European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup 85 up season opens sunday in Rio two major events in the world of motor sports Are on tap this easter weekend the grand prix of Brazil and the East african safari the brazilian up in Rio de Janeiro kicks off the 1985 world championship season for formula one cars while the East african run throughout the wilds of is the fourth round in the world rally lets the brazilian grand prix last years brazilian opener saw Frenchman Alain Prost sweep to Victory in the the first win of 12 scored during 1984 by the All powerful Mclaren of went on to win six More but he still finished second to his Niki of who won the world driving title on the basis of five victories and a Hal Point margin Over will the Mclaren team win the opener again this sunday in then go on to dominate the 1985 season if bets were we would bet on Mclaren All the while Many experts see it it seems to us that the Mclaren team will win As Long As it has the continued and exclusive use of the porsche Turbo the engine is not Only Power but uncannily theres no that Mclaren Drivers Lauda and Prost will be facing tougher opposition than they did last Fin lands Keke world Champion in has an All new Williams Honda while Ferrari Drivers Michele Albreto of Italy and Rene Arnoux of France have both scored impressive times in recent testing sessions with the new Ferrari twice Worl Champion Nelson Piquet of will be very fast in his new Brabham if reliability can be dialled into the once race winning Bow Turbo Piquet will win his share of grands and hell be going All out to capture the brazilian opener on sunday his Home in our is the top Driver in for Mula one Competition the British Lotus cars with French Renault Turbo engine Power could be especially with the up an coming brazilian Aryton Senna now on the team to support the Veteran Lotus Driver Elio de Angelis of the thoroughly overhauled Ren Ault wingless last could come through for an occasional but Renault never seems Able to get its act its Patrick Tam Bay of France and Derek Warwick of Are top and both deserve better Luck than they had last summing these teams Lotus and Renault will give Mclaren some Competition this while the rest will simply fill the grids As usual and Hope to pick up a few world championship Points now and sundays brazilian grand prix will be followed by the european opener the portuguese up in Estoril on april the East african safari Asfa Mous As the Monte Carlo event and far More diff was run for the first time in 1953 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth ii of this years the 33rd gets under Way on thursday and ends on easter the route involving incredibly Tough Miles within the nation of the safari is the fourth round in the world rally at the Peugeot of France and Audi of Germany Are fighting it out for Peugeot leading after three straight the Audi and Lancia teams All will run two factory cars but this years safari Saga really features the opel based in Ger Many opel has a Strong record in the with Ascona cars placing fifth and ninth in fifth in second in and winning the rally in last an opel Manta 400 driven by Rauno Aaltonen of Finland placed now opel returns with two Manta 400s one for the German team of Erwin Weber and Gunter wag Ner and the other for Fin lands famous Aaltonen and kenyan lofty Aaltonen will be practically everyone favorite to win the safari in his opel Manta Why because Hes competed in this event 21 has placed second seven times and has yet to but Hes not about to give Aaltonen has vowed that hell drive in the safari until he wins by this its probable that even his safari opposition mind losing if the loss had to be to now 47 and termed the rally professor by other Aaltonen was honoured in Finland in 1980 with the order of the lion first heres wishing him and opel the Best of to say the very is if youre interested in Modding and custom then read Mike a Mem Ber of the mans Van club of writes in to say that a Heck of a lot of europeans Are really into the vanning and Modding and he Points out that one club Belgium Street cruisers association Boca has More than 250 the membership including fans from swe Den on Down to Italy and Over in the a member of the Boca As Well As the mans Van says the mans Van club is a Ger organization that accepts anyone with wheels a sense of Monti sent us a Calendar of events in noting that americans Are most Welcome to and he urges them to do heres the Calendar 1 april International run at Capelle an Den Holland near Rotter dam organized by Riverside unlimited 2 april one Day run at Gouda Holland organized by the Midland banners 3 also on april 30 one Day run at the Jans monastery Holland organized by the Lowland vans and trucks 4 May 4 and custom show at the Southern docks at Antwerp organized by the Van and custom club of Belgium and the Belgium truckers club 5 May 1619 International meeting at org organized by the free outlaw Van ners 6 May 2326 bavarian run at Munich organized by the bavarian banners 7 june 2123 the Golden River internationals hosted by the Boca at the ice stadium Bel this event featuring Cus Street bikes and oldies from seven countries 8 1315 3rd International rain run custom sponsored by the mans Van the show to be held at near Monti says theres a lot More going so anyone interested May Call him at Miessau civilian 063728915 or write him As follows Mike pc Box Apo where to go this weekend in Auto Rac Germany 20th International adar 300kilo meter easter racing program will be staged saturday and sunday on the new nuer Burgering grand prix the top event on sundays program is the european inter series championship race for big sports this event the opening round in the championship and featuring two of Germany top stars Jochen mass and Hans other races on sunday include a German championship round for formula 3 cars and formula Ford 2000 a vow Polo cup a Lancia a12 cup a Renault 5 trophy and the opening race in the Ford fiesta ladies practice is scheduled from to 6 on while sundays eight race program be gins at and ends at about 5 the Lucr Burgering is located in the Eifel mountains near the town of Adenau autobahn exit Ulmen on the Trier Koblenz in the Thruxton circuit just North of Salisbury will feature the second round in the euro Pean formula 3000 plus a British for Mula 3 championship race and touring car with practice on saturday and racing on easter at the Silverstone circuit near races will be held on easter monday for formula Ford 1600 historical sports cars and Louring at the Oulton Park circuit Southwest of the Thunder sports Gold cup a Lon distance event for big sports will be held on Good Friday with practice on round two in the easier weekend Thunder sports Gold cup will be held at the brands Hatch circuit Soui Heasil of with practice on easier sunday and racing on easter in a european formula 3 championship race will be staged easter monday on the Santa Monica circuit near Misano Adriatico near Rimini while the Zand Voort circuit in Holland will Host races for touring cars and sports with practice on sat urday and racing on easter at the Paul Ricard Between Toulon and Marseille in Southern the first round in the european championship for historical cars will be held on easter motorcycle racing in the brands Hatch circuit will stage round one in the transnational championship on Good Friday with the second round to be held easier monday on Llie Oul ton Park some of the top riders from Britain and America Are entered for these at the Snetterton circuit near motorcycle races will be held on sunday and easter on the Hocke Nchim circuit in a motor Cycle rally the adar Kilometres of Hock Venheim is scheduled for saturday while the 17th National adar Nuernberg Motocross will be held on easter the stars and stripes judge and jury on the playing Field Humphrey a ferns umps of their Power softball official Bill Humphrey by Christine Donnelly staff writer Germany to hear Bill Humphrey Tell softball officials Are part part part and part you Are the youre the jury and youre the prosecuting attorney on the playing All the rest of those people Are just Humphrey told about forty people gathered for a clinic on soft Ball officiating at Darmstadt Cambrai Fritsch that what most umpires dont real conducting Usa eur clinics there god out there and they have to have the Confidence to really Call the Humphrey should Hes been Call ing the game for thirty one of Only 15 National Deputy us Piricsi chief for the Amateur softball association of Humphrey is in Germany to conduct a series of three three Day softball officiating clinics for after his sessions at the performing arts Center Humphrey will conduct clinics at Kaiserslautern Danner per forming arts Center and Augsburg Reese Cavern education Center april 47 and april for further information on Contact your area sports who has officiated at National the world tournament and the pan am games arrived in Europe tuesday three hours later he launched into the first phase of training for softball us in sorry if i Start out a Little but its been a Long Humphrey told the audience As he took the but he showed no signs of Jet lag As he plunged see umps on Page 26
