Impact Racing

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

Basically says that a guy under the direction of Bill Sipmpson was told to buy and have affixed reproduction SFI labels to Impact products and that he did so on occasion after hours at his home computer. He also has copies of invoices of the industrial company that made the fakes that impact paid for. In short this is pretty much the nail in the coffin for Impact and us the racers. Impact will bankrupt leaving no money for returns.

If true bill Simpson might be going to the greybar hotel for a while.I wonder if the Intl.
Drag Racing HOF will give him the hook.I think he was inducted in 2009 for his commitment to safety.

[Rick Blake]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

Basically says that a guy under the direction of Bill Sipmpson was told to buy and have affixed reproduction SFI labels to Impact products and that he did so on occasion after hours at his home computer. He also has copies of invoices of the industrial company that made the fakes that impact paid for. In short this is pretty much the nail in the coffin for Impact and us the racers. Impact will bankrupt leaving no money for returns.

That pretty much sums it up Floyd.....can't see anyway around this one

[THE LEGEND]

I called Biondo on Monday morning and ordered Sparco stuff.
I will sell my Impact stuff cheap if anyone wants it.
Chip JOhnson

[Floyd Gomez]

I agree he should be jailed if this is correct. This is absolute fraud. The sad part is what else has he done? Ed I also agree he should be removed from the HOF and banned from any event that involves motorsports and/or any events sponsored by SFI members.

[jmarkaudio]

The plot thickens. It seems Mr. Swisher started his own company, selling SFI approved gear!!! A little motive to try and make Impact look bad? Maybe done on his own, and maybe never used, and maybe without the bosses knowledge...

http://drr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/t...52/m/359106343

[TS310C]

Looks like if your products are new enough (2009-2010) you are ok. I still got rid of my belts. I am not taking a chance. But for others it may be way more money to replace more than just belts. This is good news for them.

Check this out http://www.impactraceproducts.com/pd...e_04012010.pdf

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by TS310C

Looks like if your products are new enough (2009-2010) you are ok. I still got rid of my belts. I am not taking a chance. But for others it may be way more money to replace more than just belts. This is good news for them.

Check this out http://www.impactraceproducts.com/pd...e_04012010.pdf

Looks like he said,she said . Here's the press release:


JOINT PRESS RELEASE

April 1, 2010 - Impact Racing, LLC and SFI Foundation, Inc., in the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, have agreed that:

1. Impact Racing, LLC has provided sworn testimony that, upon review and investigation, no counterfeit SFI Conformance Labels have been used on Impact Racing products during the production years of 2009 and 2010.

2. Impact Racing, LLC has provided sworn testimony that, upon review and investigation, all Impact Racing products manufactured and sold during the production years 2009 and 2010 meet SFI specifications.

3. Based upon this sworn testimony, the decertification against Impact Racing products for the production years 2009 and 2010 is lifted. The decertification of the production years prior to 2009 and 2010 remains in effect. The parties will continue to work cooperatively in an effort to resolve the issues relating to decertification in these years.

4. Impact Racing stands behind the safety of all products it has manufactured and to which SFI Conformance Labels have been affixed. SFI will continue to monitor compliance with product specifications.

5. Impact Racing, LLC and SFI Foundation, Inc. will cooperate in determining whether any Impact Racing product bears a counterfeit SFI Conformance Label and if any safety issue exists in regard to products manufactured prior to 2009 and 2010.

6. If any Impact Racing product does not bear the date of manufacture the purchaser or user is instructed to immediately contact Impact Racing who will provide verification of the date of manufacture. Impact Racing, LLC will immediately notify SFI Foundation, Inc. of this occurrence. Impact Racing, LLC and SFI Foundation, Inc. will work with the sanctioning bodies to determine the best method for product users to present verification of the date of manufacture.

For a downloadable .pdf of this press release, please click on the following link: Joint Press Release 04-01-10.

[Bobby Stevens]

Sounds like to me that Mr. Swisher has a hard-on for Bill Simpson. Makes you wonder if was back dooring stuff and maybe SFI tags, who knows. It's bad enough Bill took all the heat for Dale Earnhardt getting killed in 2001. Now he has to put up with this crap. We've used simpson and impact stuff for years (belts,helmets & coats) and there the ONLY company I trust and will use until somebody tells me different.

Bobby Stevens

[Doug McCue]

Impact prevails today in sfi certification conflict!

[Lew Silverman]

Now I can buy my belts and jacket! Yea!