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Originally Posted by shiumai
Guess I might have to rethink putting stickers on my car to make it a racecar.
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Originally Posted by jawn
Ruh roh.
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Originally Posted by TacoTacoBear
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This comment on Reddit seems to be the most honest interpretations though:
"There's nothing on the EPA's site at the moment... I wonder if this is just SEMA (an industry lobbyist group) trying to stir shit up on the Internet, as its in their business interests. Best to wait and see what the actual story is than get spun up about this. It doesn't seem like there would be enough to gain so far as emissions are concerned compared to large scale industry... Or even motor vehicles on the public roads. Remember, the EPA is concerned with emissions. They don't sanction motorsports, or even care that much about them. It looks more like "don't disable emissions equipment." In an age where cars are coming from the shop with axle-bending power, it's not like racing would just disappear.
In 100 years, there will still be auto racing. The hobby is not disappearing."
Also look at the real law they are trying to pass:
"Certified motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines and their emission control devices must remain in their certified configuration even if they are used solely for competition or if they become nonroad vehicles or engines”. 80 Fed. Reg. 40138, 40565 (July 13, 2015). "
The rule they're trying to pass is literally trying to kill exhaust modifications, and ecu can also be stretched to be thought of as an emission control device hopefully it gets shot down.