Gnam
02-17-16, 03:05 PM
Please no politics.
**** the EPA. :irked:
The EPA's Crackdown On Race Cars, Explained
February 9, 2016
Will a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency really hinder your plans to turn your daily driver into a badass track-only machine? It will, officials from aftermarket trade association SEMA and the EPA itself confirmed to Jalopnik today. Here’s what all of this means.
Last night SEMA announced a pending EPA rule that, in the interest of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, would “prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars” and “make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal,” in their words.
http://jalopnik.com/the-epas-crackdown-on-race-cars-explained-1758111546
SEMA's letter about the regulation change:
https://www.sema.org/news/2016/02/08/epa-seeks-to-prohibit-conversion-of-vehicles-into-racecars?__utma=95790915.1797317051.1455729353.145 5729353.1455729353.1&__utmb=95790915.0.10.1455729353&__utmc=95790915&__utmx=-&__utmz=95790915.1455729353.1.1.utmcsr=bm23|utmccn= 20160215_WTS_DOM|utmcmd=email|utmctr=Image%20-%20Say%20NO%20to%20EPA%27s%20Threat%20to%20Motorsp orts|utmcct=Start%20Saving%20on%20Performance%20Pa rts%20Today&__utmv=-&__utmk=30621687
Dissenting view, that says the change won't affect racing.
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/02/no-the-epa-isnt-making-it-illegal-to-turn-an-old-car-into-a-race-car/
Legal opinion of a lawyer hired by the 24 Hours of LeMons:
What Impact Would this Have on Motorsport in the US?
The proposed rules essentially ban the modification of any component of the engine, fuel, and emissions systems. By placing draconian fines on anyone who could be considered a manufacturer or dealer of aftermarket parts that would be used on production-based racing vehicles, these proposed rules will have an incalculably chilling effect on the aftermarket parts market. It is difficult to see how any aftermarket part manufacturer could continue to make and market performance parts without running afoul of this proposed rule unless the part was essentially identical to the factory-certified part.
The result of the die-off of aftermarket parts manufacturers will be dramatic. The proposed rules would also ban users from doing many of the things that draw participants to motorsport – including and in particular to mechanically creative series such as 24 Hours of LeMons. For example, weird engine swaps will be a thing of the past if motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines must remain in their certified configuration even if they are used solely for competition. Cam swaps, different exhaust headers, different intake manifolds are among the equipment which will be banned due to their impact on increased emissions. Not only will the fuel cell manufacturers essentially cease to exist (other than by making fuel cells for purpose-built race cars that are competition vehicles from the outset), it will become illegal to put a fuel cell into the former street cars that comprise the vast majority of motorsport activity in the US. In short, the impact would be devastating.
http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/images/EPA-Memo.pdf?utm_source=Details+of+EPA%27s+LeMons+Law+ Proposal&utm_campaign=LeMons+Law+Brief&utm_medium=email
**** the EPA. :irked:
The EPA's Crackdown On Race Cars, Explained
February 9, 2016
Will a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency really hinder your plans to turn your daily driver into a badass track-only machine? It will, officials from aftermarket trade association SEMA and the EPA itself confirmed to Jalopnik today. Here’s what all of this means.
Last night SEMA announced a pending EPA rule that, in the interest of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, would “prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars” and “make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal,” in their words.
http://jalopnik.com/the-epas-crackdown-on-race-cars-explained-1758111546
SEMA's letter about the regulation change:
https://www.sema.org/news/2016/02/08/epa-seeks-to-prohibit-conversion-of-vehicles-into-racecars?__utma=95790915.1797317051.1455729353.145 5729353.1455729353.1&__utmb=95790915.0.10.1455729353&__utmc=95790915&__utmx=-&__utmz=95790915.1455729353.1.1.utmcsr=bm23|utmccn= 20160215_WTS_DOM|utmcmd=email|utmctr=Image%20-%20Say%20NO%20to%20EPA%27s%20Threat%20to%20Motorsp orts|utmcct=Start%20Saving%20on%20Performance%20Pa rts%20Today&__utmv=-&__utmk=30621687
Dissenting view, that says the change won't affect racing.
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/02/no-the-epa-isnt-making-it-illegal-to-turn-an-old-car-into-a-race-car/
Legal opinion of a lawyer hired by the 24 Hours of LeMons:
What Impact Would this Have on Motorsport in the US?
The proposed rules essentially ban the modification of any component of the engine, fuel, and emissions systems. By placing draconian fines on anyone who could be considered a manufacturer or dealer of aftermarket parts that would be used on production-based racing vehicles, these proposed rules will have an incalculably chilling effect on the aftermarket parts market. It is difficult to see how any aftermarket part manufacturer could continue to make and market performance parts without running afoul of this proposed rule unless the part was essentially identical to the factory-certified part.
The result of the die-off of aftermarket parts manufacturers will be dramatic. The proposed rules would also ban users from doing many of the things that draw participants to motorsport – including and in particular to mechanically creative series such as 24 Hours of LeMons. For example, weird engine swaps will be a thing of the past if motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines must remain in their certified configuration even if they are used solely for competition. Cam swaps, different exhaust headers, different intake manifolds are among the equipment which will be banned due to their impact on increased emissions. Not only will the fuel cell manufacturers essentially cease to exist (other than by making fuel cells for purpose-built race cars that are competition vehicles from the outset), it will become illegal to put a fuel cell into the former street cars that comprise the vast majority of motorsport activity in the US. In short, the impact would be devastating.
http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/images/EPA-Memo.pdf?utm_source=Details+of+EPA%27s+LeMons+Law+ Proposal&utm_campaign=LeMons+Law+Brief&utm_medium=email