European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 11, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 26 racing Roundup Mercedes returns to motors Porf the firm of Daimler Benz whose Mer cedes cars have played a major role in be history of automobile racing announced recently thai it ii re Luming la motor sport activity in 1988 on an official Basil. It has been rumoured for some Lime now that Mercedes can would return to the track and the rumours have proved Correct. But the return of Mercedes will no be on a big Lime basis by any Means. The firm quit racing in 1955 when one of its cars was involved in the Duas Ter at be mans and except far a Brief foray into world championship rallying during the late 1970s, Daimler Benz has shunned Auto sport altogether. In announcing ils return Daimler Benz Aid that Mercedes 190 Sedan playing the role in the touring car events and the Swiss Sauber least sports can receiving official assistance in the sports car world championship. Two c9 Sauber Mercedes sports prototypes will race in the world championship and one will contest the German super cup series Daimler Benz said the Many private Mercedes 190 teams that will compete in the German touring car championship will receive direct help from Daimler Bern to the Clum to racing is on a factory assistance basis where both engines and Bodywork Are concerned. The firs test Tor the Sauber Mercedes can Wilt come on March 6 in Jerez. Spain with the opening of the sports car world championship series. The first Ger Man Louring car championship race will be staged april 3 on the zolder circuit in Belgium. Peter Argotsinger the american Driver who successfully campaigned the  engine Lola t-616. M Simsa series racing i Wrils in to say that he will 6j- soon direct a racing school t Al in Hollywood a. P1 arc Lsinger who raced my in the american express a sponsored formula for series in Germany during the 1970s, left Germany to race in England when he campaigned in both for i Mula Ford and formula 3 a can for tev Cral seasons. He also worked As an instructor at the Brand Hatch circuit s racing school near London and lived in England while commuting Between. England and America during his Simsa racing career. Argete Tnger said that the new school to be called brands Hatch  will be operational in Early april. The track will be located at Hollywood which is near Miami and it. Lauderdale. A Gilsinger will be director of the new company and vice presi Dent in charge of operations As Well As chief instructor. He also Hopes to continue racing in Simsa events when time permits. The Argotsinger family is Well known in american racing circles. Peter s brother Michael who also raced formula Ford cars in Germany will race Peugeot sos Turbo cars this season in America. Their father Cameron who Heads n Law firm in Watkins Glen n.y., raced cars during the 1940s and 50s,and was a former executive director of the sports car club of America Sec a he was also primarily Argel Sinfer responsible for creating the Watkins Glen circuit which hosted the . Grand frit for Many years if you should be living or visiting in the South Florida area some Day and want to take some racing instruction Check out the new brands Hatch Amer Ica school. Youl probably get a discount if you Tell Peter thai you re & racing fan who once lived in Germany. We noted last month that Mario andr Clit had decided not to go with porsche for the indy car series and that the italian Teo Fabi would probably gel the Job. Fabi who drove indy can during the 1983 and 84 seasons now Hauie Job with the Quaker slate porsche team and he will drive in the 1 a race series which begins april 10 in Phoenix Ariz. In the mean time he will be Busy testing a new version of the porsche indy car in Europe before uie cart Campaign gets under Way in the Stales. Fabi was quite successful in cart indy car racing before he left it to return to formula one and in the1983 indy 500 he had pole position As a Rookie Driver. He also led that race until mechanical prob lems ended his bid. He won four races thai year and finished second to Al Unser or. In the cart championship. Quite impressive for a  while Fabi s Brief career in cart racing was obviously Brilliant his formula one grand Pix efforts can Only be termed dismal his Best result in three seasons of Competition being a third place in last year s austrian grand prix. So perhaps the diminutive italian will find his Niche again in cart racing. And you can bet that porsche certainly Hopes so looking at the rally scene the first round in this year s world championship went to Lancin of Italy when the Frenchman Bruno Saby breezed to Victory last week in the 96th running of the Monte Carlo rally. It was Sunby s second Victory in world championship Competition his first coming in the rally of Corsica in 1986 aboard a Peugeot. While Victory in the Monte Carlo rally has Ofle been determined by a few seconds Saby won by nearly 11 minutes the largest winning margin in Many Yean. Allessandro Fiorio of Italy also in Plancia placed second while Jean Pierre Ballet of France in a privately entered Peugeot 205, finished third. Lancia factory cars also finished one two in last year s event while the Lale Henri Toivonen of Fin land won it for Lancia in 1986. So this year s Victory in the Monte Carlo Wai the italian team s third straight. The i9b7 Winner Massimo Biasion of Italy was favored to win again