Leaded Gasoline Banned in competition vehicles in Canada

Just got this message from Bears Performance in Windsor, Ontario. Apparently the Canadian government is going a head with the ban on leaded gasoline in competition vehicles effective January 1st, 2010.

Not sure what that will do to the NHRA/IHRA (if there is one) events in Canada.

http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2008/2008-04-30/html/sor-dors126-eng.html

Maureen

 

Whats Next.

Pretty soon we will need to get a permit to take in a breath
of fresh air. Things are changing, I wonder how long Drag
Racing will exsist into the future. I guess the next thing
will be the smoke from the burn outs.

 

Some of the articles finer points

Some of the highlights of the article.

commenters indicated that Canada’s three largest race tracks (two in Ontario, one in Alberta) would close, as would other smaller tracks. Three of the large race tracks provided submissions to Environment Canada concerning the economic implications of exemption expiry in 2009. Two of the race tracks indicated that, should the International Hot Rod Association national events pull out of Canada, their facilities would lose an estimated 40% and 80% of their revenues respectively. These race tracks indicated that as a result of these impacts, they would likely close.

One race association affiliated with the International Hot Rod Association and National Hot Rod Association also indicated that it would cease operation following expiry of the exemption

One municipality in Ontario expressed concern that exemption expiry could force a nearby race track to close, resulting in widespread impacts on local businesses and the municipality. Another municipality in Alberta indicated that recent expenditures at a local race track would be lost as a consequence of exemption expiry.

One U.S. race sanctioning body has confirmed that this conversion would not take place. As a result, these events would likely be cancelled.

If memory serves me right the NHRA told the Canadian government that they had no intention of making rules just for the Canadian races and would pull out altogether.

 

If this comes to pass I would guess Mission Raceway park will go down the tubes. Oh well, no more worries about getting the ex-felons on my crew to all the races now. Dave Germain

 

I assumed lead would have been out of anything. Why is leaded fuel still being used?

 

Who cares, RUN METHANOL.....

Isn't this insidetopalcohol.com?

 

...maybe more tracks will book in some TAD's and TAFC'S to bring in the fans to keep the tracks alive?

 

Didn't canada do that in 1992??? That's why NHRA took way that race in Montreal right?

 

does'nt the ban also affect nitro? I guess everybody could run E85 fuel. cheap and works for many cars. 2010 canadian corncobb nationals