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.. By Herft'lan PLUG FOWLER & FRII!!NDS se se '" - '* SUtI~~ (}m~ By Roxy Roc kwood II ISH LINE The column takes a short vacation for a coupl e of we ks for the only breather of the entire year. Will be ri ght back wi th the first indoor short tra ck race of the new year at L ong Beach Arena on J anuary 7th. Jan uary wi ll be the busi est month for raci ng ever in the southland wi th thr ee i ndoor races and one sportsmen road race at Carlsbad. T he bi g ra c e is on now tor rid ers to obtain their new AMA 1967 ra cing cards so they can compete in the co ming L on g Beach ra c es on J an ua ry 7. 14 & 21st. The road ra ce at Carlsbad does not req ui re a professiolllL1 license. hut ls open to an. and all riders . licensed. or v not. Past seasons th at ha ve come UP with money ra ces right after th e firs t of th e year ha... foun d a last minute scramble e for that all important license. Many rid ers fail to apply in time. In more than one case. rider s who are pote nnal wi nne rs get th eir applications in too lat e. The AMA offi ce in Col umbus. which handl es all applications , is not opec on week ends and ls not in rosiness for the sole purpose of taking care of new li cens e applications. like some ne w rid er s (a nd a few ol der ones) like to thi nk. T o inspire a spot on th e starting line at L ong Beach on th e 7th a rider should ha ve his app li ca ti on completed and mailed to the AMA no later than the last day of '66. Anything pas t thi s dat e is more than a gambl e, T he three L on g Beach dates next month wili again find the ar ena open all af t ern oon fo r ri ders to test th e track and machines . T he practice sessi on i s open to all ride rs. licensed or non-licensed. A rider ne ed not be licens ed in the AMA to pra cti c e. hut must have th e license to run i n the actual ra ces in January. Open Practice At L-B Again The arena will op en On the afternoon of January 7th at Noon and riders will be i ah l e to take laps until 4 p.m. ... thou t interrupti on. Any machines 250 cc and tmde r will be allowed on th e track after passing a basic ins pe cti on t ha t includes foldi ng pegs and a few othe r general rul e s re garding safety. A rider who arrives early may tak e as many as one hundred or more laps on another new track design that will he used for the first tim e on the 7th . Race promoter Don Brymer po ints out that th e riders who too k advantage or the pra cti ce last month all cam e clos e t o making th e main e vents, Dr in many cas es rod e in th e finals on the new track that was set up. B rymer . th e riders and th e fans all exp ressed a profound liking to changing the track so onc e again followers of Indoor racing can l ook forward to seeing another new shape for th e co nc rete oval on the 7th. Lone Beach has revolutionized cycle racing in that th ey are the first to Dffer riders a chance to l:llin unlimi ted prae- ' u ce on a track, prior to an e vent. T bey a re also th e fi rst t o offe r a potential ra cer a chanc e to try t he track before be obtai ns an actual li c ense t o ra c e. Once again during th e month or J a nuary. the Long Beach ra ces will hos t a two ra ce in one setup with a separate class for rid er s wit h machines 1OOcc' s and und er. Brymer and BDb DDWi s a re pion e ering this tWD class system on a trial basis and ar e the fir s t to come up w ith a special class ror t he ultra-small hik es. with known and proven expe rienc e ridi ng a gainst each ot her and not ag ai ns t the new. or first-time ra cer. This will be a fi rst at an y roa d race track as in th e past an y and ail ri ders trad to ride as one group in an y on e class. The experienced pro ' s do no t like to rid e agai nst the ne'" rider anymore th an a rank beginner likes to be pl ac ed in wi th a veteran. an d in many cases a na ti on al dJam pion. It will be the fi rs t get- ready ra c e for th e coming Daytona nationals to be held next March. Anot he r change will fi nd for the fi rs t time a produc tion class ra ce fo r machines 250cc and unde r. This class will be open to any and ail ride rs on stri ctly prod uction s treet machi nes and th e only modifications permi tt ed will be t he removal of ki ck s tands and mirrors. A point to be cleared regar ding sportsmen A.IA road ra ci ng is tha t al l no vi ce . amateur and expert licensed proressiooal ra ce rs " ithin th e AMA ran ks a re al lo wed to co mpete. Road ra cing ha s no t become invo l ve d in th e s c ramb les hassl e whe re experts a re deni ed a chance to rac e for tro phi es only. It will he a wsy January with th e riders trying to make th e mon ey at L on g Beach a nd break out th e eq uipment and get read y fo r Daytona at Ca rls ba d. Kawasaki an d Ya maha have aiready signed their racing teams fo r th e co mi ng road' race season with th e maj ority of th e team riders enteri ng Carlsbad. Both teams have entirely new machines on th e waves right now a nd head ed for Cal iforni a. It us ed to he a qui et month for ra cing rot that' s a thi ng or the past. January may ri val an y month coming later "i th regards to close racing. money and racing color. Agajanian Enterprises P.o. Box 98 1()i~1t9 Att Gardena, 01 ~(J~ A ~ 4fI1dlteu ~eM 01 Altd f''Z,(Jdfte'Ut, lEACH CYCLE CE.TEI Full Uae Df Parts . d Acees_les for AL L BRANDS SpecJall~nc In Hamla . Hode" 550 EIIORY-IIIPERIAL BEACH n 4 423'1331 HARLEV- DAVIDSON , 1967 FLH'S ARE HERE OF t t SPECIAL" LONG BEACH 3654 No. Long Beach Blvd. your new • 426-7101 I~ YA IH ~ HARRY FOSTER OTORCYCLES 10425 SO. 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The second class will find riders 'lit fROM EVERYONE AT CHRYSLER IS TOPS IN MICHIGAN T op Michi gan B class rid er Dave Chrysler totaled 7025 points. i850 points ah ead of next rival. and 225 points ov er th e · A· hi.gb rid er . local scrambles in 1966 . Da ve will be presented a 4 ft . trophy at the a nnuai Michi gan Scra mhi es Assocranon ' banq uet and dance in Lansing. Michigan. J ohn E s l er of Gra nd Rapids Wilt Dave's Triumph TT (re buil t it after a fi re ) to track up Chrys l e r' s sple ndi d riding effort. "In the heart of the Valley" PAITS • ACCESSORIES LARGE SElECTION OF USED MOTOICYCUS dIl c" s Daft Cllrys ler (#61) Is _ of 111. ...-rtl<t scr..... .s rro. IIIe mo.... stalL . IM-!nl