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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, August 6, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 6,1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Bockenheim to Host first drag races Hockens Deflers famous race track in Centra Germany has hosted All Type of racing Over the years from formula Ore grand prix events to world championship endurance races Tor sports can. Even Boj Caiu have been featured on the 4,2-Mileroad-racing circuit and now Bockenheim will Host drag racing for the first Lime with a special International program scheduled for saturday and sunday one that Tea lures rocket cars Jet cars and Nitro powered motor cycles. It should be quite a show american style entertainment As the organizers Call it. The two Day festival of Speed will not be of the Quarter mile variety As in the states where drag Rac ing was invented in the late 1940s. The races at Bockenheim will be limited to one eighth mile on the straight Section before the main  should prove interesting and then some Cape Dally for the two Jet can from England s Santa Rod raceway. These Rolls Royce Jet powered monster develop some 10,000 horsepower and Are simply awesome. We first saw them when they ran at the  Airfield two years ago and they come highly  at Bockenheim the jets should hit about 150 Mph before shutting Down. On a regular Quarter mile track they top the 245 Mph Mark. Along with the two jets the total entry of Iso dragsters and motorcycles features the a Motu vanishing Point rocket car driven by Sammy Miller of new York a world land Speed re Cord bolder. Miller s rocket car is propelled by Hydrogen peroxide mixed with liquid Gas. At a recent Nee in Holland Milter turned the one eighth mile in3 seconds Flat. Another Star at Bockenheim will be the French woman Danne Dieudonne termed the world s fast est woman on a  she recently did the Quarter mile in 8.2 seconds aboard a Nitro powered a Wasat so plenty of noise smoke and action Are Guaran teed throughout the weekend. The program is sponsored by Tho Hanau Auto racing association or Hara and the debts Chat Yere infer drag racing. Hara president Jerry Lackey tuesday said 16bikes Are entered so far in the pro Stock class which is a european championship round an that 20 Competition cars Many american mad Are entered from Sweden England Holland an Germany. Sixteen Modi Tea class cars also Are entered. Lackey said the entrants mainly from the american military. If you would rather race at Hocken Heim than watch from the stand you can enter your car in the it elapsed time bracket and i you believe your car in t up 10 that level of Competition then you can enter it in the Public race cup Competition. The Public raw cup is for anything on four wheels. Lackey says. Although Advance entries have been Strong in both it and Public cup entries will be accepted until 11 . On saturday and a one Day racing License May be purchased at registration. Registration at the Bockenheim circuit begins a noon on Friday and continues until 8 ., while on saturday registration begins at 8 . And Endsel 11 . Trials and qualifying Start at 11 . On sat urday Wilh first round eliminations Starling at 3  Sunday s program is As follows 11 ., second round eliminations 1 30 ., main eliminations 4 ., final eliminations. Camping will be available for spectators on therace track grounds while camping for participants will be available in the pit area. On saturday admission for adults is 15 Marks plus is Marks for a pit visitant 5 Marks for children plus 10 Marks fora pit visit. On sunday it s 25 Marks for adults 15 extra Tor pits and 10 Marks for children plus to extra fora pit visit in world championship sports car Rac ing Oscar Larrauri of Argentina and Jesus Pareja of Spain won the first such race Ever held on the new Spanish circuit at Jerez do la Frontera. Taking turns at the wheel aboard a porsche 962last sunday Larrauri and Pareja edged German Drivers Walter Brun and Frank Clinski also in porsche 962. Third came England s Derek War Wick and dutch Driver Jan Lammers in a jaguarxjr6. The race counted Only for Points in the world Drivers championship and since Germany s Hans stuck and England s Derek Bell enjoy such a Bighead they decided to skip the Spanish round. After six races. Stuck and Bell Lead with 70points Warwick has 54 and Larrauri and Pareja have 46 Points each. Next round is the 1,000 Kilometres of the Nur Burgering Germany on aug. 23 and 24. At the spa Franco champs circuit in Belgium meanwhile the bows enjoyed a Field Day in the 24-hour race for touring cars last weekend wit four Bow 635csi models placing first through fourth and a Bow 323 finishing fifth. Impressive to say the least. Winning was the Veteran austrian Driver Dieter Ulster who was supported during the Long grind by Thierry Tassin of Belgium and Alfrid Heger of Germany an International Trio. The next round in the european touring car championship is sept. 7 at Silven Lone England. Where to go this weekend in Aulo Moble racing it s the hungarian grand prix 11 in round in the world driving championship and the first formula one race Ever to be held in a communist bloc country. The race will be staged on Sun Day at the newly completed Hunga Roring just Northeast of Budapest off Highway m3. Mime practice will be held on thursday from 2 to 4 ., and on Friday and saturday from 10 to 11 30 .timed qualifying is Sel from 1 to 2  On Friday and saturday. The 77-Lap 190 Miles hungarian grand prix starts sunday