trackday security

[Mr Fletcher]

copied from another forum

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HI folks,

For those who know who I am, will be aware that in May at Oulton I had my iPod, laptop, wallet + cash stolen from our race truck, whilst our driver had his work PDA stolen, and our other driver had his laptop stolen.

All during the Pre90 NW race.

I was made aware today that at DOnnington Park at the weekend, a drivers wife had her handbag stolen, and a team had a T.V. stolen from their awning, with other items like SatNav's, laptops and phones were stolen.

Is it time that 'club' meeting get the same security as say national events?

What and/or who is to stop a 'spectator' from wandering into the paddock, taking items of other peoples expensive possession, without being spotted???

When we went to Spa a few weeks ago, all team personel were given yellow wristbands, to show they were with a competitor, and that you were only allowed in certain areas of the circuit (pit lane, parc ferme and paddock). If you did not have one, security personel would not allow you through.

Should a similar type of security measure be put in place in the UK at club events?

Of course you can never prevent wallets, bags, phones etc being stolen, as they can fit so inconspiciously into a pocket, but a laptop or a mountain bike or a TV being certainly can.

The professional hgih level race team can probabily afford to replace such items, whereas 'clubbies' like ourselves, can't.

Any other ideas?




this may be just a couple of isolated incidents but forwarned is forarmed as they say


cheers


jason

[James Breadvan]

I don't think trackdays are worth worrying about you tend not to get twats attending or even watching, I wouldn't say the same about santa pod.

[neilK]

Unfortunately I am allmost surprised at how little of this goes on!

At the Silverstone TA event recently, the pit garages where pretty much open to the public (Yes there were loose barriers across the garage door, but they were not interlinked), we had numerous groups walking through the garage and up to the car, mostly just interested in the car and thrilled to be so close to the racing cars. But obviously not all people are genuine folk.

[alexb]

I guess common sense comes into play here.

I make sure personal stuff is locked in the boot of a mate's car or secured in my own car when on a trackday, and I make sure the car is locked when it's parked and I'm off scoffing a pasty or something. Then the risk is no more then when parked up in the city - probably less?

Cheers,
Alex