AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTORSPORTS VEHICLE COMBINATIONS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑116 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(n)	Vehicle combinations used in connection with motorsports competition events that include a cab or other motorized vehicle unit with living quarters, and an attached enclosed specialty trailer, the combination of which does not exceed 90 feet in length, may be operated on the highways of this State, provided that such operation takes place for one or more of the following purposes:
(1)	Driving to or from a motorsports competition event.
(2)	For trips conducted for the purpose of purchasing fuel or conducting repairs or other maintenance on the competition vehicle.
(3)	For other activities related to motorsports purposes, including, but not limited to, performance testing of the competition vehicle.
The Department of Transportation may prohibit combinations authorized by this subsection from specific routes, pursuant to G.S. 20‑115.1(b)."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of March, 2009.

	s/	 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 Governor

Approved 3:26 p.m. this 19th day of March, 2009