European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 25, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Lawson Sef for German up sunday Lawson the German grand prix for motorcycles will be staged this sunday on the curb urging and America s Eddie Lawson goes into this race flying High. The personable Calif Oman world Champion in 1984 and 86 in the top line Soock division leads big at the moment for a third world Crown with three victories in five grand prix races so far this  won the . Grand prix at Laguna Acca calif., in april then followed with victories in the Portu Guese up and in Italy last sunday. Lawson who has Ridden Marlboro team Yamaha bikes since the Start of his grand prix racing career in1983, won the German grand prix at Hocke Nchim. Last year and would like Noth ing better than to repeat that Success at the curb urging on sunday. Last season Australia s Wayne Gardner Honda was leading at this stage and he went on to capture the  Felt then that Gardner had the Edge where Hond Power was concerned and said ill really have to get going to beat him. But Gardner was not to be beaten and Lawson finished third in the world standings. This season Lawson apparently has the advantage with the defending world Champion Gardner still looking for his first 988 Victory for Honda. At last sunday s grand prix of Italy at Imola Gardner won the pole position but led Only briefly Lawson pulling away on Lap 11 of the 25-Lap race and widening the Gap until the finish. Afterwards Lawson told reporters that a Good Start from his second Row position helped him take the initiative away from Gardner. I pushed hard from the beginning he said and i can t complain about the Bike. There were no real problems and i think we re ahead of Honda in development right  another team challenging the defending Champion Gardner and his rot mans Honda teams King Kenny Roberts Lucky strike Yamaha out fit Roberts with two new riders the californian Wayne Rainey and Kevin Magee of Australia who won the april 24 Spanish grand prix beating Law son to the line by just one half second. Lawson said afterwards i wish i could say there was something wrong with my Bike but i can t. Magee simply out Rode me. I thought the championship would be Between Gardner and me but this Guy magic could be a  Rainey meanwhile the 1987 . Champion has yet to win a grand prix race but he s due. Rainey has placed Well in every round so far his Best Effort a second place in the portuguese race. Team owner Roberts a three time world Champi on for Yamaha is elated about his Young riders performances but remains level headed about it All. In a recent team Roberts press release he said ill feel More confident when we can give Kevin and Wayne a bigger advantage by improving our motor cycles and tires still further. But we re certain now that we re heading in the right  details on sunday s German grand prix for cycles Are Given under where to go this  Lawson enters the German round with 92 Points to Gardner s 77, while Rainey has 65, Magee 55, and Niall Mackenzie of Scotland Honda 53. This weekend is a big one for motor sports in both Europe and North America with the 72nd run Ning of the Indianapolis 500-mile classic set for Sun Day on the Indianapolis Speedway and the grand Pix of Mexico also taking place on sunday in mexi co City. An to will feature All of the indy 500 action live beginning at 5 . On sunday with the telecast ending about 9 30. Rick mean Danny Sullivan and Al Unser jr., All members of the Roger pc Sec team and All former winners of the indy 500, Start on the front raw with cars on pole and that is an exceptional achieve ment. The pc Sec cars arc powered by Chevrolet engines. Mario Andretti who scored his Only 500-mile indy Victory nearly 20 years ago 1969and who led big last year until mechanical gremlins struck late in the race once said i should win another indy if Only by the Law of  Andretti who drives a Lola Chevrolet qualified fourth for sunday s race and if we were betting we would put our Money on Mario. He has to win again sometime so Why not now moving to the grand prix of Mexico fourth round in the world driving championship the Mclaren Honda cars Are totally dominant there with three victories in three outings and with nothing on the horizon to Stop Victory number four for the British japanese team. Brazilian Driver Ayrton Senna truly blew a Mclaren Honda one two at Monaco going far too fast inthe late stages and throwing away a certain Victory when he hit the Guardrail with Only a few laps to go. He had nearly a one minute Lead on his teammate Alain Prost of France who happily took the Check ered Flag. After the race the twice world Champion Prost said i was a Long Way behind Senna and people were showing me i was first and i did t believe it. Then 1 saw the yellow caution lags and then i was sure about  it was the Frenchman s 30th career Victory and his fourth at Monaco. Going into sunday s mexican grand prix Prost leads the pack with 24 Points while Gerhard Berger of Austria Ferrari has 14 Points and Senna 9. In Germany an edited version of the mexican Irand prix will be shown sunday night on the first Ogram Ard beginning at 10 50 and running Gran program Ard through 11 45. It will be shown live in Germany on private television Channel Rel plus beginning it 9 15 . While on the subject of grand prix racing one of the Camel team Lotus Honda formula one cars will be on display from june i