Hemmings Daily: Even with removal of racecar language from final EPA ruling, SEMA pushes pro-racing campaign

Photo by the author. Nowhere in this month's issuance of new greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty trucks by the Environmental Protection Agency does the agency ban the conversion of street cars into race cars, as the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association warned the agency intended to do earlier this year, yet SEMA officials continue to push for pro-racing legislation. The rules, which the EPA published August 16 as the Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- [View in Browser | Subscribe] [Hemmings Daily] Monday, August 29, 2016 [Even with removal of racecar language from final EPA ruling, SEMA pushes pro-racing campaign] [Even with removal of racecar language from final EPA ruling, SEMA pushes pro-racing campaign] Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by the author. Nowhere in this month's issuance of new greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty trucks by the Environmental Protection Agency does the agency ban the conversion of street cars into race cars, as the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association warned the agency intended to do earlier this year, yet SEMA officials continue to push for pro-racing legislation. The rules, which the EPA published August 16 as the Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- ... 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