European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup German up no. 5 for manse the German grand Park. 10th round Hithe world driving championship will be staged son Day at the High Speed Bockenheim circuit and where the teams Are concerned the limelight will fall on the British Williams organization and its highly successful Honda powered racing cars. Englishman Nigel Mansell who drives for Wil Liams is now leading Tor the tits with four grand prix victories in his past five outings and he win rules the favorite to win sunday s German up. Defending world Champion Alain Prost of France has usually enjoyed Good Fortune at Bockenheim he won there in 84. Even though he s Only four Point behind Mansell in the run for the 1986 Crown it s beginning to look More and More like manse year s German up was held on the new nuer Burgering with Michek Albreto winning aboard fenian. The italian team s most recent Victory if you can Call a year recent. Chances Are Remote for Ferrari Triumph at Bockenheim this sunday the team has been luckless so far during the 1986 Cam but Back to Mansell. Now with six career Victo Ries he is finally having some Good Luck come ins Way and the British grand prix on july 13 serves Assa Good example. Starting second on the Grid behind his Whf films Honda teammate Nebon Piquet of brass the driveshaft an Haven s car broke within Yards of the Start that should have been it for Mandl but n Multi car Accident followed seconds later to bring oat the red Flag. A re Start was necessary and Havel made the re Start to the spare car that bad been setup for Piquet spare car or not the englishman woo in it before a record Home crowd Piquet us Winfor a Williams Honda sweep. It was Mansells greatest Day and both he and the British fans went Home ecstatically Happy. M if Mansell wins the German grand prix Sam Day he should be on his Way to becoming Ike first englishman since James Hunt to capture the Crown. Hunt who won it in 1976. Reports on grand pm racing for the bbl and he predicted recently that Mansell will be my successor. Right now he appears unstoppable since Mansells Triumph in the grand prix of Europe at Bonds Hatch in october of last year the Williams team has won eight races in its last 12outings. The Honda engine has no fuel consumption problems either which gives both Mansell and Piquet Abig worry free Edge. Frank Williams the team Boss was a visitor Albrandt Hatch to watch is team perform for the first time since he injured his spine in an Auto cadent France last Spring. In his absence the team hat been led by the Wlliams car designer Patrick have mixed feelings about the Success of the team Williams joked to reporters because the seem to be doing better without me. I do miss being at the races but the team has Strong management and Good people making the decisions. Going into sunday s German grand Privat Hock Thenn the Williams team has a Strong Lead for the Fonfa one manufacturer s cop with 76mints to Mclaren s 60. Lotus has 36 Points. Liper 25. Ferrari 13, Benetton 8, Tyrrell 5, and Brabham the six i Prost i. 47, Mam in v. F Jacques Laffite of France i the Veteran Laffite. Who tied the late Graham Hilts record of 176 starts in the British grand prix will not be racing again this year. He was the Only Man injured in that spectacular first Lap pileup a brands Hatch suffering a broken Pelvis two broken legs and a broken foot. Laffite one of racing s Nice Guys was doing very Well with the Ligier team he won several races for Ligier in the 1970sand such injuries at this stage in his career Are bad news in deed. His recovery is expected to take at least four months. The annual problem for the German grand prix will continue on sunday at least where German spectators Are Rop Cyr. Thai problem being the Lack of German Drivers. In sunday s lace Christian danger arrows Bow is the Only Ger Man on Ike entry hat and his chances of being among the leaders Are Stan indeed. Last year Ike germans cheered for Stefan belief also age be was not in n competitive car. Belief an Driver was killed shortly after the German up during sports car race in spa Bel Gram. Another Good German Driver Manfred win Kohock lost hit Fife Only a week after the car race fat Canada. The German Nave not bad truly competitive driven fat for Anria one racing since the Days of to Chen mans and Hans stack in the mid-1970s, and even Witk their of boons talents they lacked top cars. Deta flt on san Tyk German grand prix May be feb mid under where to go this in motorcycle racing. Louisiana s fast Reddle Spencer the defending double world Cham Pion rated Ike Pant Ricard circuit last sunday but was sol wbk to ride bit Honda in the French Gran pin there. Recovering from an operation to cure to Donius in hit right he watched both practice and the race and told reporters for me the season is he still Hopes to do some races in the states late this year then return for the world championship series next predicted that Calif Oman Eddie Lawson who won the French up at Paul Ricard for Yamaha a Fol capture the 1986 world s title in the Soock class. Spencer said that Lawson is the most reliable rider and he rarely makes a with Only three races to go Lawson leads his Fel Low Calif Oman Randy Mamola Roberts team Yamaha by 13 Points so if s not Over yet. Winner of the 250cc race at pan Ricard was the venezuelan rider Carlos Lavado Yamaha who finished