European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 27, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup sports car Champion fuck honoured As we move toward the end of the year i becomes the traditional time for awards and prizes and it is with great pleasure that we report the Ger Man adar s naming of Hans stuck As sportsman of the year 1985." there is no Driver who deserve this award More. The adar said that the bavarian driving Ace was honoured not Only for winning the 1985 sports car world endurance driving championship for porsche but also for his fighting spirit and Strong from the journalistic standpoint the adar also could have noted thai stuck rates As one of the most cooperative Drivers around where the press is concerned. We be known Hans for Many years and. No matter How Busy he May be he is always willing to answer any question to Tell what happened in either Victory or defeat or even discuss details of a Nasty Accident or disappointing mechanical failure. Stuck also possesses a keen sense of humor and enjoys talking about his racing experiences. For example when he raced for Bow in the american Simsa series years ago. Bow had set up its head quarters in Stock car Ace Bobby Allison s shops in Hueytown Ala. When asked How he liked things in stuck said i think the whole thing is just great. Where else would a Secretary s Mother bake cakes and Send them Over every Day for the entire racing team he was referring to an Alabama girl the Bow team had employed As its Secretary. Stuck enjoys racing in the states and once said the thing 1 especially like about racing there is its openness. Everyone is Friendly there Are no secrets and none of the formalities that you have in european racing circles. When the Bow team arrived in Huey own. We were All invited Over for a Square dancing parly and if that seems tame there were plenty of other invitations to drop Over for whiskey and Beer anytime. In America i always feel at in a racing car stuck is a hard fighter a Tiger on the track so to speak. But out of his car he can relax and be completely amiable. Now 34, he s done it All in his Long career on the world s racing circuits formula one with 74 grand prix race formula two sports cars touring cars the formula one grand prix racing is concerned his Best year came in 1977 when he drove for Brabham Alfa Romeo. He placed third that year inthe German and austrian grand prix races and led the grand prix at Walkins Glen despite driving without a clutch in the heavy rain from the third Lap Onward. But on Lap 14 of the 54-Lap race. Stuck ran out of Luck when his car jumped out of gear going into the first turn. He went off the track and that was it for the this stage of his career the 1985 season has proved to be his Best. After campaigning in Bow cars for so Long he finally made the switch to porsche and teamed with the Veteran English drive Derek Bell with whom he shares the endurance driving Crown. Their Success this year aboard the factory porsche cars was , they won three world championship endurance races Bockenheim Germany Gosport Canad and brands Hatch England and placed second in three other rounds. They also won the teams endurance world championship for porsche. German Driver Hans stuck. Endurance driving Champion Hans is a popular recipient of the adar sports Man of the year 1985" award and we wish him All of the Best for continued Success in 1986. Hell probably have that Success As porsche announced recently that both stuck and Bell have been signed again for next another prize this one from the automobile club von deutschland avd has been awarded to race car builder and engine designer Erich Zakowski Boss of the Zak Speed racing team in formula one grand prix Competition. Zakowski Long associate with Ford in touring car racing launched his formula one Effort this year with englishman Jonathan Palmer driving the single entry Zak Speed Turbo car. The team has yet to score any championship Points but Zakowski s first year was not All bad and hell continue campaigning next season doing All of the races. This year Nis Zak Speed team competed Only in the european rounds. Zakowski 5 was awarded the Prince Metternich prize for developing the first All German formula one car in More than 20 years. The prize was shared last year by engine builders Hans Mhz Ger of porsche and Paul Rosche of Bow. E continuing on the awards Trail world driving Champion Alain Prost of France placed fourth Ina world sportsman of the year contest conducted among newspapers in 37 different countries of the world the Sian Anil stripes among the participants America s Freddie Spencer world Champion in both500cc and 250cc motorcycle divisions placed Ullh the poll is conducted annually by the Stuttgart based internationale sport placing first through third were track and Field athletes scr