for Lancia but he dropped out on the first Day with mechanical problems. Mazda the Only team capable of challenging Lancia was also out of action Early although one of their care did finish fifth. If the Monte Carlo rally can be used As an example it appears that the Lancia team will win every event it enters this season. The Neil world championship round wit be the rally of Sweden on feb. 4-7. In the Paris Dakar Marathon meanwhile. World rally Champion Niiha Kankkunen of Finland won aboard a Peugeot 105 while his countryman Ari Vata Nert lost out because Hii car was stolen. Yala non. Snen world Champion and Winner of last year s parti Dakar event aboard a Peugeot 205, had led the Marathon from the Start but Wai disqualified after hit Peugeot 405 was stolen and held for Ransom. The Peugeot team refused to pay and recovered the car later but Vatanen was forced to Start three hours later than the rules allow and then Wai eventually disqualified because of his late Start. I soul or appears quite unfair As he matter was certainly beyond his control. Although Peugeot missed a cer Tain one two with Vatanen disqualification it still won the rally with Kankkunen who was driving in 11 for the first time. This year s Marathon the 10th annual running was troubled from the Start. It was marred by controversies complaints about the organization difficulty of the route the theft of the leading Peugeot and six death involving competitors and spectators. Finishing second and nearly three hours behind the winning Kankkunen Wai the Mitsubishi Pajaro driven by Ken Shinozuka of Japan. Third came sex formula one slur Patrick Tam Bay of France in a Range Rover while fourth was the american Mal Colm Smith a seven time Winner of the Baja 1,000. Smile in n Range Rover was followed by Gerard Miller of Kenya also in a Range Raver. Italian rider Eddy Orioli won motorcycle honors aboard a Honda and he Wai followed by Franco Picco of Italy just Over an hour behind on a Yamaha while third came French ruler Gills Lalay on a Honda. The Marathon which started in Paris on Jan. 1, covered 7,982 Miles and ended 22 Days later in Dakar Senegal. Where to go this weekend it s ice Speedway racing season for motorcycles again and a qualifying round in the 1988 world championship will be held this weekend in Inz Tii Germany with practice and racing on both saturday and sunday. The town of inc la ii located on National route 306, Northwest of bad re Chenhall. It also May be reached from the Munich Salzburg autobahn exit is Casdorf. Motorcycle ice racing the tires arc heavily spiked ii quite spectacular and if you Haven t seen these riders zipping about on the ice make plans id Check out an event. Afler inc la the next big one Wilt be staged at the  in Northeast Frankfurt autobahn nil Frankfurt Osi or if taking a Streetcar gel num Bers 13 then 18. Practice will be held on feb. 19 from i to s . The first round 20 hints will be staged under the floodlights Starling at 7 . An feb. 20, while the second session also 20 heats will follow on feb. 21 with the action beginning at 2 . Tickets Cost from 18 to 40 Marks about Iii to 124 10 Marks about j6 for children up to 14 and May be reserved in Advance by calling Frankfurt civilian 069-7430280. Well have More details As the race weekend cars. Another semifinal Wilt be held an feb. 11 and 2,8 in Assn the Netherlands with the world championship final Sci for March 12 and 13 at Eindhoven the Netherlands. Losing skid prompts devils to fire Carpenter East Rutherford no. A the new Jersey devils fired Doug car Penter As coach tuesday and named for Mer Buffalo sabres coach Jim Schown fold to replace him. The replacement of Carpenter comes in the Wake of a five game losing Streak and a 3-9-1 Mark in the last 13 nil games As the devils dropped to fifth place in the Patrick division. I have tremendous respect for the Job Doug Carpenter has done in bringing the devils to the Brink of the playoffs said Lou Lamoriello the devils president and general manager. Now it s important to gel us an individual who can bring us to that area. I have tremendous respect for Jim Schown fold. He will Lake us where we want to  the devils failed la make the play Olts in each of Carpenter s three previous seasons with the team although they did improve Uteri Point totals each  year was the devils besi Bui they still had the 20th worst record in the 21 tearful league. This will be Schoenfeld i second coaching Job in the nil he coached the sabres for 43 games in the 1985-86 season posting a 19-19-5 record before being replaced by general manager Scot by Bowman the Man who appointed him. Schoenfeld said he was unfamiliar with the devils personnel and would seek guid Anee from Moriello and Max Mcnab the club s executive vice president. The Job is just to win. Coaches Don t get Mem poin i Foi just determination we re in a situation where we re rated strictly on numbers mid Sioen few adding the players will be accountable for where the devils end up this season. Lamoriello would not discuss can tracts terms bin clearly indicated Schoenfeld would be around after the current season. The devils also dismissed associate coach Ron Smith. The devils 21-24-5, have Losi their last five games and currently Are in a traditional december january slide i sesame Type of dump that knocked the devils out of playoff Contention in cacti of Carpenter three season which started with the 1984-85 Campaign