European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 26, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 25 i Hub Bah a . Rally to decide world Crown the 1986 season will go Down in motors oru history the year when practically every major championship was decided in the final event on the Calendar. Frenchman Alain Frost won the world driving title in the australian of finale. Bobby Atal captured the . Cart championship in the dosing event Al Miami and England s Derek Bellway declared the world sports car driving Champion after the final round in Japan. Now in world championship rallying iwo finnish driven will Battle it out for the title next week in America when the state of Washington hosts Hes Cha Olympus rally the . Round is the final event of the season and in counts for Points in in world rally driving championship but not for manufacturer s Points. The French Peugeot firm which captured Bot the manufacturer s Crown and Driver s title last year Finland s Timo Salonen won Iti going and out fora repeal this season. Peugeot clinched the manufacturer s Tille four months ago with re Victory in the1,000 lakes rally in Finland and now seeks to add the driving Titi to its 1986 laurels. But in will be close. Going into next week s Olympus rally dec. 4 to7peugeot Driver Julia Kankkunen of Finland trails countryman Markku Alen by just one Point. Alen who drives for the italian Lancia team moved ahead of Kankkunen in the handing last week when he drove his Lancia to second place in the British Lom Bard Rac rally. So the score now reads Alen 104, Kankkunen 103 and the Olympus rally will Settle the Issue. The Lombard Rac was won by Finland s Salonen the defending rally Champion while his Peugeot teammate Kankkunen placed third. Another finn. Mikael Sundstrom took fourth 10 make it unimpressive Peugeot on three four finish Only Alen in his Lancia Delta preventing a sweep. A Ford fac tory entered rs200 driven by Sweden s Kalle Grun Del placed fifth. The Austin Rover world championship Tea entered seven my metro 6r4 cars in the British rally in the Hopes of winning on the Home grounds but managed Only sixth through ninth. Tenth place in the Lombard Rac went to a Mazda 323 Turbo driven by Sweden s Ingvar Carlsson. The British Lombard Rac rally was the 1 lib end last round counting for Points in the manufacturer i championship and Here Are the final standings forthe first seven places 1. Peugeot 161 2. Lancia 156 3. Volkswagen. 79 4. Audi. 29 5. A tic betwee Austin Rover and font 24 Points each 7, Toyota 20. As we move toward the end of the year it becomes the traditional time for awards and con tests and our first one in won t be the last involves the 40th annual polling by the Stuttgart based a for nationals sport Kom Sponden for its world sportsman and sportswoman of the year. The contest is conducted among newspapers in30 different countries of the world the stars Ana stripes representing the United states in this Moio sports is concerned twice world Champion Alain Prast of France placed ninth Inthis yeas sport poll. Voted sportsman of the year was Argentine soc cer superstar Diego Maradona while British run Ner Daley Thompson placed second and Lennis Star Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia third. The women s Winner was runner Heike drechsler of East Ger Many followed by Tennis Champion Martina Navratilova of the United states and runner Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway. During the 40 years of the poll s existence two world driving champions j Ackie Stewart of col land and Niti Lauda of Austria have won the honors. Stewart was named sportsman of the year in 1973, the year he won his third world championship and retired from racing while Lauda Cap tured the Vole in 1977, that was the year la Dawon the second of his three world crowns and also the year of his highly dramatic comeback from Anear fatal Accident in the German grand prix of 1976. Where to co this weekend in Ger Many the 18th annual International season finale racing program will be held on saturday at Hock Venheim with races for til classes of cars including formula Fords and sports can. Tie Short 1.6-Mitccircuit will be used for this Dawn to dusk Gluch Wein event that closes out the 1986 season in Germany. In England meanwhile the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London is hosting a tribute to Wil Liams Day on sunday