European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 23, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup proof s win in Portugal was classic last sunday s portuguese grand prix rates easily Ai the Best formula one rare of the i9k7 sea Ion and those who saw this race at the Estoril circuit or on eur vision would certainly agree. The race had every element of drama beginning with a restart after n five car crash and ending with a Victory by defending world Champion Alain pros of France. It was. In our opinion the Best drive of Frost s career and it paid off not Only with a Victory but in Prosl s finally breaking the Scot Jackie Stewart s re Cord of 27 wins a record that had stood for 14 years. It was about time that pros came through certainly As his lost Victory was recorded at the belgian grand Prill on May 17. Prosl won by pressuring Austria s Gerhard berber into a mistake Burger spinning in his Ferrari with iwo laps logo and Frost flashing by. It reminded us of the great Man Stewart himself who Ai Monaco once told Wilh great relish How he applied the same Lypp or pressure to Sweden s Ronnie Peterson to win the 197 grand prix of Monaco. Always try to Force the other Guy into a mistake Stewart said Al the Lime then Nail  Prosl had done just that. At Portugal last sunday the up s Rebecca Bryan quoted Prosl As saying this May he the Best race of my career. It was a Beautiful Victory and i Hope people Here will remember it because i  Frost need t worry. Those who saw his Portu Guese performance will indeed not forget it. It seemed a bit Yunfoh Tumiate How Var that Frost s victims were Burger and the Ferrari because the Ferrari team desperately needed a Victory its last one scored on the new Lucr Burgering Al the German up in August of 198 5. Bar Ger had Ted the raw from pole position until spinning near the end and at one Point the Ferrari ears were running an impressive first and second Wilh Italy s Michel Albo co not far behind Burger. Bui Albor to s car left the scene around the half Way Mark Wilh a broken Gearbox leaving bar Ger to carry on impressively Al the front. Wilh 30 laps to go Frost moved into second place and launched his at tack and the moment he did so. One could sense thai he would catch and pass bar Ger. Twice world Cham Pion Frost put All of his knowledge and experience into Hal relentless Pursuit and it was a classic performance. Despite losing out to Prost and his Mclaren tag porsche the Ferrari team is finally Back in business and to see the two red cars at the front was a Wel come change. After their performance in Portugal it appears that Ferrari May win a race this season after frosts 28th Victov my in his Isth grand prix. Stewart scored his 27 wins in 99 races during a formula one career that began in 1965 an ended with retirement at the end of the 1973 season. The Scot retired at age 33. Prosl 32, began his grand prix career in 1980 and recently signed a two year contract Wilh what will become the Mclaren Honda team next season so the Frenchman can took Forward to Many More Vic tories. Frost has won two other races this season the brazilian up and the grand prix of Belgium As noted earlier. The rare Between Frost and Berger overshadowed the run for the world driving championship involving Williams Honda tear males Nelson Piquet of Brazil and Nigel Mansell of England and Lotus Honda s Ayrton Senna of Brazil. Piquet took third to Bujara Walde gaan wins i Chin. The Toyota Supra in action increase his Lead in the title run while Mansell failed to finish blown engine and Senna placed save Lii after a Long pit Slop. Going into sunday s Spanish grand prix at Jerez de la Frontera near Rota. Piquet has 67 Points Senna has 49 and Mansell 43. Prosl meanwhile has 40. So he s not out of it yet. Afler the Spanish up final round in Europe it s the mexican up on oct. 18, Japan on nov. 1, and the australian finale on nov. Is. In International rallying sex world Champion Bjorn wat Degaard of Sweden won last week s third annual International Hon Kong Lope King motor rally aboard a group a Toyota Supra 3.0i, although the rally is a non world championship event in is a grueling one thai involves some 2.500 Miles of hard driving around China before enormous crowds. Wal Degaard took the Lead on inc first Day of thesis Day rally and remained in front of the Field from thai Lime on. Finishing second was Mike Kirkland of Kenya a half hour Back in a Nissan Silvia 200sx, while third came Slig blomqvist of Sweden aboard a Ford Sierra or 4x4. Sixty one cars started the rally and 23 finished. In China Wal Degaard drove a normally aspirated Toyota Supra while this week he and his teammate Lars Torch also of Sweden Torch failed to finish in Chin Awill compete in the african Ivory coast rally aboard turbocharged Supra cars. Toyota has won the Ivory coast rally three times this year s event a round in the world rally driving championship. Lancia of Italy which has already clinched the world championship Tor makes will not be contest ing the Ivory coast event although Nissan Audi an Volkswagen Are among teams entered along with Toyota. Where to go this weekend the Spanish grand prix 13lh race in the world driving championship and the final round in Europe will