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https://www.sema.org/news/2016/02/08/epa-seeks-to-prohibit-conversion-of-vehicles-into-racecars
Go home EPA, you're drunk.
Go home EPA, you're drunk.
Examples of that are self-driving cars and a messed up version of Formula E with no drivers. This world has gone mad and society is messed up.Since they say that this generation doesn't care about cars and/or motorsports, they just want to kill it altogether it seems. '-'
Yeah, When I thought of the dystopian future, this is not what came to mind, but it's far worse.Examples of that are self-driving cars and a messed up version of Formula E with no drivers. This world has gone mad and society is messed up.
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.
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.
I have no idea how we got onto this unrelated topic, but just to dispel that one:Examples of that are self-driving cars and a messed up version of Formula E with no drivers. This world has gone mad and society is messed up.
Motorsports won't be called so without the drivers, the drivers themselves are the athletes competing in them. And that messed up version of Formula E without drivers is just plain stupid.
Which AutoBlog has asked about here and the non-road vehicles being dirt bikes and snowmobile-like equipment:And really all this law is doing is making a clear distinction between nonroad and road vehicles.
Further, the EPA claims that the new wording of its regulations only seeks to differentiate nonroad vehicles from "motor vehicles." Two nonroad vehicles specifically mentioned by the EPA include dirt bikes and snowmobiles. Any vehicle that was sold with a certificate of conformity that allows them to be used on public roads, however, are "motor vehicles" and therefore must have all their emissions controls intact.
According to this statement, it's already against the law to perform any modifications to a vehicle that result in the tampering or removal of emissions control systems, even for competition. In other words, if you have removed a catalytic converter from your racecar, you're already afoul of the rules.
Most street based race cars (MX-5, CTSCC, etc) start out as a street car with full emissions equipment. Removing that equipment makes them illegal.If they never had a catalytic converter to begin with, they wouldn't be violating that rule in which you've just quoted.
So technically every single MX-5 racing in the MX-5 up series are illegal, same with every car running in PWC GT and TC class, CTSCC, etc, etc.
I want to prohibit the EPA and all there communist friends.
Screw you, EPA. You can take that crap and shove it.
I bet if it were electric cars, they would give two 🤬 about it.
This would make me leave the country, I'm not kidding.
All auto manufacturers in the world...fight this trashy argument to the end.
The more I read about this law, it's not really saying anything that's not already on the books.
EPA - 40 CFR part 1068The existing prohibitions and exemptions in 40 CFR part 1068 related to competition
engines and vehicles need to be amended to account for differing policies for nonroad and motor
vehicle applications. In particular, we generally consider nonroad engines and vehicles to be
“used solely for competition” based on usage characteristics. This allows EPA to set up an
administrative process to approve competition exemptions, and to create an exemption from the
tampering prohibition for products that are modified for competition purposes. There is no
comparable allowance for motor vehicles. A motor vehicle qualifies for a competition exclusion
based on the physical characteristics of the vehicle, not on its use. Also, if a motor vehicle is
covered by a certificate of conformity at any point, there is no exemption from the tampering and
defeat-device prohibitions that would allow for converting the engine or vehicle for competition
use. There is no prohibition against actual use of certified motor vehicles or motor vehicle
engines for competition purposes; however, it is not permissible to remove a motor vehicle or
motor vehicle engine from its certified configuration regardless of the purpose for doing so.
EPA§ 1068.235: Clarify that the standard-setting part may set conditions on an exemption for
competition engines/equipment.
page 862 and 863 of 1329EPA is proposing in 40 CFR 1037.601(a)(3) to clarify that the Clean Air Act does not allow any person to disable, remove, or render inoperative (i.e., tamper with) emission controls on a certified motor vehicle for purposes of competition. An existing provision in 40 CFR 1068.235 provides an exemption for nonroad engines converted for competition use. This provision reflects the explicit exclusion of engines used solely for competition from the CAA [Clean Air Act] definition of “nonroad engine”. The proposed amendment clarifies that this part 1068 exemption does not apply for motor vehicles.
Page 845 of 1329§ 1068.220: Add description of how we might approve engine operation under the display exemption. This is intended to more carefully address circumstances in which engine operation is part of the display function in question. We would want to consider a wide
range of factors in considering such a request; for example, we could be more inclined to
approve a request for a display exemption if the extent of operation is very limited, or if the
engine/equipment has emission rates that are comparable to what would apply absent the
exemption. EPA is also removing the specific prohibition against generating revenue with
exempted engines/equipment, since this has an unclear meaning and we can take any possible
revenue generation into account in considering whether to approve the exemption on its
merits.