European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 8, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 Racine Roundup be mans revives fest Day tradition the 24 hours of be mans along Wilh the Indianapolis 500 and the grand pin of Monaco is a race steeped in tradition. And this year a tradition returns. Afler a 12-year absence the be mans organizers have decided to re Institute the singing of a per acc test Day session the last such event on the famous Sarf he circuit was held in March of j 974. This year s 24-hour French classic i scheduled for May 31-june to and the preliminary test Day session will be held May 9, the organizing automobile club lit t guest Aco says. The test Day event Wilt include two sprint race each race of 112 Miles Over the full circuit plus four hours of testing. The Aco says the sports car teams making use of the test Day program May compete in the two sprint races or the testing or do both the racing and testing. While the test Day program for entrants in the 24 hours of la mans is a return to tradition the May 3i june i Date for the race itself is strictly a break from Normal. Over the years the be mans race has almost always been held during mid june but this year the Date change was forced by the scheduling of the Canadian grand prix for june 15. And in this Era of racing even such ancient and traditional events As the 24 hours of be mans take a Back seat to the Powers of formula one grand prix  looking ahead to the be mans classic it appears that a full line up of German porsche can including those from the a Offenhausen factory team will do Battle with British jaguars and japanese sports can with the added Novelty of prizes for fast est laps each hour the Aco says. Among new cars in the lop group cd category will be the sex formula one Driver Howden Ganley s Tina gcb6, which will be powered by a 3.3-Titcr co Worth Turbo. The British Tina sport car will also compete in other world championship rounds plus 1msa races in North America. After complaints by teams and Drivers of being unable to race All out at la mans because of fuel restrictions the fuel allowance for this year s race will be increased by some 15 percent to return to the 1984 level the Aco organizers say. The club also Points out that the lessening of restrictions on fuel consumption will also encourage greater american participation. Another change this one involving the finishing procedure win see the Check ered nag waved at the winning car when it crosses the line after 24 hours have Era cd. Previously the Flag was waved at the first car across the line at the end of 24 hours. How this new plan works out will depend largely upon crowd control. Along with the be mans race seven other events Are scheduled in the 1986 world endur Ance championship for sports cars. These races All count for Points in both the manufacturer and Driver world championships. The Calendar issued by the federation internationale do sport automobile fisa in Paris is As Fol lows april 6, nugello Italy May 5, Silverstone Brit Ain May 31-june 1, be mans 24 hours. France aug. 24, nuer Burgering West Germany sept. 14. Spa Franca Champi Belgium oct. 5, Fuji Japan nov. 30, Shah Alam Malaysia dec. 7. Surfers Par Adise Australia. Two other races Monza Italy on april 20 and brands Hatch England on july 20 count Only for Points in the 1386 endurance driving championship. While on the subject of sports car racing porsche announced recently thai it will launch a porsche Turbo cup racing series this year with identical porsche 944 turbos competing against each other. The races will mainly be staged within the new adar super cup series porsche says. Germany s Dieter Glemser a former Winner of the european touring car championship for Ford and also a porsche factory Driver during the 1960s, will direct the new series. The identical porsche 944 Turbo cars All with 220 horsepower will be built by the porsche racing Divi Sion and will be ready to race when delivered to their owners. These cars will differ from the Standard mod Els by having less weight resulting from omitting extra sports Chassis equipment provided with Spe Cial Shock absorbers racing tires and safety Roll cages the porsche Turbo cup 944s will be equipped Wilh Standard three phase catalytic converters and they will use unleaded fuel. The porsche 944 Turbo the firm says is the Only High performance car in the world achieving the same performance rating of 220 he Wilh or without catalytic converter. Porsche says it will use the racing series to Bomin More technical experience on catalyst equipped cars being driven under full Load operation and at High speeds. Where to co this weekend although Sec have no races 10 attend during january we do have three car shows and All Are Worth checking uni. The shows arc in England West Germany and Belgium. Here they Are. The racing car show sponsored by the British racing and sports car club bus Jcj. Opens thurs Day at the new Alexandra Palace Pavilion in London. The show which runs through sunday features Rac ing cans of All types historic cars engines accessories video shows on cars and racing