SFI decertifies all Impact Racing 3.2A (race suits), 3.3 (accessories), 16.1, 16.5 belts

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x4bngr

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March, 2010
March 26, 2010 - NOTICE OF DECERTIFICATION; NOTICE TO CEASE AND DESIST AND TERMINATION OF ALL CONTRACTS OF PARTICIPATION ISSUED TO IMPACT RACING
SFI Foundation, Inc., has issued a Notice of Decertification; Notice of Cease and Desist, and a notice terminating all Contracts of Participation to Impact Racing. Effective April 27, 2010, all products manufactured and/or distributed by Impact Racing pursuant to SFI Specification Programs 3.2A, 3.3, 16.1, and 16.5 are decertified. Evidence obtained by SFI shows that over a period of years Impact Racing has engaged in the production and use of counterfeit SFI conformance labels and patches, and affixed them to Impact products for use in motorsports. Under the Contracts of Participation between SFI and Impact, SFI conformance labels and patches may only be obtained from SFI and no other source. Evidence shows that Impact had counterfeit SFI labels and patches made in Asia and then affixed them to Impact products it distributed to members of the racing community. To SFI’s knowledge, Impact never advised its customers that its products contained phony SFI labels and patches. Impact never advised SFI of its systematic and longstanding practice of counterfeiting and distributing SFI patches and labeling.


Impact has been directed to cease and desist from this practice. SFI has directed Impact to immediately notify all affected customers to remove the counterfeit labeling and to offer the affected customers a full refund of the purchase price. SFI is requesting that all counterfeit conformance labels removed from Impact products be sent to SFI.
SFI has elected not to decertify these products immediately in order to minimize the potential hardships to members of the racing community that have been brought about by Impact’s counterfeiting activities.


SFI has also elected to terminate all Contracts of Participation with Impact Racing effective 90 days from March 24, 2010. Under the terms of the Contracts, either party may terminate the agreements without penalty upon 90 days notice. This means that Impact will no longer be able to participate in any SFI programs after this 90 day period.
SFI has taken these actions in the best interests of the safety and integrity of the racing community. This is in keeping with SFI’s mission and purpose.
For a downloadable .pdf of this notice, please click on the following link: Decertification Notice 03-26-10.


SFI Foundation web site: http://www.sfifoundation.com/
 
Bill Simpson is all washed up.

How the hell does Bill get pushed out of Simpson Race products anyway? So he starts this company, he can't compete so he cheapens everything up. Way to sell your soul Bill. He used to be the man.
 
Wow, counterfeiting conformance labels? That's really low. I can see a wave of lawsuits in the future if any racers were injured or died while wearing their products.
 
To keep this in perspective, this is about tags. Nothing in the SFI announcement says that the equipment didn't meet guidelines. However, this is how SFI stays in business. Selling tags. It obviously is going outside the contact buying the tags somewhere else.

As mentioned, Bill Simpson has screwed himself here. Leaving Simpson to start Impact wasn't a smart move. While I personally don't use Simpson (RJS), there was nothing wrong with Earnhardt's belts that a correct installation wouldn't have cured. And even that wouldn't have saved Earnhardt. My guess is you'll see Bill out of business over the next few months.
 
Swifster said:
To keep this in perspective, this is about tags. Nothing in the SFI announcement says that the equipment didn't meet guidelines. However, this is how SFI stays in business. Selling tags. It obviously is going outside the contact buying the tags somewhere else.

As mentioned, Bill Simpson has screwed himself here. Leaving Simpson to start Impact wasn't a smart move. While I personally don't use Simpson (RJS), there was nothing wrong with Earnhardt's belts that a correct installation wouldn't have cured. And even that wouldn't have saved Earnhardt. My guess is you'll see Bill out of business over the next few months.
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Yep...his belts broke because of dumping, not a faulty product..had he routed the crotch belt through the provision in the seat like it was designed to, rather then over the end of the seat, it wouldnt of dumped
 
I'm wondering that if they've been doing this all along why weren't they busted before this? It seems like SFI should have been all over this from the beginning.
 
I was just reading about this earlier. Crazy stuff. Glad all my stuff is G-force and Simpson.
 
Swifster said:
To keep this in perspective, this is about tags. Nothing in the SFI announcement says that the equipment didn't meet guidelines. However, this is how SFI stays in business. Selling tags. It obviously is going outside the contact buying the tags somewhere else.
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Exactly. Not advocating that breaching a contract is a good thing, but that is what this is all about it seems. I use Impact gloves and will continue to until told otherwise. Everything else from head to toe is Bell, whew.
 
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