EPA Proposes to Prohibit the Conversion of Street Cars to Racecars

The Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to pass regulations that would restrict the conversion of road cars into racecars. Meant as an attempt to curb greenhouse gases, the suggested policy will considerably influence competing enthusiasts and the aftermarket sector ought to it pass.

Automobiles presently made use of purely for racing are exempt from the EPA’s exhausts standards set for normal street vehicles. That said, the Speciality Equipment Market Association is combating the proposition and also considers it a “threat to changed racecars and also parts providers.”

SEMA reports the proposal was packed in with an unassociated regulations labelled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions and also Energy Effectiveness Specifications for Tool- and also Heavy-Duty Engines as well as Autos– Stage 2.” As per SEMA, the proposal would likewise ban the sale of emissions-related components for use on converted cars. The EPA plans to release a completed version of the proposition this summer season, while SEMA mentions it will continue to battle the proposition’s passage.

“This proposed policy represents overreaching by the agency, runs unlike the law and also opposes decades of racing task where EPA has actually acknowledged and also allowed conversion of automobiles,” stated SEMA Chief Executive Officer Chris Kersting in a declaration. “Congress did not intend the initial Clean Air Act to include vehicles modified for racing and has re-enforced that intent on more than one event.”