There has been an announcement made by the NHRA that it will no longer accept certain Impact Racing Products drivers suits due to safety concerns. Apparently the suits in question do not meet the fire standards that they are certified for.

Here’s the announcement:

NHRA tech alert: Product recall
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 Impact Race Products 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