posted 04-15-2016 07:10 AM                  

We're on a fast track to be like Europe. Tiny cars,tiny homes,multiple family apartments,wearing layers of clothes to stay warm indoors.Sitting at their tiny Cafe with their tiny cups of tea talking about soccer. I can't wait. I always wanted to travel on public transportation to and from work and ride my bike to the shopping ares and fill the basket with fresh fruit and flowers. Whata dream. All we need is a Fiat or Cooper anyway. Who cares if fuel is $9 a gal,we're not going anywhere anyway.All this talk about auto racing will just raise the carbon footprint,we must be politically correct at all costs. Nothing like being surrounded by people from 25 different countries staring at you and smiling. So what if you only get 20% of your earnings,it's worth it. Get rid of boats and cars with high horse power ratings,get a tiny sail boat or just go ice fishing...what fun on your holiday. How does it get any better than that? I bet Bernie is smiling away.

posted 04-15-2016 07:22 PM                  

"We want to thank Congress for pushing EPA to withdraw an ill-conceived proposal. However, confusion reigns: the agency continues to assert new-found authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate modification of vehicles for use in competition. This means that those converting and racing competition vehicles, and the parts and services industries that support them, do so under new EPA policy that considers the activity illegal. Only clarifying legislation, such as that offered under the RPM Act, will confirm that such activity is legal and beyond the reach of future EPA regulations. The racing industry and public need a long-term solution to eliminate any uncertainty regarding how the Clean Air Act is interpreted."

posted 04-15-2016 07:54 PM                  

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Originally posted by jwallis:

Breaking News:
Today, SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting released the following reaction to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it would withdraw its proposed regulation on modified racecars:

"We want to thank Congress for pushing EPA to withdraw an ill-conceived proposal. However, confusion reigns: the agency continues to assert new-found authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate modification of vehicles for use in competition. This means that those converting and racing competition vehicles, and the parts and services industries that support them, do so under new EPA policy that considers the activity illegal. Only clarifying legislation, such as that offered under the RPM Act, will confirm that such activity is legal and beyond the reach of future EPA regulations. The racing industry and public need a long-term solution to eliminate any uncertainty regarding how the Clean Air Act is interpreted."

The racing community and products makers can support the RPM Act by visiting www.sema.org/rpm.

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