European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup i after the German grand prix for motorcycles at the stir Burgering in late May we wrote that Wayne Rainey still seeks his first grand Pri Victory but that Victory will come this season it s Only a matter of  last sunday the personable Young californian scored that Victory and he did it i style leading from Start to finish at the British grand prix one of the oldest and most prestigious motorcycle events on the International Calendar. Rainey twice the . Superbi Champion is in his first year on the Soock grand prix racing Trail and hand Australia s Kevin Magee ride for the Kenny Roberts Lucky strike Yamaha team. It s a Brand new team this year and when we talked to Kenny Roberts on the curb urging the three time world Champion turned team owner said he regard this season As a development year adding we re just taking it race by race and aiming to do our Best m each race. We re looking to the future with this Young  and by the future Roberts Means winning world championships. With Rainey and Magee the Roberts team is right on target. On july 31, Rainey and Magee teamed up to win the Suzuka eight hour endurance race in Japan for the Roberts team then Rainey Fol Lowed a week later with his Victory in the British up so the Roberts outfit i Riding High going into this sunday s swedish grand prix at Anderstron. After the British round at Donington Park Raine told reporters my Dunlop tires were fantastic. The harder i pushed the harder they stuck. They played major part while my Bike did t miss a beat. That s the Best it has been this season. I was just sitting onto of it while it did the work for me. I be waited a Long time for this win and it s a fantastic feeling. Hope it s my first win of  Rainey will win Many More and both he Anamaree fifth at Donington Park Are candidates for future world championships. Rainey who has score big Points in All 12 races run so far this season could win the 1988 Crown for that  four grand prix races to go he is m third place with 163 Points while California s Eddie Law son Yamaha leads with 195. Lawson twice world Champion is Riding with an injured shoulder and he managed Only a sixth place at Donington Park. Sec Ond in the standings is the defending world Champi on Wayne Gardner of Australia with 175 Points. Gardner who rides for Honda finished second at Donington  the 1988 run for the Soock world championship remains wide open and one of these three riders will win it. Allan Scott the Young californian who campaigns in the 125cc class aboard a Honda had som Good Luck for a change placing fifth in the Antish grand prix his Best showing of the , the Only american competing in the 125cc class needed to do Well in Britain just to restore his spirits. After placing ninth in Yugoslavia he went to the French up at Paul Ricard and was running third there when he fell with Only four laps to go. He suffered a severe Cut on his right hand six stitches required so his fifth place in the British up was scored despite this Handicap. Allan s father David a former racer of note both in Europe and in the United sates is the team manager of the Independent Allan Scott racing team. Now a Resi Dent of pleasant Hill calif., the elder Scott was in eng land to assist his son in the doningt9n round. In a recent newsletter he said that the acquisition of a pair of cast magnesium wheels has allowed Allan to race on radial tires for the first time this season and this has obviously been of great help. Here s hoping Allan continues to go Well in the Tea two 125cc rounds in Sweden and in Czechoslovakia. Turning to automobile racing it was the same old Story in last sunday s hungarian grand prix with another Mclaren Honda one two Finis the seventh one two sweep in 10 races and the Luton Victory in 10 outings for the Mclaren  s Ayrton Senna the Victor in Hungary has now won six races while his teammate Alain Prost of american riders Wayne Rainey left and Allan Scott left their Marks on the British up. Was his third in a Row and he also started that race in pole position. It was Senna s eighth pole the others taken by Prost French up and Ger Hardberger of Austria British up. Berger who drives for Ferrari finished fourth in Hungary while thierr Boutsen or Belgium placed third in a normally Aspi rated  120,000 hungarians saw a classic race be tween Senna and Prost Senna winning by Only half second. At the two thirds Mark Prost made a total Effort and got by Senna on the inside line but Senna re passed immediately in a Brilliant Man Euver not to be forgotten by those who saw it on the tracker on television. While Prost continued to Challenge he was never quite the same after Senna s Brilliant action. Although both Drivers now have 66 Points with six races to go Senna clearly established his authority a Hungary because he turned Back the Best Prost could throw at him. This of course has to be a psychological advantage for Senna and a disadvantage for Prost. Motivation too is on Senna s Side As he i seeking his first world Crown while Prost has already won two titles. Still you can never count Prost  their one two finish Senna and Prost clinched the formula one manufacturer s cup for Mclaren at this Early Date with 132 Points. In Sec Ond place is Ferrari with 44 Points so that gives an idea of the Mclaren domination. The team Aims to win All 16 races this season an unprecedented feat but one that seems More than  next round is the belgian grand prix at spa Franco champs on aug. 28. Looking briefly at some results from last weekend a Lancia Delta integral driven by Argentina s Jorge Recalde won the rally of Argentina eighth round in the world rally championship. It waste seventh win in eight events for Lancia this sea son. Lancia swept the Argentine event with italia Driver Miki Biasion placing second in his integral and austrian Driver Alex Wittmann third in another integral., Lancia has already clinched the rally title while Biasion leads big for the driving Crown with 95points to Alessandro Fiorio s 57. The italian Fiona also drives for  Diepholz Germany meanwhile the Sauber Mercedes cars scored a one two in the fourth round of the Wurth super cup series Jean Louis sch Esser of France beating out his teammate Mauro Baldi Ottaly third was Bob Wollek of France in a Joest porsche 962. The two factory entered porsche 962sfor German Drivers Hans stuck and Klaus Ludwig were out of Luck stuck out Early with a broken gear Box and Ludwig finishing  four races the Sauber Mercedes cars have won three and Schlesser leads for the super cup title with the fifth and final round will be staged sept. 25 at the curb urging. Where to go this weekend the 16th annual avd old timer grand prix will be staged Friday saturday and sunday on Germany s Nur Burgering with an entry of nearly 600 cars. The Field includes 103 cars of re world War ii Vintage. The old timer grand prix will also Featurette largest collection of Ferrari cars Ever assembled in Europe with More than 300 ferraris on the entry list. Practice qualifying and five races Are scheduled Friday from 8 . To 7 . The program on saturday includes practice qualifying and nine races from 9 . To 6 30 ., while sunday s program features 13 races from 9 . To 5 20 . Because of the huge automobile entry there will be no Vintage motorcycles at this weekend s  is free on Friday. It is 20 Marks about $10.75 on sat urday while sunday s admission is 35 Marks about $19. A combined ticket for saturday and sunday costs 45 Marks about $24 while in Al cases tickets for children Are half the Cost of tickets for adults. A 10-Markticket about $5.40 May be Pur chased for visiting the paddocks Tosee the cars at close Range and to talk to the  reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn and exit at Ulmen Nur Burgering and then follow the signs. The circuit is about 10 Miles from the autobahn  Belgium the 10th round in the european tour ing car championship will be held sunday at the zolder circuit in zolder just North of Hasselt. Prac Tice and qualifying will take place on Friday and saturday. _ in the Netherlands there is racing on saturday and sunday at the Zand Voort circuit for touring cars formula Fords vees and Renault 5s.truck racing the Silverstone circuit in England will Host the sixth round in the european truck racing championship on saturday and Sun Day with qualifying reserved for  racing drag races will be held in Austria this weekend for the first time Ever when Abig Field of cars races at the Oster Weichring near Zelt Weg on saturday sunday and monday monday is Holiday in Austria. The German american Hanau Auto racing Assn. Kara and the German club for drag racing Are working together on this euro Pean drag racing championship program for aus Tria and they will repeat it with a big Field of cars on the f9llowing weekend aug. 20 and.21 at the Hock Venheim circuit in  car racing Stock car races will be held sunday at the Kaiserslautern motor sport Park near Pulaski Barracks with the action beginning at 12 30 . The races involve six classes a 1200ccstock beetles a modified 1300cc modified beetles b cars with 1600cc engines c cars with engines Over 1600cc, except v8s and turbos mechanics class and powder puff class for women  registration entries Cost $10. Spectator tickets Cost $2.50 for adults and $1 for children 13 to 18years of age. Children under 13 Are admitted free of is races Gnu Nis icam Iwic  int to Wollek s 30france has won four. Senna s Victory m Hungary 36 Points to Wolinek s jul. Motorcycle racing the grand prix of Sweden 13th round in the motorcycle Road racing world championship will be held sunday at an Derstore in Southern Sweden. Races Are planned for cycles in the 125, 250 and Soock classes plus Cycle with sidecars. Practice and qualifying will take place on Friday and  the Bockenheim circuit in Germany there is racing on saturday for bikes in the 80, 250 and Soock classes while on sunday a German championship Cycle rally is  the 12th and final round in the Soock world Motocross championship for 1988will be held sunday at Ettelbrick Luxembourg. Practice is Friday with additional practice and qualifying races set for saturday. Belgian rider Ink be Boers clinched the Soock Motocross title last week atthe Beligan grand prix in Namur becoming he first rider Ever to win the Crown in 125cc, 2socc and Soock classes. The Star and stripes