European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 16, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 25 Auto racing the mighty Mclaren steamroller the 19b8 formula one world driving championship series ended exactly As it started. In the brazilian opener of april 3, twice world Champi on Alain Frost of France look the Check ered Flag aboard a Mclaren Honda Turbo and he did the same in Australia last sunday to close out the sea son. The australian grand prix at Adelaide was the final race for Turbo powered cars and appropriately enough turbos finished one two three All Honda Turbo engines the Mclaren cars placing first and second and Lotus third. Except for the intense rivalry Between Frost and his teammate Ayrton Senna of Brazil he i9bb sea son has been an incredible bore with no other drive having a Remote Hope or winning. The Mclaren Honda team meanwhile won is of the 16 grand prix races including to one two finishes making a joke of Ferrari and the other Turbo teams while the teams with non Turbo engines in most cases were Only practising for next year. The sole Clement of drama As we just noted was created by Frost and Senna in their extremely hard fought Battle for the world driving Crown with Senna clinching the title his first in Japan on oct. 30. It for those who enjoy statistics ihe1988 season has provided some beauties where the Mclaren Honda team is concerned. Mclaren Driver Senna not Only won the title but established a record Wajih eight victories in a single season eclipsing the seven Victory Mark he had shared Wilh Frost and the late Jim Clark of Scotland. Senna s 13 pole positions in a single season is also record. Frost meanwhile scored seven wins and boosted his career Victory record to 35, Scotland s Jackie Stewart now a Distant second Wilh 27 career wins. The Mclaren team s is victories and 10 one two finishes in a single season Are also records and the 15-Vjciory Mark could stand practically forever As Itcan Only be topped by a Leam winning every race. Mclaren came close to doing just that this season Senna s mistake in the italian grand prix ruining that possibility. Next year the normally aspirated 3.5-liter engines Lake Over and with any Luck it will be a new Ball game. But As noted previously in this column Mclaren will have exclusive use of the new Honda v10 engine next season and testing has already show that the potential of this car engine combination is great indeed. The Mclaren team under the leadership of the englishman Ron Dennis appears on its Way to establish ing a formula one grand prix racing dynasty unequalled even by such great names As Ferrari and Lotus. Turning to american racing the Wordis that there will be no . Grand prix next year which will make it the first time in 30 years that reunited states will not Host a world championship round in formula one grand prix the past seven years the . Round has been staged in Detroit on the downtown Street Cir Cuit around the Renaissance Center. The circuit has been under lire for safely reasons and it was Sug rested that the race site be moved to nearby belie Isle. The Detroit City Council voted Down that idea so fisa refused to hold a formula one race in de troit next cart wisely jumped in just As it did in Long Beach Many years ago when the . Grand prix was staged there and cart now has the Detroit race sewn up and on its 19s9 Calendar with the Date Setfor june is. The formula one Powers meanwhile will Proba Bly put the austrian round Back on their Calendar to Complete a 16-race schedule. Cart also has 16 races scheduled for 1989, add ing new ones at Detroit and in Japan to its Calendar and retaining All of its other races from this year except for the round in Miami the cart season will open on an International note Wilh its first race the japanese round on march26 at the Fuji International Speedway near Tokyo. Both the japanese and Detroit races have been setup on a three year contract basis. So while the United Stales is supposedly out of i for 19s9 where formula one grand prix racing is concerned we would not bet on it. There s a lot of Money at stake both prize and sponsorship Money and chances Are that some suitable site will be found for the us race. After All the . Grand prix West used to be Runyon the parking lot at Caesars Palace in Las vegas Nev. In fact that was where Brazil s Nelson Piquet on his first world driving championship when big Money is involved there s always a so Lution -. a final note on the american racing scene concerns Mario andr Clit and his son Michael who have signed to drive for the Paul Newman Carl Haas racing team. This rare father and son combination will doubtlessly prove a big attraction and both Mario and his son will drive Lola Chevrolet cars forthe Newman Haas team in the 1989 cart and year championship series. Mario has driven seven seasons now for the new Man Haas team and nine year will be his 26lh in indy car racing. His son Michael meanwhile will Bein his first year with Newman Haas and his sixth year on the cart and year Trail. In rallying the Lombard Rac rally of Brit Ain final round in the 19bs world championship will gel under Way at 8 . On sunday and continue through thursday. Nov. 24. Starling Point is the City of arrogate in Yorkshire just West of York. The five Day rally takes in Forest areas of England Wales and Scotland. It