EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles Into Racecars, appears legit.

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I read a number of import tuner magazines, and I would not be surprised if this "clarification" is in response to the 1600whp GT-Rs, and 900whp Evolutions that are featured in these magazines. A lot of these are presented as street driven and many have plates displayed for all to see. Here in CA, there is an exemption from the annual smog test for the first seven years after a new car is sold. These cars generally fall into that exemption period, and anybody with a brain knows that there is no way these cars are emission compliant, especially the EPA and CARB! The only thing that amazes me about all this is that it took them so long to start cracking down! These "street" cars are obviously flaunting the rules, and they are very "in your face" about it. If we in the hobby aren't careful, we may lose the ability to modify our cars at all.