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URY914
Found this on another forum. Only know what I read....

"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"
URY914
BTW, IMPACT is Bill Simpson's company.
Chris Hamilton
Sounds like a political battle. sad.gif

Impact has already posted a quip on their site:

http://www.impactraceproducts.com/
GeorgeRud
It seems that there are people out there wanting to "get" Bill Simpson ever since the Dale Earnhardt crash, and it's not impossible that this is still going on. As one of the people who have done a lot for the safety of the sport, it's really a shame to see these things not hammered out in private, but instead having to be spread through the internet. Sounds like it's going to be time to call in the lawyers for them to settle this dispute.

If there was a safety issue with Impact Racing's products, I believe that he would stand behind them as he has always done in the past.
ArtechnikA
The issue is that SFI is being pissy about their silly restraint-of-trade that says they have an exclusive supplier deal for _the tags_. This isn't about the products not meeting specs, it's about SFI wanting to preserve their monopoly-supplier status for the labels.

Who do they think they are - Apple ?
ConeDodger
QUOTE(ArtechnikA @ Mar 30 2010, 03:33 AM) *

The issue is that SFI is being pissy about their silly restraint-of-trade that says they have an exclusive supplier deal for _the tags_. This isn't about the products not meeting specs, it's about SFI wanting to preserve their monopoly-supplier status for the labels.

Who do they think they are - Apple ?

Chris Pincetich
Maybe the harnesses will go on sale beerchug.gif
I like the look of the lightning bolt logo, yellow and black like my 914. For local AX they should be great. happy11.gif
Chris Hamilton
Looks like they're safe again http://www.sfifoundation.com/
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