Stolen Rig Alert/Nolen Racing
 

Last Night in Oklahoma the Nolen Racing team had their rig stolen. It is a White dually w/a white 48ft Goose Neck. It was stolen from a Red Roof Inn in Oklahoma City. On the off chance someone sees it, contact the local authorities and then you can contact me at 317-538-0228.

I will get plate number posted when I can.

Scott

*Added Info
Truck: 2005 Ford Super Duty 350 Indiana Lic#898607
Trailer: White 48ft United Express. Extra Rear Clearance. Fiberglass Aerodynamic Bubble on Front. 2 Small Side Doors. 2 Front Jacks(1 Electric/1Manual) Indiana Lic#7934

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HOLY SH**, I hope they find those son of a bitc** and string them up from the nearest tree. This stealing from race teams is just gettting too big. Some swift justice would slow things down quite a bit.

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Posted the info on the oklahoma racing board. Alot of people from Okc visit that board on a daily basis.

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I know they would appreciate that.

It has Indiana Plates.

Thanks.

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Tried to post this on Hoseheads....I did not have any luck getting signed in. Anyone that can get this posted on Hoseheads,please do and would be much appreciated.

Tim Wolffrum

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It is on Hoseheads.

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Any news yet?
This is a bad, bad deal for nice guy, Gene Nolen.
I'm assuming they were hauling the Champ Car to Phoenix?

Hope this has a good outcome.

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Unfortunately no.

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This stealing deal is getting out of hand.Its freakin rediculous.The good old days nobody had to worry about anything.Leave your car and trailer parked wherever and not half to worry about it.If something did come up missing you normally misplaced it or forgot it at the track and got it back from the person that picked it up the next week at the races.Now people are taking whole rigs and everything else.I hope you have luck in finding everything and then take the person for a qualifying lap around manzy tied to the rear bumper.2 lap qualifying.

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They have been stealing OTR trucks and trailers full of freight for a long time and the law doesn't ever do anything about it.

Had a special on 60 minutes about it. Caught the theives and they didn't get any time for it. Hardly did anything to them. It was a real piece of work. But then again there isn't any money in it for the Law so they hardly care.

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Theft, of any kind is terrible. When it happens to the things we hold dear its worse. Unfortunately, with so many unemployed, it may only get worse. All we can do is try to be our brothers keepers. I hope this situation has a good ending for all concerned. Jeff Skidmore

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Not trying to be a smart :moon: here just asking a question. How does an entire rig get stolen? How do they do it?

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They are very easy to get into, they usually take the little glass window out in the passenger door and reach right in and open the door. Getting it started is not that difficult and then they just drive it off. They know what their doing.

I got one friend that just got his taken from him at gun point some where up east. He drives for Schnieder and truck was loaded with Wal-Mart goods.

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Very freakin desperatly.

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I would also assume that it was Shane Hollingsworth's full time Silver Crown ride?
Hope they find it. Spread the word so when someone tries to sell anything from that team they get caught!!

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I worked on pete's had a universal key ..fit/started all peterbuilts ..I imagine Whites got the same..aside from the fact their easy to break into

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Just to be sure people are keeping thier eye out for the correct type of Truck and Trailer. Scott said it is a White (in color) Dually P/U Truck with a Goose Neck Trailer.
Not a White (as in brand of Semi tractor set up). Sounded like people were thinking it was a semi rig.

Hopefully it can be found and then we can have a public hangin of the horse thieves just prior to the feature at one of the events this spring!!!!

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Part of the contents stolen where Shane Hollingsworths' Helmets and Uniforms. Who knows if it was someone around racing or just common crooks, but if these items are spotted being sold or worn by anyone else, they too have been stolen.

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someone should put up a list of what parts and items were stolen because who ever took them will be looking to move them very quickly for quick cash. Tools are very easy to move the engine stuff will most likely show up around a street rod joint.Frame and rear end will end up at a scrap yard. These are the places to keep an eye on not race tracks so much. Most crooks have no idea what they have stolen until they open the trailer. Then they will have no idea what they have.

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Another question, why is it that something that expensive is so easy to access? Universal keys, to me that seems crazy? Why are those rigs built that way?

