European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse February the stars and stripes Page 25 by Randy Barnett racing Roundup the new Audi Quattro from a Fourshee drive super car that made headlines in january Monte Carlo recorded its first world championship Victory last that Victory coming in the rally of Fin lands Hannu who led big with the Quattro in the opening Monte Carlo event until crashing at the Midway won the snowy swedish rally with relative ease and said afterwards that my Only wish throughout the drive was to bring the Audi across the line first and in one he did just winning 15 of 25 special stages in the 310 horsepower turbocharged while winning aboard the Factor entered the finnish Driver Mikkola also brought an end to a 30year he became the first no swedish Driver to win the swedish and to to make the break even More Mikkola was followed Home by two other Ari Vatanen and Pentti both in the old Model Ford Anders Kullang of the Winner of last years came fourth in an opel Ascona while Sweden Stig in a Saab finished blomqvist is a five time Winner of the swedish after the Monte Carlo and swedish three Drivers Are tied for the Lead in the rally driving with Monte Carlo Winner Jean Sagnotti of Fin lands and Sweden Kullang All having 20 Points the next title round is the which will be staged March 3 to Roberts to seek fourth title from Goodyear Headquarters in comes Good news the news being that world motorcycle Champion Kenny Roberts will be aiming for his fourth straight Crown in the Premier Soock class this and hell be doing so on a Goodyea shod As in his past three championship Only two riders have won four straight world Soock grand prix titles England Mike Hailwood in 64 and and Italy Giacomo who captured seven in a Row starting in of won his first Crown in 1978 when he single Anderly challenged and Defeated the worlds Best riders in his first full year of International Accident injuries suffered while testing in Japan forced him to miss the Start of the 1979 but he recovered quickly and roared Back to take the title that in he won the first three races of the then cruised to a pair of a third and a fourth to top fellow californian Randy Mamola in the the final Point 87 to at the end of the 1980 Roberts was vague about his plans for after clicking his third title on Germany he said he was giving some thought to moving into Auto a week after that he visited the dutch grand prix at where Brabham team Boss Bernie Ecclestone made him a serious offer for a it was a bold considering the fact that Roberts had never driven a formula 1 car in his but Ecclestone is a and the offer was has wisely decided to continue his career on and it will be a pleasure to see him Back in action this year in the 1981 world Soock championship will be contested in 12 with the opening race set for april 26 near Austria the austrian grand prix on the Soock grand prix championship races april 26 austrian grand Salzburg May 3 German grand Bockenheim May 10 italian grand Monza May 17 yugoslavian grand Rijeka May 24 Spanish grand Jarama tentative May 31 French grand Paul Debeausset june 27 dutch grand Assen july 5 belgian grand july 12 san Marino grand Italy 2 British grand Silverstone 9 finnish grand Dimatra 16 swedish grand Pilette schedules test Days Engrand prix Driver Andre who conducts an International racing school on the grand prix circuit at writes in to say hell stage his first test Days session for 1981 on the weekend of March the sessions Start at 8 on both palettes test featured at zolder for Many years includes examinations on three laps in a Mazda three Kips in a formula Vee single and three laps each in a Fiat and a the 10 Best test Are taught palettes apprentice racing course and the Best from Lith to last Are taught the first two turns free of Cost for the test is for Complete those interested in checking out their driving talents should write Andre Pilette International racing Gouverneur Verwig Hensinger the phone is 16 Stucks saying of the week throughout his Germany Hans the Happy Warrior of the worlds race has been among the very few top Drivers to retain a free spirit despite accidents and triumphs and Hes kept his Fine sense of humor and Hes always enjoying telling it like it Here is the most recent example of the famous stuck As reported by the German sports newsletter mid stuck was visiting a Dunlop tire distributor recently in and he was asked by an official of the firms advertising department Why he had decided to go racing on Dunlop Stucks of would make prominent copy Tor the next Dunlop replied in driving on Dunlop this year because Goodyear no longer makes racing now that a statement you wont be seeing in Dunlop maps scandal to have significant but boxing will survive new York not there Are Box ing people and fans who feel that passing scandals cannot seriously Smirch a sport that has thrived in a state of sullied reputation for As Long As punches have been thrown for pay in this a Man enjoying a mud Bath is intrepid when threat ened with but the maps the collapse of Muhammad Ali professional sports under official allegation that