[Fot] EPA threatens motorsports Alexander TR4 pictured

Fri Feb 19 12:33:51 MST 2016

It's my understanding that the regulations affect 2018 going cars forward, IF this passes. It seems that the aftermarket tuners are being targeted.

I am not sure that the sky is really falling.

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> On Feb 19, 2016, at 12:42 PM, <timmmurphh at gmail.com> <timmmurphh at gmail.com> wrote:
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> In reading the EPA proposal I notice they refer to all “certified motor vehicles”.  Seeing as how most of our race cars were before the era of “certification” by the manufacturers (I think about 1968) I’m reading the proposal as not to include our Triumphs, or at least not the majority of them racing.  Not much help for the later “certified” cars.  I did sign the SEMA petition and I urge others to do so.
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> Tim Murphy
> 1961 Triumph TR4 vintage racer
> 1968 Triumph street car
> 1966 TR4A street car, in process of replacing frame
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> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave
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> Subject: [Fot] EPA threatens motorsports Alexander TR4 pictured
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> Hello Friends,
> You all may have heard this news.  
> Vintage Motorsport's online newsletter chose the Alexander #97 TR4 as the photo in their report.
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> // Dave Hogye
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> Subject: Fwd: Ferrari Race Cars Now No. 1 & 2 All Time; EPA Reg Threatens Our Sport
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> Vintage Motorsport Newsletter 2/12/2016 by Scott and Cyndi Paceley
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> 1957 Ferrari Claims Second Highest Auction Price
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> Paris, France - During its Feb. 5-6 Retromobile sale, Artcurial Motorcars sold a 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti for $35,930,639 after a tense 11-minute bidding battle. This auction price ranks second only to the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that sold at Bonhams' August 2014 Carmel sale for $38,115,000.
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> One of the eight Corvette Cave-In victims sees daylight . (photo: Bowling Green Daily News)
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> FIVA marks fifty years of promoting passion for historic autos. (photo: FIVA)
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> Pontiac Drag Racing Legend Jess Tyree Dies
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> Glendora, CA -- Jess Tyree, a charter member of the Coca Cola Cavalcade of Funny Car Stars, who also founded Tyree Headers, died Feb. 1 after battling cancer. He was 80 years old.
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> Born in Oklahoma, Tyree's family moved to California when he was a youngster and by the time he was old enough to own a car, he was street racing with the best in the area. After gaining experience and a reputation at strips like Santa Ana with a variety of different cars, it was a Pontiac Chieftain that put Tyree on the map in the late 1950s. His success with that car and the brand's desire to change their image from stodgy to hot got him factory backing. 
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> Drag racing and Pontiac Champion, Jess Tyree. (photo: Nationaldragster.net)
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> Tyree retired from the sport in 1973, but rekindled his drag racing passion in the late 1980s with the reacquisition of the Tempest he had raced in the 1960s.
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> Proposed Regulation Would Shut Down Vehicle Conversions
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> Washington, DC -- On Monday (Feb. 8), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a regulation to prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars. Contained within a non-related proposed regulation entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 2," the regulation would also make the sale of certain emission-related parts for use on such vehicles illegal.
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> SEMA defends EPA threat to vintage racecars. (photo: Scott Paceley)
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> The regulation would impact all vehicle types, including the sports cars, sedans and hatchbacks commonly converted strictly for use at the track. While the Clean Air Act prohibits certain modifications to motor vehicles, it is clear that vehicles built or modified for racing, and not used on the streets, are not the "motor vehicles" that Congress intended to regulate. 
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> The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) opposes the regulation and met with the EPA to confirm the agency's intentions. The EPA expects to publish final regulations by July 2016. To learn more, or to sign a petition against the reg, visit: 
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> BRE 50th Anniversary Reunion Coming Next Weekend 
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> Henderson, NV -- The Brock Racing Enterprises Team that won four SCCA Championships from 1969 through 1972 with Datsun 2000 Roadsters, 240Zs and 510s will gather Feb. 20 to celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a Reunion at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Tickets to the museum must be purchased to attend the event. 
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> John Morton's BRE Datsun 240Z at Orange County Raceway (photo: BRE Archives)
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> Grand National Top Rookie Lennie Pond with son Lyndsey in 1973. (photo: Gary Burns)
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