be held sunday an the new circuit at Jerez de la from Era near Rota and Cadiz. Practice and qualifying Tor formula one cars will take place on Friday and sat urday with practice from 10 to 11 30 . And offi Cial qualifying from t to 2 . On both Days. Sun Day s grand prix race to Start at 2 30 ., will be of74 laps 194 Miles. Preliminary races arc also on inc three Day program. In Italy the final race in the european historic car championship will be held on sunday at the Vail Lunga circuit just North of Rome with an italian National championship formula 3 rare also on the program. Al the zolder circuit in Belgium near Hassel racing is scheduled on sunday Tor Louring cars. For Mula Fords Renault 5s and vow polos along with euros cries championship met for formula Ford 1600 cars. Practice is set Lor Friday a and saturday. In Germany races will be held saturday on the Short course Al Bockenheim for historic cars an motorcycles. The Boe Burngen  Stock car racing association will stage div championship Stock car races on saturday and sunday with the Gates open ing at 9 . Time trials at 10 ., and races begin Ning at 12 15 . The circuit is located near Panzer Cavern in  South Ossit Tigart. Slock car racing is also scheduled for sunday atthe Kaiserslautern motor sport Park Al Pulaski bar Racks near inc Vogel Weh shopping Center. Gates open Ai noon and racing starts at 12 30 . In England inc brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London will stage a 500-Kilometer endurance race sunday for touring cars. A formula Ford race is also on the program. The Snetterton circuit near nor wich meanwhile will stage races on sunday for historic cars and sports cars. Drag racing the Santa pod raceway in England will hold its world drag racing finals on Friday saturday and sunday with inc lop Points earners from Europe and America competing. Jerry Lackey Rico Anthes. Peter Krusic and Tony Morris of the Hanau Auto racing association Hara in Germany have been invited to race in it  to the two Day drag racing program is free to . Military personnel and their dependents upon presentation of identification cards. The Santa pod raceway is located at Podington Airfield. Podington near Rushden South of Cambridge. Motorcycle racing Al inc Donington circuit near Derby England the final round in the world tourist trophy motorcycle championship willbe staged on sunday along with several preliminary races. In Germany racing for All classes of motorcycles. Including cycles with sidecars will be held on sat urday and sunday at is. Wendel Northeast of Saar Bruecken on National route 41. All races count for Points in the German National championship. Cab show the Hanau us will hold its first annual German american Street machine Auto show & car Bazaar on saturday and sunday Al the a Ruckhaus in Kana Steinheim. The even will take place under the main River autobahn Bridge no. 45. All types of cars vans and trucks May be entered Wilh trophies and Cash prizes to be awarded to class winners. Registration fee is 115. The program on saturday begins at noon and ends Ai 10 ., while sunday s hours Are 10 . To 5 . In addition to the car show live musical entertain ment is planned. Admission is 13 and children under 12 will be admitted free. All proceeds go to the  additional information Call the Hanau Uso Al 06181-52144 or 55737 or Hanau military 322-8725. The Sun kind strike from Page 21 a photo Gene Upshaw. ,. Expect a Long strike gement Council meeting said he was just Ait observer. They Are so far apart it would t make sense for me to intervene right now he said. Some teams such As Indianapolis said they already had full rosters of free agents to continue inc season while Solhei s had barely Mare than one or two players signed. Upshaw insisted that the Union s sup port was solid " including Chicago. Which had so Many question Marks around it Dave Duerson the bean assistant player representative said the free Agency Issue was blown All out of proportion since the average nil career is Only 3vi 10 4 years anyway Upshaw however said he talked to Chicago player rep Mike Singletary after the team meeting on monday and Mike said the bears voted to strike unania  any Rosier player who does Cross the Pirkel line. Upshaw said is going to Cut his career Short. Hell never 6e the same again. His teammates won t like him. The bitterness will be there. You never forgi1 the Guy who tried to slab you in the Back. And ill is is not the Type of game that you need added incentive for  Upshaw said the players had to be willing 10 stay out the rest of the season whenever i be talked to a team. I said look one thing you have to under stand if Vox walk you re walking for the season he said. "1 Don t want anyone to think it s going to be a week a Day iwo Days. It s for the duration and icy know  the previous walkout was Over a de Mand that players receive 55 percent of the nil s Gross revenues which amounted to a package of about i .6 Bil lion Over four years. They scud for $1.28 billion Over five Ean. Plus incentives. Part of the players demand is that management Nipin Sis million in u i iliac Union Calls  contributions plus interest  Upshaw con lends the owners cheated the Union out of that much Money in the final contract