Keep your stuff in sight, there are assholes all around us

[snapoff]

Did any one get anything stolen from manfeild on the weekend?

[Bikemad]

umm.........no.....i wasnt there...........why.....what happened

[gixerracer]

Did any one get anything stolen from manfeild on the weekend?

yea man i had some oakley shades and also an olins watch nicked from my pit garage on friday the watch is easy to spot as i think robert taylor has the only other one

[jellywrestler]

yea man i had some oakley shades and also an olins watch nicked from my pit garage on friday the watch is easy to spot as i think robert taylor has the only other one
didn't you also lose some traction on the dunlop sweeper?

[suzuki21]

didn't you also lose some traction on the dunlop sweeper?

He also lost his talent yesterday.

[nadroj]

He also lost his talent yesterday.

What did she look like?

[Mental Trousers]

yea man i had some oakley shades and also an olins watch nicked from my pit garage on friday the watch is easy to spot as i think robert taylor has the only other one

Pussy has another and I think there might be one more around somewhere but I can't remember who got it. But there are only a very limited number around.

[Str8 Jacket]

Yep, I have had various items go missing at the track before. Arseholes are everywhere....

[Maido]

keep an eye on tardme

[gixerracer]

What did she look like?

like this

[Shaun]

Slicks and stuff were stolen at Hampton Downs last year also, which makes me believe there is a thief amongst us in the Paddock some where.???????

[Sidewinder]

i reckon it was graig. he stole my virginity at the track

[Deano]

Slicks and stuff were stolen at Hampton Downs last year also, which makes me believe there is a thief amongst us in the Paddock some where.???????

A push bike got pinched there on 18/12 - I dunno if it turned up later in the day.

It sucks because we all leave so much $$ worth of shit lying about in our pits and its difficult to keep an eye on it all day.

[Sidewinder]

A push bike got pinched there on 18/12 - I dunno if it turned up later in the day.

It sucks because we all leave so much $$ worth of shit lying about in our pits and its difficult to keep an eye on it all day.

yea bro bit hard to watch it when your on the track lol. was some dodgy nigga gs in there car out side our pit on sat.

[gixerracer]

yea bro bit hard to watch it when your on the track lol. was some dodgy nigga gs in there car out side our pit on sat.

Im sure your drug dealer wouldnt like being called that

[Sidewinder]

Im sure your drug dealer wouldnt like being called that

id never call you bad names

[Robert Taylor]

yea man i had some oakley shades and also an olins watch nicked from my pit garage on friday the watch is easy to spot as i think robert taylor has the only other one

After your second excursion they were probably the only things worth pinching out of your pit Craig! ( Sorry that was a bit wicked )
I of course have an Ohlins watch but its safely domiciled at home, Pussy has one and also a vintage MX customer. The watch itself is big diameter and the face bright yellow and highly visible. Quite distinctive if everyone can keep an eye out for the offending lowlife.

[Billy]

After your second excursion they were probably the only things worth pinching out of your pit Craig! ( Sorry that was a bit wicked )
I of course have an Ohlins watch but its safely domiciled at home, Pussy has one and also a vintage MX customer. The watch itself is big diameter and the face bright yellow and highly visible. Quite distinctive if everyone can keep an eye out for the offending lowlife.

Big diameter,Bright yellow face and highly visible???Yeah I heard the Feilding mafia were trying to flog off a Mickey mouse watch at the Denbeigh on sat nite!!!

Thats probably what Shirriffs thought hed been wearing.

[Duke girl]

Apparently Manfield has alot of trouble with the local kids walking around the pits waiting for garages to be empty so they can grab what they like while there's no-one around.
Pretty sad state of affairs that you cant enjoy your days racing without having something of value taken away from you.
In future you need to put everything under lock, that way you are sure to still have it once you come back in from the track.
I had my bike key stolen from the Scrutineering shed at round 6.
Piss me off Big Time and ended my day on a sour note.

[MaxCannon]

It's not just Manfield.

Last time I was at a Hampton Downs ride day a group of people that clearly didn't belong turned up while the riders briefing was taking place and poked their noses around the pits.
The briefing is on pitlane while all the cars / vans / bikes are parked down on the skidpan.
As soon as people started heading back this group got in their car and left.

Don't know if anything got taken but it's a good reminder - Always lock your stuff away.

[hayd3n]

wouldent it would be worth getting security at the gates it might cost a extra $5 each but worth it in the long run

[davebullet]

This really pisses me off. I quite like how officials and riders let us into the pits for a close up look and to ask some dumb questions. It's shit like that, that will eventually force security or barring public access to the pits completely.

