European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday augusts 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Honda Power for Mclaren in 88? Frenchman Alain Prost still trying to break Jackie Stewart s 27 grand prix Victory record when he races his Mclaren tag porsche at the hungarian grand prix sunday recently signed a contract with the Mclaren team for the 1988 and 89 seasons. The announcement came in a statement issued by the team with the defending world Champion Prost staling it goes without saying that t am delighted to be Able to remain with Marlboro Mclaren. My signing is reflective of my Faith in the team s Abili ties and i am glad to be Able to announce my Plant at this time because it puts an end to the speculation going  1 1 does end speculation about Frost s plans it was rumoured he might change teams or retire from Rac in but his signing creates some new speculation regarding what Type of Power Frost will have in his Mclaren car next year. The Honda v6 turbos have been totally dominant in grand prix racing this sea son while Frost twice world Champion has been strictly the underdog in his tag porsche powered Mclaren the tag porsche unable to match the Honda in horsepower Low fuel consumption or reliability. During the recent German grand prix a Bockenheim Rumor had it that Mclaren would switch to Honda Power next season and that this switch was the main reason Prost had signed a con tract to stay on. It could Well be As Honda first supplied the Williams team then added Lotus this year with apparently no problems and so Why not Lake on a third team especially such a lop one As Mclaren with Prosl at the wheel. It s Well known that Honda  to fully dominate formula one grand prix racing and with Williams Lotus and Mclaren the domination would be Complete. But after the 1988 season the Turbo engines willbe gone and Only the normally aspirated ones will be powering cars beginning in 1989. An entirely new scene perhaps with Ford and Ferrari Back in the limelight. So Why did Prosl sign on for 1989 As Well one might ast. Probably because he s looking Forward to driving a normally aspirated Honda engine aftera final fling Wilh the v6 Turbo. Honda is already developing a normally aspirated engine for 1989 and beyond that one rumoured to be a radically new v10 design of 3.5-Lilcr capacity. If that Engin should prove As Good As Honda s v6 Turbo then one can Only feel sorry for the opposition. Actually there appears to be no end to the Japa Nese influence and Success in formula one racing. And one can t help bul wonder if it will eventually become a local playground for japanese lec nolo by. Just As grand prix motorcycle racing has been for Many years now. It something to think about. On the motorcycle scene it s too late for Louisiana s Freddie Spencer 10 entertain thoughts of a third world so acc title bul he could still play a role in this year s outcome. Spencer injured in practice for the German of Ihen injured again in qualifying Tor the yugoslav round finally returned 10 action in last sunday s British grand prix no Donington Park his first grand prix in More than a year and a half. Spencer is capable of winning any race he enters and in the British up he started from eighth place on the Grid and took the Lead going into the first Omer. Fasi Freddie held that Lead until the fourth Lap when his Honda lost Power and he dropped out handing the Lead 10 his countryman and eventual Winner Eddie Lawson Yamaha Australia s Wayne Gardner on Honda finished second and Randy Mamola Yamaha third so Gardner now leads for the 1987 title with 105 Points while Mamola has 91 and Lawson 79. There arc six races to go and if Spencer should Start winning Gardner could fade and the Points Pic Ture could change quickly if Mamola and the de fending Champion Lawson can take advantage of the situation. In the 2socc race at Donington. Meanwhile Ger Many s Toni Mang Honda used All of his experience to Edge italian rider Lorn Regiani Apulia Mang scoring his 38th career win by 0,16 seconds the narrowest Victory margin of the season. Germany s Reinhold Roth Honda meanwhile finished fifth bul Only 4 seconds Back of Mang to retain his Lead for the 250cc Crown. Roth has 88 Points to Mang s 82. So the 250cc championship is strictly Between these two aging German riders Mang 37 end Roth 34. After his Victory the four Lime Lilc Holder Mang told reporters it s Normal that the older and older you get the More experience you have. That showed in the last Lap and i used it to full Adan  the next round is the swedish grand prix Al and Storp this sunday. The belgian grand prix which had been postponed from the original july 5 Dale to a proposed sept 6 Date has now been officially cancelled and there will be no race at the spa circuit this  the cancellation of the belgian round Only six races remain Sweden Czechoslovakia san Marino Portugal Brazil and Argentina. Where to go this weekend the Hun Garian grand prix ninth round in he formula one world driving championship will be staged sunday on the new Hunga Roring outside of Buda pest. Unlined practice sessions Are set from 10 to 11 30 . On Friday and saturday with official timed qualifying from i to 2 . The hungarian grand prix of 78 laps 194 Miles Over the 2,5 mile circuit starts sunday Al 2 30 . Preliminary races arc also on the three Day program. Winner of last year s initial hungarian grand prix was Nel son Piquet of Brazil who now leads for the 1987 world driving championship after his recent Victory in the German up aboard a Williams Honda. An edited version of the hungarian grand prix will be shown sunday on German television Chan