55 05-10-2008, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandy Hayder

You know in the old days it wasnt necessary to steal from one another if you needed some all you had to do was ask and they would give you what you needed. I have been in the pits many a time when a fellow racer needed a part and when asked how much the answer would be catch you next time. Dale Creasy senior comes to mind first.

Yeah but, what happened to the Dunns in Funny Car Summer?

How often does it happen in campgrounds, at beaches, etc? Anywhere in which people are known to keep their stuff in one place while themselves going to another.

#56 05-11-2008, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandy Hayder

You know in the old days it wasnt necessary to steal from one another if you needed some all you had to do was ask and they would give you what you needed. I have been in the pits many a time when a fellow racer needed a part and when asked how much the answer would be catch you next time. Dale Creasy senior comes to mind first.

I guarantee you these scum bags didn't need anything except something to sell for its dollar value.

#57 05-11-2008, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Pellegrini

I guarantee you these scum bags didn't need anything except something to sell for its dollar value.

Or 10% of it's value on a good day. I don't think they're fellow racers. Probably, IMO, the same people who walk the parking lots collecting donations for charity. What pulled my trigger on that one a few years ago was when they said they were doing it on the behalf of the Veterans Administration while handing out little confederate flags as trinkets. I'm like "I don't THINK so!"

#58 05-11-2008, 03:14 PM

I was going to say loosing your whole rig, car and all like shoe did one time would be worse.
And seeing it go down the track and not being able to do anything about it s definitely worse.

#59 05-11-2008, 03:40 PM

Can you imagine coming to the track on Monday morning and finding your funny car body is missing?

#60 05-12-2008, 10:37 AM

This happens every year at Atlanta-it happened to my buddy Mark Faul (SS/Stk) racer last year. The MO of the thieves is always the same-rip people off while the racers are up running and use the credit cards at a nearby Walmart (it happened to us at Columbus one year). Personally, I think the thieves work at the track-maybe not permanently, maybe only for that race. But I'd be willing to bet money it's an inside job or at least someone is on the inside. NHRA ought to have better security, but they don't. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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