{"id":498531,"date":"2019-12-16T14:04:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T22:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=99586"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:03:07","slug":"racing-safety-pioneer-bill-simpson-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/racing-safety-pioneer-bill-simpson-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Safety Pioneer Bill Simpson Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_695877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-695877\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/INT200802-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-695877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/INT200802-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/INT200802-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/INT200802-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/INT200802-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/INT200802-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-695877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pioneering safety equipment manufacturer and racer, Bill Simpson has passed away at the age of 79, due to complications from a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>In the history of motor-sport safety, few names have been as universally recognizable as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active drag racer, Simpson went on to race in various road racing categories before moving on to USAC racing and eventually the Indianapolis 500. While Simpson often demonstrated great speed and competitiveness, his nearly worldwide name recognition would come from the eponymous business he started, manufacturing safety equipment for racers. Starting in the \u201960s with drag racing parachutes, Simpson Safety Equipment went on to manufacture the first Nomex racing suits, helmets, fireproof clothing and safety harnesses, used in virtually every form of motor sport around the world.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/bill-simpson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to read our extensive interview with Bill Simpson, in 2008.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneering safety equipment manufacturer and racer, Bill Simpson has passed away at the age of 79, due to complications from a stroke. In the history of motor-sport safety, few names have been as universally recognizable as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active drag racer, Simpson went on to race in various road racing categories before moving on to USAC racing and eventually the Indianapolis 500. While Simpson often demonstrated great speed and competitiveness, his nearly worldwide name recognition would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":695878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,255,18114],"tags":[18435,13070,18105],"class_list":["post-498531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-news","category-people","tag-people","tag-bill-simpson","tag-people-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Racing Safety Pioneer Bill Simpson Passes Away<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pioneering safety equipment manufacturer and racer Bill Simpson has passed away at 79. 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