[Fot] Impact racing belts Decertified

[George Harmuth]

Looks like Impact has been cutting corners. Check your belts, you don't
want to be surprised at Tech or in a crash.


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 SFIbs 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 Impactbs 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 SFIbs mission
and purpose.


For a downloadable .pdf of this notice, please click on the following link:
>Decertification Notice 03-26-10.


G. Michael Harmuth
Software Engineer
Automated Material Handling Equipment Engineering Services