European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 2, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Senna was faster More motivated that was absolutely he Best race or my life said Brazil s Ayrton Senna after his Victory in the japanese grand prix on sunday and anyone who watched his remarkable performance on television would certainly agree. After notching the Start from pole position the brazilian ought Back from 14th place to take the Lead at the Midway Point and her hold it to win the race and the 1988 world driving championship. His Victory was his eighth his year and hat also established a record for most wins scored in a season. Senna said after he race hat i thought it was All Over for me when 1 blew the Siart. I was so angry thai i almost bit the steering wheel. Then my own fighting nature look Over and i put my foot Down on the Gas pedal and kept in there. It was the Best race of my life.". The Frenchman Alain Frost who enjoyed a 13 second Lead Over his Mclaren Honda teammate Senna in the Early stages finished second. He was gracious in defeat saying hat Senna has earned his world championship. He was always faster this entire season than 1 was and he has won he most races Frost s summation is quite accurate. The brazilian Senna was indeed faster Alt season and he was More dedicated and motivated than the twice world Champion Prosl. And Senna s record shows it. He has scored 12 pole positions in the 15 grand prix races run this season and he has won eight races to Prost s six the other win going to Austria s Gerhard Berger in a Ferrari. Except for some bad Luck. Senna would have wrapped up the 1988 title much earlier. He also would have won even More races. He was Black flagged in inc brazilian opener and he had both the Monaco and italian grand prix races wrapped up when he crashed in both events with Only a Lew laps to go. Frost meanwhile gave it Ali he had this year but he was simply outclassed by Senna whose one goal was to win the world driving championship. In Japan he achieved it. More than 180,000 japanese fans witnessed Senna s Superb drive and in was especially rewarding for them because in was Honda s first Victory in a japanese grand 1 Rix. Although the Honda Turbo engines Hsc been dominant in formula one grand prix racing during the past three seasons Honda powered can had not won in Japan until Senna came through sunday. There was no japanese up in 1586, and last year s race was won by a Ferrari driven by Austria s bar Ger but Senna made up for it All sunday not Only win Ning in Japan on a Honda powered car but also winning from the pole position and setting the single season Victory Mark. It was a filling end to his sea Randy Barnett Ayrton Senna of Brazil. 1988 world driving Champion son Lone Battle with Prost for the 1588 championship. Senna is the third brazilian to win the world championship the others being three Lime titleholder Nelson pique is 83 and 87 and two Tim Winner Emerson Filli Paldi 1972 and 74. Piquet who was the defending Champion this year has had a miserable time with Lotus Honda and he failed to score a Victory this season for the first time since1979. Fittipaldi meanwhile now races in the United Stales cart series and he s had a Good year with two victories mid Ohio and Elkhart Lake and Sev eral High placings. One race remains in the 1988 formula one grand prix Campaign and. That is the australian round on nov. 13. The Turbo cars will run for the last Lime in that race with the normally aspirated 3.5 Flitcr engines powering next year s machines.  dominance of he Mclaren Honda Turbo team 14 victories in he is races run so far ,.has prompted fans to look Forward to the 1989 season when All cars will be running on the same Power basis. But if Early reports mean any thing the Mclaren Honda dominance cot lit Al be just As thorough next year. In testing he new normally aspirated Honda Vio engines at Imola recently both Senna and Prosl turned in extremely Quick times with Senna a half second quicker than Prost. Senna s Lime would have put him third on this year s Grid for the san Marino grand prix at Imola the lop Grid positions for that race secured by Senna himself pole and Prost. Honda had five of he new Vio engines at Heimola test session and three of hem were of differ ent specifications. I h a Slart like hat the 1989season could possibly be a repeal of 88 with Senna and Frost fighting it out for the title once again in their Mclaren Honda cars. But his is Only