Slot car racing and about everything else involving Indio Spori com petition. In West Germany meanwhile the nth International Stuttgart racing and sports Cor show Cut 86" opens saturday at the kill Estorg Park Fairgrounds and runs through Jan. 19. The opening hours Are from 9 . To 6 . Daily including saturdays and sundays. Formula one racing cars from last season will be featured along Wilh sports racing cars the i9s4 indy 500-winning Penske March co Worth old timers new cars land Speed record cars drag racers and Novelty cars. Two of the lop Novelty cars Are the Pink puncher that appeared in the film of the same name and the american dream a 54-fool-Long luxury car described As the largest Auto in the world who would argue boats and sports equip ment also will be featured in the nine Day a Luigart exhibition which is sponsored by the adar Wuerttemberg. In Belgium the 64th International Brussels audio show opens on Jan. 15 at the heysel exhibition Cen Ter and runs through Jan. 26. New cars from More than so of the world s leading manufacturers will be featured at the 12-Dny Brussels show and there also will be a major display of new motorcycles and bicycles. The cars will be shown in eight halts with two Halls reserved for luxury cars and special bodied cars while the motorcycles and bicycles will be featured in two special halts one for cycles and another for bicycles. Accessories for All types of vehicles cycles and bikes also Wilt be on display As Well As automotive equipment and tools. To Stan ind so pit Cheeks propels 76ers by spurs 108-102 from press dispatches san Antonio Maurice Cheeks scored 23 Points and Moses Malone Hilling Only s-of-20 from the Field finished with 20 Points and 13 rebounds monday night to Lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 108-102 decision Over the san Antonio spurs. The 76ers posted their ninth Victory in their last 10 games. The spurs were led by Mike Mitchell s 27 Points including 20 in the second half. Alvin Robertson added 22 Points and 11 no Roundup assists. San Antonio pulled to within 99-96 on a Basket by Mitchell with 2 58 left in the game but Cheeks answered Wilh a jumper. Charles Barkley closed the door on the spurs by rebounding Julius Erving s missed free throw. Barkley was fouled by san Antonio for Ward Sieve Johnson and Sank both free throws. Kings 106, bullets 87 Sacramento Calif. Mike Woodson scored 21 Points and Eddie Johnson added 20 to Lead Sacramento Over Washington. Trailing 28-24, Joe Klein and Wood son scored 4 Points each As the Kings went on an 11-2 Roll to Start the second Quarter. The Kings never trailed after Lamg the 35-26 Lead. Washington s last threat came when Charles Jones scored 3 consecutive baskets and Ous Williams added another to close the Gap to 67-64 at 4 19 of the third period. Suns 114, supersonic 97 Seattle Larry Nance scored 27 Points James Edwards 25 and Jay Humphries 23 to Lead hot shooting Phoenix Over Seattle. The game had been suspended sunday night with 10 48 la play in the second Quarter because of a Leaky roof in the Seattle coliseum. High scoring Rookie sparkles As canadians win the from press dispatches Montreal Kjell Dahlin National hockey league s highest scor ing Rookie collected three goals and an nil Roundup two goals in the second period for the first hat trick of his career. � Dahlin also assisted on Rookie Mike Lalor s first nil goal when the  look his ass and sent a sep Shol past St Louis goalie Greg i lenal6 18of the third period. Another game involving nil teams penguins 4, dolls 3 his Center Bobby Smith had a goal and four assists As Montreal moved Back Inlo first place in the Adams division Wilh ils i hard consecutive Victory. Dahlin who has 22 goals and 47 Points scored on the cunadiens1 first shot of the game at the 38-Sccond Mark. He added new Jersey. Doug Shedden and Moe Malha each ass Sledon Ruskowski same Winner scored wrist Rookie Goat Der Craig by Kington. The penguins unleashed 21 second period shots scoring three goals in a., eight minute Jpn to erase the devils 2-0 Lead. Jim Mcgeough scared Pittsburgh s first goal Al 8 24 of the second off a rebound amidst a Jam of devils in the crease. The penguins tied Lite scare 2-2 when Mike Blais Dell pushed a rebound past Billington after a barrage of shots. Willy Lindstrom briefly gave Pittsburgh a 3-2 Lead Wilh 3 5$ la play on a shot from the Circle but Jan Ludvig tied the game 3-3 64 seconds later on a shot from the Slot. Dynamo 6, Bruins 4 Boston Sergei Svetlov scored two third period goals and Yuri Leonov had one sparking the Moscow Dynamo o an exhibition Victory aver the Boston bin Iii. Svei Tav also had an assist As the Dynamo evened heir tour of National hockey league cities at i it and became Only the second visiting team to win at Boston Garden since the Start of the 1983-86 nil season last october. The game was played before a crowd of 11,438 without incident although the jewish defense league had condemned the soviet visit and protesters picketed outside Boston Garden for about three hours before the Start. An sports radio College basketball Wake Forest Al Georgia tech 2 . Thursday