European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 6.19b7 the stars and stripes Page 25  Honda engines Shine of san Marino the fortunes of the Williams team bounced from the Bottom to the lop during the grand prix of Sun Marino last sunday the Bollom came on the opening Day of practice at the Imola Italy circuit when Nelson Piquet of Brazil crashed and destroyed his Williams Honda racing car at ibs mile an hour. He we then kept out of the race on doctors orders the doctors declaring that Piquet would not be physically fico compete. The team then hit the top on sunday when englishman Nigel Harwell won the race in extremely impressive style unchallenged and beating pole utter Ayrton Senna of Brazil by nearly 30 seconds. It was Mansell s tint Victory since the portuguese grand prix on sept 21 of last year. The Williams team s Lii Timph also proved a Triumph for the japanese Honda firm As both Maicuu i Williams and runner up Senna s Lotus were powered by Honda v6 Turbo engines. Senna s Lotus Honda teammate Satoru Nakajima of Japan fobbed sixth meanwhile scoring his first world championship Point in Only his second for Mula one race. In a Lotus Honda press release last week Lotus technical director Gerard Duc Arouge said the object at any circuit is to have a realy Well balanced car but i think the Pace of the race at Imola will be decided More by engine performance than car  Duc Arouge called it right. With Nakajima j performance Honda counted a first second and sixth among the first six Drivers Home. And bad Piquet been allowed to race it might have been four. Piquet world Champion in 1981 and s3, was kept overnight in a Bologna Hospital after recording the fasten time in qualifying on Friday just before Hii crash. That time would have held up for a third spot on the starting Grid. In the Hospital he received a brain scan lefts showed no brain damage and was treated for injuries to his left foot and Chest. Resuming to the track on saturday Piquet did not practice but he made it Clear that he was determined to race on sunday. "1 want to drive a Nice slow race and finish in the top six the brazilian told report ers. Thai s my goal for this weekend. I m still not 100 percent and my left leg hurts a bit but it s nothing can t  but the doctors said no and Piquet Bow fran Williams said that the doctors orders would be obeyed. So Piquet was forced to sit it out and do race commentary for an italian television station. But be should be of. For the next round the belgian grand prix at spa Franco champs on May 17. The three non Honda powered finishers among the top six driven Home in the san Marino race included Michele Albreto of Italy who placed third in a much improved Ferrari Sweden s Stefan Johansson scoring fourth for the Mclaren tag porsche team after world Champion Alain pros dropped out fairly Early with electrical failure and englishman Martin Brundle whose fifth place finish finally put the German Zak Speed team into the world championship Points column for the first time. Brundic s result is a great morale Booster for the tiny Zak Speed team now in its third year of grand prix racing and German Driver Christian Danner s seventh place boosted it even More. For Erich Zakowska and his Crew from the Eifel Mountain Vil Lage of Nieder Rissen near the curb urging the Sammarino grand prix at Iota will be one to remember arid it could prove a turning Point in the team fortunes. Still both Brundle and Danner finished two laps Backo Zak Speed has a Long Way to go. Brundle had qualified i sch and Danner 18th. In the non Turbo Camp honors went to French Man Philippe Streiff of the Tyrrell team who finished eighth and two laps Back in his Tyrrell Ford. Frenchman Gerard Larrousse now running his own formula one team did Well in his grand prix entry i Driver Philippe Alliott of France placing i oth in the normally aspirated Larrousse Lola Ford. As the grand prix was run on the Dino Ferrari circuit in Zimolo it was imperative for Ferrari to do Well on Boms grounds. And for a change Ferrari did just that during the first half of the race both Albreto and the austrian Gerhard Berger ran with the leaders and Albreto even led briefly after Mansell made a Stop for tires. Albreto s third place finish indicates that Ferrari May soon be Back in the running. Berg or meanwhile left the race with engine problems while running fourth. In qualifying Berger was fifth fastest 1.34 seconds off Poleman Senna s Pace and Albreto sixth 2.25 seconds Oft but qualifying in t everything As world Champion Prost proves quite often. During testing of the new John Barnard designed Ferrari at Imola last week the Ferrari team had big problems with the Turbo engines with five blowups in three Days. This prompted Albreto to say at it Nola "1 never Start out beaten in any race otherwise i would change professions. But it s evident that other teams Are living much happier moments than we Are right now. But we re counting on winning this year. On this we Piave no doubts but i think it s still a bit Early for  Ferrari is More than due for a Victory. The Lastone came on aug. 4, 1985, when Albreto won the German grand prix on the new nurture ring. Since then Ferrari has been wingless in 25 grand prix races. Going into the belgian round at spa on May 17, Mansell has taken Over the Lead for the driving Crown with 10 Points to Frost s nine while Frost s Mclaren teammate Stefan Johansson is third with seven Points in Fig Mansell the swede has scored Points in both races so far this season with a third place in Brazil and i fourth place in san Marino. The englishman Mansell who lost out to Frost last year in the