SEMA Pres. Mike Spagnola

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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Mike Spagnola is the president of SEMA. Naturally we'll be talking about the EPA, the rise of EVs, and what the future of modded cars looks like. He's also built some seriously fast toys of his own, raced in open wheel, the Mint 400, and tracks an Ariel Atom. He's one of us. This conversation was fascinating. We talk about modified car trends; over-fenders; the overlanding explosion; what the EPA is trying to do to the car hobby; how SEMA's two Garages help small businesses build and test new parts (and get them approved by CARB); how SEMA is evolving; arrival of the EV swap; and why this year's SEMA is bigger than ever. Recorded May 25, 2023 https://www.semashow.com/ https://www.semagarage.com/ Go to blackvue.com/TST to learn more about the BlackVue DR970X series dash cams. Use the promo code TIRE to get 10% off of any BlackVue dash cam or Parking Mode accessory. Free shipping for orders over $200. Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TST10 for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. Want your question answered? To listen to the episode the day it's recorded? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast

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0:00.0	Honestly, a lot of the things a lot of the rules are
0:04.2	We think absurd you know honestly and we get it we want to be participating in clean air
0:09.8	We want to make sure we're good air intakes have little if any
0:14.4	Change but you got to test every one of them and you got to go through the process and you got to fill out the paperwork
0:19.1	and you got to pay carb their fee and you got to get all that done to
0:23.3	Sell the part
0:24.8	so and then there's rules like
0:27.6	They have a standard so they'll say the standard is it can't be more than X percent different than the than the factory part
0:35.4	Well, we're doing testing now to show for example a
0:38.9	And he if I fuel injection system on an older, you know small block Chevy
0:45.2	Is better than put in the carburetor on getting pressed it appreciates but it doesn't
0:49.4	Meet their standard right so it's not legal
0:51.8	What's up everybody? Welcome to the smoking tire podcast today's episode is brought to you by off the record
0:57.9	We have talked about off the record so many times you already know what I'm going to say but in case
1:04.3	This is your first time listening to the show you better know about off the record
1:09.6	You know why because they provide a crucial service to not only the enthusiast community
1:15.7	But anyone who owns and drives a car or motorcycle if you get a ticket which don't be fooled is not about safety
1:25.6	It's about generating money at your expense money for the police money for the court system money for the insurance companies and
1:34.8	you are
1:36.8	Opting into that system by pleading guilty to those moving violations never ever ever
1:42.6	Plead guilty to a moving violation
1:45.9	Fight it. You know why because off the record is here and they've got your back off the record will connect you to a
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