Stolen in broad daylight

[GearheadXNT2]

Words of wisdom; bring a buddy 2 your track so that your stuff wont get stolen. I wass marshalling for a qual and when i get back to my pit, its gone.:mad: If I had litened to myself, I would not be missing my XX-4 WCE
right now.:( But then again, what kind of lil $hit steals someones pride and joy?

[rossoh10]

That sucks bro.I now a few people that this has happened to at Socal.

[balang_479]

dude that must be awful.... i am so lucky that round it cant happen, everyone looks out for each other, even if we dont know them...

[rccardude04]

Yeah. Watch local pawn shops and keep an eye out at the track. Usually, somebody stupid enough to steal that will be back with it somewhere trying to race it or sell it for some $$$.
What a freaking low life.
When I go to the track, there's always 3-4 of us there who all are really close friends (co-workers :p) and we always watch each others' back.
-Eric

[evst 360]

might want to keep an eye on ebay too, and other rc car forums, especially smaller ones.

[doubleback]

My friend was driving his LST 2 nitro, When some guy picked it up and ran with it. The guy had the truck under his arm. So my friend instead of trying to chase him, he just gunned the gas on the remote. The tires just shread the guys t-shirt. And the guy dropped the truck. LOL

[GearheadXNT2]

I got it Back! the stupid thieves brought it to the lhs to replace the chassis and the whole front right arm/spindle (basically everything) that i sheared off the severla days before. and i happened to be there! I had a feeling that slamming into the concrete pit barrier happened for a reason.

[ElectricThunder]

Wow... What was their excuse for stealing your car? (Looks like thieves really ARE stupid).:D

[GearheadXNT2]

iit was a wce all gaphite. and it had a mm 5700 system in it

[XXWoodmanXX]

Did they hack the BL system out of it or was everything still there? The LHS get a look at the punk that took it?

[tonyt]

Horrible news! sorry to hear about that... :(

Anti theft system that I use: a Dremel and a steady hand... I engrave my initials into the main pieces (VERY LIGHTLY IN C.F. ...deeper in Plastic or Alum.) it works...(my neighbors always "borrow" stuff without my knowledge :cool: ) whenever something goes missing, I just walk over, ask to examen their "new toy" car and point out MY initials. you'd think their parents would get it by now! :rolleyes:

Anyway, once you initial an item, it's basically yours, because you can't sell scratched parts for much. (especially if someone tried to scratch out your initials)

Hope it NEVER happens again!

Tony T.

[vashon10]

I got it Back! the stupid thieves brought it to the lhs to replace the chassis and the whole front right arm/spindle (basically everything) that i sheared off the severla days before. and i happened to be there! I had a feeling that slamming into the concrete pit barrier happened for a reason.


The amount of detail missing in that post of the recovery could fill the grand canyon :) . Tell us how it played out ! I can't wait for the movie. Did you just go over and "excuse me, but I'll take that back now if you're finished" or what ! amazing you got it back. good.

[rccardude04]

Just out of curiosity... How did it go down when you saw the car? Did you call them out on it or call the police or what? I wanna know how it happened :D
-Eric

[doubleback]

I would call the police. Because where i'm from anything over $500.00 is consider grand theft. and you can get a few years in jail if the judge is a bad ass.

[chicagonative17]

Watch EBAY too.

NEVERMIND, I didn't read into the thread far enough

Ian
HobbyTownUSA

[ElectricThunder]

The amount of detail missing in that post of the recovery could fill the grand canyon :) . Tell us how it played out ! I can't wait for the movie. Did you just go over and "excuse me, but I'll take that back now if you're finished" or what ! amazing you got it back. good.

HAHA! Seconded!:cool:

[rccardude04]

HAHA! Seconded!:cool:

Don't you mean thirded? :D
TELL US PLEEASAASEEEEE!!!! lol. I wanna know what happened.
-Eric

[ElectricThunder]

Don't you mean thirded? :D
TELL US PLEEASAASEEEEE!!!! lol. I wanna know what happened.
-Eric

Fourthededed.:D

[davec-nitro-rs4]

glad it ended well for you.