Nel 2 Adf from 5 02 . Until 6 10 . In Belgium meanwhile historic cars Wil race saturday and sunday on the circuit at zolder All races counting for Points in i he european historic car championship. The zolder circuit is located just North of Hasselt. Autobahn e39 exit Turla men zolder. In Germany the 20lh International adar Diepholz races will be held saturday and sunday on the Dic Poniz Airport circuit with the program to include a super cup round for big sports cars a German National championship Louring car race a trophy race for Renault s cars and an International go Kan race. Diepholz is located Between Osna Bruck and Bremen on National route 51. Also in Germany the bomb Lingen  car racing association will hold races on sunday with the Gates opening at 9 ., time trials starting at 10 . And the races beginning Al 12 15 . The Oval circuit is located near the pan Zer Cavern in to Clingen South of Stuttgart. Stock car racing is also scheduled on sunday forthe Kaiserslautern motor sport Park a Quarter mile Oval dirt track at Pulaski Barracks near the vog Chweh shopping Center. Gates open at noon and racing starts at 12 30 . In Italy there is a National championship for Mula 3 race on sunday at the Misano circuit near Rimini Wilh Oiler races also on the program. In England the Donington Park circuit near Derby will Host a National championship race for formula 3 ears on sunday while the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London will stage races on Sun Day for formula Fords sports cars and touring cars. Drag racing drag races will be held on the one eighth mile strip in a Rachlin the nether lands on sunday with races for both cars an motorcycles. The town of Trachten is located Southwest of Groningen on National route 43a. And please note that on aug. 15 and 16. The Hanau Aulo racing association har along with the German drag racing club will sponsor the second annual International drag races at Bockenheim Germany with Many of Europe s fastest cars and cycles on the program. Motorcycle racing the grand prix of Sweden. 10th round in the world Road racing championship will be held sunday on the Ander Lorp circuit with races for cycles in the 125, 250and Soock divisions plus cycles with Sid cards. The town of ande Slorp is located in Southern swe Den near it slaved and Varnado. In England the in Allerton circuit near Norwich is hosting championship motorcycle races on sat urday and sunday for All classes of cycles. At the Bockenheim circuit in Germany there Are trophy races on saturday for cycles in the 250,350 and Soock classes. Motocross the grand prix of Luxem Bourg for Soock Motocross cycles will be held  on sunday this Moto the Mill and next to last round in the Soock world championship. Practice will be held on saturday. The town of Ellerbruck is located North of Luxemburg cily on National route 7. In last sunday s belgian round at Namur. Austrian Hynz Kin Gadner was Overall Winner on a Kim while belgian Georges jobs Honda moved closer to the Soock world title by winning the first of the two heats. Jobs needs Only 14 Points from the last two grand prix Molos i Luxembourg on sunday and in Switzerland Roggenburg on aug. 30 to become world Champi on he leads the standings with 280 Points ahead of Britain s Kurt Nicholl Kawasaki Wilh 224. Tow Sund strip coaches want nil players to enjoy London London a Al Lime when most professional football players arc enduring twice a Day practice sessions in searing heal the Denver Broncos and the los Angeles Kami began a week Long vacation in Chilly London tuesday. Coaches Dan Reeves of Denver and John Robin son of la kicked off preparations for sunday s second annual Amer ican bowl at Wembley stadium and did they wanted to make Iurco the squads got More out of their trans Atlan tic trip than just playing in an nil pre season game. John Elway the quarterback who led the Broncos to last season s super bowl said the six Days in London would be almost like a vacation. The schedule includes Only a single practice each Day a Day off saturday and plenty of free ume to visit London s tourist attractions. Playing Over Here is something Well always remember said Elway who visited some of the pubs around coven Garden monday night the first night in town for both teams. The first place we went was a mexi can restaurant. That threw me a  said Elway adding that the one thing he wanted to do while in London was to meet the Princess referring to Princess Diana the wife of the heir to the British throne. Prince Charles. Reeves said Elway s pub crawling and Royal people watching were the Type of experience the Pevers should be getting during their week  7 30 to 2 30 each Day we re going to be strictly  the coach said. Bul we re not going to be installing any new plays so the players won t have to concentrate on that. And they la be out seeing things around the  Robinson whose rams have reached the National football league playoffs each of the last four years also said he had no plans to treat this week As a regu Lar training Camp. We won l have a curfew for at least the first three  he said. We relive any firm Hal comes Over Here like ism for instance. We say work starts at 7 30. Be ready it s important that the players gel 10 Sec the  the second year in a to. The Wembley game helps to begin the nil s exhibition  year the Chicago bears Cal the Dallas cowboys before a sellout crowd and another capacity audience Al the 80,000-scat National soccer stadium i expected for the Rami Broncos match in a Courisky where the sport known As american Gridiron football has built a Sec daily growing group of fans Over the see London on Page 26