BSOA Equipment Theft

[Steve Warnock]

To the world of racing!

This past weekend in a secured area in Rockford, Il just 5 days from the MRC Rochelle event the BSOA Club truck was vandalized.

Broken passenger window and rear sliding door broken into.

GONE;
2 merc 15hp patrol motors 2000/2001 vintage, serial numbers to follow - you all have seen these guys at the Nationals and they are not pristeen, but workhorses.
12 Uniden 250 VHF radios, 3 headsets with chargers black in color(exact copies of the MHRA white versions).
3,000 ft of speaker wire
Inspection height gages - go figure on that one???
Portable generator
portable compressor - for bouys
Video camera

Contacts have been made to our friends at MHRA, Great Lakes Boat Club and BSOA/MRC team members to ask permission to borrow equipment for this weekends coming Rochelle event.

Don't worry this EVENT IS ON!

If any of our team members see anything for sale that might match these items please let Bill Pavlick III or myself no by any means available.

We are a strong team and will suvive this injustice. Just wanted to let our members know to keep an eye out there on the market!!!

Bill Pavlick
MRC - Commodore

Steve Warnock
BSOA - Commodore

[HRTV]

Check your local Craig's List every day most crooks are to dumb and dont want to spend money to go on eBay so sorry to hear about this.

Check out this link every day! once in the morning and once before you got to bed at night.

http://rockford.craigslist.org/

[Steve Warnock]

Dan Coach Me!

Never been to Craigs list!!

The only Craig list I know is from Bowmen.

Steve
Warbs

[HRTV]

Never been to Craigs list!!

The only Craig list I know is from Bowmen.

Steve
Warbs

Steve go to the link I provided which is your local Craigs List site. Craigs List is a free version of eBay without bidding process, regulations and protection which eBay provides. Its a known outlet all across the country for thieves to sell there stolen goods free of charge. Every time you get a chance go to the boat section and type in merc 15hp see what pops up. Then go to the electronic section and type in uniden radios etc..

[Steve Warnock]

Thanks Dan!!

Thanks again.

Involved for over 35 years and nothing like this has ever happened. Guess the world has changed.

Steve
Warby

[Skoontz]

You could also check any local pawn shops. The keepers typically by most state law need to keep records of who they got the stuff from...If you see the stuff, don't tell the owner, call the police first and have them direct you. Bring receipts for the goods to show it is yours and the pawn shop owner will give it back to you at his loss.

[BP125V]

on the bright side.....

we are now the proud new owners of the pry bar that the thieves left in the cab


As Warbs posted, Rochelle IS ON!!!!!!! we will have replacements for all the equipment we lost.

Bill

[Kev43V]

Bill was it dusted for prints?

[spud62w]

Start to look at the recycling places too. It sounds like the wire and alum from the height checkers will go there as thats easy money.

[Dave M]

Flea Markets

Check all the large Flea Markets in a 200 mile radius. I think Noonan found one of his 25XS motors this way.

It sucks that you have to conduct your own investigation and recovery, but it is about the only way. Good luck on recovering the equipment, hope you catch the thieves and take them for a boat ride....

[22W]

It sure would be fun to catch the punks!

(The following is edited from the original for mature content)

[after Butch saves Marsellus from rapists]
Butch: You okay?
Marsellus: Naw man. I'm pretty freakin' far from okay.
Butch: What now?
Marsellus: What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin' boys, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin', hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a darn sight. I'ma get medieval on your ass.

[Eric Engler]

I'm glad the did not get the cannon.. I hope she's in a safe place....