Impact Armor (chest protector)
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I have to give two thumbs up to Mike at Impact Armor!
Cliff notes:
Quick shipping for the template
Great communication
Sped up process for last minute trackday
Overnighted chest protector to track
In my hands before the first session!
Great Product
Long Version:
I called him to order a chest protector in March...somewhere in the middle of the month. Gave him my measurments and chatted for a few minutes. Told him when the first race weekend was and he guaranteed I'd have it prior to leaving for the track.
About three days later, my template arrived in the mail (CA to MA). I tried it for fit and made some slight adjustments. Called him and left a message with the adjustments and the go ahead to manufacture. He returned my call later that night, confirmed my measurments and told me where I stood in the pecking order of completion....that it would definately be at my door by Wednesday prior to leaving for the track on Thursday. He didn't, however, think it would be earlier due to other work for races the weekend prior to LRRS. Fine with me, I had no commitments.
Well, after signing on last minute for the TTD this past Tuesday, I called him at the end of last week to see if it was in transit so I could use it on Tuesday rather than wait until the weekend. He said he expected it to go out on Monday, but he would try and speed it up for me. Got a call back Saturday night saying that he couldn't get it out on Saturday for shipment to the house, but he would be able to get it out first thing Monday morning and would gladly ship it to the track (Priority Overnight) so I'd have it Tuesday morning.
Monday night he called back (again) and gave me the Track Ops point of contact and phone number and told me to expect it around 10 am. Sure enough, just as I'm putting my helmet on for my first session, Track Ops shows up and hands me my chest protector.
Perfect fit, perfect timing...and it even has my name on it. I'll be calling him on Monday with a review after wearing it for a few days, but if Tuesday was any indication, I don't think I'll have much bad to say.
Impact Armor makes a great product for anyone looking into a back and/or chest protector....and his prices are pretty reasonable, especially considering everything he makes is custom measured for you. Also, if I remember reading correctly on Tony's website, he's set up a discount for those TTD patrons ordering both chest and back protectors at the same time.
I did see a few of you already use Impact Armor stuff, but it gets two thumbs up from me.
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Originally Posted by 35racer
