Dear (Politico's Title and Name):

As your constituent, I respectfully request that you support H.R.4715/S.2659, the "Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016," also known as the RPM Act. This Act will protect rights to convert street cars into race cars exclusively for use on race tracks.

Amateur motorsports is a time-honored tradition and a passionate hobby for millions of Americans, including myself and many of your constituents, and it relies on being able to convert street cars into race cars. While this has been expressly legal for decades, the EPA has now proposed regulation that would outlaw the conversion of street vehicles into race-only vehicles. The RPM Act would ensure that the EPA cannot prevent vehicles from being built or modified for competition-only use.

I race in the largest motor racing series in the world, the "24 Hours of LeMons." Annually, over 8500 racers and tens of thousands of fans work to convert used-up or broken-down street cars into actual racing vehicles and race them on tracks nationwide. Every year, amateur motorsport brings millions of passionate citizens and billions of dollars to industries and communities all over the country. Nearly all of this activity, and of course all the jobs created to support it, would evaporate if the EPA is permitted to outlaw the conversion of street cars to competition-only race cars.

I urge you to support the RPM Act in order to protect the right to modify a motor vehicle for racing purposes, and the vast social and economic benefits that come with that activity.

Sincerely yours,

(constituent name) 

(constituent street address) 

(constituent city, state, zip) 

(consitutent email address)