European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 22, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 26 racing Roundup All or nothing sunday in Australia the Long Campaign for the 1986 world driving championship comes to an end sunday with the running of the australian grand prix at Adelaide and three driven will be doing Battle for the Crown. Going All out will be englishman Nigel Alain Prost and the brazilian Nelson Piquet Mansell and Piquet drive for the Frank Wil Liams team while the defending Champion. Prost drives for Mclaren. The Williams team which has already clinched the formula one constructor s cup has just mailed ill weekly news release and team Boss Frank Wil Liams says Nigel goes to Australia with a big Chance of coming Home the world Champion. Obviously it Shis no. I target and he knows that he Only has to finish in the top three to become Champion while both Nelson and Prost can Only take it away from him by winning. Adelaide is very much Nigel s Type of circuit and1 believe he would have won there last year had it not been for that collision on the first Lap. The Adelaide Street circuit is desperately hard on cars and last year the Field was decimated by half distance. Give those facts and trusting our reliability i truly believe Nigel s Lead is such that he will win the championship on going into the final round at Adelaide manse leads with 70 Points Prost has 64 and Piquet 63. As Williams notes Mansell needs Only a third place Fin ish to Clinch the Crown no matter what Prosl and Piquet achieve in this race. In his news release Williams adds an other matter is still unresolved that being whether we can beat Mclaren for the All time record in constructors championship Points. We be already clinched this years title but we need nine Point from our two driven to set the All Lime Mark. That and Nigel winning the championship a British Driver in a British car could add up to one of the greatest Days in my team Boss Frank Williams has gone on record As favouring his compatriot Mansell Over the team Sno. 1 Driver Piquet this in itself is interesting and also rare and it could give added impetus to Piquet who had been feuding with Mansell throughout the season. Piquet is seeking his third world Crown no Small Goat certainly. Trie Frenchman Prost i first Crown goes in As the sentimental favorite. It Stime for an englishman to win the title. The last Brit to do so was James Hunt in 1976 aboard Mclaren Ford. On German television you May see a one hour edited version of the australian grand prix at 9 o clock sunday morning Only a Short Lime after therace ends in Adelaide the grand prix will be shown on Channel i Ard in rallying Finland s Markku Alen won last week s italian san Mcmo rally after officials disqualified the entire Peugeot factory team. Alen who drives a Lancia Delta s-4 for the italian Lancia team was slightly ahead on the final Day when the Peugeot were disqualified. With the Peugeot booted out Lancia had a 1-2-3sweep, with italian Drivers Dario Cerrato second and Massimo Biasion third. The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 team cars were disqualified just before the final stage the rally officials claiming that the Peugeot had technical irregularities on the Bottom part meaning ground effects de vices used to improve the stability of the car. These devices Are forbidden by the International rally rules after the rally Peugeot appealed the disqualification to the federation internationale do sport automobile and asked that the results of the san re morally be invalidated. A decision in the Case is not expected for some time. Peugeot officials said the devices considered Irreg ular by race stewards at the san remo rally were fitted to protect the fuel tanks and not to produce aground effects process. Peugeot said its cars used the same devices in previous rallies this year and were never considered illegal by other rally stewards. While Peugeot has nothing to lose in the rally makes championship having clinched that title in Early september one of its Drivers could lose the world rally driving title if the san remo decision stands up. Finland s Juha Kankkunen who was running Sec while is seeking to become the first Driver since am Nuu Iii a Usu Usu Ubuntu us Nir Ilins Jack Brabham to win two Back to Back titles Ond in san remo behind the winning Alen was among the Peugeot Drivers disqualified As we noted last weekend Prost has said there i nothing that would give him More pleasure than to break this 26-year we have the ingredients for a dramatic race and an exciting end to the world championship Chase one that began in Brazil on March 23. Since we picked Piquet to win at the Start of the season we Lostay with that prediction. But Mansell seeking Bis = with Only two rallies to go Kankkunen now leads Alen by jus two Points. Kankkunen has 91 Points White Alen who picked up 20 Points with his san remo Victory now has 89. The two remaining events Are the British racially on nov. 16-20 and the . Olympus rally on dec. 4-6. Belgium s Andre Pilette an sex formula one and sports car Driver who now operates a highly successful race driving school writes in to say that his annual test Days program will be held next month. Pilette conducts his International racing school on the zolder circuit near Hasselt this Cir Cuit the site of Many Bedigan grand prix races and touring car races. Scheduled for nov. 22 and 23 one May take the test on either Day and