it was involved in a million embezzlement at a Wells Fargo Bank in is Likely to have significant Impact on american professional boxing and the fighters and promoters who depend on it for recreation and Liveli the effects of the departure from boxing promotion of Harold the maps chairman who claims he has been the victim of a larger Wells Fargo staged Are Likely to be for the the Price of tickets May Well go Down from the ringside for the the purses Are Likely to be lower than the million maps frequently spread for the with Smiths Money gone there will be one fewer major operator to share the millions of Dol Lars that increased Public interest in boxing is making for the television net which declined to compete for Smiths opulent close circuit there is the Prospect of High erran ked fighters on Home television Smiths absence is Likely to end his efforts to unify to the confusion and annoyance of Many boxing there Are two sets of champions and contenders for virtually every weight this is the result of Competition Between the world boxing Council and the world boxing the its critics produces what amounts to end tortuous mane vering to keep some of the Best fighters in the world from fighting each the situation is analogous to baseball without a regular world football without a super but promoters and fighters go along with the system because it keeps producing there is also the possibility of official inquiries into How boxing or should significant action in this is not Likely there is no National system or organization for regulating the occasional congressional hearings have left this a matter of states rights for where sometimes the Fame and wretched Are allowed to Battle the Young and Callow As Long As they Are ambulatory boxing will survive All despite its said Bob the head of top rank and one of the country most Active at this Point in we Are blessed with the greatest collection of american boxers we Ever they Are also with Middle class not so Many dem and dose they give boxing a very Good arum is one of the promoters who could gain by the fall of Cmith and until he has been making a living Selling relatively modest boxing cards to Abc and his Only Well known fighters now Are Mike the Aba heavyweight and Marvin he Middle weight Champion of both the Aba and the Smith paid Large arum in it took Good fights off Home Tele that allowed promoters like me to sell Abc Good these arum were mostly Between skilled amateurs just turning or boxers in the lighter weight the exposure these fighters have had while Smith dominated the heavier weight divisions could Lead to unprecedented interest in the Small arum Many of Arums views arc shared by John the president for boxing of Madison Square which is trying to reestablish itself As the world capital of the the Garden was to have been the landlord for the 23 map promoted major boxing card that was cancelled be sports commentary cause of Smiths disappearance and the its not a boxing Black Condon said of what he called its business Black if there any Black eyes they should be for the executives of the boxers didst take the j dont think the Public should blame boxing for maybe Harold but not As far As the Garden is he we continue in the boxing we Haven been accused of of Smiths departure from the promoting Condon said now some of the fighters tied up by maps will be the Market will be More we can make them some sane offers of Condon said that he hoped Smiths prac Tice of guaranteeing fighters huge Fiat fees would fall into instant in addition to arum and the country other major fight promoter is Don who has organized several big time King is now the target of an in Quiry by the which is looking into pos sible profit skimming and kickbacks from boxers involved in events he King has denied any wrongdoing and emerged flamboyant discussing the maps Don King has risen from the ashes he boxing has been tarnished by the its suffered a left Hook and a right hand to the but boxing is Resil its a spartan Ike sport that has been the whipping boy when things go As the flailing in Sel defense professional boxing seems to have survived a Sharp blow to the glut us Maximus Region in Exchange for ample Media leaving the first round of the scandal a probable a Fop 4 retain spots by the associated press Oregon Depaul and Louisiana state maintained their top four positions in the associated press College basketball poll monday As re hot ranked 12th just two weeks moved up two positions into the 6 Virginia tightened its hold on the 1 collecting 45 of 60 firs place votes and Points in the balloting by a nationwide panel of sport writers and Broad the 220 following triumphs Over North Carolina state and Clemson last held a 54point advantage Over runner up Oregon the who downed intrastate rival Oregon and then flew East to whip were tabbed 1 on 14 firs place votes and received saw its 25point Lead Over 4 Louisiana state slip to a dozen this the Blue who Defeated Creighton and Evansville last garnered the who beat Alabama and nipped Georgia in extending their winning Streak to 22 games and Over All record to got the final firs place vote and
