European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 25, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup . To stage motorcycle up in 88 last week we looked ahead to next year s for Mula one grand prix racing season with the publication or the provisional 1988 Calendar and today Jevc la take a look at the motorcycle scene. Top news there and Good news too is the fact thai the United states will finally Host a world championship motorcycle grand prix a grand prix that is Long overdue. It s too bad that a . Round could t have been launched years ago when Kenny Roberts Freddie Spencer or Eddie Lawson would have been defending champions in their own race but it s still a Case of better late than  going into the 1988 season the australian rider Wayne Gardner Honda is the defending Soock pro rid Champion after four straight years of american rider dominance in that class. The . Grand prix counting for world championship Points in both the 250cc and 500cc classes will be held april 10 at the Laguna Acca circuit North of Monterey calif., and hopefully it will become a permanent fixture on the world championship Calendar. Work is now under Way at the Laguna Seca Road course to bring it to the required minimum length of 2.2 Miles that distance specified by the federation internationale Moln cyclists he. The 1988 motorcycle grand prix schedule with 1 6 races planned 1 2 to be run in Europe has Bee released by the fim and follows March 6, Brazil. Goiania March 13. Argentina Buenos Aires March 27, Japan Suzuka april 10, United slates. Monterey Calif april 24, Spain Jarama May 22, Italy Imola May 29. West Ger Many. Lucr Burgering june 12. Austria Salzburg june 26. Holland Assn july 3. Belgium. Spa Franco champs july 17, Yugoslavia Rijeka july24. France. Lecas Lellot Paul Ricard aug. 7, Brit Ain. Donington aug. 14. Sweden. Ande Storp aug. 28. Czechoslovakia. Brno sept. 4, san Marino. Misano Italy. Continuing on the Cycle scene the Kenny Roberts Yamaha team recently announced its lineup for the 1988 season with the new Ameri can sup Bike Champion Wayne Rainey and the australian rider Kevin Mage replacing californians Randy Mamola and Mike Baldwin. The Veteran Mamola who finished second for the Roberts team this season and third in 1986, i joining the italian Caliva team where he will be partnered by the Frenchman Raymond Roche. Roberts a three time world Champion in the top Soock class pointed out in a press release that his team placed third in the world championship in its debut year 1986and second this season and that he is determined to maintain this Progress. This is a Long term commitment Roberts said and of course we want to win in 1988. But we re looking toward the future to get a team that can win the world championship not Only once bul  meanwhile. Calif Oman Eddie Lawson who lost his world title this year to the australian Gardner has signed on to ride again for the Yamaha factory Randy Barnett learn managed by Italy s great sex world Champion Giacomo Agostini. And a final Cycle note american bikers enjoyed a big image boost recently when president Rea Gan received a group of cyclists in recognition of the . Motocross team s Victory in the 1987 Morrn of the millions Reagan met in the White House Oval office Wilh a delegation of 10 american motorcyclist association Ama members sctt did by team riders kick Johnson Bob Hannah and Jeff Ward. John son. Hannah and Ward led the . Team to its save nah straight win in the Motocross of the nations. This year s event held in september at the Unadilla Valley sports Center in new Berlin . Pointing out that the first of America s seven straight International victories came in 1931, the year he was inaugurated to the office of president Reagan quipped i guess we be been around about the same length of  the president was presented with a team us Motocross of nations jacket and a plaque naming him and his wife Nancy honorary life members of the Ama. Moving to Auto racing the International motor sports association Simsa announced this month that a record attendance Wasset for Simsa racing during the past season soaring past the i million Mark for the first time. In a 1987 season summary. Simsa announced that attendance totalled i.036.soo from 78 races on 25 weekends. The previous attendance record of927.000 was set last year with 78 races. With Jaguar coming into Simsa racing next sea son to Challenge porsche cars in the Simsa camels to division 1988 should easily prove another record attendance year. Jaguar s Simsa entry for the next three years i being sponsored by the Oil firm Calrol inc., and the cars will be prepared and run by two the racing organization headed by Scotland s Tom walk Shaw. It was also Walkinshaw the two stands for Tom Walkinshaw racing who directed the Jaguar firm to this year s world sports car championship. In America the two team will Field two Jaguar i 2-Powcred xjr-9 racers of 620 horsepower with the first race entry set for the 24 hours of Daytona in late january. The brazilian Ace Raul to Csc who won the world sports car driving title with Jaguar this sea son. Will be at the wheelin several Simsa races but a final Driver lineup is not Complete. Emphasis is being placed on . Drivers in the Driver Talent search Jaguar says. For its Simsa Campaign the two Jaguar team will operate from Headquarters based in Valparaiso ind. Before closing today s column we would like to say auf Wiedor Schun and Good Luck to Jochyn