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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wadna Day. May 11, 1969 the stars and stripes Paga 25 racing Roundup Monaco another Mclaren sweep when toe Check ered Flag fell on Ian year s grand prix of Monaco two brazilian driven erected it Ayrton Senna winning aboard a Lotus Honda and Nelson Piquet just behind him in a we Liams Honda. It was Senna s first Victory Al Monaco and it was also the first Monaco win for � Honda engine. Piquet who went on to capture his third world driving Crown last year has yet to win at Monaco after i1 years of trying so he should he going Alt out sunday in his Lotus Honda during the 46th running of this world famous grand Prii. Senna Winner of the recent grand prix of Sammarino drives for Mclaren. He s partnered by twice world Champion Alain pros of France who won the brazilian opener and finished second Al Sammarino. Like the Lotus Cam s Drivers. Senna and Trust enjoy Honda Turbo Power in their Mclaren ears and chances arc Strong that either Senna will male it two straight sunday or Frost will rack up his fourth Monaco Victory Prost won in 1984, is and 86. If the non Turbo cars score a Victory his year Monaco is one of the Low Speed twisting Street Cir Cuits that gives them n Chance. But with the Domi Nance already shown by the Turbo brigade in the first two races this season especially Nic Laren Honda the non turbos remain outsiders regardless of what circuit they race on. Al Monaco the Mclaren Loius and Ferrari cars will dominate. The question is will Mclaren winits third grand prix race in three outings i would t bet against it � in the car Corner column n few weeks  i wrote Aboul the Kerr nor porsche racing team and the Krcmar Brothers Edwin and Manfred whom i be known Many years. In that column Erwin discussed his plans for this year s japanese sports prototype championship and after three races things have gone extremely Well for the co Logne based team. The Kramer porsche 962c cars with Kris Nissan of Denmark and Harald Grohs of Germany driving Abc cd Mcand in the Fuji 100 opener and then third in the Suzuka 500. On May i. The Kremr porsche won the third round Ihu 1.000 Kilometres of Fuji with Nissan partnered in this race by Bruno Gia Comolli of Italy. After three races and with Ihrck rounds to go the or Erncr team leads the japanese championship series with a first second and third. The Kramer team s next Slop is la mans where it has two porsche %2cs entered. While on the subject of sports car racing the japanese Are getting laugh in the american Simsa series with Australia s Geoff Brabham win nine the last two Camel Ftp races aboard a Nissan Ftp. Brabham won at Road Atlanta and West Palm each so after five Simsa rounds the score reads Nissan 2, porsche 2 Miami and Sebring and Jaguar 1 Day torm. Going into the Sijah round at Lime Rock conn., on May 30. Jaguar Driver John Nielsen of Denmark leads the Simsa Driver standings with 66 Points. American Price Cobb and Grinsh Driver James Weaver both porsche follow wild 64. American Davy Jones Jaguar and germans Klaus Ludwig and Hans stuck porsche arc tied for third but neither Ludwig nor stuck is a serious championship contender because of limited racing in the United Stales. At the Attr Burgering recently Ludwig who seemed impressed by the new Nissan prototype said Theisa series is becoming increasingly attractive now with he entry of Jaguar and Nissan and porsche has to come up with a new car soon to stay on  two notes Are in order the first one regarding the new Topci Loius Challenge series and the second regarding a porsche club slalom. I wrote about the opel Lotus series in last week stripes Magazine and several readers inquired Aboul race car Purchase details. Far Complete information on Price sales etc., Contact Adam opel . Pm motor sport 6090 Russel him Germany phone 06142-664919 or european formula Drivers association Edda. 2 Rue Jean Jaures 1836 Luxembourg phone 00352 446464 or Edda Post bus 18, 5845 Zig St. Antho Nis Netherlands phone 8858-3668. Meanwhile the porsche club of America Ger Many Region will stage us slalom it May 11-22 at Rhein main a wit i All club members invited to compete. Registration and technical inspection begin at 9 . Both Days followed by slalom runs at 10 . Looking briefly at rallying the ital Ian Lancia cars after winning the first four world championship events Monte Carlo Sweden Portugal and East Africa finally lost out in Cor Sica last week this rally the French round in the world championship series. Winning in Corsica was French Driver Didier Auriol aboard a Ford Sierra cos world once Domi Nant in a lying l it was Ford s first world cd Miri on ship Victory since 1981. Lancia cars meanwhile finished second and third. The Toyota team giving the new four wheel drive Colica rally car in debut had a bad run. World Champion Juha Kankkunen of Finland fail ing to finish because of a broken Turbo. Lancia Driver Miki Biasion of Italy who did not compete in Corsica still leads for the 1988 driving Lilly. Lancia is far ahead in the constructor s Divi Sion next round Isahc greek acropolis rally May 20 june 2. Where to co this weekend As noted at the Slart of this column