at 2 30  It win be the 100th grand prix race for defending Champion Alain Prost or France who trails the englishman night Mansill by 7 Points going into the hungarian race. In Holland the 22nd International North Teacup races will be held on saturday and sunday with events for Louring cars. Formula Fords for Mula super vecs Renault 5s and vow polos. In Italy the ninth round in the italian formula 3national championship will be held saturday at the Sisario Cirrus it near Rimini at the Snell Carton circuit near Norwich England meanwhile the 13th round in the British formula3 National championship will be held on sunday. With qualifying on saturday. A British Louring car championship round and formula Ford races Are also on the two Day  the zolder circuit in Belgium there will be races on sunday for historic cars. These races Areall european championship rounds. Rallying the adar rally of Germany counting for Points in both the German and euro Pean rally championships will be held on Friday and saturday the rally divided into two special sections. Both the Star finish area and rally head quarters arc at St. Win Del Northeast of Saar Bruecken Friday s action goes from 9 . Unlit8 30  While saturday s Competition starts at 7 . And ends at 8 is  Friday s 276-mile rally route includes St. Wendel Star Trier Wittlich co chem simmer Ullert Ckon Kusch. And  Finis while saturday s 325-mile route includes St. Wendel Star Merzig and Konz to Trier and after Trier the same route As used on Friday ending at St. Wendel. Among top entrants is the frenchwoman Michele Mouton in a Peugeot 205  racing the grand prix of Sweden next to lost round in the world motor Cycle Road racing championship will be held on sunday at the ande Storp circuit in Southern swe Den. Races will be for cycles in the 125, 250 and 500cc classes i us cycles with sidecars. Prancl ice willbe held on Friday and saturday. Motocross the grand prix of Luxem Bourg for Soock Motocross cycles will be staged sunday near Ell Clynick this Molo to determine the1986 world Champion on Soock bikes. It is the final round in the series and there Are four riders still i Contention. In last sunday s belgian grand prix at Namur Belgium s Georges Jobe won it beating out his compatriots Eric deboers and Andre Malherbe. All three belgian riders closed in on defending Champion David Thorpe of great Britain in the worm standings. Going into the final round at Ettelbruck on sunday Thorpe has 281 Points Fol Lowed by deboers with 278, Malherbe with 277and Jobe Wilh 261. All other riders Are out of con Tention. Judge upholds 6-event o Grady suspension  inn � a i i a. The  Durine a feud that a Chian tour violated antitrust statutes by pre us a Golf classic was the worst Runsan Diego up a Federal judge the newspapers during a feud that beam Moe to . Wili o Grady s Ahe grf  that would have prevented a six tournament Volunteer in new Orleans event suspension of golfer Mac o Grady. Two Yean ago. Senior judge Edward Schwartz ruled is Nir Bishal got Crin san diem Tocu o Grady s Tawyer Ste m�0j Nice Winthe Wholeben Nova did not prove face suspend is d its a Back but it Sion was a violation of antitrust Laws. Ujj Over judge made a determination the suspension Means that o Grady on  very Tough issues. It s a very31, must to out the next six stops on the � pea tour. He would not be eligible to play in a tour event until the Southern opcnonoct.2. He will however be Able to compete in this week s pea championships in ,._i__i_ or pc a of a nor Tou y venting his client from making a living. He also claimed Beman and the tour was selectively enforcing regulations. Within the pea tour s system therein no Way of contesting the commissioner s actions Novak s Brief  is an antitrust Case with free Dom of speech implications said Novak up Micu Kiu Nell no " i a 1 j o Grady i Loiero monday pre me comparing for the pea championships golfers still were allowed to Nav and Novak said he would discuss Bis next that some i by Alfh 4a1u us to move with o Grady. Novak asked the court for a tin week re i Tampio Jurupa m Jno Vajc Asuero m Eugui ii Jumus Toledo and the world series of Golf nary injunction that would have allowed aug. 22-25 at Akron Ohio because they o Grady to continue playing in pm Darenon tour events. Tour events until a jury anal could Settle pea commissioner Diane Beman a lawsuit Oogrady filed in response Toad levelled a  Fine and a one year the suspension. A trial could be held  in inn within n vat Fly of so. That the pea Mai someone could step in and Takeo Grady s place at the tournaments he would  have made no showing of a genuine anti competitive effect said Schwartz. O Grady and Beman have squabble since the new Orleans incident at which time o Grady Beman called the Volunteer an insulting name and said the go tournament on the tour. O Grady denied making the statements. The feud continued a few months late when the tour deducted a s500 Fine from o Grady s purse at the Bob hop desert classic. Novak called the deduction an act  the two traded broadsides in the Media for several weeks leading up to the suspension and  the one hand a player con be disciplined for making disparaging re Marks concerning the conduct of the pea commissioner while on the other hand the commissioner can Moke Iden tical disparaging remarks concerning the player and no Adverse action would be taken against him said Novak s Point Sand authorities which was filed with the court prior to monday s hearing  
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