European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup belgian up fiasco Tor Drivers the belgian grand prix organizers Are faced with the possibility of fines and loss of future races after last weekends fiasco at and one can Only say that if the federation internationale do sport automobile inflicts such they will be More than the irresponsible action to repave sections of the spa circuit Only two weeks before the Start of the grand prix is almost beyond and it was obviously taken without regard to the racing welfare and fun of the More than fans who were cheated out of a grand prix week end during magnificent it was the first cancellation of a grand prix since the postwar championship series was established in 1950 some 35 years the Only other race in genuine jeopardy of cancellation during this Long Era was another Bel Gian up this one at zolder in May of on that the surface also broke up heavily during but after the final session on the Drivers agreed to race regardless of the world Champion Jackie Stewart of Scotland won it by staying off the marbles As he put it looking at our report filed from zolder for the May 1973 edition of the stars and we wrote who described the track As said it was always a Case of staying off the marbles rocks and saving the it was the worst surface Ive Ever driven a frightening its the first race since in therain Back in where Ive seen six grand prix Drivers All have accidents in the same at the end of the zolder the place looked like a with super expensive machinery strewn All along the there were no Driver that was More than 12 years when grand prix cars were much slower than today Turbo powered today cars could never have raced in those conditions at nor could they have raced at spa last cancellation of the grand prix was the Only possible Deci the grand prix Drivers were willing to but the track conditions made it had they injuries and accidents would have been the order of the and it is not the responsibility of the Drivers to pay for the organizers in our it was also a major mistake to hold the formula 3000 race As some Type of sop to the Frenchman Jacques who drives for the Ligier team in grand prix put it Best when he said it makes us look like the formula 3000 Drivers ran some practice laps on sunday and said the track was Slippery in places but it was drivable for formula 3000 cars with engines of 400 horsepower or so but certainly not for formula one with Power outputs now ranging from 800 in racing to for qualify Belgium Thierry who Slid off the track while running third in the formula 3000 said we raced for the it was very Slippery and certainly would have been impossible for grand prix in the formula 3000 won by the new Sealander Mike Only six of the 17 starters completed the 29 laps 125 and most were eliminated by Spinous and crashes on the disintegrating a belgian grand prix for september or october is being but it should be forgotten the belgians had their annual and they blew the circus now packs up and moves to North where the Canadian up will be staged on june 16 at followed by the Detroit grand prix on june the grand prix of new has been cancelled for the third year in a Row to no ones sur and the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of Lon Don will take that open Date 22 to stage the grand prix of the up of Europe originally had been scheduled for 13 in but Romes environmentalists Tike new Yorks served warning of Trou ble to and both groups won out in John managing director at had actively been seeking the grand prix of Europe and he got his track also staged the up of Europe in when the British up was held at the situation is the same this with the British up set for Silverstone on july last years grand prix of Europe was held on Germany new nuer Burgering in october after the German up had been staged at Bockenheim in moving to the French Peugeot firm continued its winning ways four our of six Victo Ries so far this when Timo Salonen of Finland captured the greek acropolis rally last week aboard his Peugeot 205 Only 45 or the 110 starters completed the fou Day who led from Start to beat swe Dens Stig blomqvist by More than four the defending world rally Champion and Winner of last years drove a German Audi sport third came Ingvar Carlsson of swe Den in a japanese Mazda re two of the top contenders Fin lands Ari Vata Nen Peugeot and Germany Walter Rohrl Audi dropped out on the first Vatanen crashing and Rohrl out with a broken after six world championship Salonen leads for the Drivers championship with 68 followed by blomqvist with Vatanen with and Rohrl with in the car Peugeot leads big with 94 Points to audis Nissan has Toyota has while Renault and porsche All have 24 Points the next round is the rally of new zealand on june 27july in motorcycle its starting to look like fast Freddie spencers the Louisiana super Star following his double Victory at huge lip Italy by winning both the 250cc and Soock events in last Sun Days austrian grand prix on the in the 500cc Spencer on Honda beat out defending world Champion Eddie Lawson of California