Thieves swiped this trailer, along with this distinctive Mercury Bobcat race car that was inside, from 1849 Foster Drive in Jacksonville, Florida. The theft occurred just after midnight on Sunday, October 2.
The black trailer has Racer Walsh logos on its sides and on the rear. It’s a 20-foot Cynergy Cargo trailer that bears the VIN No. 55YBC202XKN023088. While Brian Walsh …
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Update! I spoke with Brian this morning. They're still searching for the trailer and race car. Keep an eye out for the pictured items above.
Those guys have been around forever.
I hope they find it!
Pete. (l33t FS) said:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/florida-man-arrested-after-allegedly-burying-two-stolen-race-cars-with-an-excavator
^I have to wonder how often that sort of thing has been happening. Race car trailers get stolen on the assumption that they're full of valuable tools, and the thieves mostly end up with race cars which are hard to fence...
Such a senseless waste. $200k worth of trailer contents destroyed in the quest of a trailer that the thief might sell for less than $3k
The Florida man story is bizarre. What an effort he put in to all that burying. Knucklehead.
Datsun310Guy said:
The Florida man story is bizarre. What an effort he put in to all that burying. Knucklehead.
Stupid people do stupid things.
SV reX
MegaDork
10/6/22 7:55 a.m.
That's insane.
Not only did the idiot bury the stuff, but he dug it up??? Did he think he was gonna return it??
Geez.
In reply to SV reX :
I think the saying "they don't catch the smart ones" applies here.
This guy is an accurate representation of the Ocala area "florida man".
Saw a black trailer in Arlington. Stopped to look but it wasn't it. I bet it's on the meth side of Jacksonville.
An update from from Brian Walsh today:
Wow, what a recognizable combo to steal!