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INDUSTRY: Bill Simpson, SFI Come To Terms
At Thursday’s hearing, with testimony from Simpson, SFI agreed that no counterfeit SFI conformance labels were used on IMPACT gear made in 2009 and 2010.
Safety pioneer Bill Simpson has plenty to smile about this week. (LAT)
A U.S. District Court Judge approved an agreement between IMPACT Racing and SFI Foundation on Thursday that enables Bill Simpson’s safety company to give his 2009 and 2010 racing products a seal of approval.
SFI Foundation, the organization which sets the minimum performance standards for all forms of racing equipment, announced last week it was decertifying all IMPACT gear (excluding helmets) after a complaint from a former employee.
But, following Thursday’s hearing in Indianapolis and testimony from Simpson, SFI agreed that no counterfeit SFI conformance labels were used on IMPACT gear made in 2009 and 2010.
So the decertification was lifted for these two years but still in affect for years 2005-2008.
Simpson, a pioneer in motorsports safety on all levels, addressed the charges last week. “IMPACT would never knowingly do something like this because I’ve spent 50 years building a good reputation and, besides, it made absolutely no sense,.
“I’m just glad we can get back to the business of racing safety.”
Attorney James H. Voyles was pleased with the outcome. “We settled it, at least initially, and we’re going to work with SFI on those other years in question.”
This whole thing started when former IMPACT manager Darren Swisher produced an affidavit, charging that IMPACT hired an Asian company to produce phony SFI labels for seat belts, arm restraints, fire suits, uniforms, shoes and underwear from 2005 to 2008.
Last week Simpson scoffed at the notion his company would risk its operation for something so inexpensive. “Why would I do something like that to save a couple thousand dollars?” he said.
This is the second controversy for the company Simpson started in 2002, after selling his original Simpson Safety Equipment Company. HANS Performance Products, creators of the head-and-neck safety device known as the HANS, filed suit against IMPACT for making a component for the HANS in Asia and selling it as authentic.
Simpson fired two employees after learning of this transgression.
SFI Foundation, the organization which sets the minimum performance standards for all forms of racing equipment, announced last week it was decertifying all IMPACT gear (excluding helmets) after a complaint from a former employee.
But, following Thursday’s hearing in Indianapolis and testimony from Simpson, SFI agreed that no counterfeit SFI conformance labels were used on IMPACT gear made in 2009 and 2010.
So the decertification was lifted for these two years but still in affect for years 2005-2008.
Simpson, a pioneer in motorsports safety on all levels, addressed the charges last week. “IMPACT would never knowingly do something like this because I’ve spent 50 years building a good reputation and, besides, it made absolutely no sense,.
“I’m just glad we can get back to the business of racing safety.”
Attorney James H. Voyles was pleased with the outcome. “We settled it, at least initially, and we’re going to work with SFI on those other years in question.”
This whole thing started when former IMPACT manager Darren Swisher produced an affidavit, charging that IMPACT hired an Asian company to produce phony SFI labels for seat belts, arm restraints, fire suits, uniforms, shoes and underwear from 2005 to 2008.
Last week Simpson scoffed at the notion his company would risk its operation for something so inexpensive. “Why would I do something like that to save a couple thousand dollars?” he said.
This is the second controversy for the company Simpson started in 2002, after selling his original Simpson Safety Equipment Company. HANS Performance Products, creators of the head-and-neck safety device known as the HANS, filed suit against IMPACT for making a component for the HANS in Asia and selling it as authentic.
Simpson fired two employees after learning of this transgression.
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