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Originally Posted by Spuds
To the first point, actual racing and other track events make up an extremely small portion of ghg emissions because of small population size. In fact, I would be willing to bet the on-road transportation to and from events by participants and spectators is actually worse for the environment than the actual racing. If we don't have some sort of moderation on the cause, then we should also stop boating, computer gaming/mining, travelling, etc. The goal isn't to save the planet from us, the goal is to keep the planet in a state we are comfortable with. Being comfortable includes leisure activities IMO.
I don't disagree with the second point, but I don't think that should be on the manufacturer to police.
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According to the article I posted earlier, one of those cheat devices makes a diesel truck equivalent to 300. With that said, I agree that the smog from true off-road use is really small compared to emissions/miles from passenger vehicles. Along the same lines, CO2 isn’t inherently bad, right, so CO2 in small amounts for motorsports isn’t really an issue. Smog is worse for air quality, but the volume isn’t bad enough for off-road use. It is the volume potential of on road use that is the issue, which is why the EPA was really after cheat devices.
They probably know that the vast majority of people will not modify a car illegally just to swap parts every two years, even if it is only two years, so cheat devices allow greater and greater modifications without risks. Those devices also are bad news for states that don’t fail cars based on visual inspections and rely on emissions readiness or dyno testing.