HANS FINDS COUNTERFEIT ANCHORS - LAUNCHES FREE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

Atlanta, Georgia (August 19, 2009) - HANS Performance Products has found counterfeit
Post Anchor parts on a helmet purchased from Impact Racing Products.

Preliminary investigations suggest that counterfeit parts may have been supplied
with other helmets provided by Impact. "We are seeking the source of the counterfeit
anchors and to establish how widely they may have been distributed," said HANS CEO
Mark Stiles. He continued, "It is extremely possible that counterfeits may have been
installed on other helmets, either factory-fitted by a helmet manufacturer or by
racers installing replacement parts during equipment changes."

The only counterfeit parts identified so far look like HANS' current "Professional"
Post Anchors, which are designed to offer robust durable service - these have a
"teardrop" shaped head to the "post" and an aluminum base engraved with HANS, SFI
and FIA markings. Other Post Anchor designs, such as the similar current "Standard"
version, which have the same teardrop post but a simpler black plastic base, and
older designs which had a round shaped head to the post, do not seem to have been
counterfeited.

Stiles said, "If racers want to check their Professional Series Post Anchors, one
quick test is to touch a magnet to the post. The posts used in all our designs since
July 2005 are magnetic. The posts on the counterfeits we have seen are not
magnetic." He continued, "Our earlier designs used a non-magnetic material for the
post, so a non-magnetic post is not necessarily a counterfeit, but it is a reason
why a racer should contact us for more information." The link below shows what to
look for when testing the Post Anchor.

http://nsvirtualurl.com/core/media/m...a6a725bbdbb4f2

To&_od=aHR0cHM6Ly9zeXN0ZW0ubmV0c3VpdGUuY29t ensure all racers have confidence in
their safety equipment, HANS is implementing a program to replace any counterfeit
Post Anchors free of charge. Details of the program, other information and program
updates are available at hansdevice.com, or by calling HANS direct at
1-888-HANS-999, or contacting one of the 200 authorized North American HANS factory
trained dealers nationwide.

The HANS Device is the #1 choice for performance, #1 for vision and #1 for winners.

Details and information about HANS Performance Products are available at
www.hansdevice.com or by calling 1-888-HANS-999 or 770-457-1046.

Are they failing or just not distributed though HANS? If it is inferior products done to save a few thousand dollars, then that is unacceptable.

So what exactly is the point of the 'test'? Sounds like you just need to contact them, yes?

The reason for the self check is to help the end user have a better idea of what they have and to provide them some details to do a quick check. If anyone has any questions though please feel free to contact myself, or Hans at 1-888-HANS-999

If your anchors came with your Hans or they were installed by a Hans Dealer then you should be fine.
If you purchased a helmet from the manufacture mentioned in the Press Release, and had the Anchors Pre Installed or purchased from them, then you may have the counterfeit helmet anchors.

Here is another link that gives you a bit more info from Hans for the self check.

This is from a NASCAR site. If you have a helmet made by a manufacture missing from this list you might have Ken Joyce check it for you. or call him and ask about it.

It's your head so do what you think you need to.


HANS Finds Counterfit parts - offers free replacements: UPDATE: HANS Performance Products has found counterfeit Post Anchor parts on a helmet purchased from Impact Racing Products. Preliminary investigations suggest that counterfeit parts may have been supplied with other helmets provided by Impact. "We are seeking the source of the counterfeit anchors and to establish how widely they may have been distributed," said HANS CEO Mark Stiles. He continued, "It is extremely possible that counterfeits may have been installed on other helmets, either factory-fitted by a helmet manufacturer or by racers installing replacement parts during equipment changes." For more info see hansdevice.com.(8-25-2009)
UPDATE: HANS Performance Products has been trackside the past few days investigating the counterfeit HANS Post Anchor problem reported earlier. COO Gary Milgrom has been focused on circle track racing. "I must have seen about 150 helmets and exchanged over 50 sets of counterfeit anchors," said Milgrom. He continued, "On the whole, I've not had to touch any Simpson, Bell, Arai or Stand21 helmets they've already been fitted with genuine HANS Post Anchors." Simpson, Bell, Arai and Stand21 have had substantial long-standing relationships with HANS Performance Products. They are among the 200 authorized dealers throughout North America that receive direct factory support.(

HANS Performance Products has been trackside the past few days investigating the counterfeit HANS Post Anchor problem reported earlier. COO Gary Milgrom has been focused on circle track racing. "I must have seen about 150 helmets and exchanged over 50 sets of counterfeit anchors," said Milgrom. He continued, "On the whole, I've not had to touch any Simpson, Bell, Arai or Stand21 helmets  they've already been fitted with genuine HANS Post Anchors." Simpson, Bell, Arai and Stand21 have had substantial long-standing relationships with HANS Performance Products. They are among the 200 authorized dealers throughout North America that receive direct factory support