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It is very simple to disarm your vehicle when you are planning to stay overnight in a hotel on the road. In most vehicles, it is as simple as removing the fuel pump relay or just pulling the crank fuse. This will keep your vehicle from starting and from being stolen. It takes in all about 5 minutes. A little research with your auto technician will be well worth it. And worth the piece of mind that comes with it.

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I feel bad for Blake, Shane and Gene. No one deserves to have their stuff stolen, but especially not them. With the kind of investment owners have in the needed equipment to race I can't understand why anyone would not have an alarm system on their trailer.

http://www.trailer-alarms.com/trailerdog.htm

http://www.circletracksupply.com/pro...?productid=692

For the kind of money an owner has to lose, this seems like a cheap investment to protect your stuff. Under a grand and $30 a month for GPS monitoring to help find it.

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i like the fuse idea.....GREAT IDEA

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LoJack could be added,newer vehicles have loran/gps,dispatcher knows where you are 24/7....Keys can't be copied/for dealers ect. but if I got one ..others are out there...we had a deal where a trailer was broken into....a friend located the driving suit hanging in a garage....we worked our way back and recovered most but not all that was stolen..cops didn't seem to concerned..keep you eyes open

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Also it is very cheap to have a chip made that you can put under the dash that when pulled out the vehicle cannot be started.

When staying over night we pull the chip and the fuel relay. Cannot be to safe.

Good luck guys on catching the imbasals that did this

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A couple quick lynchings would also solve the problem.

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*Added Info.

Truck: White 2005 Ford Super Duty 350 Dually. Indiana Lic#898607

Trailer: White 48ft United Express Goose Neck. Front Aerodynamic Bubble. 2 Front Jacks(Electric/Manual) 2 Small Side Doors. Indiana Lic#7934

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AMEN!!!!!!!!!!! I got the rope

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Having been down this road before....they will notice a missing fuse...put in a blown one and they might not

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Those are some very good ideas to prevent the theft of your rig. However, IF Your rig gets stolen you have only one choice to get it back. You cannot rely on the police, I don't mean this a slam on policeman, but they are far too busy to find your truck and trailer. When they do recover stolen vehicles it is either from an infraction like speeding or more commonly abandonment.:headbang

Wherever you may be; call the local airport and ask to rent a plane and a pilot. The thieves that are stealing rigs don't have large buildings to hide them in so if not too much time has passed you stand a pretty good chance of spotting your stolen rig and calling 911 to lead the possee to recover it. I know of a couple of times this has worked for stolen trucks and trailers so remember it if it happens to you. It may just be the best $1500 you will ever spend.:crying:

Its probably too late for Manzy, but I hope Mr. Nolin finds his property and the thieves are brought to justice.:kick

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Here is a link to an article that I wrote for a racing magazine last year.

http://www.trailer-alarms.com/article.htm

Please use any info you find to protect and save your investment.

This next link is to another story that I helped with.

http://www.myhorse.com/vehicles/trai...theft.aspx#top

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Lyle Clark

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Wouldn't hurt to put some identifying lettering or design on the trailer roof to make aerial i.d. easier.

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Has anything turned up

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The Indy Star is only about a week behind on this one....


http://www.indystar.com/article/20090224/NEWS02/902240389

But at least they published it.

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WTHR Video

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Something you could do to help keep the truck from being stolen (I don't know if this will work for totorhomes) is like what was mentioned here before to replace the fuel pump fuse with a blown fuse of proper amp rating BUT also pop the inertia switch. All vehicles with electric fuel pumps have an interia switch in the cab. This switch is there so that if a vehicle gets into an accident the fuel pump stops instantly due to the impact the vehicle sustains in the accident.

You will have to ask your dealer for sure where this switch is on the vehicle you are diving. It's just another option to help you.

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White Ford Super Duty has 120,000 miles on a 6 liter diesel motor. It has a Super Cab, 6-disc CD changer, tinted windows, FX4-Off Road Package, gooseneck plate, receiver hitch, and a grill guard, also runs good. Books for $19,000, we need $16,000 firm. Please call 405-620-0628 or 405-618-9931

found this on craigslist.. does this make enough sense to track it further?

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/1023281664.html

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I would say yes as 405 is the area code for Oklahoma City

Tim Wolffrum

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I know they listed the missing one as an F-350, but someone should do some checking with Mr. Nolen to see if the mileage matches up and a few of the listed accessories