If they catch a street racer with an engine, transmission, or other part used in vehicle identification they won't just remove the "stolen" item and give the car back; they will crush the suspect's entire car!

To watch a newscast of this Click here.

Additional video at Click here.

Drifting Continues to Ignite

Claims continue to drift into insurance companies and police departments that are Drifting involved. This trend continues to gain popularity in North America and investigators should stay informed about the types of vehicles involved. For some drifting vehicle information Click here.

The D1 Grand Prix World Finals will be held December 16th and 17th at Irwindale Speedway in CA. Click here for events, racers and cars.

The NOPI Nationals were held last month in Atlanta, GA. This is the largest sport compact motorsports event in the world. With over 300 classes and every type of event featured; It is not unusual for over 100,000 spectators and participants from all over North America to attend. For information about NOPI Click here.

Auto Theft in the 21st Century

Our intensive 8 hour workshop on the latest auto theft & fraud trends
may be expanding to other states due to hosting agency interest.

More information on the workshop content is available at www.vintrack.com/training.htm or by clicking here.

Forecasting 2007 Trends

The SEMA Show is the largest aftermarket parts event in the world. Industry leaders use this show to forecast upcoming trends. We can use these predictions to predict upcoming theft and fraud trends as well.

The Show was just held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries.

Several automakers choose this world-famous event for major introductions of new and specialty vehicles, including a resurgence of muscle cars and high-performance street machines. Since this show is so large we will feature several trends and styles over the next few months. An excellent article written by SEMA regarding the most popular modifications can be viewed by Clicking here. For example; "The number-one performance upgrade for Honda Civic owners is air intakes".

For sport compact drag racing action the IDRC international finals will be held this weekend at the California Speedway. For more information Click here.

Transponder Books & Software Available

Law enforcement, SIU, and other approved agencies can now purchase the most comprehensive and popular automotive locksmith books and software in history.

Bender Enterprises Inc. has been given permission to sell these publications and software to qualified investigators such as law enforcement and SIU.

It is imperative to know which vehicles have transponders/immobilizers when conducting auto theft investigations. It is also imperative that the investigator knows how the systems work and how they can be programmed. Michael Hyde's books are considered "the book" to have by most locksmiths.

Read more by clicking here or visiting VINtrack.com.

Our new scanners have a 50-100% longer read range and can scan 116 times per second, with better performance for damaged or hard to read labels; Great for GM.

Stolen Vehicles Identified

VINtrack Windows Mobile continues to identify stolen vehicles throughout the country. The VINtrack VIN check and OBD VIN software continues expose data that was missed by conventional means.

VINtrack is used by law enforcement throughout the world and is responsible for identifying clones, VIN switches, re-tags and other questionable vehicles conventional means have missed.

VINtrack helps insurance companies from unknowingly insuring stolen VIN-switched/Re-tagged vehicles.

Our new OBD VIN readers are enhanced to capture electronic VINs in cases where generic OBD readers cannot.

To learn more about the VINtrack line of products click here.

Regards,

Mike Bender

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