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Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know the Armadillo saved my son from serious injury. Although he is still sore after his crash on Saturday night, we feel blessed he had his Armadillo on.

Good afternoon... I purchased a 360 Plus Device and Armadillo Chest Protector for my son about a year ago. During the race season, they did their job very effectively and helped him walk away uninjured when he flipped his Kid Kart during practice. Despite being upside down, sliding on his hear, and destroying his helmet, visor, and tearing up his kart pretty badly, he walked away with only bumps and bruises. We had him checked out by the doctors and he got the green light to keep racing. So, thank you for making great products to protect our children.

This past weekend, my son, in a 4-cycle CADET, was involved in an accident and flipped a tremendous 8ft in the air, ejecting him from the kart. He landed virtually head first on the face of his helmet. After all the panic, fears, and ambulance ride to the hospital, we were told by the doctor that his 360 Plus Device may very well have saved his life. Minus a sprained knee, concussion, and minor abrasions and bruises, my little boy is fine. Across the top of his shoulders sits a bruise from the 360 Device that obviously reduced the amount of flex his neck was forced to give.

I sit here in tears thinking of what tragedy may have come our way had we not purchased these devices. Myself, my son, and brother all wear them. This was only my son's second race day with the Device. Thank you, thank you , thank you for creating such a marvelous piece of safety gear.

Hi! My name is Tori and I just used my Armadillo Rib Vest in my first race. I flipped my kart and the vest saved me. It really worked!! The next practice, a kart ran over my arm. I am 10 and in the Cadet class. I race at Beaver Run and am new to go karts. Thanks again and after last weekend, you won't catch me driving without my Armadillo Rib Vest. Thanks so much!!!!

Just wanted to let you guys know that we are from Buda, Tx and we are your biggest fans! My 10-year old flipped his kart last Saturday and the Armadillo performed beautifully. Luckily, the kart flew away from him, so we didn't have to test the chest protector part, but the largest scrape was on the rib area of the Armadillo and the helmet. He wasn't even sore. He was probably doing over 50 mph when it happened and he went 4 feet in the air, upside down, and fell out on the ground, and slid into a barrier. Again, many thanks. I truly know the Armadillo saved our little guy from at the least sore ribs and at the worst... I don't even want to speculate.

You should know that the SFI Armadillo has saved my son from being injured 3 times in the past year. Even though he moved up to the Junior class, and doesn't need to wear it, he still does. Three times now, he's been in wrecks where his chest has hit the steering wheel hard while being launched into the air. He knows that if not for the Armadillo, he would have suffered chest or rib injuries. I think everyone should wear something like this.

I am writing to tell you that your amazing Device has saved my son from serious injury. My 12-year old son races in Australia. When he started racing, the Valhalla 360 Plus Device seemed like the best brace on the market, and to us it was essential as a good helmet.

Yesterday we had the misfortune of finding our how lucky we were to have made that choice. Our son ran off the track, we think at full throttle, straight into a fence. His kart went beneath a sign before it hit the fence. He, however, did not go under the sign, with his helmet and neck brace bearing the full force of the impact. The cheek/chin area of his helmet and neck brace made contact with the sign.

We think he was knocked out momentarily. He was eventually able to walk away, suffering shock, but with only grazing and bruising to the front of his neck. He had a visit to the hospital and the doctor and nurses all said that he was lucky to be wearing all the right gear. I am certain that we would be facing a much different outcome had he not been wearing your Device.

I wanted to pass along a situation that occurred at our karting center yesterday. My son races a Briggs Cadet kart and during an open practice, was pinched into a situation where he found himself in the middle of a 3-wide run into a turn. Unfortunately for him, he was pushed off the track and immediately after going into the grass, his kart made head-on impact to a warning light pylon. When contact was made, the pylon broke from its mount and impacted my son directly in the chest and deflected off his arm. Based on my observation, the contact with the pylon appeared severe and my son did move after coming to a stop shortly after impact.

The track was red-flagged and safety crews were deployed to my son's kart. Immediately after they arrived, he was able to stand up from the kart on his own power, wit the impact of the pylon only found to have knocked the wind out of him and the deflection to his arm leaving him with a bruised elbow.

Based on the condition of the pylon that was found and the nature of the impact, if my son was not wearing his Armadillo Chest Protector, the impact could have been much worse. Some emergency crew workers commenting that the pylon could have potentially impaled my son.