PDX news story
https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah...otel-near-pdx/
Owners post regarding it's recovery:
"My van, trailer and car has been found and retrieved, somewhat worse for wear. thieves could have done real damage, but they are thieves after all and stay in the shallow end of the gene pool. Some cosmetic damage, but "lucky" as I am now calling her will be back on the track come Spring."
Below is an excerpt from Armadillo Racing's email newsletter:
"This past weekend, SOVREN racer Brad Shinn had his tow van, trailer and race car stolen from the hotel parking lot near the Portland airport. Here are the Details -
The Van, trailer and race car was taken from the Aloft Portland Cascade Station early Saturday morning---which is near the Portland airport and the IKEA. It did not have any GPS units aboard.
Here is the big take away from this incident. Thieves steal more racing stuff from hotel parking lots than anywhere else. Do not leave anything of value in your car/tow rig at the hotel. At least 3 times a year, a racer tells me how their safety gear including HANS and helmet was stolen from their car/truck. On the trailer, get an alarm system or one of those wheel locks. Just go do it now so you won't have to worry about getting ripped of. Be proactive, it happens. I've had the Armadillo Trailer broken into twice and now have secure locks and an alarm system. Protect yourself and your valuable racing stuff."
Theft announcement was also posted on the MGExp forum and someone added this...
"I use tracker tiles in all my cars. If the vehicle moves out of range it alerts you. Its Bluetooth and many many millions of users are part of the network. If the vehicle in which the tile or tiles are hidden passes by a member on the app it will send you a phone notification where it was spotted
https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/store/tiles/pro"
Like JWA mentioned, doesn't take much to disable a few key components and increase the time & effort required to steal.