European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup void in racing circles Manfred who died monday of injuries suffered in sundays race at Gosport leaves a great void in both German and International racing except for the Upan coming Stefan the Veteran Winkelhoch was Germany Only Driver in formula one grand prix while he never had a competitive Al car during his and rarely figured in the championship Points Winkelhoch remained an extremely popular Driver simply because he was so willing and so hard work he also happened to be a very Nice he had a lot of bad Luck in formula with More a nos Dino finish notations after his name than he deserved because his cars almost always let him but he took it in soldiering on for three seasons with the German ats team when most Drivers would have Given then driving this year for the British Rampart his Best result this sea son was a 13th place in the Brazil up the rest of his efforts All resulting in Winkel Hocks Best career result in formula one was a fifth place in the 1982 brazilian while his top achievement in racing came in april of this year with his Victory in the Kilometres of he drove a Kremer porsche in that sharing turns at the wheel with Marc surer of he was also at the wheel of a Kremer porsche when he crashed into a Concrete Barrier sunday at Gosport the race was won by Germany Hans stuck and the englishman Derek Bell aboard a factory porsche Only 30 when he Winkelhoch had been racing since age 18 when he started out with an Nus touring he moved up driving in the european for Mula 2 championship series by 1978 and also gaining Fame As the american Eddie Cheevers partner in the famous Bow Junior both Winkelhoch and Cheever putting on some great fender banging shows in the Bow 320 Turbo touring Winkelhoch moved into formula one racing in but along the he also drove big porsche Turbo sports cars for private entrants As Well As touring cars for Ford and Winkelhoch became the second towline German Driver to die in a sports car race in North the German Rolf who also competed in formula one racing during the was killed in a private entry porsche Turbo in a crash at in april of who is survived by his wife and two Small would have driven a Rampart in this Sun Days austrian grand racing fans will miss him when the formula one cars take off on the Green from Italy comes news that the Pirelli tire company will Supply racing tires for a second Tole Man team car in the formula one world championship Pirelli has already been equipping the single entry to Leanhart car driven by Italy Teo and at the austrian grand prix on the British Toleman team will have a trocar the 2 car will be driven by pie Carlo a Yinzani of and he will team with Fabi for the remainder of the while this is Good news for the Toleman team and its apparently bad news for at the recent German grand where the diminutive italian had won pole position in the Lone he was asked when Toleman would be Fielding a second Fabi smiled and As far Asim i Hope they never have a second i have the pole Here today because weve made great Progress with my car from front to if we become a trocar ill no longer get All the while Fabi was trying to make a joke of we Manfred Winkelhoch at age 30 help but get the feeling that he meant what he which returned Only recently to formula one racing after a Layoff of More than 20 scored its first modern Era grand prix Victory just last month when the brazilian Nelson Piquet won the French up in a the italian Pirelli firm supplies tires to the Zak Speed and Osella teams As Well As to Brabham and in the world of its All Over for another season despite one race to Louisi Anas fast Freddie Spencer clinching the Soock title in the swedish grand prix at ande Storp last sunday after putting the 250cc Crown in the bag a week earlier in the British with both championships captured aboard Honda Only becomes the first rider in the history of motorcycle racing to win the two divisions in the same while defending Soock Champion Eddie Lawson of California Yamaha gave it his it became obvious As the season progressed that Spencer was going to wrap it All the Young Louisiana is strictly a Genius when it comes to and at the there is no one around who can touch the american domination in world championship Cycle racing during the past few years has been in credibly californian Kenny Roberts Start ing it All with three straight Soock titles 79 and italian riders won in 81 and then Spencer beat out Roberts for the Crown in the final race of Lawson won last year and now its Spencer this time a double world one grand prix remains the grand prix of san Marino on 1 at Imola but with 11 of the 12 championship Soock races americans have won every one except the German grand where French Man Christian Sarron took the honors on a in the 11 Spencer has won seven of them and has finished second three times Lawson has won twice and has been second six while californian Randy Mamola has one Victory on his in the 11 races run so far in the 250cc Spencer has won seven he did not bother to enter the 250cc race in and has finished second Germany Toni Mang Honda has won Germany Martin Wim Mer Yamaha has one and Carlos Lavado Yamaha also has one the 1985 season has been All Freddie his Victory record in the 500 and 250cc classes unmatched in world motorcycling Spencer is a deserving double world Champion and we wish him All the Luck again next where to go this weekend the austrian grand 10th round in the formula one world driving will be held sunday on the mile oesterreich ring at unt Mcd practice will be held from 10 to on Friday and with official qualifying scheduled for i to 2 on both of those sundays austrian grand of 51 laps 188 will Start at along with the formula one the three Day pro Gram will feature an european formula 3000 championship round on plus races for touring the oesterreich ring at Zel Tweg is located be tween Knittelfelde and Judenberg in Central in the German avd club will stage its an Nual old timer grand prix on saturday and sunday at the new with racing for both historic cars and All of the top Marques will be and the italian Alfa Romeo celebrating its 75th anniversary this will be especially honoured at this european championship the program runs from 10 to on both saturday and to reach the take the Koblen Trier Auto Bahn and exit at at there is racing on saturday and sunday for touring formula 3 formula vow golfs and Renault at the Zand Voort Cir Cuit in races will be held on sat urday and sunday for touring cars and sports in the Oulton Park circuit Southeast of Liverpool is hosting a British formula 3 championship race on saturday while the brands Hatch circuit near London is staging touring car races on at the Silverstone circuit near truck racing and a commercial vehicle show Are scheduled for saturday and Sun with the British truck grand prix race set for Sun practice and qualifying heats will be held on Friday and motorcycle racing the 24hours of fifth round in the world Lon distance motorcycle racing will be held saturday and sunday on the famous spa which is located near the town of Almedy in the belgian in the seventh round in the German National motorcycle racing championship will be held on sunday at the Kasse Calden Airport circuit just outside the City of races Are for bikes in All plus practice is in there is Champion of brands Cycle racing on saturday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of while Champion of Snetterton Cycle races will be held on saturday and sunday at near Motocross the next Olast world championship Motocross for cycles with sidecars will be held on sunday at the City of Feld Kirch is located in Western near the Liechtenstein the stars and stripes deals a Deal Ace creates half a car problem traverse a a traverse City Man who promised a Friend Hal ownership of first prize if he won a Hole none contest admits a deals a Deal and will find some Way to split the new Peugeot were working on Art Schmuckal said monday were both sitting in the front seat right Schmuckal won the car when he carded his first Ace in 25 years of golfing at the Elm Rook Golf course during the fourth annual Budweiser a Golf As part of an agreement Schmuckal made with playing partner Gil each of them own half the Schmuckal we made the Deal just for kicks before we teed off i told if anyone gets a we split the Schmuckal promptly took out his four Wood and knocked his tee shot five Yards in front of the pin before it rolled in the he says he Hast quite figured out a Way to split the i guess ill keep the ignition key and give Gil the trunk Schmuckal said with a a Deal is a Deal so Well figure out a Way to work it Schmuckal says he plays Golf at least once a but he admits he wont make the Cut on the pea in not a Good he i never came close to a Hole none i just happened to be in the right place at the right the Outing benefited the local chapter of the muscular dystrophy Fol lowing the which Drew 16s Schmuckal made a Cash donation to the
