European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup 18 teams of Battle for f-1 Crown the formula one grand Pix season opens on april 3 with the brazilian up Al Rio de Janeiro and team entries for this year s world championship Campaign arc no closed. The Fittl Talion Tintra Slimak tin sport automobile the governing body of Moio sports. Announced in i Aris recently thai a total of 18 learns will be competing in iv88 three More than 1a Yea Rand thai 31 cars will be vying for he maximum 26 positions on the starting grids. This will make for some torrid and inter Esting qualifying sessions. In say the Casl. Although learn entries have closed Driver Nomi nations Are open through March 4. The major teams of course have had their Driver lineups established for same time now. On the team Side a Rabham one of the Best known organi actions in formula one racing will no be in action during he i Jar Campaign. The Brabham team had fwd Bow Luro charged Power units Tor Many seasons and with Bow no longer supplying formula one engines. Brabham apparently has decided to Wail until nest year when grand Pris racing returns 10 exclusive use of nor Mally aspirated Power units. Brabham. Bow and Bra Mian Driver Nelson Piquol wrote some motion ports history in i9sj when Riqui became the first Driver Ever to win the world championship with Turbo Power. Piquet de fending world Champion this season won his first title in i9h1 aboard a normally aspirated Brab Ham Ford Anil then racked up his third title last year in a Williams Honda Turbo. This season Piquet drives for the Lotus team which uses Honda Turbo Power. Just As in last year Campaign teams can choose Between Turbo and non Turbo Power with most experts predicting a Turbo win despite Power and fuel modifications to make the Turbo can and nor Mally aspirated cars More even. The Turbo cams with two cur entries for the 1988 formula one world championship Are As Fol lows Loius. Honda Turbo engines Mclaren Honda Turbo engines Ferrari Ferrari turbos Zakss cd  arrows. Mega Iron turbos. The normally aspirated engine teams with two ear entries Are a follows Williams the defending formula one constructor s cup Champion. Judd engines March Judd engines Ligier. Judd engines. The following Icard. Also with two car entries All will use Ford Power Tyrrell Benetton. Minardi Lola and the Swiss newcomer Brun. Teams with single car entries All using Ford engines. Are acs. Oscolla and newcomers rial Coloni and Dallara. Bob Lokmer a former army officer who raced bows successfully during his Alt my Lime in Germany a few years ago is ill continues to race formula vec cars in the United states and he is also editor Al Large of the Bow car club of Amer Ica s monthly Magazine Roundel. Now an executive with the Amoco Oil company of Chicago to cmdr wrote us recently to say that Amoco will become a major sponsor of the a ill Newman Carl Haas Rac ing team for the 1 a cart/1 pm indy car sea son and the Lisac Sanction cd Indianapolis 500. This learn employs one of the world s top Drivers Mario Andrulli of Nazareth a. Amoco was an associate sponsor of inc new Man Haas team last season and Kocmer works closely with the team in providing Amoco racing news. He said that Amoco looks Forward to working with and Ritli Newman and Haas again this sea son. We have a Hunch that to cmdr does too. The firs round in ihc15-race cart schedule is set for april 10 Al the Phoenix Ariz Intima Lional raceway last season. Andrulli Marion eight pole positions and scored two victories in his Lola Chevrolet. One of Hii eight pole positions came at the Indianapolis 500, and As you will remember he led big there until forced to retire with engine  in the race. Roemer says that the Chev Roll indy avg engine one that develops 700 horsepower has been subjected loan Citie Sivc develop Cal program Over the Winter to increase us reliability. Last year Chevrolet powered cars won five of is indy car races and finished in the top five placing 22 limes. Andr Clit finished in the top five six limes. In our opinion Andrelli who won the world driving championship in 1978 with Lotus should win a lot of races this year if the Chev Roll reliability program proves successful. And where indy is concerned. Andrelli should win it simply by the Law of averages. His one and Only Victory came there a Long time ago in 1969 when he drove for Andy Granatelli. So Mario is Long overdue for a Check ered Flag Al the Brickyard. Well look Forward to More of to cmdr s Amoco dispatches from the cart scene once the season gels under Way. The porsche club of America Ger Many Region b celebrating its 25lh birthday this year the club was chartered in August of 1963 and Jerry Pearce the club s president says the 198s schedule of events is already shaping up. On the Calendar arc technical sessions porsche factory hours rallies slalom social events and a club tour to the 24 hours of be mans endurance race in june. It s an extremely Active club and if you own a porsche you can join up. It s As simple As that and membership is not limited to those stationed in Ger Many. The porsche club is seeking additional members to help celebrate its 25th year in Europe so if you d like 10 join Contact membership chairman Mike Stoffan by phoning Frankfurt civilian 069-309701, or scarce at Hofheims Taurus 06122-12948. Scarce s address is to 3404, Apo 09057, or Zur Bun i a 62 9 Wolheim Wallau West Germany if you re a Nissan fan. You la have the Opportunity of seeing Nissan cars in action on euro Pean circuits this season. Competing for years now in International rallying and in sports car racing Nissan announced in Japan recently thai it will now enter the european touring car championship series and compete in seven of the 12 races on this year s schedule. Nissan will do its first race Al Donington Park England on april 17, and will also contest rounds in Dijon France on May 29 the curb urging. Ger Many july 10 spa Belgium july 30 zolder. Bel Gium aug. 14 silvers one England sept. 4 and Nogaro France sept. 11. The Nissan company will Campaign group a its a cars which won the 1987 Japan touring car.  at Suzuka. Participation is being arranged by the european subsidiary of Nissan to tora ports International based in Milton Keynes eng land. Nissan also said it will contest two races in the world sports car championship series again this year the 24 hours of be mans on june 11-12 and the 1.000 Kilometres of Fuji on ocl. 9. Pain rallying the japanese firm said it will Partick Kate in the East african safari rally in Kenya Nomarch 31 april 4, an event that Nissan cars have won seven times the last Victory coming in 1982. Where to co this weekend there s major even this weekend and that is the eighth International Frankfurt adar acc Speedway motor Cycle racing program. If you Haven t seen cycles race on ice Check this one out As it is exciting stuff and close racing at Well. The races will be staged on saturday and sunday Ai the Frankfurter Eit parian age Al Kaisin. Near the East Park take autobahn sit  if blown use Streetcar lines hand 181. The Frankfurt event is one of three Ami final qualifying rounds in the motorcycle Lee Speedway world championship. The program Ai Frankfurt begins on Friday with practice from 1 to 5 . While racing starts at 7 , on saturday under the floodlights and continues to about 11 . The racing on sunday urls at 2 30 porn and goes unlit about 6 30. Both saturday and sunday racing programs will feature 20 heats of four laps each on inc Oval ice track with 16 of inc world s lop motorcycle ice riders Partick paling. The riders come from the so Vel Union Canada. Wisl Germany. Sweden. Czechoslovakia and Finland. The specially designed 500cc ice racing motorcycles with heavily spiked tires develop about 60 horsepower. Tickets for either saturday or sunday Range from 18.50 Marks about $11 to 40 Marks about s24. Tickets for children up 10 14 years of age Cost 10 Marks about. The other Semi qualifying rounds Lake place in the soviet Union Kalinin on feb. 20-11 and in Assn the Netherlands on feb. 17-2r. The world finals Are set for March 12-13 Al Eindhoven the Netherlands. Planning not Luck let Petty walk away Charlotte.