European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 12. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roun Rahal s title a tribute to his Friend ind Winnett Bobby Rahal who once need formula 2 did formula 3 can Here in Europe is now the . Driving Champion. And his winning of the title in Miami Tat sunday come As a splendid tribute to the late Jim Trueman owner of the Trues Porta Raag team. Nieman a top line Driver for Many Yean in Simsa and Acca championship comp Litian occasionally teamed with Rahal and they had always be a Good friends. When Trueman formed Hii own racing team in 1982, he asked fatal to become his Driver and the partnership proved highly successful culminating in Rahal s Victory in this year s Indiana Polis 300-mile race. But it was a bittersweet Victory for Rahal and the entire True sports team because their Leader True Man Wai suffering from terminal cancer and he died Only 11 Days after the Triumph at Indianapolis. De spite i illness Trueman was at indy to witness Rahal s Triumph which was of course a highly emotional one under those circumstances. Now Rahal has won the . Cart pig driving championship along with the indy 300 in one sea son and there could be no higher tribute to his late Friend and team Boss Trueman. Rahal with six victories this season clinched his first . Driving championship in the final cart round at Miami with an eighth place while Michael Andretti Hii Only rival for the title retired from the race at Midway Point with a broken  won the Crown by eight Points 179 to Andretti s 171. After the race Rahal told a press conference it s been a very Good year with the exception of  i think it would have been a great disappoint ment if i had t won the championship especially after scoring six wins this season. Rahal said. When you come out on lop alter i / races that s hard to do. It s simply a Relief to win in championship. It s unfortunate for Michael Andretti that he lost out in the last race but that s the name of the  ironically a Unser or. Won the Miami race beating the sex formula one Driver Roberto Guerrero of Colombia who had led the entire race from pole position Only to run Short of fuel on the final Lap the 112lh. We say ironically in Unser s Case because he Tost out 10 his father in the championship run at Miami last year when he finished third. Had he won then As he did in Miami last sunday then Unser or. Would have Defeated his father for the title. Instead he lost to big at by just one Point. In sunday s cart finale at Tamami Park Young Unser finished 35 seconds ahead of Guerrero and averaged a record 106.322 Mph breaking the Markof 95.9is set in last november s inaugural event by Danny Sullivan. The Miami race also marked the cart debut of Eddie Cheever the sex formula one Driver who competed in the world sports car championship Bobby Rahal. . Driving Champion and indy Winner. Series this season for Jaguar. Cheever an american who makes his Home in Italy had an inauspicious debut leaving the race when his car hit a Concrete Barrier. But Cheever was t the Only one. Sex Worl Champion Emerson Filli Paldi of Brazil also hit a Barrier at the Midway Point As did former indy win Ner Tom Sneva. There were no injuries. After 17 races during 1986, the cart pig final standings go like this Bobby Rahal Champion with 179 Points Michael Andretti second with 171, Danny Sullivan third with 147, Al Unser or. Fourth with 137, and Mario an Dresti fifth with 136. Sixth through Isle Are As follows 6. Kevin Cogan,113 Points 7. Emerson Fittipaldi 103 8. Kick Means 89 9. Roberto Guerrero 87 10. Tom Sneva 82 ii. Johnny Rutherford 78 12. Weott Brabham. 64 13. Raul Boesel 54 14. Jostle Gana 45 is. Jacques Villenuve 38. In formula one racing news there will involve Driver changes and hiring for the next few weeks and the most recent development has the belgian Driver Thierry Poulsen joining Italy s Teo Fuji on the Benetton team for 1987. Boulson who has driven for the arrows learn for the past four years has signed a one year contract with Benetton. The vacancy at Benetton arrived when the Brilliant Young austrian Driver Gerhard Berger left the team to join Ferrari. Berger won the mexican grand prix last month to give the Benetton team ils first Ever grand prix Victory. Meanwhile Sweden s Stefan Johansson who was also a candidate for the Benetton drive May have turned Down the offer. Johansson who was dismissed by Ferrari at the end of this season is said to be in a Strong position to partner world Champion Alain Frost of France on the Mclaren learn. This figures As the swede is a first rate competitor and he would make a Strong backup Driver to Prost. The vacancy for the no. 2 drive Al Mclaren was created by the retirement of sex world Champion Keke Rosburg of Finland. The porsche club of America Ger Many Region recently announced the final stand Ings in its 1986 slalom Competition. The club con ducted six slalom with six porsche car categories per event during the season 10 determine the Cham  winners Are As