European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and strikes april 3, 196j racing Roundup Randy Bannett i title in s years Mikita Nils 1 so now it s Spring the time of year when a lot of Young men fancies seriously turn to thoughts of Auto racing. A lot of older Guys thoughts turn that Way too. In the Winter there s Little one can do about it from Here Shenall of the big stuff is entered in Florida and Southern California. But now it s our turn As the season moves into full throttle this weekend with two big shows one in Bockenheim Germany and the other at brands Hatch England. And about time too. It s been a Long Winter. Clark Hill at Bockenheim this is a big one the first of the series of 11 races throughout Europe to determine the Champion formula 2 Driver for 1968. Jim Clark and Graham Hill both former world champions on the formula 1 circuit will be at Bockenheim along with John Surtees another former world Champion if Surtees makes it in fro Japan where he has been testing the new Honda formula 1 car. These Drivers among the Best in the world Are not eligible for formula 2 Points but they provide the glitter and the target for the Grade b Drivers to shoot at. Only Grade b Drivers can win Points and they drive hard to get them As consistent wins and driving class give a big boost to the Pinnacle of racing for Mula 1.jochyn Rindt and Chris Amon driving for Brabham and Ferrari respectively also May compete. Definitely signed Are piers Cour age of England Frank Gardner of Australia and the German Ace Kurt Ahrens of Braunschweig who will drive a new  include the rising Young French Driver Henry Pescarolo who last sunday finished second in the Barcelona formula 2 race in a new Matra and Guy Ligier Joe Schlesser Chris Lambert Jean Pierre Beloise another up and coming French driving Star Derek Bell Max Mosley Walter Habe Regger Pico Troberg and Peter  s race for the avd deutschland trophy in formula 2 Competition also will feature it sports car and formula Vee Owengine powered cars races. Practice will begin at 9 . Saturday with the formula Vee event set for 5 . Sunday s racing begins at 9 ., with the big event getting off at 2.to reach the Bockenheim Moto Drom take the Karlsruhe Auto Bahn and exit at the turn off for Wall Lorf then follow the signs to Bockenheim. See you there 500 Miles at brands Hatch the big event in sports car racing this weekend is the third round for the International manufacturers championship for prototypes and sports cars another race in the series that started in Daytona and followed at Sebring. It will be a 500-mile grind pit Ting porsche against the Field. The new Ford sports prototype that we featured in last week s column also will make its debut. Practice will be held from 2-5 . Friday and saturday wit the big race getting the starting Flag at noon sunday ending about 6 . Brands Hatch is located 20 Miles Southeast of London and to get there take a20 from London the route to Dover next Stop nuer Burgering on saturday and sunday april 20 and 21, comes the 31st inter National adar Eifel Rennen a race on the South strip of the nuer Burgering. Sponsored by the adar and the club Gau nor Rhein of Cologne the two Day event counts for world championship Points for motorcycles. It is also the German motorcycle  with sidecars will run too and this derring do is some thing to see. The rider in the Sidecar leans far out Over the Road his nose about an Inch from the pavement the Cycle at 80 . Or so. The bravado of these human ballasts is something else Sogo see them. A non championship formula 2 race also is scheduled along with a formula Vee run. Contracted for the formula 2 go Are Graham Hill Jochen Rindt Jackie Stewart Pedro Rodriguez Jack Oliver and Chris Irwin among others. A Stellar lineup. On saturday the Cycle races Start at 2 30 with the formula Verace set for 4. On sunday More Cycle races beginning at 10 30, with the Cycle Sidecar run at 2 and the formula 2 race starting at 3. Stan Mikita. Black Hawk Ace new York a Stan Mikita of the Chicago Black Hawks captured the National hockey league scoring championship for the fourth time in the past five seasons the final statistics disclosed monday. Mikita had 87 Points on 40 goals and 47 assists. Phil Espo Sito of Boston placed second with 84 followed by Girdle Howe of Detroit with 82 and Jean Ratelle of the new York rangers 78. Mikita gets $1,000 for winning the title plus $250 for placing second to teammate Bobby Hullin the Points race Over the open ing half of the season. Esposito and Ratelle each receive $500. Esposito for finish ing As the Overall runner up an Ratelle for accumulating the most Points in the second Naif of Preakness Belmont too vitriolic out of by. Derby new York a vitriolic Champion 2-year-old last year and Winter Book favorite in the Kentucky Derby was declared out of the Louisville race Mon Day by his owner Ogden  Aren t Able to determine How Long he will be out but i looks doubtful if he will run again this year Phipps said atthe Aqueduct race track. The son of bold ruler out of sarcastic is also out of the other two features of the triple Crown the Preakness and Bel Mont stakes Phipps , who won six of his 13 starts last year with four seconds and two thirds suffered an injury to his left knee in the Everglades race at Hialeah last feb. 12 in  Colt was shipped to new York where examination showed deposits on his knee. He will be shipped to Ken drags at Ramstein if drag racing is your Delight you can compete or watch the races this sunday at the Ila Stcin Germany drag strip. The strip opens officially