speculation and at the moment the Outlook remains interesting with seven engine manufacturers o be in the running in 1989, along with Honda there is Ferrari Renault Ford Judd Lamborghini and Yamaha the newly developed Yamaha v8 to Power the German Zak Speed cars. The Subaru firm is also getting involved with ils new 3.5 liter 12-Cylindcr engine to be tested in an italian team Molori modern car for possible use next year. Whereto go this weekend although it s Laic in the season a few events remain on the 1988 racing Calendar and one of hem is the 18th International adar a Heintl program hat will be staged saturday at Hock Nheim Germany. Boih practice and racing arc combined into his one Day event with races for touring cars sports cars. Formula 3s, formula Fords and formula super Vires. The races will be staged on Hock Nheim 5 Short  course. Truck racing in England the final round in he european trick racing championship will be held on saturday and sunday at inc Donin Glun Park circuit near Derby in Central England. Veteran car run the famous London to Brighton commemoration run for pc Cran cars those manufactured before 1909will be staged sunday with London s Hyde Park the starting Point. More than 300 cars Are entered for this annual run with the first old timer due 10 be flagged away at 8 . From the serpentine Row in Hyde Park. By about 9 . Most cars should be on their Way from the starting Point. The oldest cars leave first and All can must reach the Seaside resort City of Brighton 53 Miles South to qualify for a finisher s plaque from the Royal. Automobile club Rac. The first arrivals Are expected to reach Brighton s Madeira drive shortly before 11 30 ., with cars continuing o arrive until around 4 . Thi Sun and strip i ,. Pots intentionally Hurt Mcmahon Ditka charges Lake Forest 111. Api another player intentionally twisted the knee of Chicago quarterback Jim Mcmahon bears coach Mike Dilka said monday in announcing he would file a report with the National football league in was illegal somebody twisted his knee after he was hit Ditka said. Mcmahon suffered he injury in the second half of sunday s 30-7 loss o new England and could be out from four 10 six weeks his doctor said monday. Mcmahon did not suffer any torn cartilage and will not need surgery As previously feared said team Trainer Fred Caito Caito said or. Clarence Fossier would make another examination tuesday and that the knee would be treated conservatively. Tim goad a nose tackle said there was no extra curricular activity there. We. Did t try to Hurt Jim Mcmahon Dinka said Mcmahon knew he was Hurt. He was aware the knee was twisted but he walked off see Ditka on Page 26 Mains Hill bounced from so Turdy s semifinal Bubuc Syfox suit writer. Rhein main a West Germany Tor Hill quarterback of the unbeaten Rhein main rockets has been sacked for saturday s Continental sports Confer ence playoff game with Sembach. I be been told he s not playing this week Rhein main coach Warren Stanley said tuesday. It s an air Force thing that has nothing to do with football it s a disciplinary thing they re dealing  Stanley it cilia. Tom Hansen Rhein main s base commander informed him of Hilt s dismissal tuesday morning. I was advised he s no longer on the team said Stanley when asked what the disciplinary thing meant i. Col. Pat Maloney Rhein main s Public affairs offi cer said it s an ongoing investigation until the investigation is Complete we re not at Liberty to discuss  he said he did t know whether Hill will be Al Lowed to play in other playoff games if Rhein main. Advances past saturday. Hill was the Csc top rated quarterback on Rhein main team that went 8-0 in the regular season the former University of Akron player completed s3 percent of his passes for 711 Yard and seven touch Downs. He was unavailable for comment tuesday night.".  Hilt the rockets will Start Tony Smith in their i . Saturday Csc semifinal Here against the 5-3 Sembach tigers. Hill scored the winning touchdown in overtime As Rhein main Bea Sembach 14-7 on aug. 28. It s i Lough blow said Stanley. Tor has meant so much u us. And yet this is what team is All about. I have All the Confidence in Tony Smith. The problem brings about a backup situation. Smith completed 44 percent of his passes for 507yards and six ads. No one else Quant backed for the rockets. Stanley said he informed his team of the Hill ouster at tuesday s practice we heed to pull  said the coach. We were prepared for whatever might happen and in Hap