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EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles into Racecars

SEMA To Oppose Action As Threat to Modified Racecars and Parts Suppliers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016 /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.

The EPA has indicated it expects to publish final regulations by July 2016.

Author:	flash7210 [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:27 am ]
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Quote: EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles into Racecars SEMA To Oppose Action As Threat to Modified Racecars and Parts Suppliers WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016 /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. The EPA has indicated it expects to publish final regulations by July 2016. In the past, aftermarket parts that eliminated or defeated emissions controls were sold as "for off-highway use only." This meant that you could delete your catalytic converters or install a intake manifold/cylinder head without any EGR ports, without being in violation of EPA regulations, as long as your race car or other off-road vehicle were trailer'd to race track or mud pit and never driven on any public roads or highways. Now the EPA wants to make it so that even your race car or mud truck must still maintain all of its original emissions controls even though it will never be driven on the street. I dont know how the EPA plans to enforce this, but it could mean fines to companies that sell equipment that defeats emissions controls and businesses that install the equipment even if the products are sold and labeled "for off-highway use only." You can sign a petition to try and stop this here: http://wh.gov/ifXr1

Author:	ebbnflow [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:19 pm ]
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Signed. Looks like it will make 100k signatures today.

Author:	mass-hole [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:21 pm ]
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Its a trap! They just want you to sign so they know who you are and can come to your house to check to make sure you didnt install a GDE tune or Weeks kit!

Author:	CGman [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:47 pm ]
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mass-hole wrote: Its a trap! They just want you to sign so they know who you are and can come to your house to check to make sure you didnt install a GDE tune or Weeks kit! I think it is much easier to just read your signature line...

Author:	olypopper [ Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:36 am ]
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CGman wrote: mass-hole wrote: Its a trap! They just want you to sign so they know who you are and can come to your house to check to make sure you didnt install a GDE tune or Weeks kit! I think it is much easier to just read your signature line... Just search about Edge products, H&S products etc. The EPA has fined those guys nearly out of existence. The EPA is like a spoiled child that is out of control. They have fined our local electric coop for not having efficient enough generators. Millions of dollars paid to an over bearing federal govt because we didn't have the money to perform a mandatory replacement of expensive generators.......wow, govt stupid, that's a special kind of stupid. The new Ram/Cummins trucks are even harder to delete Exhaust components on due to EPA programming requirements. When the PCM detects unauthorized file changes it will lock up and create a no start condition that requires it to be towed to the dealer for reprogramming. At that point, the dealer can contact FCA and tell them all about it and your warranty will be in jeopardy. EPA needs a serious beat down in my opinion.

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Author:	WWDiesel [ Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:14 pm ]
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EPA has been out of control for years!!!! Look at all the fossil fuel plants that have been forced to shut down in this country due to new EPA regulations that older plants can not meet. Older plants are being dismantled, sold to countries abroad and reassembled and placed back in service with out any emission controls as they had here in the states. Ask me how I know!!! So, any gains by the EPA here in this country is for nil since the rest of the world does not play by their strangling regulations! Why do you think most vehicles produced and sold in other countries has less emission controls on them than the ones sold in the US???? Its all about money and greed!!!!!

Author:	MM53 [ Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:09 pm ]
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Get you Green Diesel tune while u can getting mine next week

Author:	flman [ Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:00 pm ]
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CGman wrote: mass-hole wrote: Its a trap! They just want you to sign so they know who you are and can come to your house to check to make sure you didnt install a GDE tune or Weeks kit! I think it is much easier to just read your signature line... I took my sigs out, but I am sure the NSA made a copy of them a long time ago.

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