Battle for the Crown by just one Point was sixth in Brazil and the Winner in san Marino. In the formula one constructor s cup standings Mclaren and Williams Are tied with 16 Points each Ferrari and Lotus Are tied with 7 Points each while Bennetton and Zak Speed Are tied with 2 Points each where to co this weekend the 1.000 Kilometres of silvers one fourth round in the world championship Tor sports cars is the top event in Europe this weekend. It Wili be held sunday with the Start set for i . Qualifying is scheduled saturday from 9 to 10 30 , and from 4 30 to 6 . Races for for Mula Fords and historical sport cars will also be held on saturday. The silvers one circuit is located in Cen trial England Southwest of Northampton. Ai the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London meanwhile there is racing on saturday and sunday for sports cars formula Fords touring cars and it cars. In France the fifth round in the european touring car championship will be held sunday at the Dijon Renois circuit North of Dijon with qualifying on saturday. In Germany there is a major racing program Sun Day at the avus circuit in Berlin the top event being the second round in the european inter series championship for sports cars. There Are also German National championship races for touring cars formula 3 cart Renault is and vow polos plus a porsche 944turbo cup race. Sunday s program starts at 9 ., with the Isle series sports car race set for 3 30 .qualifying for All classes will take place on saturday. In Luxembourg races for historical cars Are scheduled for saturday and sunday at the Goodyear circuit in Comar Berg. While the Zand Voort Netherlands Cir Cuit will Host racing on saturday and sunday for Lourin can sports cars and formula Fords. In Italy a National championship formula 3 race will be held sunday on the nugello circuit in Scarpe Ria North of Florence. Motorcycle racing the six hours of Estoril opening round in the world championship for Long distance Cycle racing will be held sunday at the new Estoril circuit in Portugal with practice on sat urday. In Austria the third round in the european Rood racing championship will be held sunday on the Salz Burgone just East of Salzburg with races for 80, 123 and250cc cycles. Practice Wilt be held saturday. In England the Snetterton circuit near Norwich will stage championship motorcycle races on saturday and sunday for All classes of bikes. On Germany s curb urging there is racing on saturday and sunday for 250, 350 and Soock bikes the to oct race a German championship rounds Well As a Yamaha Cap race for 350cc Yamaha cycles. At the Bockenheim circuit the 30th adar Ossoli tude races will be held on saturday and sunday for bikes of All classes. And Don t forget that the German grand prix for motorcycles will take place at Hoff Venheim on May 17, with practice on May is and 16. The ticket Price Range for race Day goes from 20 Marks about $11 on the East curve to 6ft Marks about 138 in the main Tribune with various prices i Between for other Spectator areas. Advance tickets May be Pur chased now at the Bockenheim racing circuit Oft Ces. Well have full details next week  Shaffer captures Abc All events Lead Augsburg Germany Stuttgart s William Shaffer and Homer wine were 20 pins away from tuesday s doubles Lead in the american Bowling Congress european All Star championships after five of six shifts had tallied their scores tuesday night at the Sheridan Bowling Center. For Shaffer it would have been icing on the cake. He grabbed the All events Lead by loss ing a 1250 in doubles which combined with his team events total of 1111 Mon Day gave 2361 to overtake Garr Nisch Seli Tomines who totalled 1198 in Dou Bles and 1138 in team Bowling for a 2336 total. Wine threw a 517-s6i1078 to give the Stuttgart duo a total of 2328. Fellow stut garters Larry Welch 510-640 Iti Orand Edward gauge 601-597 1198 combined for 1198 to Batten Down first place the championships moved into the doubles events for the first of three 20 team squads. The second squad in team Competition starts Bowling thursday Shaffer s first place came against a consistent Tomines who held on to Sec Ond place in All events. Tomines from Garmisch grabbed the All events Lead without shooting what he refers to As a big game. The 37-year-old auditor used just right Lane conditions to plug into the Lead through two of tuesday s six shifts with a 12-game total of 1138-11982336. He had a High of 216 and a Low of 192 in his doubles blocks. The lanes were just right for me he said. They were dry on the Back end and it helped my Ball get some drive at the end of my shots to carry strikes. I could t get any strings of strikes going though and i Felt like i was Leav ing lots of Corner pins Tomines countered Bis Lack of strikes with an uncanny Knack for hitting spares. I Only missed one spire i think it was the 4-7," he said. You can t give away any easy spares and expect to  Tominus Speaks from experience 25 years of it. During his Bowling career Tomines was a member of the 1972 Colorado slate University Bowling team which won the National association of inter collegiate athletics  is also no stranger to the Abc. In 1983 at Vogel Weh and 1985 at Augsburg he qualified for the masters championships. The master is made up of the top 32 performers from the Europea Nall Star championships my main goal is to make the masters Field he said. "1 feel real Good. I wednesday s singles i d like to break out and shoot a 1200 six game average of 200. I think my chances Are pretty  la just have to take it one step at a  Arnold from Rhein main a trails Tomines by 48 pins with a 1104-11842288 total