European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 4, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup porsche announces indy car pro eco the porsche firm of Stuttgart Zug Lenham sen is making All of the news on the racing Trail this week. After watching porsche win the 24 hours of Day Lona on sunday with a on in Zotigh six sweep the firm lop brass flew to new York City where inc officially announced the porsche Indianapolis project on tuesday. Well Tike a look at the Daylong race in a moment but first let s Check out he happenings in new York. Porsche which made its indy car announcement available to motor sports writers in Europe at the same time the news was presented to reporters inner York said the scraps of information kicking about for months arc now being officially announced on feb. 3 at the Parker Meridian hotel in new York City this is the porsche Indianapolis  in the presence of company managers Peter w. Schutz and que min e. Wood the porsche a and Quaker state Oil company Are presenting the racing project to lie american press. Porsche is in charge Orthe car i construction development and race participation White Quaker stale Oil is the sponsor of this Mutual  the announcement went on to say that the porsche Quaker slate team will participate in the 1988 cart series including the indy 900, a Nee that both firms rank As the most important Moton ports event on the North american continent. The plan also provides for two or three lest runs in cart races late this fall. A Driver has yet to be named but the line ii probably forming to the right. The cart series of course will present a new Challenge for the porsche team As Oval track racing is a new experience and nearly half of the cart series races Are staged on Oval circuits the main one being the indy 500. Engine testing is already under Way porsche  will come from a 2.6-liter avg Turbo with a race performance output of More than 700 hone Power. The engine will run on pure alcohol. The race car s development meanwhile is at the stage of scale reduced wind Tunnel models see photo. If the porsche indy racing car becomes As Success Ful As the 962-sefies sports cars then the Victory Lane will be a Long one indeed. Moving to Daytona porsche asked in its press preview last week if this will be porsche s 11th successive Victory in the 24 hours of Daytona the answer to that question obviously was a Quick  and if porsche keeps running at Daytona they will probably rack up 11 More successive victories As there is nothing on the horizon to Stop he onslaught. Not at the moment anyway. Being charitable or simply polite porsche went on to say that although the porsche teams Are regarded As favourites to win this first round in the american 1msa sports car championship the teams of Jaguar Corvette. Zak Speed Ford or March Buick could also come off victorious at the 24-hour  so what happened porsche duly won its 11 in Daytona in a Row. Porsche can finished in the first six places and a porsche 962 scored pole position. Porsche s domination of sports car racing especially in genuine Long distance events makes the results All too predictable but one can t blame a firm Randy Barnett a a Jav a a. / "3ti .  Inq iffy a  Sab reduced wind Runnel Model of new Ponche racer s Power Plant a 2,6-liter tidy Turbo engine. For being too Good. It is up to the opposition to do something about it Ferrari could but Ferrari is to tally engaged in formula one grand prix racing and apparently has no interest in returning to of class sports car racing a meld it once dominated. While admiring porsche s endless string of successes Over the Yean one can t help but miss the Good old Days when Ferrari Ford. Lola. Alfa Romeo Chaparral Aston Martin and porsche Al mixed it up at be mans the nuer Burgering Daylong and other circuits. Bat there could always be a revival and if there is it s a fair bet that porsche s future opposition Willcome from the japanese. In formula one racing Honda has More than dropped a hint of what the japanese Are capable of and if the japanese make a serious move into sports car racing then porsche will find opposition de luxe. On the formula one front March engineering of England has announced that it will re turn to grand Prii racing this season entering one non Turbo car for the current formula 3000 Champi on Ivan Capelli of Italy. Famous in America for supplying most of the pig cart teams with racing cars. March Engi Neering has been absent from the grand prix circuits for 10 year. The March formula one team will be based in a factory at Bice Star close to the March manufacturing facility. Under he direction of chairman Robin Herd and project Engineer Gordon co puck. The design of the March 871 is Well under Way the March firm says. The car to be powered by a normally aspirated cos Worth Doz engine ii scheduled to make its debut at the san Marino grand prix at Imola on May 3. One of the most successful commercial racing car manufacturers in the world March engineering sees its return to grand prix racing As a natural Extension of its continuing involvement in indy car formula 3000 and sports car racing. Herd one of the founders of the March firm said in a press release that we always Aid we would return to formula one racing when the time was right and the introduction of the new regulations for 1987 provide a perfect platform on which to build a world championship winning team for 1989." the late Ronnie Peterson of Sweden scored March s last grand prix Victory when he won the italian up at Monza in 1976. The left Lane club of the Bow motorcycle owners of America by whoa has released it tentative Calendar of events for 1987, with seven outings on the program. Tim Shaffer a longtime dub member describes the organization As an in formal association of Bow motorcyclists who establish contacts with other Bow owners at periodic  with a membership role extending from Athens. Greece to Elpaso Texas left Lane is probably by whoa s largest charter club  Shaffer says with 43 members at  the Calendar for 1987 is As follows april 10, Braunschweig Germany visit to Schu berth helmet factory May 8-10, Madrid Spain Doug Stacy s 1st annual Spanish rally May 30-31, Koeberich Germany 3rd annual Mosel River rally june 20-21, Bath England 1st annual left Lane is. England Cricket match july 11-12, Budenbach Germany 14th annual Schmidtberg Treffens late a gust Dale not set Jau pass Switzerland 8lh annual  mid october Dale not set bad Kreuz Nach Germany sch annual Treffens am Slein. Detailed invitations for these and other events will be mailed to left Lane club members several week in Advance. Bow Cycle owners interested in joining the club should write Shaffer at Box 485. Apo 09109 or phone him at 06544-401. Where to co this weekend the sixth. International Frankfurt adar Lee Speedway races for motorcycles will be held on saturday and sunday at the Frankfurter Weissport anlage at Rathweg. Near the East Park autobahn Mil Frankfurt Osl or Streetcar lines 13 and 18the Frankfurt event is one of five qualifying rounds in the motorcycle ice Speedway world championships. Saturday night s racing program begins Al 7 o clock under the floodlights while the racing on sunday gets under Way at 2 . Both programs will feature 20 heals of four laps each on the Oval ice track with 16 of the world s Best motorcycle Landers from seven different nations competing. Prices on either saturday or sunday Ranee from 18 to 40 Marks about $ 10 to s22. The three world championship semifinal round will be held feb. 14 and is in Madonna i comp Iglio. Italy and inc la Germany and on sch. 28 March i in Assn the Netherlands. The finals will Lake place on March 14 and i sin Berlin. Falcons name Campbell As head coach Suwanee a. A the Atlanta Falcons tuesday named defensive coordinator Marion Campbell As their new head coach ending a six week nationwide search after Dan Kenning was fired. Campbell 57, who returned 10 the Falcons last season As defensive coordinator is Back for his second try As Atlanta s head coach. He was fired in 1976 after compiling a 6-19 record in pans of three nil seasons. Team owner Rankin Smith or. Lold a news conference that Campbell was signed to a four year contract but he declined to disclose terms of the Deal we talked a great Deal about hiring a name coach. He Campbell has behead coaching experience we wanted Al ready has a very capable defensive Staffi Tacl. Knows our personnel extremely Well and showed a great ability to utilize that personnel while gaining the respect of our players and fans with his performance last season Smith added. Helming who Hod a 22-41-1 Mark in four Sii sons As Atlanta coach had just completed his Best season with the fal cons 7-8-1 when he was fired. I chose to come to Atlanta when i had veral other alternatives and have been impressed by the Good Young nucleus of players on this learn Campbell said. Campbell was he Falcons head coach from 1474