[yungatart]

wouldent it would be worth getting security at the gates it might cost a extra $5 each but worth it in the long run

It wouldn't make any difference...the stuff is being stolen from unattended pit sheds, for the most part. Security at the gate isn't going to stop that

[scracha]

It wouldn't make any difference...the stuff is being stolen from unattended pit sheds, for the most part. Security at the gate isn't going to stop that

This shit's getting out of hand. We need to do a sting. We need to beat the living crap out of them and send out a message to other toerags tempted to take our $hit.

[Morcs]

It's not just Manfield.

Last time I was at a Hampton Downs ride day a group of people that clearly didn't belong turned up while the riders briefing was taking place and poked their noses around the pits.
The briefing is on pitlane while all the cars / vans / bikes are parked down on the skidpan.
As soon as people started heading back this group got in their car and left.

Don't know if anything got taken but it's a good reminder - Always lock your stuff away.

yeah me and chris approached them. they had brought the kids to teach them how to steal shit - but they told us they had brought the kids down to see whats happening at the track. yeah right.

[Duke girl]

Thats the problem with sharing a pit garage with other riders to whom you compete against, you are all out of the garage at the same time because you are on the track Racing so would it help in future to share a garage with someone who Races in a different class so that you can look after each others gear while out enjoying what it is your there for.
Im not sure whether this is a solution to the problem but hopefully it may help to keep what is yours from taking a walk to be never seen again.

[Kiwi Graham]

Thats the problem with sharing a pit garage with other riders to whom you compete against, you are all out of the garage at the same time because you are on the track Racing so would it help in future to share a garage with someone who Races in a different class so that you can look after each others gear while out enjoying what it is your there for.
Im not sure whether this is a solution to the problem but hopefully it may help to keep what is yours from taking a walk to be never seen again.

Yep, that's what I do, its not often the pit is left totally unattended, not had anything taken yet.

It's a real worry still though you can have 10's of thousands of $ worth of gear left out for some scum bag to help themselves to.

Best approach is if you see someone you don't recognise getting to involved in someone's pit ask them what there up to. If there genuine they wont mind the check, if there up to no good they will be aware they have been spotted.

Theft is one of those crimes that really pisses me off, fukin low life shit stains too full of shit for brains to be any use to anyone. Catch um and cut their fukin hands off.

[ynot slow]

Happens at speedway as well,just small stuff at times,well when I crewed,the odd screwdriver,maybe crescent,etc.We never caught them but the lowlife scum used a crescent with said owners name on it(his workshop tools from his own business)to do a burglary,cops found the tool at scene,and followed up,luckilly we were able to say we were at Stratford the night concerned racing.

[RDjase]

Happens at speedway as well,just small stuff at times,well when I crewed,the odd screwdriver,maybe crescent,etc.We never caught them but the lowlife scum used a crescent with said owners name on it(his workshop tools from his own business)to do a burglary,cops found the tool at scene,and followed up,luckilly we were able to say we were at Stratford the night concerned racing.

Did the cops get the crescent theif/burglar?

Might be time to set up a Honey trap in the pits and catch the fuckers

[Deano]

Thats the problem with sharing a pit garage with other riders to whom you compete against, you are all out of the garage at the same time because you are on the track Racing so would it help in future to share a garage with someone who Races in a different class so that you can look after each others gear while out enjoying what it is your there for.
Im not sure whether this is a solution to the problem but hopefully it may help to keep what is yours from taking a walk to be never seen again.

Its difficult though cause we like to see each other's races as well when we're able.

[sunhuntin]

maybe racers need to make two exisiting members security so they can swap who gets to watch the race and who gets to watch the gear?

[Paul in NZ]

You might consider one of those huge ute tool lockers from supercheap chained to the wall?

[NZsarge]

This really pisses me off. I quite like how officials and riders let us into the pits for a close up look and to ask some dumb questions. It's shit like that, that will eventually force security or barring public access to the pits completely.

Yeah +1 on that sentiment, nice atmosphere at Manfeild during the winter series etc... I fear soon you won't be able to walk around without people be suss when you just looking at stuff coz it's interesting...

[suzuki21]

Some fucker keeps sneaking into Craigs pit and breaking his fairings, and playing with his brakes to make him overshoot LoL.

[White trash]

I notice most of the top teams had their pits closed off to spectators on Sunday and I suspect it'll become more and more difficult to gain access as more shit goes missing.

I fucken hate theives.

[Toaster]

You might consider one of those huge ute tool lockers from supercheap chained to the wall?


Or a "PIT" bull.

[Toaster]

I notice most of the top teams had their pits closed off to spectators on Sunday and I suspect it'll become more and more difficult to gain access as more shit goes missing.

I fucken hate theives.


Typical. The good people miss out on the experience just because of a scum sucking minority few.

