9 March 2011
UPDATE: COMPILED LIST OF ITEMS STOLEN please print and distribute to all your local performance workshops and retailers.
Aaron Hambridge ANDRA Pro Series Top Alcohol competitor has had hundreds of thousands dollars worth of his and customer’s performance parts stolen on Sunday and has put his race team up for sale to recover the losses.
Many thousands of dollars worth of engines, parts, racing accessories and race car equipment was stolen. As you can imagine, Steve and Aaron Hambridge are devestated by the discovery on their return to work on Monday.
As well as the generic parts that were stolen from the shop, lots of specific things were taken too such as complete motors, short motors, complete motors waiting to be assembled, pistons, starters, magnetos and lots of parts etc.
Steve and Aaron Hambridge are devastated by the incident.
“We have probably lost around 300,000 dollars worth of engines and parts with the most expensive single item taken being a 65,000 dollar blown alcohol small block chevy that was only finished around one week ago,” Aaron Hambridge said.
“So far it looks as though two guys where in our shop for at least two hours using our trollies and forklift to move everything around then stole a truck from the kitchen maker two doors up loading it all up along with nearly all the spares from my trailer and around $100,000 worth of stuff out of the HDT semi trailer parked two units down from us.
“This has crushed me and the rest of my family mentally and financially.
“We now have to come up with most of the money out of our own pocket to replace all the stuff that was in our shop, hence the race team being for sale.
“We also have to complete all the necessary labour accompanied with all these engines all over again.
“We will come through this but it is going to take some time and I ask all involved to please bare with us and be patient as we will sort everyone out as soon as we can possibly afford it.
“There are around 25-30 different customers involved who I really feel for as most of my customers I consider friends and have come to know very well, but my only other option right now other than try to slowly get my way out would be to call bankrupt which we definitely do not want to do.
“Some parts can just be re-ordered but there are some rare parts, some one offs and worse than all some parts with a lot of sentimental value that I just can not replace..”
Engine and parts include;
Complete blown and injected Dart small block, Brodix heads, Kobelco K11 Superman, ProMag44, Knut 5in tall carbon fibre injector, Enderle pump, RCD front, all brand new and complete (Pictured)
383 Chev, rocker covers to sump, brand new rebuild, Dart 23deg heads
2 x 6/71’s, 2 x tunnel rams, 1 x sheet metal with two carbs
BAE billet block
All parts for a CHI-headed Cleveland
Parts for Procharged 355 Holden including 4-bolt main block
460ci Dart block, pistons, rods, crank
Custom CP’s from a 308 and numerous piston and rod sets
Broke into trailer and took brand new pistons, valves, springs for Aaron’salcohol dragster, rods, spare set of T&D rocker gear for race car
632c parts, Lunati crank, oliver rods, custom CP’s etc
Small Big&Ugly w/purple butterflies
One of the 6/71’s that went was a super-rare Danikas superchargers
Crank, rods, pistons for FE BBF, Edelbrock heads
There is so much stuff missing and the list keeps growing as they discover things missing that should be there.
If anyone knows anything, hears anything or has an idea on who might have done this, please call Aaron or Steve Hambridge on 02 46471181 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.