[Eli the rc guy]

If I was him, when I saw my car I would ask where did he get it and act all kind and crap.. Then when he stutters I would smash his face into the counter until he is knocked out.. then call the cops. <<< lmao XD

[norcalracer_707]

Good to hear you got your car back gearhead. Back fired on the stupid thieves.

[GearheadXNT2]

The amount of detail missing in that post of the recovery could fill the grand canyon :) . Tell us how it played out ! I can't wait for the movie. Did you just go over and "excuse me, but I'll take that back now if you're finished" or what ! amazing you got it back. good.
hehe I walked calmly to the store's cashier whom i bought the car from and he walked to the back to "look" for a part. he returned sonn after with a kendo stick and we confronted the men. I "explained" ;) to them what happens when someone messes with my stuff. after, they bought me the replacements for the arm turnbuckle, spindle and that thing that holds the spindle to the a arm. then they walked quickly away from the store (have not seen them since).:D

[GearheadXNT2]

the look on dumb and dumber's faces after my little demonstration( i dislocated dumber's shoulder and broke his nose).

[savage25le]

are you serious cause if you are that is awesome

[Kuldeep]

YES!!!! they paid'd for ur stuff.

Aww c'mon tell us their first expressions of how everything happened. I'm so zoned into this thread lol

[GearheadXNT2]

when they first saw me they put on this stupid little grin thinking that they could beat me (2on1). then mah casheir friend comes out with the kendo stick and they turn pasty pale- almost like glue. i say look like u seen a ghost - usually id leave you a$$holes alone but you tried stealing my buggy. Now you'll be seeing ghosts and stars. so dumber tries to swing and then i bop him nose. he swings again and i grab his wrist with my left hand and and push his shoulder very forcefully. it popped. I popped it back into place but slowly, and then dumb, wanting to escape his fate, offered to replace all the broken parts and he does so. then i get my buggy back. Tae kwon do really works - everyone go book yourselves for a trial class.

[Eli the rc guy]

Dude that is awesome!!!!!

[ElectricThunder]

when they first saw me they put on this stupid little grin thinking that they could beat me (2on1). then mah casheir friend comes out with the kendo stick and they turn pasty pale- almost like glue. i say look like u seen a ghost - usually id leave you a$$holes alone but you tried stealing my buggy. Now you'll be seeing ghosts and stars. so dumber tries to swing and then i bop him nose. he swings again and i grab his wrist with my left hand and and push his shoulder very forcefully. it popped. I popped it back into place but slowly, and then dumb, wanting to escape his fate, offered to replace all the broken parts and he does so. then i get my buggy back. Tae kwon do really works - everyone go book yourselves for a trial class.

Good for you; I'm glad you didn't start anything, but you finished it.:) (I would have done something different... custom title;))

[Kuldeep]

and push his shoulder very forcefully. it popped. I popped it back into place but slowly

LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAOOO

omg that was hilarious

How much did it cost them?

[ki smoke]

it cost them 1 broke nose,1 dislocated shoulder,the parts,the hurt pride of getting there a$$es kicked,and i'm sure there not welcome around the lhs anymore.hehehe i freaking love it,justice old school style hell yeah.GO GEARHEAD!!!

[chicagonative17]

I took Tae Kwon Do for something like 6 years. VERY BENEFICIAL. I reached Junior Black Belt ( one away from black belt ). Then Master Ahn moved to a further location and we wern't going to drive 10 miles every day.

Master Ahn won many olympic titles from bronze to silver to gold. He once stood on a 6 foot ladder and broke a HUGE stack of rock slabs. The slabs were something like 4 inches thick and 1 ft by 2 ft, and they were stacked from the floor to 4 ft high. But the cool part is he did it with the tip of his hand. So he hit the top of the tower of blocks with the same hand style as "heil hitler", not with with a horizontal arm (chop), but came down verticly.

It teaches you offensive, self defense. Or a way to attack your apponent while defending yourself from their "stuff".

Very cool story, I would've not only knocked them around but I would have held them there and called the police.

