The 'Union of Concerned Scientists' continue to push their "all or nothing" mentality, ie: "all" emissions of anything must banned or the law is "nothing."

Soon, they (UofCS) will be pushing to ban eating cabbage and beans because THEY produce human-generated "gases" -- flatulance -- first, the cows, then the humans.

What's next, ink pens? The volatiles that make the ink "dry" need to be banned too, so add them to that "hit list."

Admittedly from what I could see at a quick glance the scientists are right, the act in itself is a common sense act to protect both custom built and modified standard vehicles into race vehicles exempt under the clean air laws.

But the loophole that people could perhaps exploit is defining their vehicle as a track only car and driving it on the road.

Not sure on American law, is there a different registration system for track and legal road vehicles that will clearly show someone if a perfectly innocent from the outside road going vehicle is in fact a track car?

Well, they could take a look at the Virginia law regarding not registering farm vehicles. I'm sure they could pattern a law for non-street (racing) vehicles toe exempt them from emissions regulations similar to the way farm vehicles are exempt from registration for street use.

The only thing that makes this stuff complicated and contentious is politics.

Hooker

Amen - that last sentence is the biggest one in your post.

I've been super sensitized to people trying to tell me what's good and bad for me and passing laws regarding those things without bothering to ask my opinion, or anybody's opinion for that matter.

Needless to say, I'm a bit tired of it.

We all are, brother.

Think of it less as a problem solving measure, and more of an autocratic power grab, if that give you more of a "warm fuzzy".