European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Pat Jackson d n t con Boris Becker hoists Zeimens plaque beside lord mayor Herbert Ehrbar i feel better at Center court than at the podium Wimbledon King Becker and his Leiden court by Pettigrew Royal staff writer Germany like a 15th Century King returning from a triumphant Wimbledon Champ Boris Becker returned to his Home town of Liemen it was a Welcome befitting a the red carpet was rolled out at the town almost Ever store front in Liemen was decorated with Wel coming signs and pictures of the re turning King songs were played in the Street that praised his feats and told the Story of How he Defeated the higher rated Kevin Curren from the american King in Leiden just South of Heidelberg people partook of Boris Becker sandwiches and even Wimbledon Steak a la Boris bands marched through the streets in traditional dress while More than spectators waited in hot weather to catch a glimpse of the returning in very said 4 James Ive lived in Ger Many for nine in an american but in still very proud of Sangster is assigned to the usar eur band and Good for said Rosemarie an american it is great that anyone 17 years old can achieve so much and done in so Little Becker has become a teen Young girls waited More than four hours for his they called his name and swooned when he passed by in his Sabine from near caught a train with her Friend Marion also in Hopes of meeting i like him said Herrmann Enthus i am very proud but we must All remember that Boris is the not i am so hot and it is so cramped but it is Worth the said it is a shame that we must wait so Long to see Becker entered the town Square sign ing receiving Flowers and waving to throngs of Loyal he signed the Golden Book in City reserved for people honoured by the from the City Hall Becker said in a five minute i feel better at Center court than at the pod Becker thanked his his Trainer and All the crediting his Victory to King Boris proceeded to a private party at the Blue and White Tennis were Becker Learned to play ten Nis starting at the age of whether the world will claim Becker As the King of Tennis is but in Leiden there is no doubt Becker is the photo by pal Jackson Zeimens Becker fans celebrate their own super bowl Boris is the not Germany icky steer to pole position or race by Randy Barnett motor sports writer Germany the team of Germany Jochen mass and Bel Gums Jacky icky scored the fastest time in their factory porsche 962c saturday to head the 39car Field for sundays Kilometres of the race is the fourth round in the world endurance sports car second fastest was the other factory porsche 962c driven by Germany Hans stuck and England Derek the times were set in the morning qualifying session when cooler temperatures favored on track the afternoon session was run on a blazing hot and few improvements were made by any of the leading the time for the Massicks porsche 962c was one an average Speed of Miles per hour Over the Bockenheim the stuck Ell porsche was Only fractionally off the Pace at we could have gone two seconds a Lap faster in the mass but As there was no great Point in we settled for what we which was Good enough for both cars the two factory porsche Well Here today and there were no big stuck pointed out that the afternoon heat ruled out going for faster and that the team worked primarily at setting things up for proper fuel consumption Fig ures for sundays 620 mile stuck did most of the driving with the second porsche 962c during his British did not arrive until time for afternoon a three time Winner at be remained in England saturday morning to attend the funeral of his Friend David Pur a former formula one Driver who was killed july 2 in an air plane Purley was awarded England highest civilian medal for bravery the George medal for his efforts to save the life Roger who died in a fiery Accident in the dutch grand prix in following the two factory porsche cars on the Grid for sundays race will be the Bru porsche 956 driven by Germany Stefan belief and Thierry Boutsen of Bel Gium the Kremer porsche 962 driven by Germany Manfred Winkelhoch and Switzerland Marc surer and the Joest porsche 962 for Klaus this years be Man and a world Champion Allan Jones of All three cars were also in the onegin 55second Only fractionally off the times recorded by the porsche fac tory the sixth fastest sports car was the ital Ian Factor entered Lancia Martim driven by Riccardo Patrese and Alessandro Nan Piniat although qualifying times remain important in Lon distance they Are not nearly so vital As in formula one Rac where pole position can spell with endurance its a question of keeping it All together for kilo me ters or even for 24 As at be pole position in Lon distance sports car racing is primarily of psychological import the major problem for Lon distance Drivers this season involves the new fuel restrictions about 127 Gallons allowed for file photo Germany Jochen mass no big problems file photo Belgium Jacky icky speeding porsche 962c 620 Germany mass said the rules make things Boring for a we simply have to maintain our speeds and not get carried stuck said the fuel rules Are so tight that theres no margin for if you have a Flat tire and Limp into the pits for a new you just cant Roar turn up the Turbo boost and go All out to catch youre finished right its then when i feel i should just get out and pick the Ive had a Good year so with some Luck for a i think Derek Bell and i can win Here were due for a As stuck pointed the winning team no longer is necessarily the team with the fastest but the team with the Best going into sundays porsche Drivers mass and icky Are tied for the world endurance driving Crown with 51 Points the porsche factory leads for the manufacturers Arn sports radio pro football Usel final Baltimore stars Oakland Sun baseball new York mets at hous ton 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