European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 18, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Here s a took of fhe 86 up lineups the 1986 formula one world driving championship with 11 races in the 16-race grand prix series scheduled for Europe is due to begin with the Argen Tine round on March 9, so it s not too Early to look Over the various team Driver situations at the moment. The Mclaren team with its cars powered by tag porsche Turbo engines for the third year must Rale As the slight favorite to capture its third straight manufacturer s championship. We say slight favorite be cause Mclaren will have a Tough time against the Williams Honda team a genuine powerhouse that finished the 85 season in Brilliant fashion. In the final four grand prix races of 1985, the Wil Liams Honda Turbo powered cars placed second and fourth in Belgium first and third in the grand prix of Europe at brands Hatch England first and second in South Africa and first plus a did Noi finish in the australian finale at Adelaide. Englishman Nigel Man sell won for Williams at brands Hatch and in South Africa he was shoved off the track on the first Lap in Australia while Finland s a Csc Rosburg won the final race in Australia. Rosberg who won the world driving Crown with the Williams team in 1982, finally left Williams to join the Mclaren learn where he will partner world Champion Alain Prost of France. The vacancy at Mclaren was created by Austria s Niki Lauda the three time world Champion who retired from racing at season s end. The englishman Mansill is remaining with Wil Liams and he will be joined there by Nelson Piquet of Brazil one of the Best Drivers in the world. Piquet who left the Brabham team at the end of this season won two world championships during his six years with Brabham. His first title came in 1981 when his Brab Ham car was powered by a Ford co Worth engine and his second championship came in 1983 after Brabham switched to Bow Turbo Power. Piquet became the first Driver to win a world championship with a Turbo engine. With the Piquet Manscel combination at Williams Honda next season the Mclaren team driven Prost and Rosburg will have All the opposition they can Hope for and the 86 Campaign should prove a classic one. As usual the Lotus Renault Ferrari and Brab Ham Bow teams will also be Strong contenders Lotus with superstar Ayrton Senna of Brazil return ing but with no definite second Driver at this time. Ferrari again will have the services of Michele Alberto of Italy run Crup to Prost this year and Stefan Johansson of Sweden. Brabham will go with Elio do Angulis and Riccardo . Bolh of Italy and both new to the team. Do Angulis left Lotus after several seasons there to join Brabham. Pat Csc arrives from the Alfa Romeo learn which has quit formula one racing. The of her teams All outsiders As far As the run for the championship is concerned include Tyrrell run Ault arrows Bow Holcman Bow Ligier Renault Minardi Alfa Beatrice Ford and Zakss cd. Driving for Tyrrell will be englishman Martin Brundic and perhaps Frenchman Philippe Struiff while Belgium s Thierry Boutsen will remain at arrows his teammate still not determined. Italy s Teo Fabi returns at Holcman and he May be partnered by the austrian Gerhard Berger one of the Best of the newcomers. The Veteran Jacques Laffity of France meanwhile again will sit behind the wheel of a Ligier Renault. His teammate will be Phillips Alliot also of France. The new Beatrice Ford team with big sponsorship Money from the american Beatrice food firm will have the new Ford Turbo engine next season and the team could prove a Strong one if things jell. The Drivers there Are former world Champion Alan Jones of Australia and Patrick Tam Bay of France. Why Beatrice did not sign an american Driver is a Good question especially now that Eddie Cheever is out of work because of the eur racing Alfa Romeo team s withdrawal from formula one Competition. The tiny Minardi Alfa team of Italy meanwhile will return with italian Driver pics Luigi Martini while the German Zak Speed team enters its second year of Competition with englishman Jonathan Palmer staying on to drive for Zakss cd Boss Erich Zakowski. In formula one tire testing last week at the Estoril circuit in Portugal the brazilian Piquet proved fastest in the Williams Honda Selling an unofficial record at one minute 16.76 seconds Over the 2.7-mile circuit. Piquet set his Mark on Goody cars during the final Day of the five Day session. Second fastest on the final Day and scoring second Best time Overall was Brabham Driver attest who recorded 1.59.22 on Pirelli tires. Mclaren s Prosl who had been fastest on the third Day of tire testing at 1 20.65 on Goody cars left for France after that run so did not have the Opportunity to attempt bettering Piquet s time. Piquet was present for All five sessions opening with the fas list time on the first Day at 1 20.70 and closing with his record run in the final session. Prosl was fast Cal on the second Day in the rain and on the third Day in dry conditions. Tops on the fourth Day was Lotus Senna at 1 20.18, Senna on Goodyear. Team managers were reported pleased with last week s tests on the esl pril circuit and wild Good reason because All conditions prevailed for lire testing rain fog. Slight drizzle As Well As dry and sunny weather. The conditions provided a Complete Range of sur faces for All formula one tire designs. O looking ahead to next month two racing car shows Are on tap and both should be Good ones in Germany the 17th International Stuttgart Rac ing and