European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 24,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Hondo puts Frost s bid on hold after viewing the Detroit grand prix on television last sunday we can t help but wonder if defending world Champion Alain pros win surpass Jackie stewart1 27-Viclory record this season after ill there s certainly Good reason for doubt Al Detroit As in Monaco the Honda powered Lotus and Williams can Wen simply overwhelming with no other teams really in Contention. Englishman Nigel Mansell had pole position in hit Chianis Honda his fourth pole in the live of run so far this Yea Rand he led big until delayed in the pits by a right rear lire that proved difficult to re move. Mansell s Arch rival Ayrton Senna or Brazil in Lotus Honda then moved ahead and won the de troit race without even pitting Tor new tires. Soma the Only Driver besides Mansell to have won pole position this season wit also the Winner it the recent grand prix of Monaco. Mansell i brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet meanwhile who pitted Early in the Detroit race with a Flat tire changed Back from Dud last to of Mich second place the Frenchman Frost meanwhile took third in his Mclaren porsche with no portability of challenging the Lotus and Williams driven. With this action Ai a background it i be ginning to look As if a Lotus or Williams car will win every remaining Rand Prill unless stopped by mechanical problems or accidents. Both of Prost i Victo Ries his year Brazil and Belgium were scored be cause of those reasons. The Honda v6 Turbo is proving to be All conquer ing i the Williams and Lotos can with the Opp Posi Tion fading test the Mclaren porsche which appeared fairly Strong at first is running just so so while Ferrari lilt arrows Benetton and the rest i quickly becoming just another also ran. The italian Ferrari team once a Power in formula one racing has t won a grand prix since the German up on aug. 4, 1985 and that s 28 grand prix races with out a Victory. The Honda Power advantage most be extremely frustrating for Prost. A master tactician and hell need to Muster All of his Genius this year in his efforts to win a third straight title and break Stewart s Victory Mark. He May do so of course but the Trio of Senna manse and Piquet All with Honda Power behind them is beginning to make it took doubtful. Going into the next round the French grand prix at the Paul Ricard circuit on july 5 Senna has taken the Lead for the title with a total of 24points, while Prost is jul behind with 22. Piquet meanwhile has 18 Points from three second place finishes and he s overdue for a Victory which could we arrive in France. Sweden s Stefan Johansson Mclaren is fourth with 13 Points while the englishman Manico dogged by some truly bad Luck sofar this season is fifth with 12 Points. These Are the leaders. In the formula one manufacturer s cup Mclaren still leads with 35 Points while Williams has 30 and Lotus 27. Ferrari has 17 Points arrows 4 Benet ton Zak Speed and Tynell 2 Points each Ligier and March i Point each. Without Points after five grand prix races Are Brabham Larrousse Minardi Osella and acs. Volkswagen beetles Ore Sliu going Strong both of the highways and on the drag strips. And if you want to tee Tome super fasl beetles in action. Randy Barnett r at the  Sis Ptaski then head for Gie Betstadt on sunday where the be stand the fastest beetles in Europe will compete in the 14ih International Bug in an event that Ammal determines the fastest Beetle in Europe. Conducted by the Hanau Auto racing association Mara and sponsored by the morale support fund of us Wuerz Pmj military Community toe Bug in Wilt be held on a Quarter mile drag strip at the u.5,  Airfield in  South of Wienborg on National route 19. Jerry Lackey president of h Ara says that More than 60 vow beetles Are entered for sunday s drag race the beetles ranging from Street Legal machines to tilth Speed nitrous oxide fuelled compressor drag sters of some 350 horsepower. In addition to the International Bug in which has drawn entries from throughout Europe regular drag races arc also included on sunday s  race win feature locally owned cars. Lackey says the classes ranging from it Street racers up through modified dragsters the cars will be entered and driven by German and american members Ohhara. For sunday s drag race which is Hara s firs major event of the season the gales open at 9 a.m., Lime trials Start at 11 a.m., and final elimination begin at 1 . Two other events Are on the drag racing schedule in Germany this year the top one being the h Ara assisted 2nd International drag race festival Hathock Eneim an event that Drew More than 33,000 spectators last year this one to be followed by another Hara International race on sept. 19-20, also at Giebels Adl the August race at Bockenheim and the final event at Giebels Adl will feature pro comp Competition pro Stock and Jet rocket cars As Well As Nitro Fud dragster motorcycles. Where to go this weekend in Auto Mobile racing the top event is the 200 Miles of Nuernberg Suth round in the sports car world championship this event id be staged sunday on then rising stadium circuit in Nuernberg Wii Jaguar and porsche renewing their Battle for the 1987crown. Many other races