European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 2fl. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 28 a acini Roundup pose the grand prix circus open in Europe this weekend for a Hirte rate Tun with the grand prix of san Mirino at Imola Italy on sunday to be followed by the belgian of at spa on May 17 and the Monaco of on May 31.the . Grand prix at Detroit it next on june 21 then All or the races from july through september Are in Europe with the Spanish grand prix at Jerez the closer on sept 27. The circus then moves to Mexico and Japan with the finale in Australia on nov. 15. So it s a Long season with a lot of action ahead. And the brazilian opener at Rio two week ago indicated that Mclaren Williams and Lotus will Rule again As the favourites. There Are two major changes in formula one Rac ing this year. First the Rule have been changed so that the Turbo engine boost is limited to tour bars of pressure this move made to reduce speeds. It also Means that Drivers cant kick up the boost past the four bar pressure limit during qualifying. The second change involves tires with the teams no longer allowed to use qualifying tires. Goodyear is the Only tire supplier in formula one racing today Ana Goodyear has stipulated that All learns will race on the same Type of tire they use for qualify ing. The american firm is supplying a single specification tire 10 Alt teams with no favorite outfits getting anything Superior and each car entered in a grand prix receiving 10 sets of tires for practice qualifying and racing. This seems fair enough. During the opening grand prix of Brazil Many driven complained about the Turbo engine boost limit a Type of pop Oft valve is use Many claiming that it makes for some rough engine performances. White ills complaint May fade once the Driver become accustomed to the boost limit operation a Driver complaint that is truly valid involves the tremendous difference in Speed differentials Between the Turbo engine cars and the normally aspirated engine cart. Both Turbo and non Turbo cars Are running together this season and it makes for an extremely danger Ous situation both during qualifying and during in grand prix race itself. White there is nothing to be done about it now the non Turbo teams ate committed Wilh cars and sponsorship racing officialdom should have thought twice on this danger Ous setup. After his Victory in the opening brazilian grand prix world Champion Alain pros of France cited Many instances of close Calls during that opening race weekend and and he pointed out that the non Turbo can will present a bigger problem this season than expected. Al Monaco a fairly slow Street Cir Cuit the Speed differentials will be at least 40 mite san hour so that gives an idea of How much the differences will be on a Section of straight track on circuit like Bockenheim. So while there Are endless overtures about the necessity of slowing Down formula one cars for safety purposes one can Only ask what safety we will be Lucky if the Turbo non Turbo situation this season does t produce a  wide Speed differential was the primary hatred that top line grand prix Drivers held for lemans in the 1950s and 60s. In that Long ago Era every lop formula one Driver also drove in the 24hours of be mans it was a Low pay Era and the Drivers needed the Money. Now in the current Era of super sponsorship and safety we have a be mans danger situation Al every formula one grand Pix. A crazy turn of events indeed. Looking at rallying Hannu Mikkola s Victory in the East african safari lost week was a Bigone for Audi the German team finally gelling Back into the win column after a Long dry spell since the san remo rally in september of 1985, in fact. The Audi team came Back in style finishing firsthand second in what is acknowledged to be the the most difficult rally on the world championship schedule. It was Audi s first Victory in the safari and in was the finn Mikkola s second his other on scored is years ago when he became the firs euro Pean Driver Ever to win the safari he was aboard Aford escort in that one. With four world championship rounds completed Finland s Juris Kankkunen Lancia leads for the rally driving Crown with 37 Points while his Lanci teammate and countryman Marc Kun Alen follows with 28 Points. Lancia did not enter any cars in the safari. Third is Germany s Waller Rohrl second in the safari for Audi with 27  the rally makes championship Lancia leads with 57 Points Audi has 54, Volkswagen 38, mazda34, Renault 23, and Ford 22, these Are the lop six. Next round is the Corsica rally May 7 to 10. In motorcycling Soock world championed die Lawson of Upland calif., remains wingless after two events but he apparently in t worried Attis Early stage. Lawson who had pole position in his factory entered Yamaha in last sunday s Spanish grand Pix at Jerez said after the race that he was not unhappy with his second place finish As there Are still plenty of races left in the season quite True 13 id fact regardless Australia s Frank Gardner who won at Jerez sunday on a factory entered Honda will give Lawson a hard run this season and even Al this Early stage it appears to be a straight fight betwee these two factory team riders. If Gardner does win the 1987 Crown for Honda he will break the Ameri can monopoly begun in 1983 by Louisiana s fast Freddie Spencer. Lawson then won it in 84, Spencer again in 85 and then Lawson last year. Spencer unfortunately appears out of the running already As he is still suffering from a shoulder injury he received during a crash in the Daytona