European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 25, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Liger like Renauf of skip s. Africa up has Boss Jean Marie Balestre insists Hal the South african grand prix will be held on oct. 19 As scheduled but if it is there will be at least two teams absent from the starting Grid. The teams both French Are Renault and Ligier. Renault which is quitting formula one grand prix racing at the end of this season announced its Deci Sion to withdraw earlier this month. Ligier followed up with its decision late last week. Both teams have fielded two cars at grand prix races run so far this season neither with any degree of Success. Renault s Best Effort has been two third place finishes Portugal and san Marino. Ligier has had third place finishes in Britain and Germany. The teams could be fined $40,000 each a matter of $20,000 per car for failing to take part in the South african race which is the next to last in the 1985 world driving championship. The decision to punish by Fine which is not mandatory would be made by the fisa formula one commission after the race takes place. Meanwhile Many Drivers including world Champi on Niki Lauda have said they would prefer not to race in the politically troubled environment but that they have contracts must obey them and do what their team chiefs Tell them. Austria s Lauda probably out of action for the final three races because of a hand injury suffered in an Accident during practice at the recent belgian up made his feelings Clear before the injury when he told the austrian press it would be absolutely wrong to run the race in the present political  despite the great problems surrounding this race it  become something of a classic in grand prix Cir cles South Africa hosting its first grand prix Back in 1962 and hosting a grand prix annually Ever since. The initial race was won by the late Graham Hill of England who took the Flag in a Brm to become the first englishman to win the world driving championship in a British car. Bobby Rahal who beat out Rick Mears by less than a second to win sunday s Michigan 200 for indy cars was in Italy earlier in the week to drive a March co Worth on Ferrari s test track at fiorano. Rahal was testing to help Ferrari engineers learn something about indy cars in general so it s obvious that Ferrari is quite serious about an indy car pro Gram. A limited program May be launched by Ferrari next year after the indy 500, to be followed by a full Challenge in 1987. Regarding Rahal it s rumoured that he May leave the cart scene at the end of this season to join australian Alan Jones on the new Force Beatrice Lola racing team. The new formula one team will have Ford Turbo Power next year and Ford wants an american Driver to partner Jones. On the american cart pig scene meanwhile Rahal s Victory did not affect the championship standings none of the top contenders placing among the first 10 in sunday s Michigan race. Al Unser jr., who leads narrowly for the 85 cart Crown failed to finish As did Mario Andretti who is second to Unser or. In the standings. Al Unser or. Is third and Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil is fourth. Only three races remain in the 1985 cart championship world  some results Are in order the first being German Driver Christian Danner s Victory Sun Day in the final round of the european formula 3000 championship series at Donington Park England. Along with his Victory Danner also clinched the for Mula 3000 Crown becoming the first Champion in the series which was established this year. Germany s Danner campaigned in a March cos Worth throughout the season. Placing second in the new series was Mike thackwell of new zealand who drove a Salt co Worth. Danner who had his first formula one Outing in the belgian grand prix recently with the German Zakss cd team will also race for Zak Speed in the grand prix of Europe at brands Hatch England on oct. 6. Another race in England this one the 1,000 Kilometres of brands Hatch was won by Ger Many s Hans stuck and England s Derek Bell who shared driving duties aboard a factory entered porsche 962c. It was a highly dramatic race with the second factory entered porsche 962 driven by belgian Jacky icky and German Jochen mass finishing Only 12 seconds behind the stuck Bell porsche after nearly six hours of racing. Third place went to an italian Lancia driven by Frenchman Bob Wollock and italians an Drea do a saris and Mauro Baldi. The Lancia was one Lap behind. Although stuck and Bell appear to have the Long distance driving Crown wrapped up they still must wait two More weeks to find out if they will actually be the champions. With the final round of the series in san Down Park Australia now cancelled the teams have until oct. 4 to see if fisa will allow the 1,000-Kilometer race in Malaysia to be upgraded for world championship status. This race on dec. 1, replaces the australian round. If the malaysian Long distance race is ruled out of the championship then Bell and stuck cannot be beaten for the Crown even if icky and mass win the 1,000 Kilometres of Fuji Japan next month. The championship for makes was clinched some time ago by porsche factory cars. In rallying Finland s Hannu Mikkola won the Hong Kong peking rally last week China s first International motor sports event since the peking to Paris run 78 years ago. That epic event was won by Prince Borghese of Italy in an italian made Itala the Prince s achievement still revered in All italian to to sports circles. Last week s chinese event was somewhat quicker four Days compared to the historic 1907 run that took two months with the sex world rally Champion Mikkola leading a pack of 26 cars from 36 starters across the finish line. Mikkola drove an Audi qual Tro. Placing second and nearly seven minutes behind Mikkola. Was Lars Erik Torch of Sweden in a Nissan 24ors. Third place went to German Driver Erwin Weber in an opel mania 400. The 2,108-mile rally started from the British Colony of Hong Kong then deep into Rural China ending at peking. From