RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Legendary racer Malcolm Smith is staging a special event today at his Riverside, Calif., dealership in defiance of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).

Scheduled for 4 p.m. today at Malcolm Smith Motorsports, the “Kids Love 2 Ride” event is Smith’s way of protesting the new law prohibiting the sale of youth motorcycles and ATVs for children under the age of 12. Smith will be joined by racers Jeff Ward and Jeremy McGrath, Glen Helen Raceway owner Bud Feldkamp, and motorsport design guru Troy Lee.

Passed last August, the CPSIA was prompted by numerous high-profile recalls of children’s toys and other items. In its language, the CPSIA identified certain parts of a mini bike as having lead in excess of 600 parts per million, which the new law prohibits. The law’s lead restriction effectively bans all 85cc, 70cc, 65cc and 50cc displacement mini bikes.