Hey Buddy...want to buy an engine, cheap?

[south jersey girl]

found this on Jayski...

Three Roush-Yates engines stolen: Thieves made a fast getaway after taking three NASCAR racing engines from a well-known race shop in Mooresville. Police say someone broke into the Roush/Yates engine shop and got away with three of the big Ford engines used by the team in the Nationwide and Truck Series. The engines are worth $50,000 each. "These are not everyday engines, these are NASCAR specific engines, you can't put them in a car, plus they are Roush Yates engines, very specific," said Mooresville Police Lt. Joseph Cooke. The engines were taken sometime Monday night from the shop off Mazeppa Road. One of the workers said he knew it was going to be a bad day when he came to work and saw a big hole in the wall. The hole is big enough for thieves to get inside, then open the door. Each of the engines weigh more than 500 pounds. They're kept on rollers and that made it easy for thieves to roll them into a cargo van they happened to steal from another race team. "They stole a Penske rental truck, like a cargo van and used the cargo van to load up the engines and take the engines away." The thieves dumped the van, but made off with the engines. Unless they are in the racing business, they may find them tough to unload. "Those are specialty items you'd have to be in NASCAR or the racing business to use them, you can't just put these engines in your car." If you can help Mooresville Police, call them at 704-664-3311, or South Iredell Crime Stoppers at 704-658-9056. If your information leads to an arrest, you be eligible for a reward.

[Busch Babe 899]

That had to be a well-planned heist...it's not like you just tuck a couple of those puppies into your pocket!! 

[CodeBlueEMT]

 I suggest looking around at MWR.

 Shayne

[Chris]

I suggest looking around at MWR.

 Shayne

OH Shayne...
I was thinking the SAME thing before I even finished reading the article....
If not for the awful gas mileage... be cool to have one of those puppies in my new street rod... 

[skool]

No, no, no.....it was Kyle Busch who stole em.  Like Tonya Harding whacking Nancy Kerrigan on the knee!

[scott b]

ROFL at the MWR comments.  Forget about trying to reverse engineer a racecar piece by piece, they ought to just lock Jimmy Fennig in their pit box and not release him till he spills his set-ups. 

[south jersey girl]

If not for the awful gas mileage... be cool to have one of those puppies in my new street rod... 

first thing I thought was...where was Mikey?

the second thing I thought was...where was Chris?

[Busch Babe 899]

I'm betting those engines, with any identifying marks or numbers removed, make their way into some local boy's racecar, in the hopes of gaining the attention of the likes of Roush and getting  ride in NASCAR

[Chris]

first thing I thought was...where was Mikey?

the second thing I thought was...where was Chris?

I hear ya girl...  LOL

[Roswell]

I wonder if you could install one of those an a broom?  Sure would be a fun Halloween night,

[Chief2blu4u]

So Roswell, what do you know about these missing engines

I may have to haul you in for questioning so don't try to leave town !!!!!!

I'm on to ya !!!!!

 

[Yatesguy]

No worries Ros,
 
I finally figured out some of GG's proposed upgrades for TMS..I think.  

Just hit that green button 3 times. That should activate your Stealth mode.

I think  

Either that or you will rip a hole in the space/time continuim  

Either way Chiefy's Barneymobile should be no problem at all  

[Roswell]

Chiefy, I'm pretty sure thats outta your jurisdiction (sp). Sit back down and have another donut. I love those little chocolate covered ones, esp if you have some REAL buttermilk, not that brine from the grocery store.

 Yatesguy, I knew GG had some plans around here somewhere. He was always tinkering around with the engine.
ummm....I'd rather not rip a hole in anything if that's alright. (Gee , I miss that boy He wasn't a bullfrog, but he always had some mighty fine wee... errr wine

[Busch Babe 899]

Yes, he did! 

Just read on another board that the shop did have security (cameras I'm assuming) but the theives came in through a "blind spot"...seems to reinforce that it was someone who knew the security...like ex-employees with a grudge? Hmmmm.....

[skool]

Yes, he did! 

Just read on another board that the shop did have security (cameras I'm assuming) but the theives came in through a "blind spot"...seems to reinforce that it was someone who knew the security...like ex-employees with a grudge? Hmmmm.....

Well, thats the first thing I thought of when I read it.....inside job or an ex employee.  I know I can get in and out of my building (work) without being seen.....but then again, being the Security unit......I should be able too!