ahead of Sito Pons of Spain Honda and do Minique Sarron of France Honda. Lavado now has87 Points to Pons 74. Germany s ton Mang is third with 57 next world championship round is the British grand prix at Steve none on aug. 3. Hans stuck and Derek Bell the co champions in the world sports car driving series moved a step closer to a second co Crown Las sunday placing second in a Joest porsche 956c in the 1,000 Kilometres of brands Hatch. German Driver Klaus Ludwig shared driving duties with his coun Tryman stuck and England s the race which counted Only for Driver Points and not manufacturer Points were French Man Bob Wollek and the italian Driver Mauro Baku in a Diqiu moly porsche 956. Third was a Brun porsche 962 piloted by Thierry Boutsen of Belgium and Frank a Illinski of Germany. The two Jaguar xjr-6 cars and the Lone Lancia entry failed to Dent the porsche attack. Where to go this weekend the Ger Man grand prix for formula one cars As discussed earlier in this column starts at 2 30 . On Sunda with 26 cars taking the Green Light. The race will be of 45 laps 189 Miles. Practice Tor the formal one cars will be held on Friday and saturday with in timed sessions from 10 to 11 30 . And timed qualifying runs from 1 to 2 . On both Days. Additional events on the three Day program include a formula Ford 2000 race at 2 45 . Saturday Agerman touring car championship round at 4 . Saturday a Renault Alpine race at 11 30 . On sunday and an opel Junior cup race at 4 30 . On sunday after the up. The City of Bockenheim dislocated just Southwest of Heidelberg. Ticket prices for race Day sunday Range from 40marks-50 Marks about $ 19-123 for standing areas at har Thach and the East curve to 170 Marks about $80 for a scat in the covered Section of the South grandstand. A one Day ticket in the main grandstand costs 250 Marks about $118. An extremely expensive affair All around. If you d rather save Money and watch the Racoon German television. Channel one Ard will show the entire event live beginning at 2 15 .and ending about 4 15. And that sounds like a bar gain. In Italy meanwhile the eighth round in the ital Ian National formula 3 championship series will be staged sunday at the Perusa circuit in Enna Sicily with races for other car categories on the pro Gram. Practice is saturday. In England the Snetterton circuit near Norwich win hold races on sunday for formula Ford 2000cars. Formula Ford 1600s, touring cars and sports cars rallying the avd huns Rueck rally fifth round in the German National championship and the eighth round in the world championship for group a rally cars will be held from Friday through sunday the rally route including the Trier. Baum older and Idar Oberlein areas. The rally Headquarters Are in Trier. Technical inspection will take place on thursday in the Europa Hall in Trier where admission is free. Top entrants in this rally Are frenchwoman Michele Mouton in a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 and per Eklund of Sweden in an my metro 6r4. Motorcycle racing the Brand Hatch circuit Southeast of London Wilt Host club mans championship motorcycle races on sat urday for cycles of every class while the Snetterton circuit will also stage Cycle races on saturday for All classes of bikes. Motocross in Germany the 10th annual div Motocross Stras Bessenbach will be held sunday with races for Soock and 750cc bikes Aswell As for by pcs with sidecars. Practice will be held on saturday. The town of Stras Bessenbach is located just East of Aschaffenbur. Another Motocross in Germany the third an Nual Winsdorfer div event for cycles in the125cc, Soock and 750cc classes will beheld sunday near Winsdorf Nieder Dielen in the area just Southeast of sicken on National route it practices scheduled for saturday. Sex producer contradicts head of Abc sports \._. -ii.w�.juo.i, s$1.60hinion son . Sent at other York a a former Abc to producer contradicted the head Rotthe network s sports Depa Rupent Mon Day claiming he was told to ignore United states football league scores and Sto Ries on the sports news show reproduced. But the witness Matthew Mccarthy acknowledged that be was not aware of an Stoneson his show., inducing on about six stars who had signed with the new was the Only rebuttal witness called monday As the Usel s $1.69 billion antitrust suit against the National football final rebuttal Watto Constad tuesday and the Case is expected to go to the jury of five women and one Man on thursday. Mccarthy testified that As the producer of the no weekend show "30 Rock he tried several times before the show went on the air in the prinjfj9mh,s son president of Abc sports Arthur said we re going to ignore the Usel " Mccarthy his testimony test week Watson maintained that "30 Rode which lasted Only that one Spring under that name Cov ered anything he said whenever told Mccarthy to ignore the Usel and said he Only dropped in on a few mtg Aimy us we Mem ered two meetings in Watson s of fice and also recalled Watson being pre sen oth Mccarthy claimed in his testimony that the program ignored Usel stories except for some items when Heisman trophy Winner Herschel Walker signed with the new Jersey generals and some shots on Watson s directions of empty however under Cross examination Bynal attorney Robert Fiske Mccarthy said he did not remember a show on such Young Usel stars As Kelvin Bryant Trumaine Johnson and Tim Spencer