also ends in har Rogals which i rally headquarter. Although Lancia and its Driver Miki Biasion have wrapped up both the makes and rally Driver championships the British Rac round has drawn a big entry with 38 seeded Drivers and factory teams from Lancia Toyota Ford Mazda Mitsubishi Vauxhall Nissan and Peugeot. Lancia s Biasion will not drive in the British finale but the italian team has entered two Delta integrate cars for its other two factory Drivers Markku attn of Finland and Kenneth Eriksson of Sweden. Lancia has announced hat it will enter be tween two and four cars in world championship events next year so the italians plan to defend their title in full Force where to co this weekend the 20ihannual International season finale racing pro Gram staged saturday at the in Germany the races open to cars of Many categories. The annual event popularly known As the Glo Hucin races because of the lateness of the season is sponsored by the Mannheim Heidelberg sports touring club and automobile club von deutschland avd. Practice and racing goes from Dawn to dusk with the Short 1.6-mile track to be used for saturday s program which closes nut the1988 season at Bockenheim. In England the second round in the Winter championship car races will be held on sunday atthe brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London with races for formula Ford 1600s, formula Ford 2000sand touring ears. Tim Stan Fml strip. Linebacker Johnson a major hit with like Heath Dydak Odiehl , Bureau Raf Lakenheath England he prefers Mel just Plain Mel Johnson. But they Call him the s vicious insists Lakin health Eagle teammate Ralph Patterson a defensive Back. I d let linebacker Andre Caver hit me 100 limes before i d let Johnson hit me ,. -. But Johnson the eagles Captain and one of the bes linebackers in the . Sports conference shrugs All that stuff Oft he just likes to play hard hitting defensive football. F especially at noon sunday when the Rhein main rockets land Here for the Safe championship. The Way i Sec it a lot of people just go up and hit person. Bui what i like 10 do is try to go through a person said Johnson. ". He s vicious came an Echo. What about Caver what does he have to say after playing next to him All season ,. Mel s the mean person 1 Caver last year s . Defensive player of the year and Johnson have reputations for teaming up an stopping everything that comes their Way Lead mock ers passes and receivers. ,. ,. Caver has the style according to Eagle head coach j Immy Barber Johnson is the muscle. ,. This is Barber s analogy Mel likes to Bruise people beat folks up he has the physics to do More of thai where Caver is More of a finesse. Caver slides and glides. Mel makes every step said Caver of you isolate Mel then i m Gonna get air Force football you. If you isolate me then Mel is going to get there s thai no win situation. And if you Iso late both of us then the defensive line is going to gel you said Caver -. The 6-2, 210-Pound Johnson said it s not his size that s the big Factor in his ? Jui itis Sisis a i to Success. He says he reads offences instinctively and gains respect with his head crunching eyeball to Cyc j Ball tackling. He said the nil crunch course and. Barber made him the Way he is on the football Field. He made me a mauler he said of Barber a former linebacker at Western Ken Tucky. He brought that i put in me.". " Johnson a Hartford i conn., native is in his .,�.� third full year of playing at la Cheath the nine year Security policeman has spent All but two of his air Force years at Lakenheath. He played for the team in 1982, but a hip injury kept him off the Gridiron until Johnson helped Lead the eagles id the . Title in1987. To made three tackles in the Safe final which Lakenheath lost 29-2 at Wilbure. He went on to play in the Safe Alt Star game which the . Lost Here 20-16 to the Continental sports conference. Me Johnson Johnson a technical sergeant selectee claims to be every bit of 27, but when he s on the Field he feels like he s 18. And he s vicious1 came thai voice again. But he s honest. I Don t cheap shot anybody insists Johnson who claims he wants to earn respect More than anything else. "1 Don t take Pride in hurting anybody the rockets will find out How Good he feels sunday extra Points one of the rockets Johnson will cover is tight end t. Coltman. At the least John son will hear him.,." Call England said Coteman after saturday s Csc final. Tell them they have no Chance. We re coming to gel the at tuesday s practice Coleman pc Lii up did you Tell Lakenheath we re Gonna body slam them what bothers me is the banquet the Nigel before the game Why do we have to eat with Hemf Rhein main already has one 50-Passengcr bus filled and ready to head North Friday night. If enough fans show interest the base will also provide a 30-Pas-Senger bus. For information Call the Rhein main itt Albb-7667-. V correction the rocket nose guard filling in for departed Mike Drew is James my Ashur not Paul Mccarthy As reported in a recent is Story. You see said my Ashur Paul Mccarthy Sang for a group that would be Paul Mccartney. Drew a a foot to 235�und All Star left monday for the air Force Power lifting championships at Hill fab Utah. My Ashur goes 6-1, 230. Can he do the kind of Job the muscular Drew did no said Cahur. I have to make up for the touchdown i gave up to
