Live from Norwalk!

Nitro Joe Jackson · 06-27-2009, 04:18 PM

Sorry i didnt get around to see most people, between the heat, the work we had to do on my buddy's SG Pont LeMans (Broke trans bigtime!) and taking care of the parents 3 cars,i was whipped everyday and ready for my Mt Dew/Jack mix mug.
Hope none of you got robbed like my friend Alex Miller did (SG racer)someone walked into his dad's RV, took all his money out of his billfold and credit cards, by noon Thursday they went to Norwalk K-Mart and Walmart and rang up over $700 in charges.
Sad thing is i heard of others getting hit also. Really sad now you have to worry about theft at the race track and if we could of found the person that did it we would of made him wish he never seen a track before.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 06-27-2009, 04:24 PM

Did anybody else find trying to dial your car pure hell at Norwalk?
We went 3 rounds with SC car and 2 with SG car but it was a guessing game on setup.

X-TECH MAN · 06-27-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

Sorry i didnt get around to see most people, between the heat, the work we had to do on my buddy's SG Pont LeMans (Broke trans bigtime!) and taking care of the parents 3 cars,i was whipped everyday and ready for my Mt Dew/Jack mix mug.
Hope none of you got robbed like my friend Alex Miller did (SG racer)someone walked into his dad's RV, took all his money out of his billfold and credit cards, by noon Thursday they went to Norwalk K-Mart and Walmart and rang up over $700 in charges.
Sad thing is i heard of others getting hit also. Really sad now you have to worry about theft at the race track and if we could of found the person that did it we would of made him wish he never seen a track before.

Dosent anyone ever secure anything of value? LOCK IT UP or keep your wallet on your person. There are a lot of dishonest people around. Lock your motorhome. Problem solved. I doubt it was a fellow racer as they are good folk, Most likley a spectator that has done this before. They know when everyone from a team is in the staging lanes and when to make a move. Hope you catch one of these bastards and damn near kill him with a beating.

danny waters sr · 06-27-2009, 06:32 PM

That has been going on at Norwalk since way back in the IHRA days. Was really bad when they tried to park all same classes together .When a class was called there was no one in pit area to watch over all these rigs. They knew when to hit. They have to find something to do til the PROS run. Ditto on what X- TECH man said.

Alan Roehrich · 06-27-2009, 06:45 PM

It does not just happen at Norwalk. Last year at the Atlanta national event, at least two people had things stolen from their motorhomes, for a total of $3-4K.

We were pitted right next to the campground at Norwalk, we kept the motorhome locked when we left. We kept the keys to the golf cart locked away too.

There was a good mix of racers in the pit areas, we had a S/G car on one side, a S/C dragster on the other, and a couple of S/S racers close by as well.

Most of the spectators are good people too, it's just that there are thieves in most every crowd.

From what I understand, Norwalk may have worse problems with thieves because of the close proximity of campers to racers, but like I said, there have been thieves at plenty of other tracks.

Yeah, it'd be nice if a couple of the scumbags got caught and ended up toting an *** whipping for their trouble. It'd send a good message.

james schaechter · 06-28-2009, 04:13 AM

We have been lucky, but I was thinking of buying a small firesafe big enough for wallets' cell phones, etc. They are cheap to buy and cn be bolted down in a trailer or rv.

They still hang horse thieves don't they?

X-TECH MAN · 06-28-2009, 06:42 AM

[QUOTE=james schaechter;

They still hang horse thieves don't they?[/QUOTE]

They should start hanging car thieves with piano wire wrapped around thier "Nuts" !

Tom keedle · 06-28-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

They should start hanging car thieves with piano wire wrapped around thier "Nuts" !

one at a time...

james schaechter · 06-28-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

They should start hanging car thieves with piano wire wrapped around thier "Nuts" !

I like that but good luck finding any on those varmints!

06-27-2009, 04:18 PM	#1
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Live from Norwalk! Sorry i didnt get around to see most people, between the heat, the work we had to do on my buddy's SG Pont LeMans (Broke trans bigtime!) and taking care of the parents 3 cars,i was whipped everyday and ready for my Mt Dew/Jack mix mug. Hope none of you got robbed like my friend Alex Miller did (SG racer)someone walked into his dad's RV, took all his money out of his billfold and credit cards, by noon Thursday they went to Norwalk K-Mart and Walmart and rang up over $700 in charges. Sad thing is i heard of others getting hit also. Really sad now you have to worry about theft at the race track and if we could of found the person that did it we would of made him wish he never seen a track before. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

06-27-2009, 04:24 PM	#2
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Live from Norwalk! Did anybody else find trying to dial your car pure hell at Norwalk? We went 3 rounds with SC car and 2 with SG car but it was a guessing game on setup. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

06-27-2009, 06:32 PM	#4
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Norwalk! That has been going on at Norwalk since way back in the IHRA days. Was really bad when they tried to park all same classes together .When a class was called there was no one in pit area to watch over all these rigs. They knew when to hit. They have to find something to do til the PROS run. Ditto on what X- TECH man said. __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

06-27-2009, 06:45 PM	#5
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,144 Likes: 1,623 Liked 1,952 Times in 439 Posts	Re: Live from Norwalk! It does not just happen at Norwalk. Last year at the Atlanta national event, at least two people had things stolen from their motorhomes, for a total of $3-4K. We were pitted right next to the campground at Norwalk, we kept the motorhome locked when we left. We kept the keys to the golf cart locked away too. There was a good mix of racers in the pit areas, we had a S/G car on one side, a S/C dragster on the other, and a couple of S/S racers close by as well. Most of the spectators are good people too, it's just that there are thieves in most every crowd. From what I understand, Norwalk may have worse problems with thieves because of the close proximity of campers to racers, but like I said, there have been thieves at plenty of other tracks. Yeah, it'd be nice if a couple of the scumbags got caught and ended up toting an *** whipping for their trouble. It'd send a good message. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

06-28-2009, 04:13 AM	#6
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,996 Likes: 1,302 Liked 1,443 Times in 302 Posts	Re: Live from Norwalk! We have been lucky, but I was thinking of buying a small firesafe big enough for wallets' cell phones, etc. They are cheap to buy and cn be bolted down in a trailer or rv. They still hang horse thieves don't they? __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK

06-28-2009, 06:42 AM	#7
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Live from Norwalk! [QUOTE=james schaechter; They still hang horse thieves don't they?[/QUOTE] They should start hanging car thieves with piano wire wrapped around thier "Nuts" !