Well, I have been a relatively long time customer with IPS and never really had much luck with SEO & rankings, but that's mainly due to the field I was competing in (outdoor sports, pretty big in the UK).

I have recently (about 4 days ago) set up a community in the cloud site which reviews products for the Karting scene in the UK.

Well, I submitted the URL to Google about two hours ago and if I now search for "Adidas XLT Review" (which is one of the most popular, if not the most popular racing boot in karting right now) The site comes up third on the front page!

I am seeing similar results with other reviews.

Now, I know karting is not the biggest sport in the world but there is a big following around the world. And I'm impressed at the results so far.

So, Thanks IPS :)

Glad to hear about your good results. :) We often say "content is king", and it sounds like you have a great example here of just that.