[DeTomaso] Insurance for Track Events
cengles at cox.net
cengles at cox.net
Fri Aug 1 09:31:44 EDT 2014
Dear Kirby,
I feel your pain and aggravation. A similar story:
Decades ago, I was shopping for Pantera insurance. I called Farmer's or
State Farm or Allstate. I told them that I wanted to insure a sports
car.
The young man asked me some questions and asked the
make and model of the car.
I told him, "a 1974 DeTomaso Pantera."
He said that it would take a moment to look it up.
There was a dramatic long silence. He came back and said, "Sir, that
car is on our forbidden list. I can't help you."
I have long remembered the color and honesty of that
guy: "That car is on our forbidden list"!
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
I despise Geico. I despise Progressive.
I despise all the cheap assed insurance companies that get paid for no
service.
Geico used to hound me continuously for years. I told them they couldn't
help me.
They kept insisting they could.
So.... one day when they called I said OK, let's go for it! I have
three cars for you to insure!
Great! What's the first car?
1971 Detomaso Pantera.
Long silence.
Please hold.
OK, I said.
A few minutes later, she came back and said... sorry, sir. We can't help
you.
Yes, you stupid bunch of idiots! That's what I've been trying to tell
you!
Now stop calling me! No problem, sir.
Then I moved house and they're hounding me again.
OK, I'm done with my rant.
No, wait! And when people have whacked my wife's car and they are at
fault, guess who gives you the biggest hassle to get money for the
repairs?
Yep, Geico, Progressive, etal.
OK, now I'm done.
Have a nice day, Chuck!
:-)
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:13 AM, < cengles at cox.net
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Dear Forum,
Some Google work found, among others, the two
websites
below that sell HPDE coverage for single events. I ran my car
through
the OnTrack online process and with a $75,000 Pantera value and the
premium for two days was about $450.
[1] http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/hpdeinsurance
<http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/hpdeinsurance>
http://www.ontrackinsurance.com/index.aspx
<http://www.ontrackinsurance.com/index.aspx>
Also, I looked at some other forums where track
insurance
was discussed. Apparently, more than one innocent has called to
check
with their normal insurance company to see if there sports car would
be
covered for an HPDE, autocross or track event and then discovered an
insurance cancellation in the mail when their insurance company
discovered their evil nefarious intentions to venture onto a track.
The repeatedly named worst offenders of such behavior were GEICO and
USAA. The advice, if you have a policy with those companies, is do
NOT
ask them. Proceed directly to an HPDE track event insurance vendor.
FWIW.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
References
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Dear Kirby,
I feel your pain and aggravation. A similar story:
Decades ago, I was shopping for Pantera insurance. I called Farmer's
or State Farm or Allstate. I told them that I wanted to insure a
sports car.
The young man asked me some questions and asked the
make and model of the car.
I told him, "a 1974 DeTomaso Pantera."
He said that it would take a moment to look it up.
There was a dramatic long silence. He came back and said, "Sir, that
car is on our forbidden list. I can't help you."
I have long remembered the color and honesty of that
guy: "That car is on our forbidden list"!
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Kirby Schrader wrote:
I despise Geico. I despise Progressive.
I despise all the cheap assed insurance companies that get paid for no
service.
Geico used to hound me continuously for years. I told them they
couldn't help me.
They kept insisting they could.
So.... one day when they called I said OK, let's go for it! A I have
three cars for you to insure!
Great! What's the first car?
1971 Detomaso Pantera.
Long silence.
Please hold.
OK, I said.
A few minutes later, she came back and said... sorry, sir. We can't
help you.
Yes, you stupid bunch of idiots! That's what I've been trying to tell
you!
Now stop calling me! No problem, sir.
Then I moved house and they're hounding me again.
OK, I'm done with my rant.
No, wait! And when people have whacked my wife's car and they are at
fault, guess who gives you the biggest hassle to get money for the
repairs?
Yep, Geico, Progressive, etal.
OK, now I'm done.
Have a nice day, Chuck!
:-)
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:13 AM, < [1]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
A A Dear Forum,
A A A A A A A A A Some A Google work found, among others, the
two websites
A A below that sell HPDE coverage for single events. A I ran my car
through
A A the OnTrack online process and with a A $75,000 Pantera value and
the
A A premium for two days was about $450.
A A [1] [2]http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/hpdeinsurance
A A [3]http://www.ontrackinsurance.com/index.aspx
A A A A A A A A A Also, I looked at some other forums where
track insurance
A A was discussed. A Apparently, more than one innocent has called to
check
A A with their normal insurance company to see if there sports car
would be
A A covered for an HPDE, autocross or track event and then discovered
an
A A insurance cancellation in the mail when their insurance company
A A discovered their evil nefarious intentions to venture onto a
track.
A A The repeatedly named worst offenders of such behavior were GEICO
and
A A USAA. A The advice, if you have a policy with those companies, is
do NOT
A A ask them. A Proceed directly to an HPDE track event insurance
vendor.
A A A A A A A A FWIW.
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Warmest regards,
A Chuck Engles
References
A A Visible links
A A 1. [4]http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/hpdeinsurance
A A Hidden links:
A A 2. [5]http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/hpdeinsurance
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