beginning at 8 ., the test includes two examinations on theory four trials three laps each in a Mazda sports car a Fiat touring car a formula ice single seater and a Renault Lour ing car. The Best 10 candidates from the test Days will be taught hittite s entire apprenticeship course free of charge while those placing i Ullh through last will be offered the study of the first two turns free of charge if they decide to take the course. Pilotte says test Days help the candidates to become actively involved in racing if they decide to continue or they can get an idea of the exact extent of their Talent during the the Cost for a single test Days Outing is about s12s. For entries and Complete details write to Andre Pilotte International racing school Gouverneur Verwig Hensinger 97, 3500-Hasselt, Belgium. The phone is 011-221652. Where to go this weekend the sched ule grows Short this Lime of year but there is som racing going on even through Early december so keep in weekend the lop automobile racing program in Europe will be found at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London where brands Hatch will pre sent its annual formula Ford world cup festival the festival always attracting the world s Best Young driven in formula Ford Competition. Practice an qualifying races will be held on Friday and saturday with semifinal elimination races and the world cup festival finale on Snetterton circuit near Norwich England meanwhile closes its 1986 program with championship final motorcycle races on saturday and for Mula Ford and formula 750 Auto races on sunday. Auto shows the Stuttgart Ama 86 Auto show which features new production cars from Mak ers throughout the world racing and rally can motorcycles and other vehicles opens on saturday at the Killes Bergmark Fairgrounds and continues through nor. 2. The Stuttgart show is always a Good one. With plenty to see and do. Daily hours Are from 9a.m. To 6 . In England meanwhile the British International motor Snow continues through sunday at the National exhibition Center in Birmingham. Houis Are 9 30 To 7 pin. Daily except for the final Day on sunday when the Snow opens at 9 30a.m. And closes at 5 30p.m. Tin san iral strip extra Benefit rules hit football softball Nebraska teams put on probation Mission Kan. F a the University of Nebraska football and women s softball programs have been placed on probation for a maximum of one year for violations of Mcaa extra Benefit rules the National collegiate athletic association said. During the probation which began oct.14 the University will be required to con duct a review Ofiu internal and prevent violations of the Mcaa extra Benefit Rule in toe two sports. The probation does not affect postseason play or television appearances for toe football Mcaa adopted action taken previously by the University Wain it an assistant academic Counselor Marsha Sabada because of her involvement i violations regarding the football team. That action included a the month Proba Tion. Indigo Brity for advancement in her duties during the probation and Inezi Gikiu to for pay increase before july 1,1987. The football violation did not involve any member of the football coaching staff. The Mcaa said in a news release Case was limited in nature and did not involve a pattern of serious violations said Frank j. Remington chairman of the Mcaa committee on infractions. With regard to football the primary concern of the committee related to the involvement of an assistant academic Counselor in. Events surrounding the lease of an automobile by a student athlete Remington said. The Mcaa said the Counselor helped football player lease a 1985 Nissan 300zx and then did not adequately in form the athletic department of the fact in the player was i Back Doug Dubose. Whoie College career was recently ended by a knee injury. The seriousness of the matter was heightened when the assistant academic Counselor failed to adequately informer taper Pra of these events and when she and the student athlete provide false information to the Mcaa during the investigation of tace matter re Mington said. The committee also said that because of a clerical error the University issued improper payments to two student ath letes to help pay for their return from the 1986 fiesta bowl in Phoenix students Dubose and defensive end Broderick Thomas later repaid the payments. Rfcs Mcaa said another student ath Lete was Given the use of a vehicle to travel Between his Home and a summer Job for two weeks in 1983, a violation of Mcaa softball violations involved pro Viding round trip transportation and several College campuses buying a meal for prospective student athletes and their parents and failing to mow Mcaa eligibility committe Jaid coach Wonju Withall his knowledge of Anany violations of Caa rules. The women s softball team s standings and participation in the 1985 National collegiate division i championship Wilt be deleted and the team will have to re turn its trophy because of participation by two ineligible student athletes i championship play in 1985. The Mcaa also imposed a one year ban on postseason play in women s soft Ball but decided that penalty had Bee satisfied when the University s 1986 team was disqualified from championship play because of three ineligible players. The women team will be eligible for future Mcaa championship Competition. Television baseball world series game 4, new Ink mete at Boston Tad sox 1 Mil. Thud a. Radio Utu we Serka gmt4, in
