[TR] get a load of this one..

[Rye Livingston]

I'm involved in 24 Hours of Lemons racing.  At Sonoma/Sears Point right now for this weekends race.  See below the response from Jay Lamm, owner of the Lemons racing series.

Regards,

Rye

This is not a joke.  Follow the link below for the story, then read the email below from 24 Hours of Lemons owner, Jay Lamm.  This would really suck.

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/02/09/epa-illegal-modify-car-racing-sema-official/


Begin forwarded message:

From: "John "Jay" Lamm" <jay at 24hoursoflemons.com>
Date: February 10, 2016 6:03:11 PM
To: ryel at mac.com
Subject: LeMons Law Explained

	
							


 
NEXT RACE SIGNUPS:  
West (Sonoma), Feb 13-14, sorry, full up
West (Inde Mtspt Ranch), Mar 19-20, late apps okay
Gulf (Eagles Canyon), Apr 9-10, apps due 13 Feb
Midwest (Gingerman), Apr 23-24, apps due 27 Feb
South (CMP), Apr 30-May 1, apps due 5 March
 
LEGAL BRIEF ON PROPOSED EPA "LeMONS LAW"  
 
San Francisco--Yesterday, the car-guy Web went nuts over a rumored proposal to extend EPA regs onto racecars, aka the "LeMons Law." (Or, if you're under 30 and underpaid, #LeMonsLaw.)

LeMons sent out a spam and hired Dallas attorney Pat Mulry to work up a legal brief on the subject so that someone, at least, might actually know what the hell they were talking about. The full text of Pat's brief is here. It's definitely worth reading. 

In short, EPA is indeed proposing to move all production-derived race cars from their current status (essentially unregulated) into the same status as street cars (factory-original powertrains only). 

The proposal is silent on enforcement, but the penalties listed--$3750 per instance for individuals who modify, $37,500 per instance for dealers or manufacturers who modify--are scary enough to pretty thoroughly chill the aftermarket and race-prep sectors.

We'll work with other groups as the racing industry coordinates a response, most likely involving you marching through the streets waving pitchforks. Or maybe writing letters. Let's just see how that part goes. 
. 
John "Jay" Lamm, Chief Perpetrator
24 HOURS OF LeMONS 

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On Feb 12, 2016, at 07:42 AM, David Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com> wrote:

Tell the EPA to Withdraw Its Proposal to Prohibit the Conversion of Vehicles Into Race cars

More crazy BS.
 
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/tell-epa-withdraw-its-proposal-prohibit-conversion-vehicles-racecars-0

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Dave Porter Porter Custom Bicycles 2909 Arno St. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 505-352-1378 Go HERE: my world www.porterbikes.com/


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