Ian
HobbyTownUSA

[GearheadXNT2]

It cost the guys around 30 dollars. 15-15 split. no big deal but i put the extra money towards new tires. now that thing is hooked up. proline inside jobs are great!!

[Georgerm]

dude that is awsome glad you got your car back.

[tonyt]

......Tae kwon do really works - everyone go book yourselves for a trial class.


YES! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES ME DOES IT!!! I've been taking Tae Kwon Do for ten years now (currently a second degree black belt) and I've used it multiple times. I'm glad to hear it works for other pps too!

Revenge is soo sweet.

I love the old school payback

Tony T.

[ElectricThunder]

YES! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES ME DOES IT!!! I've been taking Tae Kwon Do for ten years now (currently a second degree black belt) and I've used it multiple times. I'm glad to hear it works for other pps too!

Revenge is soo sweet.

I love the old school payback

Tony T.

I've been doing it for a while too. Geez, ya shoulda asked!:roll2: :D ;)

[rccardude04]

LOL... violence is not the answer... unless somebody else tries it first :) Then it's okay lmao...
Anyway, that's a good story. I'll tell everybody about it :)
-Eric

[hypnoticlax91]

i would have first beat his face to a nice solid/liquid, broke his limbs and dropped kicked his limp a$$ body out of the hobby shop to mars:D

[tonyt]

i would have first beat his face to a nice solid/liquid, broke his limbs and dropped kicked his limp a$$ body out of the hobby shop to mars:D

lol! the scary thing is, we Tae Kwon Do experts can actually do that ;)

Tony T.

[bxpitbull44]

Judo is even better, close contact, up close and personal, using body weight to launch people around, pressure points and extreme PAIN...USMC for life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With Ebay, forums and flea markets, people resorting to stealing toy cars deserve to get their jaws CLACKED!

[AKASHA]

Check out a form called Isshin-ryu, fun stuff. Its funny to see how "mainstreamed" a lot of other forms are. ;) and agreed, GO USMC. If it hadnt been for them, Isshin-Ryu Probably wouldnt have made it to the US.

[bxpitbull44]

Check out a form called Isshin-ryu, fun stuff. Its funny to see how "mainstreamed" a lot of other forms are. ;) and agreed, GO USMC. If it hadnt been for them, Isshin-Ryu Probably wouldnt have made it to the US.

OO-RAH! I saw an episode on that on the Military Channel....intense!

[AKASHA]

OO-RAH! I saw an episode on that on the Military Channel....intense!

I was able to obtain my blue belt "roko kyu" with some Kenpo mixed in various places ;) Thankfully I have never had to use any of it. Hope that I never do. I tell ya though it is hard to go back to conventional martial arts after learning isshinryu. I took a self defense" course in college for fun and the instructor (a 2nd degree black belt in taekwondo) wouldn't have much to do with me after a few rounds, hehe.

[bxpitbull44]

LOL@taekwondo. You got to be a limber mofo for that. I am stiff as a board, so judo suited me well. That mixed with good ole NYC street fighting is very dangerous. Hit em, flip em, make em beg for mercy or grab, twist, throw, stomp. Man, this is turning into something dangerous ladies and germs lol

[AKASHA]

Hit em, flip em, make em beg for mercy or grab, twist, throw, stomp. Man, this is turning into something dangerous ladies and germs lol

Just too much work for me ;) LMAO

just like a sniper, "one shot, one kill" no need in wasting energy where its not needed !! :teacher:
but agreed, this is turning into something VERY dangerous.

BTW I am glad to hear that you were able to get your r/c back without serious problems.

[bigboots1302]

hey gearhead i feel for u thats a good story and im glad that u got ur car back lol

[bxpitbull44]

Just too much work for me ;) LMAO

just like a sniper, "one shot, one kill" no need in wasting energy where its not needed !! :teacher:
but agreed, this is turning into something VERY dangerous.

BTW I am glad to hear that you were able to get your r/c back without serious problems.

Its only too much energy if they try to run....then they only get their butts whipped...TIRED. LMAO

I jumped into the violence fray and yuck yuck, it wasnt my stuff that got stolen. LMAO.