follows Jim Branson a class Lew Houser b class Jay guard c class Steve Nich ols d class die loft Korbi Uhn modified class and Cecile Nichols women s class. The porsche club of America Germany Region is one of the oldest and most Active car clubs around and any porsche owner interested in joining Shoul Contact membership chairman Cecile Nichols Al Box 1 40 1apo 09403, or Call 06205-5833. Where to go this weekend in Ger Many there is racing at the Bockenheim circuit an saturday for cars of All categories including formula vees formula Fords and sports cars. Both qualify ing and racing will be held during the one Day pro Gram with the Short 1.6-mile course to be used for All events. In England meanwhile the second round in the bbl grandstand races will be held sunday on the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London. Races ire scheduled for 2-liter sports cars formula Fords and touring cars rallying the Lombard Rac rally of Britain. Next to isl round in the world rally championship begins at 9 . Sunday in Bain England with an entry of More than Iso cais expected for the 1.500-mile rally. The route takes the competitors to Over night stops in Harrogate Sund Yingli Slon near Edinburgh Monda Liverpool tuesday and then a return to the rally Headquarters at Bali on wednesday night for the finish at 8 25 . The Forest stages Are routed through Southern Scotland Yorkshire and parts of Wales. Indoor Motocross Germany s fourth International adar indoor Motocross Competition will be staged on Friday saturday and sunday in in Hanns Martin Schleyer Hall in Stuttgart with Many of the world s Best indoor Motocross riders competing. Representing the United states will be Mike Beier Andy Stacy and Tom Carson. The action on both Friday and saturday begins at 6 30 ., while sunday s adar super cup finale starts Al 2 . The Sun and Bop jets foes rank o Brien Best bin nil Hempstead . A it now can be said with conviction Ken o Brien of the new York jets is the Best quarterback in the nil. O Brien won t say it but his team mates and opponents will. The Guy can destroy you All pro safety Kenny Easley of Seattle said re Henlly. He s got a Strong  reads de lenses very Well and challenges you and gets away with  the numbers dont lie either. O been was the nil s top rated passer last year and he s in front again. O Brien built his Superb numbers last season on Short passes and the occasion Al bomb. This year he is the Engineer of the league s most explosive offence. In Nev York s 9-1 season inched Victo Ries in the Tan eight James o Brien has completed ibs ol2fi passes for 2,512 Yards and 20 touchdowns with Only six interceptions. His 111.1 rating is even More impressive when it s considered that the fourth year pro is throwing deep As often As any quarterback in the game. With Al Toon league High 63 catches eight for touchdowns and Wesley Walker 32, nine for ads who can blame him we have the Best receiving corps in the league and we Haven t peaked yet Obrien Laid when everything is working right i fed we can get anything done. We gel the Protection and the receivers gel time to to their routes and it All Dicks. It s a matter of the team doing its Job not just one or two of  o Brien was the least known of the six quarterbacks taken on the first round of the 1983 nil draft while John Jetway the top pick and Todd Blackledge Damarino Jim Kelly and Tony Eason went to big time football schools o brie toiled at division Foj Power Cal Davis. He was a suprise selection to Many. He should t have been jets coach Joe Walton said. He showed a Strong  intelligence and leadership All the things you look for in a  Walton had tired of Richard Todd inconsistency and penchant for throwing interceptions in critical situations. Bui he eased o Brien into the lineup letting him sit on the Bench for the entire 1983 season and not starting him until deep into the 84 Campaign. If you Are a competitor you never want to ill Walton said. "1 think Kenny understood but he was t i favor of doing  Walton takes special Pride Ino Brien s development. He gambled on him in the draft exiling a Veteran starter who had taken the team within one Vic tory of the super bowl in 1982. Kenny is just playing so Well he s doing everything he needs to do Wal ton said. He s very aware Bright and Lough and a pretty Good  o Brien who missed in games with a knee injury last month punctuated his outstanding season sunday at Atlanta. He hit 26 of 33 passes three for touch Downs including bombs of s9 Yards to Toon and 46 to Walker. At one Point. O Brien connected on 17 consecutive passes three Short of Hie nil record. Those weren t drop off tosses to running backs and tight ends either. The Streak included the loud Hiowt throws to Toon and Walker a 16-Yard scoring pass to Walker two 14-Yard completions one 12-Rapderand an i a yarder. Kenny is the Best quarterback i be played Wilh and Ine played with som Good ones said Walker who earlier in Bis 10-year career teamed with Todd to fora Oneo the nil s Best deep combinations