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SSGT Mustang · 02-13-2016, 12:00 AM

There are many ways that EPA can enforce the law. Purchase history, registration transfers, registration renewals, etc. The fines are unbelievable if you are caught. Knowing that...why would anyone risk building a car that is likely to be rendered worthless at some point, after making a sizabe investment to build it. And then, to add insult to injury, have to suffer the financial burden of being fined to tens of thousands of dollars for doing so.

The aftermarket, however, is most at risk. Manufacturers cannot make parts that break the law. Additionally, builders cannot build cars that violate the law. The fines are too great.

I'm unsure why this issue is even being debated. It's not some tin-foil fantasy, where respected organizations and individuals have decided to enter the political foray in opposition to a party and its politics. One need only to look up Edge products and the EPA to understand the issue.

This situation is real. You can debate it to death. You can summarily dismiss it as reactionary. Or, you can defer to an organizations like as SEMA--that have a history of defending motor sports and the manufacturers that make it possible for racing to advance--and take action.

By the way: Federal law pertaining to narcotics is still enforceable in Washington State and any other State in the Union. The same principal applies to so-called sanctuary cities that do not enforce immigration law. The enforcement of Federal law in such cases depends largely on the interests of the administration in office. So, if a new administration--with a new attorney general--decides that federal narcotics laws will be enforced uniformly, then places like Washington State, California and Colorado will be either be visited by federal narcotics agents or face federal defunding...or both.

02-13-2016, 12:00 AM	#3
SSGT Mustang Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jersey Posts: 359 Likes: 35 Liked 204 Times in 54 Posts	Re: EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race There are many ways that EPA can enforce the law. Purchase history, registration transfers, registration renewals, etc. The fines are unbelievable if you are caught. Knowing that...why would anyone risk building a car that is likely to be rendered worthless at some point, after making a sizabe investment to build it. And then, to add insult to injury, have to suffer the financial burden of being fined to tens of thousands of dollars for doing so. The aftermarket, however, is most at risk. Manufacturers cannot make parts that break the law. Additionally, builders cannot build cars that violate the law. The fines are too great. I'm unsure why this issue is even being debated. It's not some tin-foil fantasy, where respected organizations and individuals have decided to enter the political foray in opposition to a party and its politics. One need only to look up Edge products and the EPA to understand the issue. This situation is real. You can debate it to death. You can summarily dismiss it as reactionary. Or, you can defer to an organizations like as SEMA--that have a history of defending motor sports and the manufacturers that make it possible for racing to advance--and take action. By the way: Federal law pertaining to narcotics is still enforceable in Washington State and any other State in the Union. The same principal applies to so-called sanctuary cities that do not enforce immigration law. The enforcement of Federal law in such cases depends largely on the interests of the administration in office. So, if a new administration--with a new attorney general--decides that federal narcotics laws will be enforced uniformly, then places like Washington State, California and Colorado will be either be visited by federal narcotics agents or face federal defunding...or both.