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Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

It made the press, just not the mainstream "press"....

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/...s/?intcmp=hpff

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

An effective, calm, intellectual friend of automotive people is The National Motorist’s Association:

https://www.motorists.org/

Long ago, they replaced the old “AAA” as the motorist’s best friend. (The AAA morphed into nothing more than an insurance company with a liking for all things government has to offer.)

NMA is already on the subject issue. Supporting them would not be a mistake.

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

Interesting article that was linked on another board.

http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/02/...to-a-race-car/

It seems that the meat of the regulation has already been in place, but there is a new clarification that swapping a different engine into the vehicle does not exempt it from Clean Air Act policy.

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

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Originally Posted by Curt Rees (Post 495173)

Almost 31,000 have signed the petition, if you have not, please do so! That is a pretty good turnout for being up for only one day.

#5457

Curt Rees

I just signed the petition, and I hope that everyone who reads this forum does the same.

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

Our vendors and suppliers are stepping up and getting the word out about this. I've gotten several emails about the petitions, I'm sure most people in the business have as well.

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

How many more days until that POS of a president we have is out of office! Damn

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 495081)

For some of my "lifelong Democrat" friends on Facebook who also love race cars... Please note from which direction these attacks on your liberty usually come from.

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (July 9, 1970) - message from President Nixon to Congress about reorganization plans to establish EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

:)

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

No, the EPA Didn't Just Outlaw Your Race Car http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorspo...ctually-means/ via @Road

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

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Originally Posted by Skydog (Post 495233)

No, the EPA Didn't Just Outlaw Your Race Car http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorspo...ctually-means/ via @Road

Please refer back to the post regarding EPA's definition of "navigable waters". DO NOT TRUST THEM. PERIOD. The idea that the media just rolled over when the EPA said, "Oh, no, trust us! It totally doesn't say exactly what it says!" They are liars. The language of the regulations is publicly available and plainly states:

Quote:

"Certified motor vehicles and motor
vehicle engines and their emission
control devices must remain in their
certified configuration even if they are
used solely for competition or if they
become nonroad vehicles or engines;
anyone modifying a certified motor
vehicle or motor vehicle engine for any
reason is subject to the tampering and
defeat device prohibitions of 40 CFR
1068.101(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7522(a)(3). "

Source: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-201...2015-15500.pdf

Even the article you reference quotes the EPA saying:

Quote:

This clarification does not affect EPA's enforcement authority. It is still illegal to tamper with or defeat the emission control systems of motor vehicles. In the course of selecting cases for enforcement, the EPA has and will continue to consider whether the tampered vehicle is used exclusively for competition. The EPA remains primarily concerned with cases where the tampered vehicle is used on public roads, and more specifically with aftermarket manufacturers who sell devices that defeat emission control systems on vehicles used on public roads.

Give them an inch, and they'll take every mile.

Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race

If you like your race car,you can keep your race car.