European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 22,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup drag racing season starts is Fie a.  a. The 1987 drag racing season Guti under Way on sunday at Eindhoven he Netherlands and will continue with 13 More events until Lite septem Ber Wilh Sweden Germany England and France also hotting european championship rounds. And 16 with the second International Bockenheim drag Nee an event that Drew More than 30,000 spec Tator toil year that race was second Only to the German grand prix for formula one can where Bockenheim t 1986 attendance figure were concerned discussing the 1987 schedule Lackey said that Hara and the Deutsche acre infer drag racing will again work together to stage the race at Hock in him one that will feature some i to drag racing cars and motorcycles. He added that Hara and the German club will also sponsor two pro comp funny cars from California for the Hocke Nchim event and three other races in Europe. Jet cars and rocket cars will also race at Bockenheim Lackey said. Americans who would like to join the Hara club and go racing any Type of car May be raced should Contact Lackey by writing Hanau Auto Rac ing assn., co Jerry Lackey  9, 6450 Hanau i West Germany the phone is 06181-21150. The e 1987 drag racing schedule is As follows sunday april 26 Eindhoven the Netherlands one eighth a me strip cars and cycles. May 23-24 Maniord Park Sweden Between Kjolby and link Oping one Quarter mile strip cars. June 28 Gie Belstadt Germany South of Wuerzburg Hara sponsored International Bug in for vow beetles one Quarter mile . Army Airfield strip. June 27-28 Santa pod raceway England at Podington Airfield Podington near Rushden South of Cambridge one Quarter mile strip cars and cycles july 2526 guis Griff France 6 Miles North of Paris one eighth mile strip cars and cycles july 25-26 Maniord Park raceway. Swe Den can and bikes. Aug 1-2 North Weald England near Yor Korie Quaner mile strip cars and cycles. Aug. 8-9 Drachin the Netherlands one eighth mile strip cars and cycles. Aug. 15-16 Bockenheim Germany on eighth mile step on grand prix racing circuit cars and cycles. Aug. 22-23 Zand Voort the Netherlands one eighth mile strip on grand prix racing circuit cars and cycles. Aug. 29-31 Santa pod raceway cars and cycles. Sept. 12-13 san que twin France near Parison High la Milc strip cars and cycles. Sept 19-20 Gic Belstadt. Germany Hara sponsored International event cars and cycles. Sept. 26-27 world finals. Santa pod race Way top Points earners from Europe and . Moving to grand prix racing almost everyone was lavishing Praise last week on defending world Champion Alain pros for his Brilliant Victory aboard the Mclaren tag porsche in the open ing grand prix of Brazil but please note that we said almost  one of the few thinking otherwise was Brazil s Nelson Piquet who finished second in Rio in his Williams Honda some 45 seconds behind the French Star pros. In an article published last week in a brazilian newspaper. Piquet said that his Bra Zilian fans actually robbed him of a win on his Home grounds. The fans kept me from a Victory with All the confetti they threw onto the track in my first Lap Piquet told the Jorn Aleto Brasil. I was leading the race and collected the bits of paper in my Radiator. That brought up the motor temperature dramatic  Piquet was forced to pit on the seventh Lap when the water temperature suddenly soared. Mechanics cleared the Radiator intakes or confetti during the Stop but the temperature never returned to nor Mal. Piquet said that from then on. He had to race Wilh an overheating engine and had to drop the Turbo boost pressure making it difficult to pass the faster cars Prost was just Lucky Piquet said. I never made a belter Start and 1 Felt in Complete control of the race. If it had t been for the Radiator problem i would have disappeared into the distance and Prost would Only Nave seen me through Binou  but Brazil s other Ace Driver Ayrton Senna saw the race otherwise. Senna who drives for Lotus Honda said the Mclaren team is on Peak form. They have a magnificent Driver in Prosl and they managed to set up their cars perfectly for Coin straights and curves the Victory was the result of driving Talent and engineering  the second round in the formula one world championship will be staged on May 3 at Imolin Italy the grand prix of san Marin and Piquet will have Opportunity for revenge. It should prove interesting. And looking briefly at some formula one Statis tics. Prost moved pan Scotland s Jackie Stewart last week in the Alt time grand pro Points , Prosl now with 364.5 to Stewart s 360. The Lead in total Points scored since 1950 is Austria s Niki Lauda Wilh 420.5. And As noted in Las week s column i Rusl is now just one Victory away from tying Stewart s record