Simpson Race Products in Europe – makes You safer

Jan Phersson is the manager of the European part of Simpson safety equipment’s. He and his staff is located in Röbäck just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden. But he travels a lot aall over Europe to help out for the safety on all motorsport categories.

Simpson is a well-known supplier of safety equipment, such as helmets, fire suits and harnesses. Their race products have been in the motor sport safety business since 1959.

It all began with brake chutes for drag-cars. 1967 was Simpson the first company to manufacture Nomex fire suits for racing. Since then have Simpson developed more than 200 innovative products for motor sports safety and become one of the leading brand in the World. Simpson have for many years been the leading supplier of safety equipment to the most challenging motor sports in the world, sports like F1, WRC, Drag Racing, Nascar and Indy Cars.

Simpson design, develop and manufacture their products in USA, Europe and Asia. In the Simpson Group of companies you find well known brands as HANS, STILO Helmets, Safety Solutions. Simpson Europe is the European Master Warehouse Distributor for Simpson Race Products.

–                     We have a very strong growing business in Europe, says Jan. And except for Drag Racing we work very close with other motor sport categories like Rally, Circuit Racing, Drifting, and Rallycross.

Jan Phersson have this year decided to be a contingency sponsor for classes in EDRS Pro Modified, Pro Street, Top Doorslammer and FIA Pro Stock. He is very eager to do what ever he and the company can for the development of safety in the sport. So, all racers, sign up for the contingency program so you can lay hands on Simpsons nice sponsor money.

Simpson sponsors winners with $200 and runners-up with $100 in the 
Conditions: Use of Simpson helmet and fire suit, decals visible on both sides of the vehicle.
Claims to be made directly to Simpson.

• The Scandinavian business is very consistent with fantastic professional teams, says Jan. We can also see a slow and steady growth in the middle and south European Drag Racing Market. Right now the most impressive development in Drag Racing takes place in Easten Europe and Russia.