Posted on 03/14/2016 7:45:54 PM PDT by OldCountryBoy
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a regulation to prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars. The regulation would also make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal. The proposed regulation was contained within a non-related proposed regulation entitled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 2.”
The regulation would impact all vehicle types, including the sports cars, sedans and hatch-backs commonly converted strictly for use at the track. While the Clean Air Act prohibits certain modifications to motor vehicles, it is clear that vehicles built or modified for racing, and not used on the streets, are not the “motor vehicles” that Congress intended to regulate.
“This proposed regulation represents overreaching by the agency, runs contrary to the law and defies decades of racing activity where EPA has acknowledged and allowed conversion of vehicles,” said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. “Congress did not intend the original Clean Air Act to extend to vehicles modified for racing and has re-enforced that intent on more than one occasion.”
SEMA submitted comments in opposition to the regulation and met with the EPA to confirm the agency’s intentions. The EPA indicated that the regulation would prohibit conversion of vehicles into racecars and make the sale of certain emissions-related parts for use on converted vehicles illegal. Working with other affected organizations, including those representing legions of professional and hobbyist racers and fans, SEMA will continue to oppose the regulation through the administrative process and will seek congressional support and judicial intervention as necessary.
"Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have introduced a new bill (HR 4715 and S.2659) that will clarify the Clean Air Act to explain it has always been legal to modify a street vehicle into a race car."
The EPA has indicated it expects to publish final regulations by July 2016.
Go to hell.
so there are what, a few thousand such vehicles in all of USA?
what a horrible intrusion into individual liberty ... for what greater good? NONE!
a few racers are not gonna deplete the atmosphere of O2
Bye, bye “General Lee.” But then again, that car had an outlawed paint job (Confederate Flag).
ALL of my vehicles are now ‘race cars’.
Go screw yourselves Gina & Barry.
“Go to hell.”
That is where we are all headed with this constant barrage of regulatory abuse! The EPA is more powerful than all all branches of government combined!
These bastards put an end to over-the-counter asthma inhalers.
Their mission has nothing to do with saving the environment.
CONGRESS Refuse to Abolish the EPA after EPA plans to Destroy America
There, fixed the Title.
That's the bottom line, they need to be told to go pound sand.
Here's a bit of "old meets new" engine porn, seemed appropriate for the thread. 1994 Mustang + 1969 Boss 429 engine + modern fuel injection and electronic engine control = scary horsepower.
Probably just an indirect attack on those ‘bible and gun clinging racist’ NASCAR fans.
Now instead of just building out a new 500 cubic inch V8, I'm going to build out a 500 cubic inch V8 with Twin Turbo's and 1,500+ HP.
Kiss my lilly white ass, EPA!
I was wondering why I couldn’t find one when I was looking for one a couple months ago.
Why in hell would they get rid of asthma inhalers????
Green house gasses, which makes little sense as the users prolly inhaled most of it. They’re just plain chickenshit.
My Gawd! And nobody stopped them ? Can you get what you need by ordering over the Internet maybe?
Red Barchetta.
Time to destroy another industry.
Time has come for the EPA to be Che’d.
Yep.
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