of 27 grand prix wins where to go this weekend in automobile racing the 49lh International Eiful Ronnen will be held sunday on the new Lucr Burgering circuit in Germany. The top race on the program will be the opening round in the five race super cup series for big group c sports prototype cars. Other races on sunday s program include a porsche 944 Turbo cup round a German championship Louring car race a German championship formula 3 race and a Renault 5 trophy race practice and qualifying on saturday goes from 8 . To 6 30 ., while sunday s program starts Wilh warmups at 9 45 , and racing at 11 20 . The super cup race begins at 1  The curb Nigring May be reached from the Koblenz Trier autobahn exit Ulman and Fol Low signs to the circuit in Portugal meanwhile the fourth round in the european touring car championship will be staged on sunday at the new circuit in Estoril near Lisbon with practice set for Friday and saturday. Races for formula Ford cars Are also on the pro Gram. At the incl Merton circuit near Norwich England championship car races will be held on sunday for formula Fords and Louring cars. Motorcycle racing the grand prix of Spain second round in the world motorcycle Road racing championship will be held on sunday at Jerez de la Frontera near Rota and Cadi the races for bikes in All classes including sidecars. The american rider Randy Mamola won the opener in Japan last month for the Kenny Roberts Yamaha team. Practice at Jerez is set for Friday and sat urday. In England championship motorcycle races will be held on saturday at the brands Hatch Cir Cuit Southeast of London Wilh races for All classes of cycles. At the Bockenheim circuit in Germany there arc National trophy races on saturday for bikes in inc 2so, 350 and 500cc classes. Motocross the grand Pri of Austria for to oct Motocross cycles third round in the world championship will be held sunday in is Undorf just Southwest of Vienna. In Portugal the second world championship round for the 2socc class will be held sunday in Agueda South of Oporto. Eight teams still alive for Crown Schweitzer tournament hits stage ii Bybe Abrams prep Porti editor Mannheim Germany it s stage 11 in the Albert Schweitzer basketball tournament. The Field still alive for the championship has been Cut to eight teams and action continues tonight with two games each at Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena and downtown Carl diem Halle. Group b Champion Yugoslavia takes on group d second place finisher Czechoslovakia at 6 15 at the sports Arena Wilh group d Champion . Battling group b runner up Spain at 8  At Carl diem Halle the Agenda shows group a Winner Germany a battling group c Runn nip Turkey in the 6 15 tussle and c Lillis Italy taking on a run Nerup Poland at b  The same teams in each group Conlin basketball be action on thursday. It s spam against Czechoslovakia and the . Against Yugoslavia at Benjamin Franklin Village. Turkey faces Poland and Germany a takes on Italy. Tipoff times at both Sites Are 6 15 and s  Again. The top two teams in each division Advance to the semifinals Friday at the Mannheim Eis Sidion. The same no. I is. No. 2 Cross group formal prevails. The third place and title games Are scheduled at 2 30 and 4 15 saturday at the Eis Sidion. The ., Yugoslavia Germany a and Italy moved through the original group Competition in inc 16-Lcam tournament undefeated. The . Was inc Only team that was up Recd. Coach Dick Mccann s americans whipped Czechoslovakia 89-65, Greece 85-64 and Germany b 93-47. Germany a squeaked past France 62-60 and Poland 77-76 after walloping Austria 94-29. You. Gustavia and Spain &. Won their first two games rather hand is ily before Yugo Slavia nipped the spaniards 63-62 in  Lite title Battle. Italy had to erase an 11-Point deficit in he list four minutes to Csc Mil a three Novini verdict Over dals Turkey but the 1983 champions whipped both Bulgaria and China. John Gwynn who averaged 24 Points a game at a Mcalha High school in Hyattsville md., and scan Green an 18-Point, 7-rebound performer at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson va., have been the top Point getters for the . Gwynn is averaging 20.3 Points a game and Green is hitting at a 19.7 clip. Green Dale Davis and Steve Grant have wowed the fans who have been crowding into inc sports Arena with their slam Dunk talents while Wynn has exhibited some super moves. The americans won the championship in 985 and they arc seeking their sixth title since 1973. Prior to thai when outstanding performers were not brought from the . To the tournament the americans never Man aged to finish belter than third. Italy has won the tournament three times Yugoslavia and Belgium which won the first two tournaments in 1958 and 1959, Are the Only other countries with More than one championship