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Anyone have an old firesuit you can loan out?

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Is this true about Impact and NHRA not letting anyone run their firesuits next weekend???

Impact recalling 2008 sfi 20 suits - www.insidetopalcohol.com
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WOW No kidding, I just got as Phone call from Michael at Impact wanting me to send in my -20 so he can Inspect it and re tag it.He specifically asked if
if it had a 2008 tag on it. So I asked him what's wrong. He just said he wanted to check and see how the material was holding up.I mean this phone call just happened 30 mins ago.
 
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I've got a /15 in production at Impact and just sent off an e mail to my rep . . . scary stuff cause we just let go of a one year old new condition Phoenix suit.

No hints of problems or delays at PRI, why would you wait this long!

Bill Simpson has seemed to maintain a solid positive reputation. You can't fault someone for making a mistake, we all do it. You've just got to hope they can fix it in a timely manner.
 
Everyone there is skirting the -20 boot problem. They've had mine for over a month and i haven't heard from them. Impact is screwing up big time if you ask me. Makes me very sorry i didnt' go to Taylor. I'm considering sellling all my crap and taking the leap to Taylor
 
....Aren't the "MATERS" always lookin for fight...? ...for good cause...?

...THIS IS A REAL ONE.....this thread should be 7 pages long by now....!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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....Aren't the "mater always lookin for fight...? ...for good cause...

...THIS IS A REAL ONE.....this thread should be 7 pages long by now....!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Can't be Kev.. How many 'maters have a firesuit? :rolleyes:


(Oh, I'm gonna catch some fire for that one...)
 
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Can't be Kev.. How many 'maters have a firesuit? :rolleyes:


(Oh, I'm gonna catch some fire for that one...)
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No fire, Martin--just a little information. I am a mater that has a firesuit, but as I'm just a lowly Super Gas racer, it's only -5 equipment. But it is an Impact, so maybe I should do some checking also???
 
I have a 2006 model impact -20 does this need to be checked also??As far as loaning it out i will do that but there is just one catch.......i will be wearing it.Now hows that for a deal -20 firesuit WITH DRIVER...what more could a guy want.
 
Well beer myster Martin, i am a mater with a fire suit, sfi 15 and i will use it 24 times this year....during every broadcast on ESPN2! Hey i have to practice my interviews somehow?
Its a simpson btw...i could not afford an Impact.
 
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I have a 2006 model impact -20 does this need to be checked also??As far as loaning it out i will do that but there is just one catch.......i will be wearing it.Now hows that for a deal -20 firesuit WITH DRIVER...what more could a guy want.
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The guys at Simpson and Impact will generally look over a suit in the midway at a national if you ask nicely and don't try and run over the rep with a mo-ped.

Just a suggestion.
 
RG--With something as high profile as a driver's suit AND Boots, shouldn't there be something on NHRA.com Lucas Oil Series by now? Has this been looked at or possibly, overlooked?
 
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RG--With something as high profile as a driver's suit AND Boots, shouldn't there be something on NHRA.com Lucas Oil Series by now? Has this been looked at or possibly, overlooked?
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Is this really an "NHRA" thing? I think the lawyers are lighting the torches. Be carefull, though. You don't know who's wearing who's firesuit.

NHRA relies on SFI for the specs. Their rules tell us we must purchase products that are tagged, meaning they are manufactured to the spec issued by SFI and aproved by NHRA.

If a manufacturer decides to produce products inferior to those submitted for testing to SFI and sell them to customers with an SFI label then I think that is between SFI and the manufacturer who has commited the egregious act, and ultimately between the manufacturer and the customer and his or her family when it's time to do some explaining as to why the manufacturer would be so stupid as to risk lives no matter what the rea$on.

When SFI discovers there is a manufacturer who is producing personal safety equipment that is dangerously below specs it is up to SFI to notify the NHRA so NHRA can take appropriate action to stop the use of this product.

I really think the key here is racer responsibilty. If you purchase something that seems like it's less than what it should be you should have no reservations in contacting SFI because it's your life that is assuming the risk.

Like the old saying goes, "If it's too good to be true..." My original firesuit and boots were like wearing a sofa bed. To me, the new generation of lightweight stuff from some manufacturers sure seemed like a miracle had happened when I was asleep or something.

My driver from last Summer bought a new -20 firesuit that was thinner than the tux I wore at my high school reunion. But then again what do I know.

RG
 
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