Doug Odom sent this to me -- and a few others. There's been a bit of discussion already, so I thought I'd put it up here so all can read, examine, and think about it. What brand SFI-rated garb do you have?
"NHRA has received notice from SFI, Inc. that a Notice of Decertification was
issued today to Impact Racing Products, Inc. regarding certain products
(listed below), and that Impact will issue a Notice of Recall of such
products. Therefore, effective immediately, the products listed below will no
longer be accepted for use in NHRA racing. We understand that Impact will
issue a recall notice tomorrow, March 20, 2009.
Please consult
www.impactraceproducts.com for information or contact Impact
directly.
The products are:
. Driver suits, pants and jackets manufactured in 2008 identified as compliant
with SFI Specification 3.2A/15 or 3.
2A/20
. Driver shoes and boots manufactured in 2008 identified as compliant with SFI
Specification 3.3/15 or 3.
3/20
SFI has informed NHRA that products manufactured in 2007 and 2009 are being
further evaluated by SFI."
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