Forget guns, the Feds are coming for your racecars

[Howski]

https://www.sema.org/news/2016/02/08/epa-seeks-to-prohibit-conversion-of-vehicles-into-racecars

This is very vague but this is the first I've heard of it. Seems this would affect nearly every level of amateur racing from club racing sportscars to your local Bubba in a street stock. I couldn't imagine the manpower it would take to enforce this but then again the Feds had no problem assigning hundreds of agents to go after some rusty Defenders

 

[discostew]

Makes me think of the red Barchetta from that Rush song. His uncle hid it after the MOTOR LAW.

 

[mgreenspan]

Any idea if there are petitions to sign yet?

 

[Howski]

I assumed that SEMA would be a reputable source however further digging by Jalopnik and others seem to make it seem that all racecars won't be outlawed. It's essentially an addition to a 600 page document that's full of contradictions and legalese. Not aware of any petitions although I'm sure they're out there. It'll be interetesting to see how this shakes out.

 

[SGaynor]

That line of thinking would be directly applicable to converting on-road vehicles to off-road as well.

 

[Lucasd2002]

Any idea if there are petitions to sign yet?

https://www.change.org/p/president-...ent-the-epa-from-banning-vehicle-modification

 

[ptschram]

I've been hearing the same story since about 1980 and nothing has happened yet.

Incrementally, yes, but nothing substantial yet.