European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 25 by Randy Barnett racing Roundup the Monte Carlo opening round in the world put the French into an Early Lead for but with nine events to go on the its far too Early to make any while French Ace Jean Ragnitti won it in the super Little Renault 5 it was the new German Fourshee drive Audi Quattro that made headlines in the Early stages in More ways than a trocar factory the first driven by frenchwoman Michele sent shockwave through the Audi team when it fell out of the rally after covering Only 60 Miles from its Paris starting Point dirty gasoline was but the other piloted by Fin lands Hannu was a sensation right from the the great finnish Driver arrived in Monte Carlo from bad with a huge Lead of six then moved ahead of his nearest pursuer Frenchman Jeanluc Therien in a porsche by an overwhelming 10 minutes Early in the second on each special Mikkola would run a full minute faster than anyone but then Well into the French Alp Mikkola made a using the left foot braking method on the the finns foot slipped off the pedal during an approach to a lefthand the Quattro hit a Bridge railing at High broke a wheel and also received suspension Mikkola limped along for a then retired from the it had been a great performance while it and he proved that the Fourshee drive Quattro is unbeatable in Winter driving the car is also expected to be quite formidable in the accidents eliminate Barth after Mikkola Therien took the Lead in his porsche and kept it until the final night of the during the famous col de turini Therien crashed and broke a drive his Accident blamed on spectators throwing Snow onto an otherwise dry tossing Snow on the Road is a common diversion by spectators who watch the col de turini and More than one Driver has been eliminated via this route especially those in non French another minor Accident that night also retired the popular German Driver Jurgen Barth in a porsche Turbo 924 and the danish Driver Jens Nielsen in a Volvo after Therien dropped Sagnotti and his co Driver Jeanmarie Andrie grabbed the Lead in their tiny Renault Turbo they Call it the Little and that was finishing second was Frenchman Guy 2 minutes 45 seconds behind in a third came Germany Jochi Kleint in an opel Ascona and fourth was his swedish Anders also in an Ascona fifth was last years Rac Henri Toivonen of Finland in a getting Back to the winning the Renault 5 Turbo it is based on the Renault or be car in is a group 4 machine with a in action aboard their Renault 5 Turbo special its powered by a turbocharged 4cylinder engine putting out 250 and As it weighs Only the Little Turbo Doest Lack for after the Sagnotti said that the Renault 5s development is just we still must find the right Way to set it up for varying he but i think we Are As fast As anyone on highways and on hard dirt roads but maybe not in Muddy Renault will enter its r5 turbos in the Corsica rally in the greek acropolis in the african Banda a event in and perhaps the British Rac in novem Renault officials that they will not make a full scale attack on the world rally championship with the Turbo until South african up a no title event most of the Foca cars and including world Champion Alan Jones of Australia and his William Ford have arrived at the Kya Lami circuit near Johannesburg to contest the South african grand prix on but fisa officials have ruled that the race will not count for the 1981 world driving the championship will get under Way on March 15 at the grand prix West in Long the federation International do sport automobile fisa officials made the ruling last Friday in Monte where they were studying the Modena submitted by Foca and fisa the Monte Carlo meeting was called in a final Effort to end the Long but the word is that no final decisions will be made until the study of the Compromise agreement is has refused to Sanction saturdays South african race As a championship round among other fisa says that South Africa had not asked permission to run an event with International As it must do under International even for a no championship but the teams in the formula one constructors association Foca insist that their contract with Kya Lami Calls for the race to count for the the Profesa teams which include Osella and Are not expected to take part in saturdays South african regardless of championship a race apparently will be and in the formula 1 world of that basketball ousts football As main attraction at leu Baton a Louisi Ana state fans Are talking National championship and for the first time in memory its not the big Story on the Bayou Campus is the fourth ranked tigers Are 191 Over hold a two game Lead in the rugged Southeastern conference with a 100 Mark and have won 18 straight games a school although fans Are mentioning the Mcaa finals As the tigers last Stop this coach Dale Brown int looking past the next conference we set a list of but were concentrating on each game As it we dont want to be talking about Philadelphia site of the Mcaa finals and get ambushed in said the fast talking Man behind Luss Rise to National promo leu is known among its fans As primarily a football the fans have Long packed Tiger stadium on saturday nights to watch their Bayou the love now Simon outlines plans for 84 olympians Colorado a he has always projected a no nonsense in one Well suited for his roles As Wall Street Bond wizard and Treasury Sec in a a finance and that sort of person always projects sort of a hard said William who won the presidency of the olympic com Mittee by acclamation last he was remarkably at ease during Cas humor laced conversations with the press during last weeks soc quadrennial but he nonetheless projected himself As a forceful Leader who knows what he wants and How to get its going to be a lot of hard said the 53yearold new York City resident who has been involved in the olym Pic movement for 16 there will be but were going to solve them All and Field the Best olympic team Ever in he sees the next four years As a positive in very and when we look Back on these four i think youll find my optimism was Simon Calls that his 1 to reach he knows some challenges must be number is he our fundraising efforts were Hurt last year by the but 1 think were Over that were in sound financial we have a budget of million next and in confident Well generate the reve nue we How to achieve that Best Ever performance in 1984 Simon outlined a five Point program to reach that objective Early appointment of National coaches to work closely with athletes who Are identified As potential selection of Quality athletes for National sports festivals in 1982 and Early selection of training squads in team sports where there can be concentrated training and International schedules in preparation for the identification this year of the top 10 athletes in each olympic individual sport for special has carried Over to every Home game is a students come four hours Early to get Choice Brown says that on the eve of the super bowl fans were trading tickets to that matchup for ones to see the tigers play under who took Over from press Maravich in the Early has improved its previous seasons record in each of the last five in the past two the tigers were ousted from the Mcaa tournament by the eventual Champion Michigan state in 1979 and Louisville in a blend of experience and a Strong an unselfish offence and some of Browns Lidback philosophy have combined to let leu dominate the conference the Way Kentucky used Browns club has won 25 of its last 26 games against Sec and owns six Victo Ries in the last eight meetings with Ken Tucky after the wildcats had won 45 of the previous 48 soc chairman William Simon unveils 5point plan for 84 giving All potential olympians an Opportunity to participate in the sports medi Cine programs at the olympic train ing Center in Colorado Simon also wants to increase the inter change among teams and and to increase the amount of Friendly International look what our hockey team did after going on a world tour prior to the Winter games at Lake he Points asked if these efforts could propel the United Stales Back into the 1 position in olympic ahead of the soviet Union and East Simon weve already made significant improvements in such sports As Volley women Field hockey and mens gym Simon currently is head of a private in vestment firm and serves As director of Sev eral major corporations including Xerox and but he insists his duties with the soc will take a self professed sports nut who was a competitive swimmer in High first joined the soc in the mid1960s in a fundraising capacity and was promoted to chairman of National fundraising after the 1968 olympics in Mexico i made some he re and they smart lets see what you can i set a budget of they said it was but we raised