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Are you read y for this ? Carlsba d Racew ay, Knobby Sho p In terna tio nal, a n d Dirt Bi ke Pro m o tion s h ave an nounced t he first Al\IA United States Fou r St ro ke Motocr oss N a ti on al Championship . The event will .be held Oct obe r 19 and will h ave solo and sidec ar classes. The Ca rlsbad co urse, long acc ustomed to the sh ri ll scream of com popper music, will o nce again h ear th e thumping melodies of yesteryear. To insu re that no thing disturb s thi s h armonious affair, th e p ro mo te rs will no t allo w an y tw o stroke p ast th e front gate . For ad ditional inform ation write to 4 Stroke Championsh ip, P.O. Box 159 2, La J olla, California 9 203 8. HI-POINT NOW HAS THE FULL LINE OF UVEX GOGGLES AND LENS Roo k ie Nat ional wi n n er s Jay Sp ringsteen and Greg Sassam an are both entered in th e Ju ly 26 Ascot TT Nati on al, as we ll as t he night-befo re Gardena Gold Cup Half-mile, Chuck Joyner, Sonny Bu rres, and Charlie Brown - one-two-t h ree at Castle Rock - are also in the hunt. H ond a , No r t o n -T ri u m p h , BMW, Harl ey -Davidson , and ot he r p rom inen t four stroke builders ge t a free rid e un der th e 19 78 emissions sta n da rd s adopted by th e Californi a Air Reso urces Board . All othe rs are goi ng to have to hustle , to a greater or lesser degree , to m eet a 10 gram/kilom e te r limi t on hyd ro carb on emissions. Full story appears in this issue . Chuck Baird was elected Pres ident of the Conejo Tra il Ride rs in June. Already, these "Impeach Baird " stick ies are cropping up in the strangest places. O RA has chal lenged District 37 to a Desert Match Race , and apparently the District has acc ep ted , subject to final negotiations between the two groups. Top rid ers in each of several classes will meet in the ch allenge , tentatively t he wee kend of August 3 I. If the idea goe s off well, it m ay become a yearly fea ture. RALLEYE FOR EYE GLASSES These racing goggles fit perfectly ove prescnpnon r glasses. laminated safety lenses are S hatterproof. Adjust· able ven tor draft tree ventaeuon.: F ~ x l b l e Irame. ts chamoix face hner. large band. Replaceable lenses available. No. 11 25 Ralleye Goggles . No. 1125 l iS Clear l ens No 1125 l i S Smoke l ens No. 1125 RIS Clear lens No 1125 RIS Smoke l ens . GRAND PRIX RACING GOGGLES These racing goggles fulfill the highest demands regardmg sa fety and function. Spe l leature: no danger cra 01 mJury from me parts due to Its fleX tal ible plesnc trame. Shatterproo laminated lenses. opllcally correct. f Clear or nnteo lens available. New type ventilatIOn es sys tem. firm. com fortable fit by means 01 cusmoned, velour-hned frame. Wi e angle V ion. large headband. d IS No. 11 Grand Pri' Goggles 26 No. 1126 l iS Clear lens No 1126 l i S Smoke le ns No 11 . 26 RIS Clear lens No. 1126 RIS Smoke lens C.A.R .B . Cha irm an Tom Cuin n asked a Honda sp okes m an po int-blank "I f all t hese other manuf actu rer s say two stro kes are so good, why has Hond a con c e nt rated so heavily on fou r stro kes?" An embarrassed pau se, th en the reply - " Mr. Honda preferred it that way ." Though no BMW spo ke sman appea red at the July 15 C.A.R.B. hearing , BMW .sen t the board a le tt e r st at in g th at th e firm was prep ared to meet the 1.0 gra m /ki lometer sta n da rd with en gine modificati on s, up to and including the 9 00cc twins. Have you eve r wo ndered why every veh icle in th is th ree-million -sq uare m ile country is made to run rotten and waste gas in order to solve Los Angeles' smo g p ro blem ? Me, too. 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