Somebody Stole Broken Parts From Beloved ‘Rexy’ Porsche 911 GT3 Race Car

It’s always thrilling to see race cars up close and in person. On TV, they seem larger than life, but you gain a much deeper appreciation for what they’re capable of in the flesh. You could imagine the rush of excitement that fans of the beloved “Rexy” Porsche 911 GT3 R must’ve felt this past weekend during the 24 Hours of Daytona, when they had a chance to visit team AO Racing’s garage. But as the saying goes, if you truly love something, you’ve got to let it go. In other words, don’t steal stuff.

At some point during the race, it seems that spectators presumably with paddock access stole some of Rexy’s parts. It’s unclear if these fans thought the parts were garbage or truly understood what they were taking, but that’s beside the point—making off with anything of any kind from a racing team’s garage without permission is never OK. Not only are the parts that go on race cars expensive, and broken ones can still potentially be mended and reused later, but inspecting why they failed might even help a team build better parts in the future.

To the fans who (hopefully mistakenly) took crashed body parts from our garage, these were still the property of AO Racing and meant not for the public to take. We love that you love us and the paddock access but please be sure to ask the teams before you take any items. No…— AO Racing Read More