The EPA Wants to Outlaw This!
**Update** – There’s been a great response to the petition to have the EPA withdraw their proposal. The bill as crossed the 100,000 required signatures, and we want to keep things going! Check out the link below for more information and to sign the petition.
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Our Government is out of Control! Help Protect our Motorsports Freedoms!
It is rare to see abject stupidity on display like this EPA proposal and all motorsport fans need to help defeat this.
Washington, DC (February 8, 2016) – 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.
SEMA has started a White House petition demanding that the EPA remove this proposal. We need to get 100,000 signatures in order for the White House to respond. Would you be willing to sign the petition and share the link with your co-workers, friends, and family members. It would be a huge help to our effort. Click here to sign the petition.
The car above is a Factory Five Mk1 Roadster that was registered and driven on the street as well as raced successfully at drag races.