the grand Pris of Monaco third round in the world driving championship will be staged sunday on the downtown streets of Monte Carlo. Umit cd practice will be held thursday and saturday from 101o 11 30 ., with official qualifying from 1 to 1 . Both  s grand prut of 79 laps 162.i Miles starts at 3 30 . The race will be shown live on Ger Man to s first program Ard Jat 3 30 . At the Jarama circuit North of Madrid the fourth round in the european touring car championship will be held sunday with practice Friday and saturday. The second round in the european Fia historic car championship will be held saturday and Sun Day at the Zand Voort circuit in the Netherlands with races for All classes of historic cars. On Germany s curb urging. The 19th annual Adenauer adar Long distance trophy race for touring cars will be held saturday with the action starting at s . And ending 115 . To reach the ring Uke the Koblenz Trier autobahn and nit at Ulmen following signs to the circuit. At Hock Nchim Germany Here is racing sat urday and sunday for can of All categories. The races an sponsored by the automobile club of Switzerland. In England the fourth round in the British National touring car championship will be held Sun Day Al the Donington Park circuit near Derby with practice saturday. Drag racing the opening drag race in Germany will be staged sunday at the  Airfield with the 13th running of the International Bug in this race conducted by the Hanau Auto racing association Kara annually determines the fastest Volkswagen Bug in Europe. More than eighty cars ranging from Street Slock beetles to 435 he Bug dragsters Are entered. The gales open at 9 ., time trials Start at noon and final eliminations begin at 1 . Admission is 10 Marks Aboul �6. The Giebels Adl  Airfield is located just South of Gie Belstadt 8 Miles South of Wilri Burg on National route 19 b19. Motorcycle racing the fourth round in the european motorcycle Road racing championship will be held sunday at the Salzburg no just East of Salzburg Austria with races for 80. 125 and 250cc class Cycle. Practice will be held saturday. The div motorcycle races will be staged Sun Day an the nor Burgering with the so oct race ,1 round in the German National championship and the other five events ail German trophy races. The program goes from 8 . To i . In England championship motorcycle faces for All Cycle classes will be held saturday and Sun Day Al the sect Lorton circuit near Norwich. Motocross three world championship to Motocross races will be held sunday with the 1 z5 Moto Al Aquida. Portugal the 250cc round Al to lice Czechoslovakia and the to oct Mold Al Van Laa Finland. Another world championship Motocross this one for cycles with sidecars will be held sunday Al Marclo the Netherlands. The town of Marceio is located North Wisl of enschede. In Germany the 11th annual adar Sis moors Motocross for cycles in the 125, 250, 500 and 750cc classes will be held saturday and sunday at Baden Baden. There will be no racing Roundup column next week so please Consul the sports Calendar in the thursday sports Section for a listing of motors ports events. Budd goodbye track hello s. Africa olympic runner Zola Budd. Cites nervous exhaustion Johannes uhf South Africa a Zola Hudd quit world track and resumed to her Mitic South Africa tuesday. The 1�84 olympian said she did not know if she would compete again. The decision by Budd appeared to eliminate two shadows hanging Over this summer s olympics. One involved a threatened Boycott the other the Possi ble barring of the British track team. Budd pursued by anti apartheid activists since taking British citizenship in1984, said soil was quitting because of nervous  a doctor who i rated her Over the weekend was quo Tedas saying that Budd was a pitiful  Budd 21, arrived on a flight from London unescorted Ciu Cpl for an Airport attendant who helped her with her bag Gage. She old reporters she planned to slay with her Mother in bloc Fonlin South of Johannesburg. Liu Iid said she would stay in South Africa until i am healthy again asked whether she intended to run again she replied not Al the  possible return to Britain her adopted country under whose Flag she had hoped to compete in Usif olympics in sep tember she said "1 can t decide about that new i am very disappointed reaction from the anti apartheid lobby was Quick and Strong. Her return to South Africa now liter ally vindicates our position that she is Asoula african Sam Ramsamy head of the South african non racial olympic committee said in London it shows she merely used her British Pau port As a  Budd said she had nothing id add to a statement released in London monday night in which she announced her withdrawal from International athletics 10 re cover from nervous  in the statement released to the British news Agency press association Budd said she needed a substantial period of recuperation along with the support of my fam ily and friends to regain my  the Al Lyle said she was not Well enough to Battle contentions Hal she participated in a sports event in South Africa a year . An sports radio pro basketball Aba playoffs at Lanta Al Boston 1 30 . Thursday  
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