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Opinion Round about lith the IF -a saua of sorts It may sound like I'm I' m not t ry ing to down the AF:'.1. I really dig ro ad ra cing and realize that 1. like co untl ess others . would not b e addict ed t o it as we are without th e AFl\!. I'm only trying to insert tbe pr ov erb ial bee in the bonnet. T rying to deal with th ose in charge d oes very little most o f the time, so one has to do the next best thing. In the meantime, "Roundabout and roundabout I go. " Twis t those grips and scrape th o se toes. New Honda 4-cylinder automatic Garnet (Buzzer) Lewis Ex cept for having too m an y wh eel s, th e 1975 model Hond a CVCC (shown here in ro ad racing trim ) is a prett y nifty motorcycle. Equipped standa rd with three doors; six windows, roof and 1100r, it is full y [aired for co m fo rt. Five-speed manual or auto ma t ic transmission is offe red . (1\o te : th e th ro ttle st icks o n th e automatic, as p art o f the em issio n co n tro l sys tem. Sp ooky !) Fo ur -cylinder in-line, 1500cc engine has 12 valves, drives front wheels and gives the best gas mi leage o f any new car (29 .6 to 31.3 miles per glug ) as well as bein g th e cleane st smog-figh ter on wheels. The new model is availab le no w at ma ny Honda de ale rs. Th e views ex pressed in this co lu m n and ot h e r co lu mns appearing on th e fo llowing pages are so lely those of th e autho rs and do not necessa rily reflect th e official p osition of Cycle News West or Cycl e N ews. Inc. W trans p & in fer ts. learn AMA racin g at Ascot AI\IA has sele cted Ascot Park in Gar dena, Ca lifornia to tes t a ne wly-cre ated progra m that will m ix amate urs and licen sed p ro - Prescription MX goggles What yo u see here is th e first tru e mo tocross p res cription goggle. now available from C:\tS Products Co . Tempered. impact resistant le nses are groun d to you r presc ript io n and m oun t ed in the Uvex racing sta r gogg le . All work is performed by an experi en ced and licensed o p t ician. TIle C:' IS gogg le co m es with clear lenses or with photo gray lenses. (T he ph oto gray len ses w ill develop a sligh t t in t wh en exposed t o bright su nlight, an d return to clear aga in on cloudy days.) Price: Clear lenses Photo gray len ses . . $54 .95 $5 9.95 Th ere is no sales t ax on p rescri pt ion gogg les an d Cl\!S wi ll pay the shipping charges. How to order Get you r p rescription from yo ur ophth almolo gist or optometrist and mail it , with a cash ier 's check or mon ey o rder, dir ec tly to Cl\!S Products, Inc., 21 34 Old Middl efiel d Way, l\!t. View , CA 9 40 43 . 1':0 C.O .D. or ders p lease. The pres cription must incl ude the dista nce be tween pupils (P.O. ). C~ I S will sh ip within 10 d ay s after the receipt of your o rder. 6 fess io nal Nov ice an d Junior di rt tr ack race rs in to one group. T he m ajor it em is th at for th e firs t ti me licen sed A1\IA professio nal No vice and Junio r riders ca n sc o re advancemen t points towards J un ior and Exp ert while racing in an amateur sanc tione d even t fo r trop hies. Region Referee. Chub Western Kellam. voted .. Referee of the Year" the past three seasons by the riders. has bee n n amed as the chief official fo r this one-ye ar pil ot program that cou ld go nationwide in 1976 if it proves su ccessful. The. new show will kickoff on Friday night, February 14th and run weekly under the lights until late next fall . The sh ow will switc h from Friday to another nigh t when th e regular AMA pro half-mil e season starts · o n the first Friday nigh t in April. During the season the eve n ts will run o n Ascot's qu arter-mile , hal f-mil e an d T.T. tracks. The test p ro gram includes three classes: Mini -cycle, 125cc , an d 250 /360. Riders under the age o f 14 are allowed in the Mini clas s, An y age ca n ride in th e 125 class, but can n o t hold an AMA professional license . Th e 25 0/3 6 0 class is for an y age and for beth amateu r and licensed Novi ce and J unio r riders. No A1\ IA licen se d Expert is allowed t o enter. Se mi-p ro, m oney-p ay in g events will also be run duri ng t he season, pay in g dolla rs in ad d it io n to t ro phies un der t he cu rren t A1\11\ se mi-pro fessio nal rul es, Ride rs and tuners wanting advan ce information arc urged to co ntac t Ascot Park during the dayti me a t (2 13 ) 32 1-1610. Eveninl>s. after 6 p .m., (2 13) 6 76 ·8 124 or (2 13) 53 2-63 63 . First race is February 14th on the quarter-mi le, •