Leaded gasoline has not be used in street vehicles since 1996 as a result of the Clean Air Act. The legislation that would extend that ban to race cars at tracks such as PIR in Oregon is the House Bill 2738.
John Masterman, a veteran PIR drag-racer, who has for the last 31 years taken part in the Wednesday night drag race series, explained how the passage of the bill could be the downfall of the popular racetrack. He commented:
“By banning leaded fuel, you would block out some of the series that use the track. The revenue from those groups is now lost. At the point that you lose the revenue from those groups, the track financially becomes insolvent.”
Whether the remaining series that utilize unleaded fuel could carry the financial load of the track is unclear.
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The proposed bill was the result of concerns by the constituents of State Representative Travis Nelson. Those voters, residing in North Portland in proximity to PIR, want to eliminate what they consider to be harmful exhaust fumes resulting from the use of leaded gasoline.Get a Free Quote for Promotional Products Get a Free Quote for Print