EPA To Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars into Race Cars

[Nick Heath]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

MAYBE all of you should have read the EPA Ruling before speaking.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorspo...ctually-means/

People may use EPA-certified motor vehicles for competition, but to protect public health from air pollution, the Clean Air Act has – since its inception – specifically prohibited tampering with or defeating the emission control systems on those vehicles. The proposed regulation that SEMA has commented on does not change this long-standing law, or approach.

Instead, the proposed language in the Heavy-Duty Greenhouse Gas rulemaking simply clarifies the distinction between motor vehicles and nonroad vehicles such as dirt bikes and snowmobiles. Unlike motor vehicles – which include cars, light trucks, and highway motorcycles – nonroad vehicles may, under certain circumstances, be modified for use in competitive events in ways that would otherwise be prohibited by the Clean Air Act.

EPA is now reviewing public comments on this proposal.

I would wager a guess that a vehicle that was once "EPA-certified" is no longer "EPA-certified" once it is converted into a Stock Eliminator car! I'm not talking about a pure stocker, but an NHRA-legal A/SA, I/SA, U/SA, etc.

Also, you should re-read the second part of your excerpt - only "non-road vehicles" such as snowmobiles can be modified for competition and be exempt from this ruling!