From the SEMA Washington, D.C., office
SEMA and PRI are expanding their Right-to-Race advocacy campaign nationwide. The time to protect race tracks is now, before more long-standing facilities are pushed out of their communities. Learn more at sema.org/right-to-race.
Here's the latest on SEMA and PRI's Right-to-Race advocacy campaign:
South Carolina is on the brink of delivering a major victory for grassroots racing and now awaits its final stop before becoming law: Governor Henry McMaster's signature. The Right-to-Race legislation already passed the House unanimously and cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee with unanimous support.
Once enacted, the bill will provide long-standing racing facilities with protections against nuisance-based lawsuits filed by surrounding property owners who arrived after the track was established. PRI strongly believes that if the track was there first and is operating within the law, it should not be forced out by newcomers.
In South Carolina, the performance racing industry contributes nearly $1 billion in economic output annually and supports more than 5,000 full-time jobs. SEMA and PRI have supported this effort at every stage, building a strong motorsports coalition across the state to highlight the importance of protecting these community staples.
Similar protections have already been signed into law in Iowa, North Carolina and Kansas, reflecting growing national momentum behind the SEMA- and PRI-led Right-to-Race movement.
This legislation marks another step forward in that movement, helping ensure racetracks can continue operating and contributing to their communities for years to come. Racing is more than a sport: it represents families, small businesses, culture, heritage, tourism and community.
For more information about SEMA and PRI's Right-to-Race campaign or to learn how your race track or motorsports business can help support similar legislation in your state, contact SEMA Director of Government Affairs for Racing Tierra Hubbard at tierrah@performanceracing.com.
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