European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Faces Tough opposition july 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 Andreff aiming of wrap up 78 world title by Randy Barnett 197b Auto racing columnist Hur Brinoli boycotted the nor he had last season when he came Home an the primarily gent Al Maul Sale to Dummy or Ana Tui in a Umran Holim Ika Auh by Randy barn Ett Auto racing column let the German grand Lith round in the world driving will be staged sunday on the Bockenheim circuit and if american Driver Mario Andretti should Kin it in his Lotus hell practically have the Crown in his but if he should it wont be As hell have Tough opposition from the likes of world Champion Niki Lauda in the Brab Ham Alfa Romeo and Carlos Reutemann in the among this years event will be the third one staged at Bockenheim the first came in boycotted the Attr safety purposes and the second came last year after the Eifel Mountain circuit was again ruled unsafe h170 and Lale Jochen Bindt in sponsoring Automo Bil club von deutschland asks can Luda do it again to make it three out of three for austrian Drivers the answer is he but he ii have More opposition on sunday than by Randy Bornett Racino Roundup after checking out formula 1 grand prix races on such Mickey mouse tracks As Paul Bockenheim and it was with great pleasure that i returned to last weekend to take in the last major event to be staged on that great and Scenic belgian circuit the 24 hours of Franco champs for touring by late summer of next the belgians Hope to have a new and much Shorter spa circuit completed so that the grand prox May return there in the Spring of even in its shortened the track will present challenges that few of the sex Btl i ones the new track will Cut to the right just past the top of the Hill above the sex Ming then twist through the Valley and connect with the Olrage de Bunch Lmont area and head Back to the la source which win be the fast and famous Malta and Stavem stretches win be gone for the new by the will be a closed one to be used strictly for racing the old circuit was composed of Public v last weekends touring car race was a Superb with the for Capri driven by eng lands Gordon spice and Belgium Teddy Pilette winning from a Bow 53pi in the last hour of the 24hour the Capri had led from 2 until about noon alien it was forced to make a Long pit Stop with heating with those problems solved spice took off and the car went with an hour and is minutes left in the he closed with the pit stops for Gas followed for both then with 50 minutes remaining the Capri passed the Bow and went on to take the Check ered another Bow 530i finished another Capri fourth and a for escort it was a Good Day for with the Capri winning Overall honors and the escort taking toe 2liter the i Soock division was won by a Wuch surprisingly out Cost Fleeton vow scirocco a and Golf the winning Capri covered is a Dis and sea to see a 24hour race decided in the last but there it and it Wasa nuts Gendy the history of the super fast old one that has seen Joy and trag and some very great races during its 53year Span Giacomelli nears f2 Crown Italy Bruno Giacomelli has All but sewn in Sicily last Able reliability record for the Factor entered March Bow formula z he had last season when he came Home an easy Winner on the Lauda drove a 12cylinder Ferrari and this year Hes campaigning in a 12cyl Inder Brabham Alfa As Hocken Heim is a relatively High Speed the 12cylinderpowered machines do Well and they have a definite Edge Over the v8 Ford Ebsworth powered the 12cylinder brigade should retain that Edge during practice on Friday and but what happens sunday re Mains anyone the new super Lotus 79 Wing car has proved its Mettle on All types of circuits so far this including the very fast Paul Ricard track in Southern where it was very fast Down the Long Back in that race the French Mario an Dresti and Sweden Ronnie Peterson finished an accomplishment Treyve logged three times so far this in recent testing at an Dresti said he was very pleased with the Lotus straight line and he Felt the car should do Well in the that want the Case last when the american said his Lotus 78 want suited for a circuit like he kept wishing All weekend for a return to the at this time last Andretti went into the German round with 32 Points to Laudas and he still had Hopes of win Ning the world driving after uis German his Hopes were about Lauda had won while Andrei tis engine had blown about Midway Point while he was running it was the second of what would be four straight engine failures for the american and Lauda went on the win the world championship with relative this Andretti comes to the Hock Venheim Moto Drom in a Superior he clearly leads for the title with 45 Points while his teammate Peterson Fol lows with Lauda and Ferrari Ace route Mann come next with 31 Points certainly not out of the running but provid ing no great pressure either with Peterson acting As the but the Ford Osworth reliability Factor must be worrying Andretti at this because in the past three races Hes led every one Hes had the engines blow in two of them Sweden and in the engine survived and he if Andretti has no mechanical problems at Bockenheim on he could Well come Home the and if he the 78 title is practically three teams Rule As favourites for Sun Days race Brabham and the Mclaren and Wolfford cars could also come to and one should not Overlook the French Ren Ault As the Bockenheim circuit is tailored for this Type of racing Mack to fee Hospital with a broken american Udner with Genna Driver Manfred Stammler w pc Schoer increased Tell f through race Day the primarily German audience at Bockenheim the avd expects probably wont have too much to cheer Hans who has won there often in formula 2 has Only two championship Points to his credit while Jochen mass and Rolf Stemmelen have none at who scored third in the German up last year when he drove for Brabham Alfa has had endless troubles with his Shadow Ford this while mass ats and Stemmelen arrows have struggled hard to finish in the German Drivers have also been at a tire none of them receiving the top Goodyear tires until the French up when Goodyear changed its with proper the German Trio May accomplish something of value before the Home Twenty eight Drivers Are entered in the German grand prix but Only the fastest 24 from the two Days of practice will make the the race will be of 45 laps 189 the program the three Day program at Bockenheim is As follows Friday practice for All categories from until 6 with formula 1 training from 10 to and from 1 to saturday practice beginning at 8 with untamed formula 1 training from 10 to and final training from 1 to 2 a race for Alf Sud cars at noon will precede final formula 1 a 20lap German championship race will be held at 4 to be followed by a first heat Renault 5 trophy race at 4 sunday untamed formula 1 to formula super 12 to Renault heat five to German grand prix for formula i 145 laps totalling 189 2 to opel Wadett get 10 to 5 so along with the grand the three Day program presents some very competitive racing in other with Satur Days German championship race featuring the debut of the new group 5 for Capri Turbo the official Lap record for the circuit still stands to Germany will Kau sea who set it in 1973 aboard a porsche 917 Canam Turbo with a time of 1 Lauda had fastest Lap in last years up with a an aver age Speed of Miles per chances Kauh Sens five year old Mark will Fallon sunday if the weather is the Bockenheim Moto Drom is located a few Miles South of Mannheim and Heidel Berg and May be reached by autobahn with the exits to the circuit marked on race at the German Airport race in dipl in the formula Ford 1 duet the fact rotate he borrowed from his teammate Craig Affias that he crashed his own car heavily in practice on he was blew an engine in and had his second one go during we race wow Ning third and challenging for German Driver Fred tace race itself was marred by Sevea am trial Walter at Juja events for Sam make was by Hans Heyer and Jochen tickets available up live on to weekend Story on this a i Mario Andretti la the pits Dorian practice for French up a Victory at Bockenheim would boost title chances
