A racing helmet used by one of Canada’s highest -profile Indycar runners has been stolen from a museum in Vancouver.
The BC Sports Hall of Fame says that the robbery occurred on Wednesday, when the staff noticed that a helmet used by Greg Moore was taken from a mannequin on display next to his Indycar.
Moore, by Maple Ridge, BC, was a rising star in the Indycar circuit at the end of the 1990s and accumulated five victories and 17 podiums before being killed in a race in California in 1999 to 24 years.
Moore used the stolen helmet on the 400 river in Brazil during one of its five Indycar race victories.
The BC Sports Hall of Fame says that the helmet was under permanent loan of the Moore family and is one of the most emblematic articles in the Museum’s car collection.
The museum described the suspect as a man with a black hat, black pants, blue shirt, gray jacket and white shoes, and wearing a Burgundy sports bag.
He is urging the public to help identify man and recover the helmet, which entails significant monetary and emotional value.
“This helmet is not just a valuable artifact, it is a deeply personal and irreplaceable piece of the history of Canadian sport,” said BC Hall of Fame of BC Jason Beck in a statement.
The helmet used by the legend of BC Racing Greg Moore has been stolen from the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Moore’s life was tragically reduced at age 24, when he was killed during a race in 1999. Stephen Quinn de CBC spoke with Jason Beck, the curator of the BC Sports Hall of Fame, who is asking the public to help recover the helmet.
He says the museum is “devastated” by theft.
In the same statement, Ric Moore, Greg’s father, says that the helmet represented what his son defended.
“That helmet is part of Greg that we will never return,” he says. “It is not just the racing team, it is a symbol of who it was, the joy that brought people and dreams he pursued.”
