Petition for the Feds

[blacksheep-1]

Yes it's political but....it pertains directly to our sport. Please read, sign and pass on. Thanks Rob

https://www.holley.com/blog/post/help_prevent_epa_overreach_and_support_the_rpm_act/

 

[TMSBOSS]

Done.

Politics which effects our sport, hobby and for some our method of feeding our families can have its place.

Lets hope the Feds see Hot Roding and other forms of motor sports as an integral part Americana.

 

[blacksheep-1]

For those of you who think the EPA has backed off, here's the second paragraph...

"However, this time honored tradition is now under threat by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The EPA has stated that it is illegal to convert street vehicles into race-only vehicles. Although the EPA agreed to withdraw problematic language concerning racing vehicles from an on-going, unrelated rulemaking, the agency's position against street-to-race conversions has not changed.

Under the Clean Air Act, Congress never intended for the EPA to regulate vehicles built or modified for competition use only. However, the EPA is now attempting to circumvent Congressional intent without proper statutory authority."

 

[Silver LS]

Done!

 

[Silver LS]

Senate bill 2659 to prevent the epa regulations is still in committee. Does any think congress can do this?

 

[four-walling]

EPA proposal to regulate race car conversions dropped after outcry

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/04/18/epa-proposal-to-regulate-race-car-conversions-dropped-after-outcry/

Racers, feel free to keep starting your engines…for now.

The EPA has removed a paragraph from newly-proposed automotive emissions regulations that critics complained would make it illegal to modify the pollution controls of street legal cars to convert them into race cars.

The language was included in a rules package primarily aimed at regulating medium and heavy duty truck emissions and read:

“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 non-road vehicles or engines.”

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), which represents the automotive aftermarket parts industry, raised the issue with its members and the racing community in February. Over 168,000 people signed a petition asking the White House to withdraw the proposal, and a bipartisan, though largely Republican-supported bill called the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 (RPM Act) was introduced in Congress that would expressly permit street to race car conversions.

Earlier this month, the House Oversight Committee was briefed on the topic by the EPA, which followed up on Friday by announcing that it was dropping the section from the proposal.

The agency wrote to the Committee that it “EPA’s focus is not on vehicles built or used exclusively for racing, but on companies that don’t play by the rules and that make and sell products that disable pollution controls on motor vehicles used on public roads.”

SEMA, however, is not satisfied with the change. It says the EPA is attempting to “assert new-found authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate modification of vehicles for use in competition,” and continues to urge it supporters to write their Senators and Representatives to press for passage of the RPM Act or similar clarifying legislation.

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[VoodooBoss]

That's great news and the result of everyone online that signed the petition. We may have won this round but I'm sure there will be more.

 

[blacksheep-1]

There will definitely be more, the EPA acknowledged they removed this language BUT, there position on street car to race car conversions has not changed. Where they get off on creating this policy is beyond me, it's the typical government bureaucracy running amok with no oversight.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Big brother being too big!!!

Why this? Can't be that much of a affect by the relatively few cars this will apply to

 

[blacksheep-1]

Big brother being too big!!!

Why this? Can't be that much of a affect by the relatively few cars this will apply to

Freedom is not removed by the block , but rather by the incessant chipping away of small pieces.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Totally Agree!! Big government is only good for the government.

My point was that the regulation of a few cars would have nearly zero affect.

 

[blacksheep-1]

I think that's exactly it, knock off the niche market stuff and no one knows or cares...then keep chipping away, those evil car people and their evit fuel using cars....
bad..bad car person

 

[TymeSlayer]

We've beat 'em this tyme around and will fight whatever they try throwing at us.

Endeavor to persevere.