Police are appealing to the public for help in locating four cars stolen from a motoring event over the weekend.
The vehicles were parked at Powercruise #99 at Queensland Raceway in Willowbank on Saturday (September 13), an event featuring cruise sessions, burnouts and racing.
The Queensland Police Service says they were parked off Champions Way from around 10:00am, and were all stolen prior to 11:00pm.
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While reports have suggested up to 11 vehicles were stolen, a list of just four has been published by the QPS. These are:
- Red 2013 HSV Clubsport sedan with Queensland registration 346JC5
- Grey 2015 HSV sedan with Queensland registration 893NN5
- White 2015 Holden Commodore sedan with Queensland registration 761NQ4
- Orange 1969 Chevrolet Nova coupe with Queensland registration 829KU3
The QPS is calling for anybody who may have any further information or dashcam footage to contact them directly or contact Crime Stoppers.
7News reports the vehicles were stolen from a gravel carpark not covered by cameras.
“Stolen from power cruise in between 10:30pm-6:50am this morning offering a 20k reward for information for the were abouts [sic] !!!!! Please share the f#%@ out of the post and bring my best mates car back !!!” said Chris Bayer in a Facebook post on Sunday morning about the stolen Nova.
Other posts on the Facebook event itself, from family members of theft victims, have criticised the lack of security at the event.
Holden Commodores (and their HSV versions) have always been popular theft targets, but there have been many high-profile instances of final VF-generation examples being stolen lately.
That included a 2015 HSV GTS stolen from a Facebook Marketplace seller who was showing it to the alleged thief in Sydney, and an HSV Senator in Melbourne which thieves were allegedly trying to steal by taking to its Club Lock with an angle grinder. Camera footage was shared online of both incidents.
As previously reported, owners of late-model Commodores – especially V8-powered VFs – are being targeted as their cars can be easily started and stolen by criminals using an OBD-reading tool intended for mechanics and locksmiths.
The tool can be used to delete the original keys paired to the car and then pair a new key, with the only physical requirements for criminals being hacking into the front bumper, disabling the horn and unlocking a door.
Temporary deterrents to theft include mechanical devices such as Club Locks and Cop Locks, while a PIN-coded immobiliser and relocated horn could also help reduce the likelihood of your car being stolen.
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