European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup up circus1 Heads Back to Europe with the running of last sunday s Detroit grand prix the formula one circus wound up its Brief North american show and now returns to Europe where the 1986 Campaign teaches its half Way Point with the French grand prix at Paul Ricard circuit on july 6. As we noted last week the Mclaren and Williams teams Are dominating the scene but with Lotus Al ways a threat and last sunday in Detroit the lot steam came through with its Brilliant brazilian Driver Airton Senna scoring an impressive Victory his second of the year. At this stage it s a three Way Battle for the world driving Crown a Battle thai involves Senna the de fending Champion Alain Prost of France Mclaren and the englishman Nigel Mansell Williams. Twice world Champion Nelson Piquet of Brazil Williams and sex titleholder Kike Rosberg of Fin land Mclaren can t be counted out yet but their Luck will have to improve quickly if they Hope to stay in the running. At Detroit Piquet crashed while chasing Senna most untypical act for this extremely composed Driver. Rosberg meanwhile was out of action Early inthe race and never figured in the Point reckoning. One team that is improving quickly and shewing Promise is the French Ligier outfit with in French Drivers Rene amour and Jacques la file running with the leaders All the Way. Like Piquet Arnoux crashed while chasing Senna. But la file better Luck and finished second a super showing for thu popular grand prix Veteran who at age 40 is the oldest Driver on the up Trail. Going into the French grand prix at the Pau Ricard circuit East of Marseille Senna leads with 36 Points Prost 33, Mansell 29, Piquet 19. Rosberg14 and Lilite 13. These Are the lop six. In the for Mula on constructor s cup the Williams Tea leads with 48 Points. Mclaren 47, Lotus 36, Ligier 19, Ferrari 13. Benetton 8. In barn and Tyi Reft 2 Points each. Without Points after seven races Sre Zae Speed team Haas Usa formerly Betance lot arrows Sefla and Minardi. Looking at the cart championship picture in the United slates Michael Andretti who lost by fraction of a second to his father Mario at the inc uni Portland ore., race leads for the champions Dipaulo racing teams cart Lille after five rounds in this year s 17-race series. Michael who ran out of Gas near the finish line and appropriately Tost out to his father on father Day a 13-Point Lead Over Tom Sneva As a result of his second place finish Ai Portland. Mano Andretti is third with 47 Points. At this stage Michael established himself As the favorite for the 86 cart Crown with two Victo Ries Long Beach and Milwaukee a second place Portland and a sixth place Indianapolis. He failed to finish in the opening race at Phoenix retiring at the two third Maik with a blown engine. The nexicart.seriesroundj1 last year s Mead its not often thai one can write about Ruck races or go to see truck races for that matter so Lel � look briefly at the International adar truck Grant prix set for july 18 to 20 on Germany s nuer Bunje ing the first Ever track race in Germany. The organizers describe it in English As Power action fun and music and the entire program sounds like a lot of fun. The three Day event wit include practice qualify ing and racing for truck of 300 to 450 horsepower. D _ a. I j j1.i. Of i a the three list Cal to umut j in liulfe4 la for Back of the Grid which should make things fairly wild. Two country Western bands Colorado and truck Slop will play on saturday night visits to the paddocks Are included in the ticket Price an there will also be icing for formula 3 cars and Renault Turbo. It founds like a lot of fun. Entrance on Friday july 18 is free tickets for saturday july 19 Are 19 Marks about 18,50and for sunday 29 Marks about ji3and a combined saturday sunday ticket costs 39 Marks about $17.50. Camping it available throughout the Lucr Burgering area Well have More information As the race Dale approaches but meanwhile Mark Down july 18-20 on your Calendar. Drag racing a alive and Well in Germany and despite extremely Short notice on track Avail ability the Hanau Anto racing association Hara staged its Bug in last sunday an event that Fea tured 60 vow. More than 4,000 spectators showed up to watch the action at the air Field South of Luenburg Jerry Lackey Long time president of Hara was a double group Winner in his pure hell Bug and head us satisfaction of beating five Lime Winner Ron Ald jutting of Germany. Over All Bug in Elimina Tor honors went to Martin Hollander. In the regular drag race Peler saltier was Over Al Winner in his Ford drag stat. Tony Morris was com petition eliminator in a Ford roadster modified eliminator Honor went opel it and it Winner was Klaus Rabbermann in an opel Ascona. The next race is at Holt Chi in on aug. 9-10,while a third race follows on aug. 16-17 at Gibej Stadt. 