Yamaha by just of a third came Christian Sarron of France followed by California rider Randy Mamola in 250cc Spencer beat Germany Toni Mang Honda by some 6 with third place going to italian rider Fausto Ricci with five world Cycle championship races Spencer leads the 250cc division with 59 Mang follows with 50 Germany Martin Wimmer Yamaha has 41 Venezuela Carlos Lavado Yamaha has and the italian rider Ricci has in the Soock its Spencer with 69 Lawson with Sarron with Wayne Gardner of Australia Honda with Ron Haslam of England Honda with and Mamola with next round is the yugoslavian grand prix at Rijeka on june Cycle racing school american rider Cor Tel who has been racing cycles since is opening a High performance school for american with the first session set for june on Germany new who is stationed in says the course will cover shifting at proper lines for Riding out of passing and being machine tire selection and the school is open to All Dod card holders who arc experienced entrants must provide a Bike suitable for sport helmet and leathers or equivalent safety gloves and the school will provide classroom space and four hours or More of track lunch and instruct Cost of the on Day course is or 1 50 for full phone Lawrence at civilian 063034943 or write him at Box Apo 09130 or German address Postrach 6751 where to go this weekend in Auto Rac an european formula 3 championship plus a race in the British formula 3 High Light sundays program at the Silverstone circuit in Central races for formula Ford 1600 sports cars and touring cars Are also on the qualifying is scheduled for at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast or the fifth round in the european championship for historical cars will be staged on saturday and races for Vintage will be held on saturday and sunday at the Oulton Park circuit near Tarporley about 35 Miles Southeast of in the Airport circuit near just North of will be the site of a German nation Al championship racing program on sunday featuring the big inters erics sports along with the inters Ries there will be a German production car and races for touring formula Renault vow golfs and historical practice and some races Are also scheduled for at the Zand Voort circuit in there is racing on saturday for touring cars and sports rallying the 34th International German Ada Chessen a round in the european championship featuring both German and International will be staged on Friday and with the area and rally Headquarters at Kirch Heim near bad hers old exit Kirchheim on the the of nearly 600 will include 28 special timed motorcycle racing the six hours of Monza opening round in the world Long Dis Tanc racing motorcycle will be held sunday on the Monza with practice scheduled for on Germany the International adar Eifel trophy third round in the Ger Man National will be held on saturday and with races for All classes of at there is racing on sat urday for bikes in the 350 and 500cc plus cycles with at the Snetterton circuit in England near clubman motorcycle races arc scheduled for sat urday with Champion of Snetterton races set for Motocross in the Spanish grand prix for Soock Motocross sixth round in the world will be held near Guadalajara on with practice set in a National championship round for 250cc bikes will be held sunday at the Bauern circuit near with the program also including a trophy race for Soock practice is set for another German National championship round this one for cycles with sidecars will be held sunday at Schopf Heim Northeast of Orrach near the Ger Man Swiss the stars and stripes stallions nudge Clinch Usel playoff berth Houston a Birmingham Danny Miller kicked Field goals of and 20 and Cliff Stoudt Dove one Yard for a fourth Quarter touchdown to rally the Stal Lions to a 2927 United states football league Victory Over the Houston the clinched at least a wild card playoff berth with the the gamblers dropped to a 96 Millers kicks and stouts late touchdown nullified an eight Yard touchdown scramble by quarterback Todd subbing for injured Jim with to Millers 20yard Field goal came after Houston Durwood Roquemore had intercepted a pass by Stoudt in the end but Houston Adrian Simpson was called for holding on the play and the drive after millers1 Stoudt capitalized on Bill roes interception with a on Yard keeper with to Birmingham also was aided on the drive by a personal foul against defensive tackle Hosea Taylor on fourth Dillon got the gamblers on the scoreboard one minute into the game when he hit Sam Harrell with a 23yard touch Down pass on the second play after Paul Caruth fumbled the opening Kickoff and Ladell wills recovered at the stallions the gamblers took a 2120 halftime Lead on Dillons touchdown passes of 23 Yards to Harrell and 36 Yards to Richard and Harrells six Yard the stallions started their scoring in spectacular fashion with a 12yard pass from Stoudt to Darryl who then lateral led to Joey who ran 11 Yards for the Caruth added a six Yard touchdown Arn sports television Aba playoffs Boston celtics at los Angeles 3 radio Aba playoffs Boston celtics at los 3