European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 23,198b the stars and stripes Page 23 racing Roundup Gardner Lawson Sef to do baffle the 19k8 motorcycle world championship Serin opens sunday in Japan and for the first time since 1983, the defending Champion in the top Soock class will not be an american rider returning with Honda to defend his Crown will be the popular australian Wayne Gardner who last year became the fire rider from his nation Ever to win the Soock world title. Gardner will spearhead the 1988 rothmans Honda attack and he will be joined by Japan s Shunji Yms Ushiro and former Dou ble world Champion fast Freddie Spencer of shr Veport la. Spencer who a won two to oct world titles and t 2socc Crown As Well All on Honda bikes his Ridden in Only a few grand Prii events since his double til in year in 1985. He has suffered numerous Accident injuries since then and injured his hand again recently so even at this Early stage Spencer s Outlook for i �8tt is not Bright. Australia s Gardner meanwhile who became 3 National hero overnight after winning the Crown last year is in Rood form and says can t wait to gel started again after the Winter  Gardner who won seven grand prix races last season and finished in All 15 championship rounds added in a role mans Flonda press release that of course everybody will in out la beat me because i m the new Cham Pion. I be tested the new nor Honda both in Australia and Japan and the tests were encouraging. Hut the Only real test is when the nag  the rider with the Best Chance of beating Randy Barnett Gardner is Eddie Lowson of Upland Calif., the 500cc world Champion in to Law end 1986. Lawson will return for i sixth straight season with the Marlboro Yamaha team Agolini and he said recently that his Only goal is to win Back the title he lost last year to Gardner. It son who said last season that he was simply t. In swered by Gardner s Honda noted recently that he new Marlboro Yamaha has improved in handling and also has More top Speed and he feels that his chances of winning Back the title arc quite Good. His new teammate who will play the no. 2 role on the Yamaha team is the belgian rider Dodier de Radigue. While the rothmans Honda and Marlboro Yamaha factory earns Rale As the strongest in the top Soock division � third organization to be reckoned with it team Lucky strike Roberts this team entering its third season under the direction of the popular three time world Champion Kenny Roberts of Modesto. Calif. The Roberts team highly successful in its first two seasons has used factory Yamaha Cycle from the Sian. Rubens of course won his three world lilies aboard factory entered Yam Ahus. He retired at the end of the 1983 season and was succeeded As no. I at Yamaha by his protege Lawson. Riding for Roberts this season arc Wayne Raincy of Norwalk Calif., and the australian Kevin Magck. They replace Kandy Mamola of Santa clan Calif., who has joined the Caliva team and Mike Baldwin of i Asadena Calif. During his Campaign with in Roberts team last season mite la finished urn rid in the world i championship 2nd scored three grand Prijic victories a Superb Effort. Raincy twice Winnet of the . Sunc Bike championship also has experience on european circuits As he campaigned in the world championship 230cc series on a Yamaha during the 19r4 season finishing eighth in that series. Regarding his team s chances Roberts says the new lineup ctn Hasi is our Long term commitment. Our goal u to develop better racing motorcycle on better tires for winning. Our new riders arc lacking in full grand prix experience but a by nuke up for it in enthusiasm. We re not trying to just win the championship once but to get to the top and stay there. We re looking to the future and we re determined Ludo our best.1 it will be no Surprise certainly to Sec Raincy or magic on the Victory podium this scam along with Livson and of Anmer. And hopefully Spencer and a Mola. But the fight for the title will almost certainly he fought out Between Gardner and Lawson and it should make Foran i citing season. Discussing sunday s world championship opener .11 the Suzuka circuit in Japan rothmans Toomla says the organizers arc predicting a sellout crowd of sen Roundup on Page 26 another Stewart awaits the Green Flag by Randy Barnett Anlo sports editor in Jackie Stewart s grand Prii racing Days he was often asked would you want your sons to become racing Drivers during casual conversations or full length inter views the great scottish Driver always had definite opinions on any subject and his sons racing possibilities were among hem. The fact that his wife Helen and his sons Paul and Mark often accompanied him to the world s racing circuits helped prompt this question. Always on first rate to rent with the press Stewart doubtlessly became tired of hearing this question but he would reply to it As if he were being asked for the first time. His reply would go like this for obvious reasons the danger of the profession Hope they Don t pursue a racing career. But on the other hand i would not forbid it simply because it would not be fair to them. But t would insist that an education must come  Stewart who won the world driving championship three limes 1969, 71 and 73will soon have a son in racing. But jus As he insisted education " ill indeed come first. Jackie s oldest son Paul 22, will pursue a professional racing career but Only after graduation this Spring from Duke University in Durham . Paul who will race in Pic British ff10qo championship series will skip the first sit races As these events take place before he receives his degree in Polit ical science on Hay 7. He will do his first race on May 30 at the Oulton Park circuit at tank orly near Liverpool and will compete i n 14 of the 20 rounds in the championship in a press release from . Reynolds International Mother Helen and brother Mark Lunt Duke University Swilor Paul Stewart Jackle i nun us he tries on his first rarer. Come a professional motor racing Driver but t am also a realist. I firmly believe in the rationale of keeping my feet on the ground. Motor racing is a precarious Busi Ness and Many Are left stranded along the Way. With a degree i Hind me 1 have already formed the foundations of a career to fall Back on if necessary in its sponsorship of Stewart . Reynolds also announced a massive International program to support Young Drivers in formula 3 racing whose fathers or relatives Are already track  the formula 3 Drivers include Damon Hill son of the late Graham Hill the Only Man Ever to win the indy 500, la mans and the world driving championship Justin Bell son of twice world sports car Cham Pion Derek Bell Gary and David Brabham sons of three time world driving Champion sir Jack Brabham p4ul Warwick brother of formula one Driver David Warwick and Greg a ebbs son of sex racer and television commentator David Hobbs. All ire from England Csc i the Brabham Brothers who arc australian. Other Young Drivers with . Reynolds backing for the 19hk season include Jason Elliott of England and Philippe Favre Ofsei Leiland in formula 3 and pier Luigi Martini and Andrea Chiesa both of Italy and Bain racing in the International formula 3000 Divi Sion. Lester w. Pullen chairman of re. Reynolds Tobac co International says in the press release that we arc investing in the future of motor racing and each of these Drivers has the potential to be one of the formula one stars of tomorrow among established Drivers with Reynolds Camel cigarette backing Are Derek Bell in sports ear racing and the following Drivers in formula one grand Pri racing Derek Warwick and Jona than Palmer both 01 England world Champion Nelson Piquet of  Nal Tajima of Japan Thierry Boutsen of Belgium alas Santuro Nannini of Italy and Yannick dal Mas. Philippe Alliott. And Philippe Sirc Ift All of France. Formula one teams carrying the Camel colors this season include Lotus Honda Benetton Ford car Rousse Ford and Tyrrill Ford