European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 25.19b6 the stars and stripes Page 23 Pescaro of thackwell win on ring by Randy  editor Adenau Germany Veteran French Driver Henri Pescarolo and the Young new Sealander Mike thackwell scored an impressive Victory on the 1,000 Kilometres of Lucr Burgering Here sunday in the privately entered swi Skouros Mercedes. The Kouros sports car powered by five liter Mercedes engine took the Lead Afler the Jaguar driven by England s Derek Warwick dropped out with a hour to a. The race resumed alter a three hour delay was limited to three hours. It started in a downpour but ended on Damp track with the Sun finally breaking through. Derek Bel of England the Worl Champion sports car Driver blamed the race organization for a massive Accident that destroyed both the porsche 962cfactory cars and broke off the race. The winning Kouros Mercedes was followed by a porsche 956 driven by Italy s Mauro Baidi and Germany s Klaus Niedzwiedz one Lap Back. Third came the John Fizpatrick porsche 956 driven by Emilio de Willola and Fermi Valez both of Spain. The race was a disaster for the porsche factory team but Jaguar which was lying second in the world championship standings failed to capitalize on its Ger Man rival s misfortune. Along with Warwick s departure. The other Jaguar driven by America s Eddie checker also failed. Che Var was out faction in the first half hour with a Bro Ken drive Shaft. With seven races run the porsche fac tory retains its Lead with is Points while the Fitzpatrick porsche Tea moves to second Overall Wilh 30 Points after its third place finish Here sunday. Jaguar is third with 20 Points. In the driven standings Ger Many s Hans stuck and Bell remain on top Wilh 70 Points stuck each. The next round is sept. 14 at spa Franco champs Belgium. Stuck and his countryman Jochyn mass were the principals involved in he crash one that also eliminated three other cars. No Drivers were Hurt but a Flag marshal was Hii by flying debris and was taken to the Hospital with serious injuries. Bell who was awaiting his turn to drive the stuck Bdl porsche said there was no Way Foi Hans to Sec a caution Flag in that downpour. The marshals Only had a while hag tangling on the Guardrail at the end of he pit Road. The marshals really did know what they were  the White Flag warns that a Pace car is on the track the Accident occurred Joist after a Pace car had moved onto the circuit. The Pace car had gone out to slow Down he Field after three cars hai1 collided in the heavy rain and fog. While the cars directly behind the Pace car slowed Down Many Drivers else where on the track remained at High Speed the Drivers unable to see any Sig nals ahead. Some Drivers saw the caution Flag at the last moment and slowed but stuck was t one of them. He charged on ram Ming mass porsche at High Speed. I never saw any caution flags at All stuck said. In those conditions it was impossible to Sec flags and there were no Advance warning lights of any kind. I managed to avoid one car then i had nowhere to go except straight into to Chen scar. It was All very  stuck was running second at the Lime just behind the Kouros Mercedes that eventually won the race. Mass sixth when the Accident came said you could Only see about 300 feet ahead at any time. The conditions were really atrocious. Bui i had seen some cars off the Road and i slowed Down instinctively expecting  i had slowed 1 was Able to spot the caution Flag but i still had no idea there was a Pace car out there. But stuck was really flying and there was no Way he could have seen the lag. I Don blame him still 1 wish he had been going  said the organization is really at fault Here. The marshals simply did 1 know what they were doing. There should have been flags out everywhere not just one hanging on the guardrail."1 was fined si00 yesterday for revers ing about three feet in the pits the first Fine i be had in 22 years of professional racing. But these bloody organisers won t be fined one bloody bean for being responsible for the write off of half million dollars Worth of porsche to say nothing of possible injuries to the Drivers. When i race in America the track marshals know the rules and they know what s going on. And if there s a Pace car on the track we Are properly informed. That s anything but the Case  the restart of the race three Lead ing private porsche teams were  Kremer Osl and Brun teams All withdrew because of various conflicts with the organization. Track opened to other sport pros Stuttgart a the International Amateur athletics federation Rati fied Here sunday the revolutionary open ing of track and held events to professionals from other sports. The vote it the Isaaf Congress in this German City was unanimous said Isaaf president prime Nebiolo of Italy. The Taal decision was widely expected up Lead to a similar move by the International olympic committee involving the whole olympic movement. The rules for the Isaaf and the Ioc stipulated that professionals could not Lake part in the olympics nor in Isaaf sanctioned events. The International track body has now modified its rules and in the past it has been a trend setter on major sport innovations. Track and Field first introduced the concept of Trust funds into which the National federations deposited Money meant for competitors who eventually collected  open