race i february. Randy Mamola of Santa Clara calif., who won the opener in Japan for the Kenny Roberts Yamaha team should do Well in the Roberts team s second season but even Roberts will not be Able to match the Power and Money of the factory Honda and Yamaha teams. In the world championship standings Gardner leads the pack with 27 Points while Mamola has 20, Ron Haslam of Britain honda16, and Lawson 12.the next round is the German grand prix at Bockenheim on May 17.in the world of Soock Motocross meanwhile Hakan Carlquist of Sweden and David Thorpe of Britain each won a heat lost sunday in the austrian grand prix at sit Tyndorf third round in the championship. Thorpe who rides for Honda leads for the Soock Crown Wilh 108 Points ahead of Carlquist Kawasaki 75, and belgian Georges Jobe Honda 61. Here s another result from sunday this one involving the opening of the five race super cup series in automobile racing at the Nuermburg ring Ger Many Hans stuck last year s super cup Champion won in a factory entered porsche 962 a White Bob Wollek of France Joest porsche and Jochen mass of Germany bran porsche allowed. The nex super cup race is set for june 28 at the Noris ring in Nuernberg where to go this weekend the to event in Europe this weekend is the grand prix of san Marino second round in the formula on world driving championship. The race will be held sunday at the Imola circuit in Italy a few mile Southeast of Bologna. Of 60 laps distance 188 mile sit will begin at 2 30 . Untamed practice will be held from 10 to 11 30 . On Friday and saturday while timed qualifying sessions Are scheduled from 1 to 2 . On Friday and saturday preliminary races including an european cup round for Renault Turbo sedans Are also on the program. St Day t grand prix of sin Marina May be seen on German television Adf Channel 2beginning at 4 20 pah in England the second round in the f1sa euro Pean historical car racing championship will be held on sunday Al the brands Hatch circuit South East of London. At Bockenheim Germany there is racing on sat urday and sunday for can of various categories these races sponsored by the automobile club or Switzerland. The to Eslingen Sindel Fingen Stock car racing association a Sacra will hold its opening race of the 1987 season on sunday Wilh Gates opening at 9a.m., time trials set for 10 ., and races beginning at 12 15 . The Oval racing circuit is located near Panzer Cavern in to Eslingen Germany South of Stuttgart. Motorcycle racing in England there i racing on saturday at brands Hatch for All classes of cycles while the Snetterton circuit near Norwich will feature motorcycle races for All classes on both sat urday and sunday Motocross in Germany the 33rd do Motocross Hessen will be staged on saturday and sunday at the circuit in Buseck Belem East of Gies sen. The two Day programs lop event will be Sun Day s round in the German National championship for Soock cycles. Races Are also scheduled Tor bikes in the 125 and 250cc classes. Saturday s program of practice and qualifying begins at 9 . And ends at 6 ., while sunday s program begins at 9 , wit practice the practice going until noon. The racing program with seven events scheduled starts at . And continues through about 6 . At Nuernberg Fuenfh meanwhile an adar Ger Man trophy round for 125 and 250cc Motocross bikes will be held on saturday and sunday. In Belgium the second round in the i25cc Moto Cross world championship will be held sunday at Nimes a Cousin East of chimay on route 52 while the second round in the world Motocross championship for cycles with sidecars will be stage Din Halle the Netherlands Northeast of Nijm Egen.  oilers whip jets 4-2, sweep series 4-0 by the associated press Reijo Rouis Lainen scored one goal and period As the Edmonton oilers beat the Winnipeg jets 4-2 at Winnipeg monday night to wrap up the smythe division championship four games to none and and Vance to the Campbell conference final. At Toronto Mike Allison scored al9 31 of overtime to Lead Toronto Over Detroit 3-2 and give the Maple Leafs a 3-1 Lead in the Morris division final series. The four game sweep gave the oilers14 straight wins Over the jets in Stanley cup playoff games. Nil playoffs Wayne Gretzky who scored one of the first period goals As the oilers took a 3-0 Lead was injured in the third period in collision with Winnipeg s Pale Hawer Chuk. He left the ice under his own Power but did not return and a spokesman said Gretzky who lost his helmet in the Colli Sion had suffered a mild concussion. The game s turning Point came in the second period As the lets gained Momen Tum after Fredrik Olausson s goal made the score 3-2. The jets were breaking out of their end when defens Eman Randy Carlyle Spass bounced off Mike uni Shelyski s skate. Edmonton s Glenn Anderso pounced on the Loose puck moved into the Slot and buried a shot inside the Cor Ner of the net for a 4-2 Lead. Many Mcsorley opened the scaring forthe oilers Gretzky scored on a Power play and Rouls Lainen s goal then made it 3-0.brian Mullen scored for the jets with 12 seconds left in the second  Leafs 3, red Winas 1 Toronto Allison s winning Goa came after he picked up a Loose puck behind the wings no and moved unchecked to the Side of the net and barely got the puck through Glen Hanlon skates and Over the goal line. The play started when Wendel Clark who scored iwo goals shot the puck along the  was Strong in the wings Nel especially in the second period when to Ronto Oul Shoi Detroit 21 -6. Am sports radio basketball aunt Hawks at Indiana pacers in Aba playoffs 2 20un. Thursday