Are on the three Day pro Gram. Practice for All categories is set Friday from1 30 to 6 ., and on saturday from 8 am. To 4 30 . With preliminary races from 4 30 to 6 . The full Day of racing on sunday begins at 9 a.m., with the world championship sports car race in two heals of 78 laps each scheduled to begin at 1 30 . And end about 5 15 . In Imola Italy meanwhile the eighth round in the european touring car championship will be held Sun Day at the Dino Ferrari Moto Drom. In France the sixth round in the european championship for historic racing and sports cars will be held on saturday and sunday at the Mol cry Cir Cuit just South of Paris. At the Salzburg ring East of Salzburg Austria therein racing on saturday and sunday Tor touring cars formula Fords formula 3 care and historic  Zand Voort circuit in Holland meanwhile will Host races on saturday and sunday for touring can sports care formula 3 cars and formula Fords in England the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London will hold races on sunday for sports care. Formula Fords and touring cars the Snetterton Cir Cuit near Norwich will stage racing on sunday for Louring cars its sports can and formula Fords and the Silver Slonic circuit near Northampton will Host races on saturday for Vintage and historic racing can. At Monza Italy an italian National championship formula 3 race will be held on sunday along with a european formula 3 championship round. Other races Are also on the program drag racing along with the Hara Bugin in Gie Belstadt there s a major drag racing event in England this one the annual Cannonball summer Nazionah at the Santa pod raceway. The saturday and sunday program at Santa pod will feature the american Driver Harlan Thompson who will be seeking his fourth straight Cannonball Victory in his record holding funny  admission to the two Day drag racing to ram is free to . Military personnel and their dependents upon presentation of identification cards. The Santa pod raceway ii located at Podington Airfield Podington near Rush Den South of Cambridge. Motorcycle racing the dutch grand prix seventh round in the world motorcycle Road racing championship win be held on saturday Tassen South of Groningen. The action begin thursday with a tourist trophy world championship race to be followed on Friday with practice and qualifying for saturday s Dulcia grand prix. The grand prix includes races for cycles in the 80, 125, 250 and Soock classes As Well As for Cocks with Side cars. I Germany there is racing at Bockenheim Onsa Suntay for Soock bikes and historic cycles while the nuer Burgering near Adenau will be the site of German trophy rapes on sunday with races for All classes including Sidecar. At the  in ocl Twig. Austria the fourth round in the Long distance motorcycle world championship will be held on sunday this race to Beof sue hours duration. Motocross the Lith annual Waldorf Bradac Motocross for 125 and Soock cycles will be held on saturday and sunday at Walldorf near Bockenheim. Demolition Derby the German american Rheinland Pfalz Stock car association will stage a demolition Derby on sunday at it Quarter mile ova dirt track in Kaiser Clauter near the vog Dweh shopping Center. Registration begin sat 10 a.m., the gales open at noon and Competition begins at 2 . Hawks go wild Over foreign cagers in draft new York a the atlant Hawks weren t looking for immediate help when they picked Fifoot to 235-Pound Songtao of the chinese National team in the third round of monday s National basketball association draft. He s More for the future said Rick Kaner the Hawks International Consul , the Hawks went to a heavy International flavor making foreign players their last five selections. Tao was the 67th player taken Overall and Atlanta also selected foreigners in re the fourth and fifth round taking theofilis Christ Danlon of Greece Ashe 90lh pick and Jose Antonio Monterro of Spain As the 113th  Hawks also used their sixth and seventh round picks for taking As the 136th i do Mora Dott a 6-Iiitaly, and As the no. 199 pick Franjo Arapovic a 7-fool-i Center from Yugo Slavia the first International selection was West German bom Chris Welp of he University of Washington selected bythe Philadelphia 76s in the first round. The 23-year-old Welp is a native of Oscar Nick West Germany who Cameto the United states five years ago As an Exchange student at Washington Welp played on the German team in the 1984 olympics which finished eighth and just came Back from grew where he played in the european championships. Welp averaged in double figures for four consecutive years for Washington including a 20.8 average As a senior. Hews Pacific athletic conference player of the year As a Junior after averaging 19.4points and 8.5 rebounds. The Golden state warriors selected i Clunas Mair Julemis a 6-3 guard fro the soviet Union with their sixth round  was especially High on the 6-4, ibs Pound Antonio Monterro a guard on the Spanish National team. He is an excellent Point guard with 3-Poinl Range in International play Kaner said. He s a Point guard who can score Kaner said some Aba scouts believed thai Antanio Monserra would have been drafted a High As the second round bad he attended College in the United  averaged almost 20 Points per game for Spain