robvas
12-20-2004, 04:40 PM
The rumors are definitely true. We were robbed blind sometime between 11 PM Friday 12/17 and 9 AM Saturday 12/18.
The guys who did this absolutely knew what they were doing. The phone lines outside the building going to the pole were cut to disable the alarm system. Whoever got in, spent plenty of time getting key items in the shop including tools, toolboxes, tig welder, air tools, etc. It absolutely was a multiple person job.
To Whom It May Concern:
I could care less about my personal stuff that was stolen – over $30,000 in tools and custom parts. The part that disgusts me is the two guys in the shop that lost their lives out of this.
Dan, our technician, lost every tool including his toolbox that he spends nearly every extra dollar earned working on local enthusiast’s cars. Many customers that come into the shop have used Dan’s tools to tweak their cars on the dyno, wrench, etc. Dan is screwed. He cannot get another mechanic job without tools and will probably be forced out of the industry for a while until he can get on his feet to purchase another box and a few tools. Dan is one of the best techs in the area, wouldn’t harm or steal from anyone, and always helps everyone around him. Happy ****ing holidays Dan – have a great New Year!
The other person grossly affected by this is Jim our engine builder. If there is anyone in the world literally without an enemy, he is the one. He has been building engines for nearly 30 years. Guess what that means – Jim has collected 30 years worth of tools that are now gone. Words can’t describe how much Jim has single handedly helped our local and national sport compact industry. Jim’s engines are being run in multiple professional level sport compact racecars and tons of local cars. He brought to the table so much insight and wisdom when he started here and has become everyone’s friend. A lot of local guys at the track are running very fast day after day because of Jim’s expertise. Ho, Ho, Ho…**** you to Jim.
Do me a favor. If you were involved with this - please just take Jim and Dan’s stuff out into a field some late night, dump it off, write directions to the spot on a piece of paper (make sure to wear rubber gloves and don’t lick the stamp – the CSI folks on TV use that stuff all the time), mail it to us from some parking lot mailbox without a return address, then try to have a happy holiday you ****ing cowards. You ripped off two people that I’m proud to call friends and probably wrecked their lives for many months and years to come.
Throw my custom parts in the trash for all I care. You are going to find out very soon that there is nothing you can do with most of it anyways. I mean, there has to be a ton of ways you can use a hex driven 3.3” 6 rib pulley, right?
To those wondering – we are not sure if insurance is covering this. If you have any clues, we can find a way to make everything anonymous. There will be a very healthy reward here. Not hundreds of dollars…thousands.
http://www.payntechnologies.com/
Have any other shops in the area been hit?
The guys who did this absolutely knew what they were doing. The phone lines outside the building going to the pole were cut to disable the alarm system. Whoever got in, spent plenty of time getting key items in the shop including tools, toolboxes, tig welder, air tools, etc. It absolutely was a multiple person job.
To Whom It May Concern:
I could care less about my personal stuff that was stolen – over $30,000 in tools and custom parts. The part that disgusts me is the two guys in the shop that lost their lives out of this.
Dan, our technician, lost every tool including his toolbox that he spends nearly every extra dollar earned working on local enthusiast’s cars. Many customers that come into the shop have used Dan’s tools to tweak their cars on the dyno, wrench, etc. Dan is screwed. He cannot get another mechanic job without tools and will probably be forced out of the industry for a while until he can get on his feet to purchase another box and a few tools. Dan is one of the best techs in the area, wouldn’t harm or steal from anyone, and always helps everyone around him. Happy ****ing holidays Dan – have a great New Year!
The other person grossly affected by this is Jim our engine builder. If there is anyone in the world literally without an enemy, he is the one. He has been building engines for nearly 30 years. Guess what that means – Jim has collected 30 years worth of tools that are now gone. Words can’t describe how much Jim has single handedly helped our local and national sport compact industry. Jim’s engines are being run in multiple professional level sport compact racecars and tons of local cars. He brought to the table so much insight and wisdom when he started here and has become everyone’s friend. A lot of local guys at the track are running very fast day after day because of Jim’s expertise. Ho, Ho, Ho…**** you to Jim.
Do me a favor. If you were involved with this - please just take Jim and Dan’s stuff out into a field some late night, dump it off, write directions to the spot on a piece of paper (make sure to wear rubber gloves and don’t lick the stamp – the CSI folks on TV use that stuff all the time), mail it to us from some parking lot mailbox without a return address, then try to have a happy holiday you ****ing cowards. You ripped off two people that I’m proud to call friends and probably wrecked their lives for many months and years to come.
Throw my custom parts in the trash for all I care. You are going to find out very soon that there is nothing you can do with most of it anyways. I mean, there has to be a ton of ways you can use a hex driven 3.3” 6 rib pulley, right?
To those wondering – we are not sure if insurance is covering this. If you have any clues, we can find a way to make everything anonymous. There will be a very healthy reward here. Not hundreds of dollars…thousands.
http://www.payntechnologies.com/
Have any other shops in the area been hit?