through 3 at the Frankfurt pm. The appearance of the Lotus Honda Turbo car will help publicize the special olympics for handicapped children that will be staged june 3 at the Drake Edwards sports Field in Frankfurt. Where to go this weekend in Auto Mobile racing the second round in the Wurth super cup series for sports cars will be staged at Hocken him on sunday this race to feature a renewal of the Battle Between porsche and Mercedes. Other events on the program include a German National championship formula 3 race historic it car championship races and races for porsche turbos Renault 5s and vow polos. Practice and qualification races take place from 8 . To 4 . On saturday while sunday s six race program begins at 11 . And ends at 5 . The 82-Lap sports cars race 134 Miles on the Short course begins at i . And ends about 3 . In Berlin the fifth round in the German National touring car championship will be staged sunday on the avus circuit with races also scheduled for Opal Lotus cars intervenes sports cars third championship round. Formula Fords and super vecs. The opel Lotus race is the fifth round in the new opel Lotus Challenge series. Practice and qualifying take place on saturday. In France meanwhile the fifth round in the euro Pean touring car championship will be held Sun Day at the Diin a Renois North of Dijon with prac Tice and qualifying on saturday. Motorcycle racing the grand prix of Germany sixth round in the motorcycle Road Rac ing world championship will be staged sunday on the nor Burgering with races for cycles in the 80.125,250 and Soock classes plus cycles with sidecars. All of the world s lop riders will be competing. Untamed practice is scheduled from noon to 6p.m. On thursday while timed qualifying will take place on Friday and saturday from 9 . To about 6 . There Are two races on saturday the 80cc world championship round at 4 . And the Apulia cup race at 5 . On sunday the action begins at 9 . With Warmup runs with races As follows sidecars. 10 50a.m. 125cc cycles noon Soock cycles the top class1 30 . 250cc cycles 3 10 . And Yamaha cup for 350cc bikes 4 50 . Tickets Good for All three Days Range from 55marks to 75 Marks about $32 to s44 single Day tickets for Friday Cost 15 Marks about $9 single Day tickets for saturday Cost 25 Marks about $15and single Day tickets for sunday Range from 35 to55 Marks about $21 to $$32. As the new Nur Burgr ing Complex seats More than 130,000, reservations Are not necessary. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn and exit at of Man curb urging and follow the signs. The circuit is just a few Miles off the Auto Bahn. In England meanwhile the second round in the motorcycle Long distance world championship will be held sunday at the Donington Park circuit near Derby. At the incl Turton circuit near Norwich England Vintage motorcycles of All classes will race on Sun Day while automobile racing for sedans sports cars and formula Fords is scheduled for monday. Motocross the 26th International Raul linger adar Motocross for 125cc and 500/750ccbikes will be held on saturday and sunday with the 500/7socc Molo a round in the German National championship. Reut Lingen is located South of Stutt Gart.  Lendl other seeds win in French open Paris a Ivan Lendl top seeded among the men and Martina Navratilova Ana Chris Evert second and third among the women scored straight set victories tuesday in their 1988 French open debuts. Most of the world s other top rated Tennis players also won but two seeds were knocked out one in an upset and one by an injury. Lendl who has captured the tournament two years in a Row Defeated Phil Ippe Rcch of France 6-0, 6-3,6-4 despite some acrobatic returns by the Hometown favorite against the Czechoslovakia s overpowering shots. Second seeded Stefan Edberg of swe Den overcame Karel Novacek of Czecho Slovakia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Fifth seeded Boris Becker of West Germany and no.8 Tim Mayotte two hard hitters trying to find their footing on a slow red Clay surface powered their Way past first round opponents. The ninth seeded woman american Lori Mcneil won 6-3, 6-2 Over Elly a Kami of the United states but a foot injury forced i6lh-seeded Mary Joe Fernandez to withdraw just before her first match. The men s 10th seed Anders Ranyd was trounced 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 by fellow swede Joakim Nystrom a Clay court specialist. Nystrom also beat a seeded player in last year s first round when he stopped no. 16 Johan Kriek of the United states. Andrei Chesnokov of the soviet Union the no. 14 seed Defeated John Frawley of Australia 6-2, 6-4, 7-6. Theists Sec did woman Sylvia Hanika beat Claudia Porwick a fellow West German 6-1,6-3. Navratilova Defeated Pat Medrado of Brazil 6-0, 6-3, faltering Only briefly when she made several bad shots an dropped the first two games of the Sec Ond set. You just get embarrassed Navratilova said. Then i said it was time to get Down to business and 1 Only lost one More  she finished her match just moments before Evert wrapped up her 6-1,6-4_vic tory against Judith Wisner of Austria 6 1,, forced to withdraw from the italian open earlier this month with a Bone Spur on the Heel of her right foot lost her serve three limes in the second set but broke Wiesner s serve four times. Becker 20, Defeated Claudio Muzza Dri of Switzerland 6-4, u-2, 7-5, eve though he had trouble making his athlete see French on Page 26