sunday and will remain open through octo Ber with races to be held on the first Ami third sundays of each  and time trials will be conducted from 8 30 to noon with Competition beginning at 1 . The strip is located just out Side the West Gate of Ramstein air base a half mile off the Mann Heim Saa Bruecken autobahn. Flu Platz signs Mark the Way tothe strip. Ferrari picks top three an interesting sidelight on racing and racing Drivers was provided last week by the famous italian car builder Kunzo Ferrari. Speaking to a club in Modena the 70-year-old  asked to list the world s greatest Drivers of All time. Ferrari said a comparison was difficult but he listed Italy s late to Ion Vozari Britain s Jim Clark and Argentina s Juan Manuel Fangio in that  racing circuits and their degree of safety Ferrari said that Only a few were Safe and pointed out the Monte Carlo Street circuit invites Speed without providing safety for Drivers or  deadline hears for air Force skeet shooters Wiesbaden special the Safe skeet shooting Champion ship will be held at the wies Baden skeet ranges april 20-21 with the Wiesbaden Rod and gun club As Host. The top 50 shooters will be invited to the championship com petition based upon their 1967and 1968 averages computed on the total number of registered12-gauge targets shot versus total number broken since nov. 1,1906. To be eligible the applicant must be a Safe member on Active duty and presently assigned in the Safe area. He must also be a National Skee shooters association Ossa member and have a permanent sea 12-gauge classification. Applicants must submit the required scores so As to arrive not later than april 5.applications should be addressed to the Wiesbaden Roland gun club attn it. Col. J. S. Moffatt project officer 7101stair base Wing Apo 09332. Selectee will be notified through unit commanders of eligibility to participate. Tucky for an operation by  Davidson Phipps said. This is the second disappoint ment in As Many years for Phipps and his Trainer Eddie Eloy last year they had the 19682-year-old Champion successor in the Derby but the Colt failed to measure up to expectations. Tho Campaign. Howe Gretsas the second Hall runner up lome Worsley and Rogalio Vachon of Montreal combined to win the Verlna trophy permit Ting the fewest goals 167. Ifa canadians tandem gets Loo while the Toronto s Johnny Bower and Bruce Gamble  $500 for finishing second with 176 goals. Barcley Plager of St. Louis was assessed the most  penalties 153, tie lending Corr i q a pm. 1. Mlkle. Of 40 47 it 2. Exp Salto to ,. 33 48 m 3. Howe. Dot 38 43 to 4. Ratelle. . 3 44 7t 6. Gilbert. ,28 a 17& a Hull Chi m 31 7j t. Ulman. Tor 39 i n8. Doll Tchlo do 33 44 w 9. Us Cyl to 30 �  ram. Attu 37 43 Stanley cup opens in 4 nil cities australian Tod in 6 by Torres Sydney Australia a Jose Torres former world Light heavyweight Champion from puerto Rico Defeated Australia s Bobby Dunlop on a tech Nical knockout monday in the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round fight Torres weighed 175 pounds Dunlop my. It was a fierce Brawl from be ginning to end with Dunlop British Empire Champion Dowson one knee in the second round when Torres Cut Loose with Sav age lefts and rights. Torres landed mostly severe punches to the head but he also dealt punishing blows to the body. In the fifth round Torres came out prodding and a fast right caught Dunlop in the head. He went Down for a compulsory eight count and could Only Stag Ger to his Corner at the end of the round. Jacksonville win lifts Jacklin to 3rd in Golf $ Palm Beach gardens Fla. Tony Jacklin s Vic tory in the Jacksonville opencast weekend moved him into third place in the professional golfers association Money win Ning standing according to Fig ures released by the pea Mon  Welskopf of Akron Ohio is the Leader with a total of$67,085.71. Georgo Knudson of Canada is second with $50,655,84while Jacklin of England has won $39,562.50. By the associated press the National hockey league Sstanley cup playoffs open on four fronts thursday. They a stretch into May. But just when the second games will be played no one  Uio old East division bos ton is at Montreal and chicagoan new York in the opening games of the Best-of-7 semifinal division series. In the expansionist West Divi Sion completing its first year o Competition St. Louis is at Phil Adelphia and Minnesota at los  games in All the series will be played in the same Cit ies. But whether they la l e Fri Day saturday or sunday has not yet been announced. The third and fourth games will be played in Boston Chica go St. Louis and Minneapolis with the fifth sixth and seventh games alternating for each  of the division semifinals then meet in a Best-of-7 division final with the division winners then playing another Besl-of-7 set. Ahl playoffs feature 6 clubs in 3 series Rochester . A the american hockey league playoffs for the Calder cup i wednesday night with two Best of-5 series and one Best-of-7 set Between division winners Roch Ester and , the East Winner will Host the first two names wednesday and Friday before the series moves to Hershey saturday and wednesday april 0.springfield which finished second in Tho East ahead of Providence will entertain Providence wednesday and saturday before moving to 1 Rovou in o sunday and next  and Buffalo will meet in Tho other , Western run rup will Host the first two game wednesday and Friday and the fifth game if  winners of the Qiu Buffalo and Springficld-1 n i Donee series meet in a besi of set with Tho Winner opposing me Rochester Hershey Winner m a Best-of-7 Sot for the cup