Say “No” to EPA’s Threat to Motorsports

Say “No” to EPA’s Threat to Motorsports : SEMA Opposes Regulation Prohibiting Conversion of Vehicles into Racecars

Please sign the White House Petition asking the EPA to withdraw its proposal.  We need 100,000 signatures in 30 days, so don’t delay!  Add your voice now and forward to your friends.  Stop the EPA from making racecars illegal!

SEMA has issued a press release informing the public that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) is aiming to make it illegal to convert automobiles originally designed for on-road use into racecars, even though such conversions have been done for decades.  Under the EPA’s proposed rule, it would also be illegal to sell any performance-related products for those cars.  The EPA’s proposal would have a devastating impact on motorsports since many types of racing rely on production vehicles that have been modified for use strictly at the track.    

SEMA is working with all stakeholder groups to oppose the regulation through the administrative process and will seek congressional support and judicial intervention as necessary.   

  

 

 

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Comment by Michael Thies on February 11, 2016 at 5:31pm

Here is a Snopes discussion on the EPA's reaction to SEMA's concerns.  It is hard to know what the EPA's agenda is, but SEMA's SAN group  is clear on the risks of giving them too much latitude on setting rulings and laws. Read more here:

http://www.snopes.com/epa-seeks-ban-racecar-conversions/

Comment by Michael Thies on February 11, 2016 at 3:41am

Here is a better button to get to the petition, if you missed the link above. Thank you!

CLICK HERE TO GET TO SIGN THE PETITION. THE MORE SIGNATURES, THE BE...

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