US legislation... a warning for the UK?
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I've seen this being bandied around a US-based forum. The "Recognising the Protection of Motorsports Act" aka the RPM Act.
https://www.sema.org/epa-news
I've not read the act, so forgive any errors or omissions here. In short, the US Environmental Protection Agency has, in recent years, made an interpretation of their clean air rules that even track vehicles (when converted from street vehicles) need to be emissions compliant. The RPM Act is intended to explicitly exempt racing vehicles from the clean air act and hence omissions regs.
Go to any UK track day and you'll see plenty of former road-going vehicles, fully track-prepped, arriving on trailers. I've been to events where all vehicles must be MOT'd (and hence comply with environmental regs) but I'm also aware that plenty go purely by the safety scrutiny at the track, on the day as MOTs become increasingly irrelevant the more you've tracked the car since test day. So it's something to keep an eye on and nip in the bud if such legislation starts to become a real risk here.
https://www.sema.org/epa-news
I've not read the act, so forgive any errors or omissions here. In short, the US Environmental Protection Agency has, in recent years, made an interpretation of their clean air rules that even track vehicles (when converted from street vehicles) need to be emissions compliant. The RPM Act is intended to explicitly exempt racing vehicles from the clean air act and hence omissions regs.
Go to any UK track day and you'll see plenty of former road-going vehicles, fully track-prepped, arriving on trailers. I've been to events where all vehicles must be MOT'd (and hence comply with environmental regs) but I'm also aware that plenty go purely by the safety scrutiny at the track, on the day as MOTs become increasingly irrelevant the more you've tracked the car since test day. So it's something to keep an eye on and nip in the bud if such legislation starts to become a real risk here.
donkmeister said:
I've seen this being bandied around a US-based forum. The "Recognising the Protection of Motorsports Act" aka the RPM Act.
https://www.sema.org/epa-news
I've not read the act, so forgive any errors or omissions here. In short, the US Environmental Protection Agency has, in recent years, made an interpretation of their clean air rules that even track vehicles (when converted from street vehicles) need to be emissions compliant. The RPM Act is intended to explicitly exempt racing vehicles from the clean air act and hence omissions regs.
Go to any UK track day and you'll see plenty of former road-going vehicles, fully track-prepped, arriving on trailers. I've been to events where all vehicles must be MOT'd (and hence comply with environmental regs) but I'm also aware that plenty go purely by the safety scrutiny at the track, on the day as MOTs become increasingly irrelevant the more you've tracked the car since test day. So it's something to keep an eye on and nip in the bud if such legislation starts to become a real risk here.
Id suggest there is a certain inevitability to this. People like us and our interests and hobbies will be increasingly seen as socially unacceptable. Get out and enjoy while you can.https://www.sema.org/epa-news
I've not read the act, so forgive any errors or omissions here. In short, the US Environmental Protection Agency has, in recent years, made an interpretation of their clean air rules that even track vehicles (when converted from street vehicles) need to be emissions compliant. The RPM Act is intended to explicitly exempt racing vehicles from the clean air act and hence omissions regs.
Go to any UK track day and you'll see plenty of former road-going vehicles, fully track-prepped, arriving on trailers. I've been to events where all vehicles must be MOT'd (and hence comply with environmental regs) but I'm also aware that plenty go purely by the safety scrutiny at the track, on the day as MOTs become increasingly irrelevant the more you've tracked the car since test day. So it's something to keep an eye on and nip in the bud if such legislation starts to become a real risk here.
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