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Originally Posted by 7820
Anyone who thinks Impact Racing is looking out for the best interest of the racer needs to read this.
On April 13, 2010, SFI received test results from two Impact Racing driver suits we understand to have been manufactured in 2008. Neither suit has a date of manufacture, contrary to SFI specifications. These suits have counterfeit SFI 3.2A/5 patches attached to them. The thread on both suits FAILED during heat resistance testing. One suit’s material also FAILED Thermal Protective Performance (TPP) testing. The other suit’s material PASSED TPP testing, although the thread itself melted during testing. These results were previously provided to Impact Racing. In SFI’s opinion, the failure of the thread poses a safety risk to those who wear these suits in auto racing.
SFI is continuing to test and inspect Impact Racing products manufactured in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 as products are made available.
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That’s damning evidence but I’m trying to keep an open mind as in most disputes the truth is somewhere in the middle.
I read the newest press release on the Impact web site and they claim they are being treated different than other manufacturers.
There is also mention of SFI bringing lawsuits against Impact. I assume this would be to recover the money they would have received for tags that were replaced with counterfeit ones. That in mind there has to be lots of posturing going on between the two of them right now. If this is about money and not safety it would be in SFI’s interest to decertify everything Impact has ever made because all those people who would have to throw away their safety equipment would have buy new stuff somewhere else. Think of all the tags they would sell buy doing this!
Enough with the conspiracy theories, time will tell how it works out. I hope I’m not buying new belts again next week!