New hazmat rules
 

Posted by someone on the 90s section:

Got to bradenton and if you changed your trans or motor oil, you had to take it with you when you left the track.no oil barrels. Got to gainesville and if you change oil you have to pay a hazmat team to remove it from the track. You are not allowed to remove any oil or filters from the track in your trailers unless you have the proper equipment.hazmat must be owned by who ?

Put your seatbelts on,it's going to be a rough ride.

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"Big Brother" is watching every move you make....LIke Ed says, "Tighten up the harness, it's going to be a rough ride"......:( WJ

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For anyone who likes to read about government gone wild,google the EPA and follow it's progression from an agency formed to protect us from harm,into a mega $ nightmare.
Incidently it was formed under Pres. Nixon.There after it became an environmentalist
tool to punish American industry.

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Ed, is this geared twoard us little sportsman racer, the pro's or a blanket policy? I wonder if NHRA will put out a statement about the removal of dump sites at their events. Who is going to police the new policy? How is this any different than me bringing my used oil to a local repair shop who accepts oil? Any factual insights would help us all.

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Could it be that the EPA has identified environment issues regarding nitro cars, etc. and this is a plea bargain deal to calm down the hounds?

I love my country but fear my government!

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this stuff is goin way 2 far !! knockin out the sportsman class morn an more crazy!!!!!!!

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This sounds more like local or state enforcement of the EPA code(s). Florida and California are two of the biggest EPA enforcement states.

On the other hand the nitro "show" has been a major league polluter of the masses for decades and nhra will face increasing pressure to clean them up. The pros will probably be an all alcohol show at some point in the near future. In the end, the Sportsman racers will not face the same pressures as the pros, no matter how hard nhra tries to lump us all together.

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So let me get this straight they are trying to get people off the streets and to the tracks to race.I remember street racing being easier in my younger days.This is an easy solution,carry an approved container in our trailers to keep waste oil in then when we return home dispose of it at a waste oil facility or garage.They now pay us for waste oil at our shop.Please note I do not promote street racing but they are sure making it hard for the working people to enjoy their hobbies.Just saying

Kevin

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You can buy a waste oil heater and heat your shop with it. I have worked in two places where we used it for shop heat. Trust me...it works good but does need a lot of maintenance to keep it operating. I am the official....."keeper of the flame"......LOL

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Joe,I just posted what I saw.I don't have the answers.Don't shoot the messenger.