Anybody have an Impact SS helmet?
04-02-2010, 12:31 AM
#1
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Anybody have an Impact SS helmet?
Just wanted to see if anybody had the Super sport helmet from Impact, and if they liked it or not. I went and tried a few different ones on today, and this one fit my head the best, but I just wanted to see if anybody else had experiance with them.
Also, any recomendations on color? It seems like black would get kindof hot in the summer time, so I was thinking of going with white.
http://www.behrents.com/p/IMP17500409.html
Also, any recomendations on color? It seems like black would get kindof hot in the summer time, so I was thinking of going with white.
http://www.behrents.com/p/IMP17500409.html
04-02-2010, 01:10 AM
#2
Google the words "Impact Racing Counterfeit", and see what you come up with.
Here is a little snippet of today's federal court drama:
They were also caught counterfeiting HANS post anchors. 
Here is a little snippet of today's federal court drama:
Bill Simpson's Impact Racing LLC reached an agreement Thursday with an industry-certification group that will allow the company to continue selling race car safety gear made this year and last.
Impact and the SFI Foundation Inc. issued a joint statement after a hearing in federal court. The two sides agreed that no counterfeit SFI conformance labels have been used in 2009 and 2010, and all Impact products made and sold during those years meet SFI specifications.
SFI maintained its decertification of Impact products, excluding helmets, made before 2009.
Based in California, SFI is the not-for-profit organization that sets minimum performance standards for motorsports equipment. It filed a lawsuit on March 26 in U.S. District Court of southern Indiana claiming that, between November 2005 and August 2008, Impact hired an Asian manufacturer to produce look-alike SFI labels. The lawsuit, based on an affidavit from former Impact employee Darren Swisher, says the counterfeit labels were put on seatbelts, arm restraints, fire suits, head socks, gloves and boots.
Impact and the SFI Foundation Inc. issued a joint statement after a hearing in federal court. The two sides agreed that no counterfeit SFI conformance labels have been used in 2009 and 2010, and all Impact products made and sold during those years meet SFI specifications.
SFI maintained its decertification of Impact products, excluding helmets, made before 2009.
Based in California, SFI is the not-for-profit organization that sets minimum performance standards for motorsports equipment. It filed a lawsuit on March 26 in U.S. District Court of southern Indiana claiming that, between November 2005 and August 2008, Impact hired an Asian manufacturer to produce look-alike SFI labels. The lawsuit, based on an affidavit from former Impact employee Darren Swisher, says the counterfeit labels were put on seatbelts, arm restraints, fire suits, head socks, gloves and boots.
04-02-2010, 01:31 PM
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04-02-2010, 02:24 PM
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It means they didn't buy the labels they used from SFI. Thus the labels were counterfeit. It doesn't mean the equipment isn't any good. Bill Simpson and SFI need to do more for purchasers of those products to say whether or not the equipment met specifications or not.
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There are a lot of people hanging right now. I know when they were making the counterfeit HANS anchors, they didn't just make the anchor, they actually had the HANS logo lasered on to the anchor. They look just like the HANS but do not have the TM symbol on them. It takes some ***** to do something like that.
04-02-2010, 06:00 PM
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Just wanted to see if anybody had the Super sport helmet from Impact, and if they liked it or not. I went and tried a few different ones on today, and this one fit my head the best, but I just wanted to see if anybody else had experiance with them.
Also, any recomendations on color? It seems like black would get kindof hot in the summer time, so I was thinking of going with white.
http://www.behrents.com/p/IMP17500409.html
Also, any recomendations on color? It seems like black would get kindof hot in the summer time, so I was thinking of going with white.
http://www.behrents.com/p/IMP17500409.html
For color, white is probably a good choice especially if you are in the hot sun or in an open car. I've only used white helmets.
FWIW, The Impact Racing helmets were not affected by the intitial SFI decertification or yesterday's repeal notice. Helmets are certified by the Snell Foundation, a different organization.