Stolen Race car

MR DERBY CITY · 10-17-2019, 08:43 PM

Attention racers, this week alone there have been TWO race car trailers and Lindy s race car and trailer stolen....Be proactive, a trailer GPS is a good tool to prevent disaster.....

Pete Lanciers · 10-18-2019, 08:55 AM

Well that absolutely rots... I just raced Lindy and his Firebird @ Sonoma earlier this Summer. Hope it gets back to him!!!

Would be real interested in hearing recommendations and experiences from those racers employing trailer GPS solutions...

Pete

Daran Summerton · 10-18-2019, 10:09 AM

Great advice MJ

bsimms89 · 10-18-2019, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Attention racers, this week alone there have been TWO race car trailers and Lindy s race car and trailer stolen....Be proactive, a trailer GPS is a good tool to prevent disaster.....

I've been looking to get a trailer gps, along with a gps tracker for a classic street car, anyone have any recommendations? There are so many out there with such a range in prices I don't even know which ones are good.

Troy Henderson · 10-18-2019, 12:59 PM

I've been using an Optimus tracker for years. A very simple device that will run off its battery for a weekend at the track or can be hard-wired. Cheapest subscription I've found at $19.95/month.

https://www.amazon.com/Optimus-Track...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Dave Gantz · 10-18-2019, 09:27 PM

Nothing to offer. Just want to bump to the top. Thieves (and liars), nothing worse.

Mike Jones · 10-21-2019, 08:58 AM

Bump to the top

Carl Battis · 10-24-2019, 12:45 AM

Oh man.....having had this happen to me I know exactly how this feels. It’s like losing a member of the family - and you run the entire spectrum of emotions from anger, grief, disbelief, more anger, more grief etc. In my case I found out who did it, but was unable to recover the car mostly due to apathy on the part of the police departments who were in a position to help.

It’s been almost 5 years now since my Camaro was stolen....and I’m still not over it. I’ll say some prayers that Lindy has a better outcome than I did. This sucks!!!!

james schaechter · 10-24-2019, 05:11 AM

I bought one of these after Casey Mikes showed me how it worked on his car. Pretty easy to use. Buy the unit and then a SIM card. I bought a SIM card that has a year of service for 60 bucks. The app is free.

TKSTAR Hidden Vehicles GPS Tracker, Waterproof Real Time Vehicle GPS Tracker Anti Theft Alarm Car Tracking Device Strong Magnet For Motorcycle Trucks Support Android and IOS TK905 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6H70C9..._TLwSDb166K8FW

You can have it send alerts if someone so much as wiggles that unit or put up a geofence to alert if it moves out if an area. Real time tracking works well on the free app.

It has a pretty strong magnet on the case and the battery lasts for over a month at a time. For about 100 bucks you can have some piece of mind.

You can move it anywhere at anytime. I stuck it on my golf cart at Indy just to find out where my buddies were when they borrowed my cart.

On top of that I recently signed up for Hagarty insurance through Superstocker Don Kennedy. If you get tired of worrying about some mal content stealing your car, that insurance is inexpensive piece of mind.

10-17-2019, 08:43 PM	#1
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,670 Likes: 1,095 Liked 8,260 Times in 1,543 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car Attention racers, this week alone there have been TWO race car trailers and Lindy s race car and trailer stolen....Be proactive, a trailer GPS is a good tool to prevent disaster.....

10-18-2019, 08:55 AM	#2
Pete Lanciers Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 382 Likes: 874 Liked 627 Times in 156 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car Well that absolutely rots... I just raced Lindy and his Firebird @ Sonoma earlier this Summer. Hope it gets back to him!!! Would be real interested in hearing recommendations and experiences from those racers employing trailer GPS solutions... Pete __________________ Pete Lanciers PAL Automotive Racing Stock 7801

10-18-2019, 10:09 AM	#3
Daran Summerton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Las Vegas nv Posts: 600 Likes: 18 Liked 66 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car Great advice MJ __________________ 72 cutlass

10-18-2019, 12:59 PM	#5
Troy Henderson Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 413 Likes: 128 Liked 130 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car I've been using an Optimus tracker for years. A very simple device that will run off its battery for a weekend at the track or can be hard-wired. Cheapest subscription I've found at $19.95/month. https://www.amazon.com/Optimus-Track...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== __________________ Troy Henderson Henderson Race Shop LLC 816-520-5389 www.hendersonraceshop.com

10-18-2019, 09:27 PM	#6
Dave Gantz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Verrry South Jersey Posts: 537 Likes: 134 Liked 251 Times in 125 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car Nothing to offer. Just want to bump to the top. Thieves (and liars), nothing worse.

10-21-2019, 08:58 AM	#7
Mike Jones VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,125 Likes: 1,179 Liked 684 Times in 289 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car Bump to the top

10-24-2019, 12:45 AM	#8
Carl Battis Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 101 Likes: 25 Liked 183 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car Oh man.....having had this happen to me I know exactly how this feels. It’s like losing a member of the family - and you run the entire spectrum of emotions from anger, grief, disbelief, more anger, more grief etc. In my case I found out who did it, but was unable to recover the car mostly due to apathy on the part of the police departments who were in a position to help. It’s been almost 5 years now since my Camaro was stolen....and I’m still not over it. I’ll say some prayers that Lindy has a better outcome than I did. This sucks!!!!

10-24-2019, 05:11 AM	#9
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,997 Likes: 1,306 Liked 1,449 Times in 303 Posts	Re: Stolen Race car I bought one of these after Casey Mikes showed me how it worked on his car. Pretty easy to use. Buy the unit and then a SIM card. I bought a SIM card that has a year of service for 60 bucks. The app is free. TKSTAR Hidden Vehicles GPS Tracker, Waterproof Real Time Vehicle GPS Tracker Anti Theft Alarm Car Tracking Device Strong Magnet For Motorcycle Trucks Support Android and IOS TK905 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6H70C9..._TLwSDb166K8FW You can have it send alerts if someone so much as wiggles that unit or put up a geofence to alert if it moves out if an area. Real time tracking works well on the free app. It has a pretty strong magnet on the case and the battery lasts for over a month at a time. For about 100 bucks you can have some piece of mind. You can move it anywhere at anytime. I stuck it on my golf cart at Indy just to find out where my buddies were when they borrowed my cart. On top of that I recently signed up for Hagarty insurance through Superstocker Don Kennedy. If you get tired of worrying about some mal content stealing your car, that insurance is inexpensive piece of mind. __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK