European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 15, 1988 the stars and stripes Page �5 racing Roundup Mclaren Feam simply unbeatable while the British Jaguar team snapped porsche s seven year Victory siring at be mans Las sunday the Mclaren Honda learn extended Iti 1988 winning Streak to five in the Canadian grand prix at Montreal. Porsche had to lose at be mans sometime and the five car Jaguar assault proved too much for the game but outnumbered Uffen Hauson cars. Still it Ithan t been for a fuel miscalculation on the porsche thai finished second the germans probably would have made it eight straight but probably does t count and Jaguar More than earned its Victory. In Canada meanwhile the Mclaren Honda team made no mistakes or miscalculations of any kind an brazilian Driver Ayrton Senna look the Check ered Flag his teammate Alain Prast of France placed second. By now that s becoming a to Tim result the Only change being Prosl ahead of Senna in other races. In the five grand prix races run so tar this year the Mclaren team has won All five Prost three and Senna to Senna has recorded pole position in All five races twice world Champion Prost leads for a third driving title and the Mclaren team lends overwhelm singly in the formula one constructor s cup standings. In Short it s a Complete sweep and the Mclaren superiority is making formula one grand prix racing this season a big bore. But one can t blame Mclaren for that. Winning i what it s All about and Mclaren has put together the Best team with the Best Drivers and Best engines. Lotus also Wilh Honda Turbo engines and one of the Best Drivers in the business defending Worl Champion Nelson Piquet of Brazil can t put it together and Challenge and neither can Ferrari. For All practical purposes the 1988 season in formula one racing is Over after five rounds and there arc 11 left to go. The Only question is will Mclaren win every race this year it s beginning to look like it. Meanwhile the other Tea scan Only look Forward 10 1989 and use this year s races Tor practice. Next year the turbos will be gone and the scene will be totally different. The Frank Williams team dominant in 1987 with Honda Turbo Power plus Piquet and the englishman Nigel Mansill driving has scored Only one Point so far this season with a sixth place in Monaco. For Mansill who was in Contention for the world driving championship in i9b6 and again in 87, the situation this season must be extremely frustrating but he should do Well next season As he can look Forward Toa Good Power source. The Williams team which is using normally Aspi rated Judd engines this season recently signed a three year contract with Renault to use Renault engines be Ginny my in 1989. This Marks the return of the French firm to formula one racing after an absence of two years and Williams should be fully competitive next season. Renault s agreement with Williams Calls for one year of exclusive Williams use then Renault will make its engines available to other teams. With the turbos gone next season the normally aspirated engines will come from Renault Ford Ferrari Honda Lamborghini and perhaps Bow plus some other notables so it could be the Start of a great Era. Meanwhile the next round in the formula one series is the . Grand prix at Detroit on sunday and after that the circus returns to Europe wit the French up on july 3 to be followed by seven More european rounds before the japanese and australian finales late in the year. The . Grand prix from Detroit will be shown late sunday night on German television Ard i beginning Al 11 4 . And ending at 1 . On private television station Rel plus will show the grand prix live beginning at 6 55 . Sunday. Autton Senna turning to Simsa racing in America Geoff Brabham has now scored four straight wins in the Nissan Ftp prototype sports car the Nissan now tops in the 1988 Simsa Camel it series. Of the seven races run so far Nissan has entered five and has won four and finished eighth at Miami. Victories were recorded at Road Atlanta West Palm Beach Lime Rock conn., and the latest at mid Ohio. Jaguar meanwhile won the Peytona 24-hour opener while porsche won at Miami and scoring. Brabham the son of three time world Champion Jack Brabham of Australia has tied the single season record with his four victories and will have in All to himself if he wins the next round on july 3 at wat Kins Glen . In the Driver standings John Nielsen of Denmark Jaguar has 96 Points to Brabham s 83 while Price Cobb is third with 80 Points. The Simsa Ftp Divi Sion once dominated by porsche May be the prov Ince of the japanese this season if Brabham continues to go Well aboard the Nissan. In motorcycle racing californian Eddie  boosted his chances for a third Soock world Tille when he won the austrian grand prix last Sun Day at Salzburg while his Yamaha teammate dirty Eric a Diguls of Belgium placed second the belgian s Best Ever showing in the top Soock class. Kenny Roberts team Yamaha riders Conti Nudd to Gowell with California s Wayne Rainey taking third and his australian teammate Kevin magic finishing sixth. Fourth came american rider Kevin Schwantz on a Suzuki while fifth was pier Francesco Chili of Italy on a Honda the Busl showing for a Honda rider. The australian Wayne Gardner defending world Champion for Honda is still without a Victory. Gard Ner was out of action Early in Austria after a fall on the fourth Lap. Winning the 250cc race was Jacques Cornu of Switzerland on a Honda. Germany s ton Mang the defending Champion in the 250cc division managed Only 10th place and like his Honda colleague Gard Ner Mang j chances for another Crown Are growing slim indeed. Leading for the 25qcc Crown is the Spanish rider Sito Pons Hond who finished fifth in Austria sunday. After seven world championship Soock rounds Lawson leads Wilh 125 Points to his countryman Rainey s 97, while Gardner has 85. Fourth is Schwantz with 77, and Mage is fifth Wilh 76. The next world championship round is the dutch grand prix at Assn on saturday june 25. The porsche club of America Ger Many Region will stage its june slalom on saturday and sunday on the runway at Rhein main air Rase. The schedule for both Days is As follows Registrat Ion and technical inspection 9 . Drivers meeting. 