Luck who has been announcing races in Germany for 38 years. And 38 years arc enough said Jochyn in a recent loiter telling of his retirement. He added that he has announced a total of 438 motor sports events in his Long career Al the microphone enough to satisfy  during this Lime he has done not Only automobile racing but motorcycle and Moto Cross events As Well All of these races major ones Over inc years. Luck became the voice of to Tor sport in Germany and he always made it a Point to add English during his commentary an extra service appreciated by English and Ameri can racing fans. And when it came to warning the racing helpers that it was Lime to Clear the track. Luck could do so in at least seven languages including finnish and we think he always enjoyed this role Best. His Call of Hal for Raus became a tradition As Well As an Assurance hat the race was about to Start. During the Many grand prix races and 1. 000-Ki Rometer races on the old Lucr Burgering. Luck and the englishman Tony Marsh worked together to provide classic coverage. Marsh too. Has now re tired from inc racing scene. During his career at the microphone. Luck was assisted by his wife Hildegard. Who worked Long and hard to help gather the endless acts necessary for her husband to do a proper announcing Job. We wish them All the Best in their retirement. They willbe missed. Where to go this weekend the brands Hatch racing club of England will present a winning for Britain program on sunday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London. The Tyrrell formula one team the world championship winning two Jaguar sports car team and top motorcycle learns will be present to meet the  several races Are also on sunday s program. With the third round in the bbl grandstand series for formula Ford 2000 can the lop attraction there. Races arc also scheduled for formula Ford 1600 cars and touring cars. Racing car show in Germany the 20th annual Essen racing car show opens on saturday and runs through dec. 6 at the Essen Fairgrounds near Grugan Park. Housed in seven exhibition Halls. This is one of the largest racing car shows in the world and it features every Type of Competition car and motorcycle both current and classic plus personalities from the world of motor sport. The show will be open daily from 10 . To 8 . Tin Sura my strip. Nil begins to look like nil should by Dave Goldbe Gap football writer Wilh five games rift in the strike tarnished nil season things Are beginning to look the Way they should with the notable exceptions of the new York giants the Minnesota Vikings and the acc East it has made the playoff picture much clearer. Sunday s games notably Seattle s 34-3 rout of san Diego and Cleveland s 40-7 Romp at Houston reestablished the arcs two preseason favourites As just that in the process they showed two of the league s notable upstarts to be just that although san Diego still holds a one game Lead Over the sea Hawks in the acc West one upstart that has proven its legitimacy is new Orleans which won its fourth straight beating the giants 23-17, virtually ensuring that the nil will havea new Champion this year. The defending super bowl champions. Who played without Phil Simms Joe Morris and for most of the game Law rence Taylor Are 3-7 and have almost no Chance of making the playoffs the first time in four years they la miss postseason play. The saints on the other hand Are 7-3, one game away from the first winning season in their 21-year history and Only one game behind san Francisco in the enc West the Vikings who like the giants were 0-3 during the strike also Are suffering. They Are 6-1 in non strike games an without the walkout in which they lost probable wins against Tampa Bay and Green Bay they would be contesting Chicago for the pfc Central Lead in Stead of new Orleans and Dallas for a wild card spot the acc East meanwhile is becom ing a cliche. As it was two weeks ago the divisions in a 5-5 deadlock for first place and last. That Breaks its own record set two weeks ago for the latest five Way tie in nil history and Breaks the acc Cen trial s 2-year-old record for latest All Divi Sion tie the four Central teams were 4 5 after nine weeks. As for the playoffs the pfc is starting to look very Clear. Washington should win the East Chi Cago the Central and san Francisco and new Orleans contest for the West wit the loser being one of the wild card teams. The other will be either Minnesota or Dallas who play thursday at Texas stadium. The acc is a Little tougher to figure. There will be no wild cards from the East and that gives Miami a slight Edge for the title based on experience. Coach Don Shula. The emergence of Rookie run Ning Back Troy Stradford and a defense that s at least getting healthy if not Good Are a couple of reasons. If Indianapolis gets into a tie at the end give the Colls the Edge on their 5-2division record. Cleveland is the class of the Central although the Browns at 7-3 Are Only a game ahead of Houston and Pittsburgh who still have wild card Hopes. The West is the most intriguing. Assuming Seattle hands the raiders their eighth straight loss monday and the sea Hawks always beat the raiders at the kingdom a Denver win at san Diego sunday could create a three Way logjam. In that Case Seattle probably but win if it can beat Denver at Home dec. 13, but both the chargers and Broncos Are legitimate wild card prospects. Radio pro basketball Houston rockets at pm mix Smi 330 an. Thursday