EPA greenhouse gas rule would ban conversion of light vehicles to racecars

[markathome]

Guess you guys have heard or read about this new proposal by the all knowing EPA...ha.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20160208/OEM11/160209843?template=mobile

Here is the petition to try and get it revoked.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...posal-prohibit-conversion-vehicles-racecars-0

If this passes, it will have a huge impact on companies selling us these products.

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[Barry Raymond]

Guess you guys have heard or read about this new proposal by the all knowing EPA...ha.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20160208/OEM11/160209843?template=mobile

Here is the petition to try and get it revoked.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...posal-prohibit-conversion-vehicles-racecars-0

If this passes, it will have a huge impact on companies selling us these products.

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Interesting but since they have no right to inspect and race tracks can ban them from the premises it seems like one of those things where enforcement is not feasible. They will also need funding from congress to staff for this. This is one of those tiny administrative changes that everyone makes a big deal about. I'll worry about it once the EPA tries to enforce it.

 

[Pintony]

It would outlaw the conversion of any type of emissions-certified vehicle into a racecar, and make it illegal to sell any emissions-related parts for those cars.

The Value of my 1971 Pinto just went up!!!!

 

[BamSHO]

The biggest issues is that they tried to hide it in the back pages of new guide lines for heavy duty vehicles.

 

[SilverSH0]

Interesting but since they have no right to inspect and race tracks can ban them from the premises it seems like one of those things where enforcement is not feasible. They will also need funding from congress to staff for this. This is one of those tiny administrative changes that everyone makes a big deal about. I'll worry about it once the EPA tries to enforce it.

My guess is that this is not about removing cars from tracks. This is the way the government has found to make it illegal to sell items like catless downpipe. Right now those are sold for off-road use only (ie, racecar). If it's illegal to make your production car a racecar, they will make the sale illegal.

 

[SHOdded]

Comply or else ... And people complain about the nannies in their cars now

 

[BamSHO]

Yeah, esp the little black box in them. ARRR! I'm sure they will even make tunes illegal too.

 

[sperold]

For a few generations it has been illegal to modify a vehicle in places like Germany.
The "hot-rod" is a North American phenomina.
Germany, with a reputation of strong engineering and regulatory prowess, have set standards that a lot of places like to follow.

However, the VW emission scandal has exposed this "Gold Standard" as a scam, and their engineering and requlatory prowess is now centered on saving a mortally wounded car and banking company.

For a few moments, the American EPA looked pretty good.

But now this!

 

[Nuke]

The EPA can rot in **** for all I care.

Oh, and I signed the petition, and asked all my friends to also.

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

If you are not pleased with this pass along the word as best you all can. Social media, word of mouth, carrier pigeon WHATEVER, it all helps.

 

[TimboSHO]

Done.