10 . Start of slalom Competition Wilh first car Oul on the course at 10 10 . Where to go this weekend the top Auto Mobile race in Europe this weekend is the 24 1 hours of the curb urging. Seventh round in the German nation Al touring car championship. Germany s eclat Ludwig leads for the driving title going into this race one that will feature a Gigantic held of 1 to cars on the starting Grid. The 24-hour race which begins Al 3 . On saturday will be run on both the old and new circuits uie combined length totalling 15.7 mile per Lap. Prac Tice will be held All Day Friday and on Friday night As Well. If you be never seen a race on the Majestic old curb urging Here is your Opportunity. Camping is available along the entire circuit a weekend tick costs 29 Marks about j17 while a Tickel for sunday costs 19 Marks about $11. Children tinder 12 will be admitted free. To reach the curb urging take the Trier Koblenz autobahn Exil at Ulmen curb urging and follow signs to the track. Another 24-hour race for touring cars will Lake place saturday and sunday Al the Snetterton circuit near Norwich England with the Start set for 4 . Prac Tice and qualifying arc scheduled for Friday. In the Netherlands the Zand Voort circuit just Oul Side the North sea resort City of Zand Voon will Hosl racing on sunday for Louring cars. Formula Oid Laius cars formula Fords and formula 3s. Practice and qualifying will take place on saturday. The Opal Lolus race is the opening round in the pm Lotus european series while the formula Ford race Marks Hie i oth anniversary of the european formula Drivers association Edda. The association was created by the american Dan Partl who directs the european for Mula Ford series As Well As the pm Lotus series. Motorcycle racing the fifth round in the German National championship for motorcycles will be staged sunday on the Goodyear tire company s circuit at Colmar Berg. Luxembourg Wilh races for bikes in the so 12 and 250cc classes plus super Blikra and Arace for cycles Wilh sidecars. Practice and qualifying will be held on saturday in Austria a motorcycle rally and races for Vintage cycles will be held on saturday and sunday on inc Salzburg ring just East of Salzburg. Al the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London the annual sir Ben Ball motorcycle races will be held on saturday and sunday with events planned for All classes of  41st International adar grass track Speed Way races will be staged Al has Lodi on sunday with 20 races on the program. Practice will be held on saturday beginning at 2 30 ., while qualifying gets under Way on sunday morning at 10 . The racing program Start at 1 30 . Some of he world s top Speedway riders will be competing. The town of Hassloch is located at Between Spyer and Noustadt an Der Weins  the German grand prix for 250cc Motocross bikes seventh round in the 250cc world championship will be held sunday at Schyf Flonz. Practice and qualifying Motocross runs will take place on Friday and saturday. The town of chef Flonz is located Northeast of Mosbach in the Odenwald on nation Al route 292. Another event in Germany the 23rd  Motocross will be held on saturday and sunday with German championship events for cycles Wilh Side cars and for s00/750cc bikes. The town of Schofft Tim or is located just cast of Orrach on National route 317.  North stars name new pm fire Brooks Bloomington Minn. A the Minnesota North stars tuesday named Jack Ferreira As general manager and vice president and announced that they have fired coach Herb Brooks and the rest of the team s coaches and scout. All personnel were told saturday that they have been terminated North stars co owner Gordon Gund told a news con Ference. We will certainly Honor any financial obligations but All of the have been thanked. We wanted to give the team s new general manager a Dean  the announcement of the firings came in a news conference to announce Reneira s hiring. The nil team had operated without general manager since Lou Nanne announced his resignation Jan. 28. Nanne who has been moved up to team presi Dent had continued to serve As pm. He was in charge when the team made Cen Ter Mike Modano the first Overall Choice in saturday s draft. Ferreira 44, has been the director of player development for the new York rangers for the last two seasons. Brooks who has completed the first year of a two year contract had said be did t think he would be Back after the 1988-89 season. Brooks a St. Paul native who led the University of Minnesota to three Mcaa titles and who coached the 1980 . Olympic team to the Gold medal u considered one of Minnesota s All Lime sports heroes. Minnesota had the league s worst re Cord last season