sports car show is scheduled from Jan. 11 to 19 at the Kil Lesburg Park Fairgrounds. This show Cut 86 annually features racing cars As Well As specially cars old timers land Speed record cars plus boats and sports equipment. In England the British racing and sports car club Buscc will stage the racing car show from Jan. 9 to 12 at the new Alexandra Palace Pavilion in London. Special features of the show will include displays of grand prix and championship winning curs historic cars engines accessories video shows and Slot car racing. Racing Roundup will not appear nem week but we will have our annual motor racing season in review on this Page in its place. In the meantime we would like to take this Opportunity to wish All of our readers a very merry Christmas tin Sim ind sir Len bears Post second win in a town shootout Baum older beats Heidelberg 87-78 Kaiserslautern Baum older s backcourt duo of Gregory Ransaw and Myron Wicks keyed the bears to an 87-78 Victory Over Heidelberg tuesday night in the second Day of the Kaiserslautern Christmas shootout. The Victory the second in As Many Days for the v corps team put the bears into a wednesday winners bracket confrontation with Pitburg. Bit Uig dawned Pir Masens 62-57 later tuesday. Baum older under head coach Gary Debruin fell behind 39-31 at intermission. But the bears outscored the generals 20-12 in the first five minutes of the second stanza and led the rest of the Way. Ransaw Baum older s play making guard contributed 24 Points for the win Ner. Siclo had 15, one fewer than 6-foot-4 Forward Clyde Harp. Heidelberg which plays in the 21st sup port come league was paced by James Flack with 23 Point. Terry Pledger added 18 and Leroy Evans bad 15. The i6-team, double elimination tourney featured two other winners bracket games later tuesday Frankfurt Karlsruhe and Berlin nor deutschland. In tuesday s other winners bracket con test Pitburg 62, Pirro Sens 57 the Barons representing the air Force s Continental sports conference managed to win despite losing mainstay Tony Everett Early. Everett and Pir Masens Steve Rocker were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct with just under 10 minutes to play in the first half. Pitburg led Early but Parma sons took a 10-9 Lead in a Low scoring first half with 13 40 to go. The Lead see sawed until inter Mission before Melvin key gave the Road runners a 34-33 halftime Edge with a pair of free throws with six seconds left. Pir Masens Hung onto the Lead until 9 05 left when Ronald Lee s Basket gave bit Burg a Lead it never relinquished. The Bartru Edge reached 57-50, but the Road liners closed to 57-55 before Wallace Northcult canned two free throws with 30 seconds left to pad the Barons Lead. Northcutt paced the Baron attack with 26 Points. Winston Williams added 15 Points for the winners and Bobby Jamason had eight. Pir Masens got a 17-Point performance from Michael Seawright. He was followed in the scoring column by Melvin key with 16 and Douglas Jefferson with 10. In tuesday s losers bracket games Mannheim 84, Lan Stuhl 74 Warren Evans rattled off Mannheim s first eight Points of the second half 10 Lead the Mustangs Over their 21st support come rivals. Evans finished with 20 Points one be Hind team Leader James Williams. The Lions Perry Brown led All scorers with 75. Teammate Silas Anderson had 13, a Schaffenburg 106, Worms 90 Michael Allen fuelled a second half surge that ousted the wildcats. Scoring 24 second Points Allen sparked the suns Over the final 20 minutes after the teams played to a 48-48 tic after one half. Allen paced the Vii corps team with 44 Points. Teammate Lavont Linc Scy scored 24. Theodore Upshaw and Rodney Harris with 22 and 26 Points respectively paced the losers. Nuernberg 101, Kab Nutem 91 trailing 88-77, the knights tallied the next nine Points to Send the Host team packing without a Victory in the five Day tourney. Lerpy Scott who led the winners with 31 Points clicked on a three Point play that put Nuernberg ahead for Good at 90 88. Bert singltary added 19 for the Vii corps team. Falon prude topped Kaiserslautern with 34 Points and Charles Copper had 14. Ansbach 63, Sembach 59 the cougars prevailed in a game that was close throughout. Ermon Hobbs Basket broke a 57-57 tic with 1 28 left and baskets by Darrell Thompson and Darrell Luster sealed the verdict. The later pair finished with 19 and 11 Points respectively. Sembach one of Only two air Force teams entered got 14 Points apiece from Marcus Polk and Willie Wesley. In monday s late games Berlin 79, Ansbach 65 the bears stormed Back from a 40-22 half Lime deficit behind Michael Reese who tossed in 18 second half Points. His 26 Points led the winners who got an 18 Point Effort from to Ellis and a 14-Point performance from James jacks. Donald Rawls led Ansbach with 19. Luster had 13.  71, Sembach 70 the players built a 71-64 Lead and coasted with the tigers making it close in the end. Chris Cunningham popped in 18 Points for the 21st support come team and Wil lie Copeland had 13. The tigers were led by Willie Wesley with 14 Points and James Brown with 11, oilers Hunter sentenced Edmonton Alberta a for Ward Dave Hunter 27, of the Edmonton oilers of the National hockey league was sentenced to four months in jail tuesday on his third impaired driving conviction. Judge Percy Marshall also sentenced Hunter to three months to be served con currently for refusing to take a breath anal Ysis lust and fined him $750 for driving without a valid License. Defense lawyer de Molstad said he will Appeal both the conviction and the sentence