All reports the rally went Well from inc organizational standpoint although there were fuel sup ply problems that forced the cancellation of one Spe Cial timed stage. Crowds were enormous with spec stators lining the rally route from beginning to end wire service reports said. More than 50,000 policemen were mobilized to control crowds along the Way. Where to go this weekend in Auto Rac ing the 12th round in the european touring car championship series will be staged sunday at zolder Belgium. There will also be a race for formula Ford 2000 cars this race the finale in the Townsend Tho Resen euros erics. Another race for formula Ford 1600s is also on the two Day program which includes practice on saturday. The american Driver Lee Brandt will compete in the i600cc race aboard a crossly formula Ford. The zolder circuit May be reached off the autobahn to Antwerp the zolder Ter Lamun exit located just North of Hasselt. In Italy an italian National championship formula 3 race will be held on sunday at the Vallelunga circuit North of Rome and there will also be a euro Pean championship race for historical it cars. At be mans France the third annual 24 hours of be mans for trucks will be staged saturday and sunday with action beginning with practice at 8 30 . On saturday and the race starting at 2 . At the brands Hatch circuit meanwhile both car and motorcycle races Are scheduled for saturday and sunday. At the Snetterton circuit near Norwich races will be held sunday for historic cars. Motorcycle racing the final round in the european Road racing championship will be held sunday at the grand prix circuit in Bockenheim Ger Many with european championship rounds for 80, 250 and Soock classes plus cycles with sidecars. Along with the european championship racing pro Gram there is a final German championship race for bikes in the i25cc class a 350cc Yamaha Castrol cup race and the major race of the Day the final world championship tourist trophy round for big bikes of Loo pc. Practice is scheduled for All Day saturday with sunday s racing program beginning at 10 . The tourist trophy race of 24 laps 100 Miles starts at 1 30 . Sponsored by the adar Baden Wcurt Tom Berg sunday s program closes out the season at Bockenheim As far As major championship events arc concerned. At the England s Silver Stone circuit final rounds in the clubman motorcycle championships will be held saturday while also saturday at Snetterton clubman motorcycle races will be staged. The stirs and str put has Yankees Pilot reached Waterloo in new York not it was inevitable from the moment George Steinbrenner Dis missed Yogi Berra last Spring that this time would come. It always comes this moment As Long As the cast is George Steinbrenner Boss and Billy Martin manager. There is always a crisis when Martin Man Ages the Yankees. It can take the form of accusing his owner and his Star player Reggie Jackson of being liars one s a born liar the other s convicted in Waterloo i or fighting with a marshmallow Salesman in a Minneapolis bar in Waterloo ii or being relieved by Slein Brenner because he s getting a Little tired of the dugout in Waterloo i. Now Martin is in a crisis again after the Yankees lost eight straight games in the heat of a Pennant race. The owner and the team faltered before the manager did in the eight game losing Streak but now Martin has he left a couple of his Best pitchers in games while they were being shelled. He had a Young player Mike Pagliarulo Bat right handed for the first time in his career against a left handed Pitcher in a crucial spot he touched his nose at the wrong time to give a wrong signal. He dropped a Pitcher de Whit son from the lineup without telling him refer ring to him As " whatchamacallit. But Waterloo in May come to the Yankees perennial Little general in the form of two bar incidents on successive nights. Early saturday morning Martin got into a foolish argument with a stranger in the hotel bar in Baltimore but Early sunday morning it was worse a bitter series of fights with Whitson whatchamacallit himself that began in the hotel bar and continued throughout the hotel Leav ing Martin s  broken. The manager was still on the Job his  in a cast As the Yankees Defeated Baltimore 5-4 sunday and Whitson had been ordered Back to new York. The owner dispatched two of his executives Clyde King and Woody Wood Ward to Baltimore to investigate. In a Telephone interview Steinbrenner said i m not going to make any statement until i get All the facts and he added i am upset that some of my players Are in the bar at 2 . Saturday morning. They see the manager there so they re  one version says Martin approached Whit son in the bar Only after hearing from a third party that Whitson was in some form of Trou ble. But even if Whitson touched off the Sun Day Brawl Martin was there. He was there because that is where Martin goes at night after games to bars. It is no crime but it is imprudent because bad things happen when Martin goes to bars. The Yankees have tried to Deal with this by assigning various club officials to intervene As Yankee players did loyally Early sunday morning. But what was Martin doing in a bar anywhere near a player he bad demeaned Only a few Days earlier but there is another problem besides mar tin having trouble in Public places. He also has owner problems. The tiny catch to the deep Honor of being manager of the Yankees is the close personal attention from Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner is the owner. He has the right to ask questions and dictate general policy but Martin inevitably broods when Steinbrenner Calls. In the heat of the Pennant race interference could agitate even a Calm Man. Martin smolders under the Best of circumstances. Was All of this behaviour a Way of showing up the owner a Way of saying look at the players you gave me was this Martin s Way of seeking a Way out a Call for release nobody can say but the owner now has an excuse to drop the manager once again. Am sports radio baseball los Angeles dodgers at Houston astros 2 30 . Thursday