A Statement From the CEO of Simpson Performance Products

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, April 1 /PRNewswire/ — Simpson Performance Products today issued a statement to clarify any existing confusion of the company having an affiliation with Impact Racing, a Bill Simpson company. Simpson Performance Products is in no way affiliated with, and competes directly with Impact Racing.

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In light of the recent Impact Racing product recall and SFI Foundation’s de-certification of SFI.15 and SFI.20 firesuits manufactured in 2008 by Impact Racing, Simpson Performance Products would like to assure the drag racing community that Simpson Performance Products continues to manufacture SFI.15 and SFI.20 rated firesuits that exceed the SFI Foundation’s certification standards.

“The Simpson brand has remained the dominant and most trusted brand in racing safety thanks to the talented and experienced people we have at Simpson Performance Products today. Dave Nelson, vice president of operations at our Suit factory in California has more than twenty years of experience in racing safety. Scott DeBoyace, vice president of operations at our Texas factory has more than thirteen years experience and oversees the production of many signature Simpson products such as drag parachutes and restraints. Both Nelson and DeBoyace are well-known and respected throughout the racing community, working closely with the SFI Foundation, professional racing series such as NHRA and NASCAR and many professional teams and racers. Allen Bridges, nineteen years with Simpson, and Desire Burkle, fifteen years, represent Simpson trackside at NHRA events. We are confident with the level of expertise and knowledge our people bring to this great sport.”

“You can trust our people and you can trust the Simpson brand. For fifty years, Simpson Performance Products has been the leading safety manufacturer in the Racing industry. We continue to manufacture our SFI.15 and .20 firesuits using DuPont(TM) Nomex(R). Simply put, we do not compromise the safety of racers or teams for any reason. Safety is our mission; you can trust our people. You can trust the Simpson brand.”

Respectfully,

Chuck Davies, CEO

Simpson Performance Products

www.teamsimpson.com

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