with race fans invited to Meel Frank Williams whose Williams Honda team won this year s world constructor s cup in formula one grand prix racing. Englishman Nigel Mansill who finished second 10 Alain prow thu season in the world driving championship will also put in some demonstration runs aboard his Wil Liams Honda car. Mansell will be around through out the Day to meet the Public and sign with the tribute to Williams program the featured race of the Day will be the final round inthe bbl grandstand series for formula 2000 cars. Eight other races Are also on the program indoor Motocross the second round inthe european stadium Motocross championship will be staged saturday and sunday Al the indoor Rena in Genoa Italy. Several top line american Motocross riders Are entered in this Competition along with some of the Best riders in Europe. Essen racing car show the 9th an Nual International Essen motor show with More than 500 exhibitors from 16 nations opens on sat urday at the Essen Fairgrounds in Grugan Park and runs in Roufeh dec. 7. This show one of the largest in Germany Andone of the largest racing car shows in the world for that Mailer will feature More than 1,000 Competition cars from every world championship Divi Sion classic cars drag racing cars and Many other vehicles As Well As some 600 racing motorcycles. Of special interest this year is an exhibition of 7 of the most successful racing cars from the years 1914 through 1971. The Essen Fairgrounds will use All 13 of its Hall for the show which attracted More than 220.000 visitors last year. Daily and sunday hours Are from 10 . To 6p.m. Admission is 13 Marks $6.50 for Adulis and 8 Marks j4 for children. 49ers bringing Tyler Back with Cribbs Harmon Hurt Redwood City Calif. A the san Francis co 49ers Are bringing Back Wendell Tyler the former starting halfback released three weeks ago and May seek even More running Back help coach Bill Walsh said monday. At this Point with four games remaining we need All the experience we can Gec Walsh said. He s the Man to go we definitely need a running Back because we May have lost Bolh running backs in this last game. Tyte flew from los Angeles to san Francisco Mon Day and signed a contract late in the afternoon. Deck Hanson the running Back who suffered Arr Stankle in sunday s game against Atlanta will so surgery on sunday night and will Buffalo i i Trade and starter in to of the sea Ion left the game earlier with a Tup injury. It was not considered serious at he Lime but on Mon Day he was listed As questionable for next next week s monday night game against the new York giants. Joe Cribbs u very doubtful Al this Point so we definitely need Wendell. We might even need a second Back Walsh said. When Walsh decided to release Tyler on nov. 4, he called in toe toughest Job i be had with the 49en. Tyler a 10-year Veteran began this season on injured Reserve because of a knee problem and played in Only two games gaining 41 Yards on nine rushes Tyler who has a career local of 6,292 Rushing Yards set a 49ers single season record in 1984 with 1,262 Yards left sunday s game in the second Quarter and Harmon who took his place in the lineup was injured in the third ring played some at the halfback spot after that and the 49en also used their two fullbacks Roger Craig an Tom Rathman in the Backfield together on occasion. Wended. Tyler Retina to 49en Back Flold. Appo Loten to Earne Wii unify a. Usa eur boxers split in swedish bouts Stockholm Sweden usar eur Sisters won two and lost Pir of dote Sci icon in ? jut�0tfi nah Eremon featuring Sweden s top Lih Day night Alan sports Arena Erwest Michael Curk of. Germany a Light mid Junei crap from Nuen cach stopped his r in the third Mark Landon of Mann Heim. Germany and heavyweight Bay Mercer of Baum older. Germany each dropped a come daemon. La Fli Jup Gay if i Al 1 53 of the third round in a bout stopped by the referee. Crisp s fight against Andun Wolm Jowas halted by the referee at 1 34 of the third stanza. Crisp was named Best Boier on the card Landon won the a fond round Agate my Lars Lundgren but the swede won in first and third to earn a one Point duct Sion from each of the three rim , rated As Sweden s no. I Amateur Oshter in his weight class country s Best performer on Monda Icard. Critter Carpi of Sweden us in in weight Clais the past three years we awarded a close decision Over Mercer in the filial bout monday