0 where to go this weekend the top Auto racing event in Europe this weekend is the "200miles of the Noris ring at Quern Beni. Germany this race a round in the world sports car Drivers championship sunday s race on the Noris ring Soldier s Fiel will feature the big group c porsche Jaguar and Lancia sports can and Many of the world s to sports car driven. The race will also Mark the Ger Man debut for the Jaguar sports cars i rec Are entered which beat porsche this year at Silverstone England. Along with the sports car race events Are scheduled for Renault 5 Turbo can. Formula 3 can vow polos Ford fiesta ladies cup Renault Alpine turbos and porsche 944 turbos. Practice is set from noon until 6 30 . On Friday while sat urday s practice goes from 8 am. To 530 . There Are also iwo races on saturday the Renault 5 race at 2 . And a German championship formula 3 race at 3 . The action on sunday starts at 10 am. And ends about 4 ., with the world championship sports car race to Start at 130 . In Lily a european championship race for for Mula 3000 cars will be staged on sunday at the my Gallo circuit near Florence while formula 3 cars will race sunday at Monza in an italian championship round. In France the fifth round in the Fia championship for historic cars will be held on sunday at the month cry circuit South Opari. At the Zan Dvoor circuit in Holland meanwhile there is racing on saturday and sunday for touring cars formula 3 cars formula Fords and sports cars Vintage cars both single ichters and sports can will race on saturday Ai the Shiv Erslon circuit in England while Champion of Snetterton car races Wilt be held sunday at the snet Lerlon circuit near Norwich England. Dirt track racing the to Clingen sin a Clingen Stock car racing association a Sacra will Siage a dirt track race sunday on the 3/8lh-mile Oval circuit rear Panzer Casein in bomb Lingen Ger Many. Time trials begin at 10 30 a.m., and the racing program which features four passes of cars starts at 1 . And ends around 6 o clock. Motorcycle racing the dutch grand Prii at Assen sixth round in Uit world motorcycle Road racing championship writ be staged on sat urday for All classes of bike., with american riders again the favourites to win the top Soock class Eventa tourist trophy world championship round will be featured on thursday while final practice for saturday s dutch up will be held on Friday. The Cir Euil is located Between Aisen and Groningen off autobahn a-28. In England Champion of brands Cycle races rescheduled for Salu iday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London with Vintage Cycle races to Fol Low on sunday. The Snetterton circuit meanwhile will Host clubman Cyde races on saturday. On Germany s . There s a rally on saturday and racing on sunday the race featuring. Events for cycles of All passes and cycles with Side cars. Motocross the grand Pris of Switzerland for 250cc Motocross bikes a Fol be staged at Rothen Tunn on sunday Wilh practice scheduled for sat urday. The town of Rothe Nurm is located on Swiss National routes North of sofa Wiz. In Germany meanwhile the 9th annual adar Motocross Baden Baden will be held sunday for bikes in the 125 and 250cc classes. Practice takes place on saturday. Trials the 12th International adar trial Falke Wil Benj Sulz which is the German Roundin the 1986 world trials championship series will be held on sunday at Wildberg Sulz which is locate South of Pforzheim on National route 463. Connors Shriver Bow at Wimbledon by Larry Siddons Wimbledon England a Ameri cans Jimmy Connor and Pant Shriver were dominated in first round upsets a Wimbledon tuesday where top seeded Ivan lend and Martina Nayia Flova advanced who St right set victories. Connors a two Lime Wimbledon Champ and the no. 3 men s seed lost to another . Player Robert Seguso 6-3, 3-6, 7-6,7 6, on court no. 1. On Centre court american Betsy Nagelsen gained her firs career Victory Over Shriver in eight tries winning 44,6-3,6-4 Over the women s no. S seed. Other seeds toting in the tournament s second Day which started Cloudy and turned into a Breezy version of British summertime were men s no. 9 Andres Gomez of Equador 5-1, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 to Australia s John Fitzgerald and no. 15 Guillermo Vilas to another australian Pat Cash 6-4,6-2,6-3. Lendl from Czechoslovakia Defeated Mexico s Leonardo Lavalle 7-6,6-3,6-4, in a match that began monday but was sus Pended because of Raia Lyndi who is seek ing his first major grass court championship led 7-6. 1-0, before the interruption a Avnilova seeking her fifth Wigwe Don women s singles championship in arow overcame first match jitters on Centre court to defeat Australia s Amanda Dingwall 6-3,6-2. The second seed among the women Chris Evert Lloyd also won in straight Sels 6-4, 6-1, Over Mary Joe Fernandez a 14-year-old from Miami ha., who says Lloyd is her idol Chris Evert Lloyd s husband unseeded John Lloyd of Britain lost a first round match to South Africa s Christo Steyn after winning the first two sets then announced thai would be the final singles match of his career. The women s no. 3 seed Hana Mandli Kova and no. 7 seed Helena Sutkova both of Czechoslovakia both advanced to to second round with 6-1, 6-1 victories Over britons Mandrikova against Joy Tacon and Sutkova against Denise Parnell in the men s Field americans Tim Mavolee and Johan Kriek posted straight set victories o Advance to the second , the i oth seed and Winner of the recent Queens club Wimbledon Warmup tournament beat Alexander Zverev of the soviet Union a 6-4,6-4.and Kriek the 16th seed and a semifinalist at the French open earlier this month Defeated Brett Cuiter of austra Lia 74,6-2,6-3.the Man i fifth seed Sweden s Ste Nedberg. Beat american Val Wilder 6-4,6-3, 6-1. Two other seeds from Sweden much toothed times each going five sets before winning. Sixth seeded Jaakim Nystrom downed see Connors on Page 26
