Notice of Decertification for Impact Racing

[TS310C]

I just put new Impact belts in the car on Sunday, then heard about this yesterday morning. They are coming back out and going back to Jegs. I already ordered a set of Stroud belts, which is what we normally use anyway. I am not willing to take a chance that a brand new set of belts is only good for 90 days. It will be interesting to see how this works out. I know that Bill Simpson has done some shady stuff in the past. Last year he was going through the pits handing out new boots to a lot of Funny car guys because he had sold several pairs of faulty ones. But who knows. I have the feeling most of the equipment is fine, it is just a problem with how they acquired the SFI tags. I know a lot of racers that just bought new suits and other equipment, I hope this gets worked out.

[ItsyBitsySpider]

sooo, what are we supposed to do? Wait and see what happens with Impact and SFI? What about passing tech NOW?

Ed just got his impact belts recertified 3 weeks ago. No one is answering at Impact when I tried to phone and ask them what we're supposed to do?

As usual, the racer is the victim, whoever is at fault with the darn sfi tags. We're the ones out the money for the freakin belts, and the shipping cost and the re certification.... the fake re certification apparently. No ones refunding us anything and now we have to buy new belts? yeah, I'm pissed.....

[Shake & Bake]

I just talked to John at Impact yesterday. He said right now they are not allowed to ship anything out. They go to court next Thursday.

I too asked him what is a racer suppose to do? He said "be patient and thanked me". He also told me my stuff could be shipped the Friday after the court date. I guess time will tell.

[TS310C]

I sure wouldn't want to sit around and wait for too long. People will be buying new safety gear like crazy. I would guess that before long it will be hard to find what you need if you have to buy new. I already bought new Stroud belts. With everything that is going on, I am glad to be away from Impact anyway.

[Dave Steltz]

Just my .02..

This is not the first time with Impact, and I dont see how anyone at this point could trust them..

First it was the Hans clips on the helmets...

Then the "issues" they had last year with some of the suits..

Now this..

Regardless of contracts between Impact and SFI, if the company is going to lengths to use the "wrong " stuff on tags, clips, etc, how could anyone feel confident that they aren't doing the same with the rest of their materials in the suits and Helmets..

On this and several other web sites I have read " well I havent had any issues" I ask you...have you crashed or been on fire ?

Are you willing to risk your safety on a company with a track record like this ? Did you buy from Impact because it was cheaper , than say Simpson or Stroud ?

I'm not taking sides, because I dont use Impact products, but just like anything else...I dont price shop when I'm thinking of my safety..

Would you put cheap rods in your 20,000 motor...think not...

[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

[Jason Oldfield]

What's with the guy's signature from Impact having a winking smiley face? This is a legal document. Was this guy taking this seriously or not? Did he have his fingers crossed too while he was signing?

I've never purchased a product from Impact, and for me this was the nail that sealed the coffin shut forever. There's just too many incidents with Impact for me to seriously consider them as a supplier for my safety products (not to mention that their logo is gay - Oooooh...A lightning bolt...that must make them cool....)