cd Bubka of Russia said Aouila of Morocco and Steve cram of Britain. Behind the fourth place Prost came West German swimmer Michael world driving champions Jackie Stewart of Scotland and Niki Lauda of Austria arc former winners of the sportsman title. Stewart won in 1973, the year he clinched his third title and retired while Lauda won in 1977 when he racked up his second of three titles after Corning Back from a 197ft Accident that nearly Cost him his life. Winning this year in the women s division were Marita Koch of East Germany and Mary dec scr Slancy of America both track and Field Star while third was american Tennis Star Martina Navratilova on the formula one front Alfa Romeo has confirmed its withdrawal from grand prix racing for one year the firm planning to concentrate on development of its new four Cylinder Turbo engine before returning to the track probably in 1987. That appears to be a Wise step As the 1985 season was strictly disastrous for the italian eur racing Alfa Romeo team with not a single Point scored by either the american Driver Choc Var or his italian teammate Riccardo Pat Csc. While Choc Var is without a ride for 1986 at this stage Patress will probably join his countryman Elio de Angelis on the Brabham Bow team. Pat Csc was also with Brabham when brazilian Nelson Piquet was no. I Driver there. Piquet has left Brabham to join the Williams , speaking of Brabham it s just possible that Lauda who is in his second retirement at the moment May join that team next said last week that Lauda has been talking with Brabham Bow racing team managers who want to sign the austrian for next season. The Bow statement was the latest in a series of reports that Lauda who retired once in 1979 and from the Brabham team Only to return to racing in 1982 with Mclaren is being made comeback offers. Lauda who also runs a charter airline said before his last race in Australia on nov. 3 that he had turned Down a multimillion Dollar offer from Brab Ham and would stick by his decision to retire. But who would bet on it where to go this weekend the 1985 racing season in Germany comes to an official close this weekend with the 17th annual running of the season finale on saturday and sunday at the Bockenheim circuit. The finale attracts an inter National entry with practice and racing going from Dawn to dusk both Days on the 1.6-mile special course. The program is staged by the Mannheim Hei Delberg sports touring club of the avd with cars of All categories entered for the various races. The 18th International Essen Germany racing car show meanwhile opens on saturday and runs through dec. 8 at the Essen exhibition and Fairgrounds near Grugan Park. The Essen show which attracted More than 150,000 visitors last year is one of the largest racing car exhibitions in the world. Featured will be racing and rally cars from All Fields of competitive Sun to strip Phillips resigns son takes Over As saints coach new Orleans up new or least saints coach bum Phillips one of the most colourful and popular figures in the National football league resigned monday taking four of the team s officials with him and leaving his son Wade to act As head coach for the last four games of what has been a disappointing season. Club president Eddie Jones also re signed along with offensive coordinator King Hill personnel director Pat Peppi Erand Public information director Greg suit. The resignations came just 24 hours after the saints 4-8 on the season beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-23, with Earl Campbell Rushing for a team record 160 Yards. After the Triumph Phillips had predicted More victories but Tom Benson the Auto dealer who bought the saints earlier this year announced Phillips res ignation at the team s regular monday news conference. I want you to know i did t ask for it Benson said. He told me he was doing this for the Good of the club the Good of the City the Good of the fans and for Benson said he will assume Jones duties As president and Phillips duties As general manager. He promised to appoint a new head coach As soon As possible after the sea son. My Job Here was to win football games and my Job Here was to provide winning season. I did t do that Phil lips said in an emotional Farewell. Winning is the american Way. I Glud that it is. Winning is what enabled me to get from a class a High school to two general manager and head coaching jobs in the he thanked his coaches and players and the fans. Ill even miss the ones who threw Beer on me. At least they cared enough to be mad he said. I be got just one last word for you he said then paused. Let s just Load the Wagon and Don t worry about the his son. Wade Phillips the team s defensive coordinator who came from hous ton with Phillips in 1981, was named interim coach and said he has applied for the see coach on Page 26