Bring back public beatings for criminals and save on the taxpayer funded prison holiday camps.

[paultz250]

yea bro bit hard to watch it when your on the track lol. was some dodgy nigga gs in there car out side our pit on sat.:facepalm:

BAD CALL CRACKER

[Sidewinder]

:facepalm:

BAD CALL CRACKER

hows it a bad call. its calling it how you see it

[hayd3n]

could setup your own security cameras they would only have to record for a day then you can catch the fukas

[Matt Bleck]

This shit's getting out of hand. We need to do a sting. We need to beat the living crap out of them and send out a message to other toerags tempted to take our $hit.

+1 .

[speights_bud]

We used to leave a $20 note on the table in the middle of our pit area so they might just grab that and fuck off instead of something really expensive or really useful.

Now we just do the share a pitshed and never leave it unattended thing, lots of eyes help keep em out

[davebullet]

Increase gate fees to cover security. Problem is it would put the general public off who don't care, therefore reduction in gate take.

A honey pot to catch and public humiliation might be good. Face on the big screen plus name and shame / details read out over the P.A.

[MSTRS]

A honey pot to catch and public humiliation might be good. Face on the big screen plus name and shame / details read out over the P.A.

Only seems like a good idea. Bullshit laws say that until convicted, a crim is only 'alleged' to have done whatever. Naming/shaming prior to that is grounds for a defamation case.

Better to set up the sting, then take the little cunt/s behind the bikesheds and deal to them privately.

[Shaun]

Only seems like a good idea. Bullshit laws say that until convicted, a crim is only 'alleged' to have done whatever. Naming/shaming prior to that is grounds for a defamation case.

Better to set up the sting, then take the little cunt/s behind the bikesheds and deal to them privately.


+1 to the Sting

[Marknz]

Wondering if us employing a 'store-detective' type person to walk around all day keeping an eye on people might work. True it might add to our costs collectively, but happy to listen to other ideas to catch the little bar stewards red handed.

[yungatart]

I have to confess to being one of those thieving barstards at TRRS.....
I had lent someone an electric kettle, then decided to borrow it back...only I borrowed someone elses identical kettle...felt mortified when I realised. I sheepishly returned it...and got caught doing so!

[RDjase]

I have to confess to being one of those thieving barstards at TRRS.....
I had lent someone an electric kettle, then decided to borrow it back...only I borrowed someone elses identical kettle...felt mortified when I realised. I sheepishly returned it...and got caught doing so!

Haha, so that was you janet ! It was my jug that my mate had in garage 15 that went missing and he said it "returned" itself..................

I will let you off for looking after me while I had a lie down on the track ;-)

[yungatart]

Haha, so that was you janet ! It was my jug that my mate had in garage 15 that went missing and he said it "returned" itself..................

I will let you off for looking after me while I had a lie down on the track ;-)

Guilty as charged...
How are you feeling mate? Look after yourself, eh, and give us a shout if you need anything.

[RDjase]

Wondering if us employing a 'store-detective' type person to walk around all day keeping an eye on people might work. True it might add to our costs collectively, but happy to listen to other ideas to catch the little bar stewards red handed.

I can be the "Store Detective" if you want (a one armed one at the mo) The only time I will be busy is when my son is Racing
If you see a bloke in a sling chasing some thieving fucker please assist :yes:

Nigel just sent my Entry Confirmtion....................I am sure he is taking to piss:shit:

[RDjase]

Guilty as charged...
How are you feeling mate? Look after yourself, eh, and give us a shout if you need anything.

Thanks janet, not to bad, 1st day typing with both hands, cant do much else, lucky my car is auto:yes:

[crazyhorse]

Sad to think that we as honest motorcyclists, who leave our gear unattended whilst on the track, now have the need to lock everything away for the "just in case" it gets pinched moment. :facepalm:

Maybe we should all keep a better eye on the pits closest to ours when out they're out riding the track - esp if there are some undesireables lurking around.

Still, shame it needs to come to it.

Hope some of you have managed to get your gear back.

[ellipsis]

...used to be once upon a time that you could leave your shovels and crowbars on a job site and know they would be safe, as thieving bastards treated hard work implements like a vampire treated a clove of garlic...now they are targeted for the metal weight, down at the scrappies...

[speights_bud]

I have to confess to being one of those thieving barstards at TRRS.....
I had lent someone an electric kettle, then decided to borrow it back...only I borrowed someone elses identical kettle...felt mortified when I realised. I sheepishly returned it...and got caught doing so!

Yea i lent someone a jug, (wasn't you:niceone:) told her to bring it back when she was finished, just remembered now:weird:, and i have no idea if it came back haha, i assume it did. will have to look when i get home:Police: