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MG TD TF 1500 - EPA threatens amateur auto racing in USA

Although most on this forum are not involved in hobbyist auto racing this new proposal from the EPA may be of concern.
A proposal by the Federal EPA on February 9, 2016 could threaten the future of amateur and hobbyist auto racing in the USA.
Details are provided by the Association of California Car Clubs on this link.

http://www.acccdefender.org/docs/ACCC-Legislative-Alert-February-9-2016.pdf

If this concerns you, take action and spread the word to other auto hobbyists.
John Quilter

NOPE, this is not what happened. Read the numerous articles that called this out as simply wrong, including the recent on in Road and Track. It is always best to fact check anything that appears on the internet.
Dave Rome

Complicated issue. Best article breaking this down is on Jalopnik.com - read the article there. Many mainstream articles do back up what is in the link- by quoting SEMA btw. George
George Butz

So.... we can go back to fomenting runs on gun shops again?
MAndrus

If you hair is on fire put it out. Your race car is safe:

Update, 2/9/16, 5:45PM EPA spokesperson Laura Allen provided this further clarification to R&T:

"This clarification does not affect EPA's enforcement authority. It is still illegal to tamper with or defeat the emission control systems of motor vehicles. In the course of selecting cases for enforcement, the EPA has and will continue to consider whether the tampered vehicle is used exclusively for competition. The EPA remains primarily concerned with cases where the tampered vehicle is used on public roads, and more specifically with aftermarket manufacturers who sell devices that defeat emission control systems on vehicles used on public roads."

From this, it sure sounds like (as we stated above) the EPA doesn't plan on confiscating your trailered, track-only race vehicle—only that, as has been the case since emissions regulation began, you're breaking the law if you remove federally-mandated emissions controls from your street-driven car.
R&T
TW Burchfield

Yep, I never bought it for a second. 1) EPA does not care nor does it enforce anything on a private level. (Ever seen an EPA cop on patrol? Nope, me neither). They are interested in large scale tampering carried out by aftermarket manufacturers trying to evade pollution or other controls. Otherwise, every John jack and harry could simply tear off the catalytic convertors on their cars and save money! Good point, Mandrus :)
The amount of fearmongering going on every day in this country on every level... is both astounding and frankly embarrassing. I didn't think we were quite that gullible.
Geoffrey M Baker

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