European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes wednesday february 12, 1969 Racine Roundup by Randy Bannett the Chivi British racing motors firm has announced that twill pull out of formula 1 racing if its cars Are not successful on the world s courses this s first and last world championship came in 1962 when Graham Hill took the title on the final race of the year at South Africa. The team continued highly competitive pushing hard for a championship repeat in 1963 and just missing one in 64. But since then even with men of the Caliper of Hill and Scotland s Jackie Stewart driving Brm cars just Haven t had it. Hill meanwhile switched to Lotus and Stewart to Ken Tyrrell and the Matra Ford. Now the team has signed John Surtees former world championing both motorcycles and cars. Jackie Oliver who drove for Lotus last year will be no. 2 Man. Surtees who finally gave up on Honda is one of the great test Drivers and his mechanical knowl Edge is vast. With Surtees Brm has reorganized its racing team into a close knit unit headed by Tony Rudd As chief Engineer and team . Surlees and Oliver will compete in a v-12 race car with two valves per Cylinder design. In preparation however is a four valves per Cylinder engine and it is with this Power Plant that Brm Hopes to recapture its past glories. Amon s Luck changes of new Sealander Chris Amon s winning of the 1969 Tasman cup came As a great Triumph after his hard Luck season in formula1 racing last year. Although Amon Ferrari s no. 1 works Driver did t win or eve finish sunday his Only possible rival for the cup Britain s hers courage also failed to finish. Courage was the Only Driver wit enough Points to Challenge Amon. We have had stiff Competition All the Way through the Tasman championship Amon told reporters. It Means a lot to win this particularly when it is on your own Home said that courage had become increasingly competitive throughout the series but without a doubt Jochen Rindt in the works Lotus has been my greatest Rindt who won the Warwick farm 100-mile race sunday a Sydney Australia has shown that hell be one of the big men to watch in Europe this season. He s always wanted a Lotus to drive now he has one and hell be Tough. The final Tasman race is set for sunday in Melbourne after which the Drivers will return to Europe for testing then take off for South Africa and the first grand prix of the year at East London Nomarch 1. Point standings in the Tasman series after six races Amon 35rindt, 24 courage 22 Derek Bell 19 Graham Hill 15 Leo Geoghegan and Frank Gardner 11. A Chat with Innes Ireland Auto racing always has been famous for its color and drama audit s also famous for its personalities. But with the Era of the Driver Engineer the personalities Are not so flamboyant As they once were. Drivers today Are far More serious about their professions and a Good knowledge of mechanics is practically a necessity while covering the Monte Carlo rally last month i had the Good Fortune to Chat with Innes Ireland a former no. 1 Driver for Lotus few years Back. Ireland one of the genuine flamboyant of his time said he left racing because it ceased to be fun. He s now one of the editors on a British motor tells this Story about the trend in racing and the seriousness of it All a trend he obviously said he was talking to a flock of feminine admirers in Monte Carlo during the race week there and one of them a Monte Carlo resident said Tell me Innes what s going on in racing today anyway a few years ago every Mechanic i knew who was involved in racing wanted to become a race Driver. Now it seems every Driver i know wants to become a Days of the Prince and Playboy Driver no matter How glamorous Are indeed fairly Well gone. A � also had a talk with Vic Elford and despite the rumours of Cooper car co. Racing troubles Elford says the new Coope powered by a 3-liter Alfa engine is ready to go and that he plans a full Campaign in formula 1 racing this season. He said he had tested the car in England recently and that it goes very very Well and i have a lot of Confidence that Well do All right in addition to driving for Cooper in formula 1, Elford is among porsche s top Long distance Drivers. And a final footnote two polish Drivers who were arrested on the eve of the Monte Carlo rally have been suspended from further Competition according to a polish news Agency. Anton Weiner and Jan Karel Are accused of attempting to smuggle Western currency out of Poland in their car just before the Start of the Warsaw run to Monte , you just can t stand around and watch in the Casino. Raiders knights it laurels Karlsruhe Germany Spe Cial the Karlsruhe knights and Kaiserslautern red raiders won the us Desea Southern and Northern regional wrestling championship respectively last , a class b school prevailed at Munich running up75 Points to take the Overall championship. The knights went Home with five individual crowns. Heidelberg took class laurels with 71 Points. Munich scored 69, Stuttgart had 61,Nuernberg amassed 54 and Augsburg. Mannheim and Wuerzburg tallied 39, 36 and 24 Points respectively. Kaiserslautern dominated the lighter weights at Baum older winning five straight titles fro the 103-Pound class to the 138 Pound class inclusive and seven Over All to pile up 100 Points. Wiesbaden trailed with 94 Point Sand Pitburg scored 50 to take the class b laurels. Berlin 38 an Frankfurt 25 trailed. Class a and class b school compete in the same meets with the wrestlers taking on any body in their category but trophies Are awarded to both got championships Northern regional93 in Craig he Luttan bit dec Paul Kal. 7- Booby Davis wolfs. Dec Steve too Zach Berlin. 14-3. 103 in Garnett Fonn Kal., do Blar Black wies 5-0 Avery Yates. Baum Alec Frank Dearoll bit 4-0, previous decision. 112 it Steve Stevenson Kal flee Greg Punn. Wales. 5-0 Roger Webb Baum. Dec James Conner Berlin unanimous Deci Sion overtime previous decision. 120 ii Peter Wallace Kal dec a eos Hort Berlin 2-0 Ray Martina 1, wies i a Steve Thomas Wales dec Dave Kelly. Fat 2-0 Tony Bevel bit dec Curey Jaikle Berlin 4-0. 145 in Phil fancy Wales dec Joe Davis bit 2-0 Frank Hinton fat dec George Ward Baum 8-0, previous Deci Sion. 154 in Ben Breeze Wales dec James Thomas Berlin 1-0 Charles Kaylor Baum dec Jack Frederick bit 3-0. 105 in Dennis Grabulis Wales. Do Clew Carey Kal 1-0, overtime David Smith bit dec Kris Soboloff Baum in previous do Islon. 175 in Ivan Rodriguez Kal pinned at Hurley Wales 3 10 Bill Turner Ber Lin pinned Mark Krone borr bit 1 12. Unlimited Miko ulese Kal dec Jam Sbrock. Buim 3-1 Ron Schons woes dec Steve Oester Keleher Berlin 2-1. Team scores 100, Wales Badun 94, Pitburg 50, Baum older 44, Ber Lin As Frankfurt 25, Pitburg won class . From Gary Marcus Hector Seise John Zamecki de Dickey and Rudy David. Nemo Pierre Al Vert Jones and Jim Smith won for Munich. The other crowns went to Heidelberg s Dwight Jones and Mark Hanna an Mannheim s Doug Meick. Pitburg s Craig Halajian won the 95-Pound Northern title to set the stage for Kaiserslautern Garnett Glenn Stese Stevenson Peter Wallace Phil Terry Andron Polis in the next five weights Wiesbaden broke the Monotony with wins from Steve Thomas Phil Fahey Ben Breese and Den Gya bulls before red raid Era. Ivan Rodriguez and Mik Giese came Back to take the last two champions runners up and third place finishers of both re Gio rials Advance to Tho us Desea finals at Wiesbaden air base this weekend. Southern regional 95 in Gary Marcum Karl dec Stev Messervy Stutt. B-4 Charles Soloman aug pinned Hon Kleiner Quern 1 04, 103 in Rhetor Seise Karl Deo Rick a a held 2-1 j Bob Baster. Butt Pine Dali Cuffee aug 1 48, previous win. U2 to Doug Merck Mann pinned Joh Calfe Stutt 0 68 Tloyd Morrison Ang Deo Chris Tate held 2-1. Iso no Dwight Jonea held dec James Brwn Mann 6-1 Robert Brg Wuerz i ,83 ,., e Coo Ben Tim. ,.,., 0 if too _ Point or rages for Cage title new York a Johnrika of Kenyon College has re gained his Small College individual scoring Lead from Ken Hall of Westminster Xetah but it Sonly by four Hundred this of a 5-foot-9 Rinka Leader the first five weeks of the season i averaging 34.84 Points per game. Hall hag a 34.80 Mark according to latest figures re leased by the National collegiate sports service. The scoring Battle shapes Upas the tightest since 1957, when Ken Hammond of West Virginia tech edged out Florindo Pinky Vieira of Quin Lipiac 34.89to 34.86. Meanwhile races in the other categories appear headed for photo finishes. In free throw percentage Marvin Schmitt of Western new Mexico holds Only ,8974 to .8988 Lead Over Ken Ahl of Nebraska rebounding Wilbert Jones of Albany state ga., leads witha 22.0 average per game but last week s Leader Marvin Lew is of Southampton is close at 21.71. 0 Post up avfl.1. John rink. 19 287 148 862 34. Is Kenyon i. Ken Hull. In 191 to Suu 34 � of Tiv Teli Ratt. 1q u7 106 338 403wmmhrn, . 4, Johnnie Allen. 10134 67326 82 so plume Cook 8. Herbert Hart. 18 1b1 78 380 3j.ttexas Southern 8. Ted Mcclave. 13 169 83 407 31.3tenn, state 7. Bob Dandridge 14 179 84 436 31.1norfal but 8. Wuu Bcott. 18188 6946881.0alabama but. 10. Rod Butym ,.�, 14 148 119 417 2wait. New $ former Jim thanks added to Grid staff n Lawrence Kan. A coach Pepper Rodgers added three assistants to ills Kansas football staff thursday hiring former Jayhawk players Sand Buda j. 0. A Mai we Ben Oli son. Olista in the first negro Tobe named $ coach at Kansas. Onion and Rixon will coach varsity and will ass let Freeman coach Dic Tomey Bud will coach offensive guards and centers
