European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup grand prix racing popularity soars Mclaren Konda cars won every race except one during the 1988 season but this Type of Domi Nance has not dimmed world wide enthusiasm Tor the sport. In fact recent figures show that formula one grand prix racing continues to Speed ahead in global popularity. Formula one not Only attracts More tans bul it i attracting More teams As Well the increase in learns Tor next season is so Sharp in fact that pre qualify ing sessions will be necessary let s look at the Spectator increase first Tri Mobil Oil company major sponsor of the German grand prix during the past two years says that total Spectator viewing including both television Andrac Ksida grandstand viewing totalled nearly 1.3 billion in 1987 and that it will be much greater his year when the final count comes in. In fact Mobil says that formula one is the great est Media attraction in the world with 52 countries receiving television coverage and 20 More countries lined up to gel it. The highlights of this year s Sammarino grand prix were shown in China and a chinese reporter was sent out to cover the British grand prix the first chinese Newspaperman to cover a up race. From the business standpoint the italian fashion House owner Luciano Benetton whose company sponsors the Multi coloured Benetton Fords stresses the Cost benefits. For the image or our firm. Formula one is Acu tally the least expensive Way to go he says be cause the racing is shown 16 times a year on television around the world. If we would spend Money on the olympic games or the world soccer championship we would gel exposure Only once every four years to reach a world wide audience. With formula one grand prix racing our Benet ton sponsored cars receive world wide exposure 16times a  there Are 16 races in an annual championship season. " " with More firms looking at grand prix Rac ing in the same tight As Benetton big Money sponsorship is obviously no longer a problem. During the just concluded season there were 18 team in grand prix racing and next year some 22 or More Are expected. Along with the increase in teams the Fittl Falion internationale do sport automobile fisa recently decreed that All teams must enter two cars from now on. So with All that traffic pro qualifying will reintroduced during the 19s9 season meaning that at least eight two car entrants must engage in pc qualifying even to participate in official qualifying tora Given race. The pc qualifying sessions would be held one or More weeks before each grand prix Andon a different circuit to the one that will Host the grand prix. There Are Many other details but that s the general idea. Thirteen cams will not be involved in pc qualifying for the first eight races of 1989. These include this year s top 10 Points earners Mclaren Ferrari. Benetton Lotus March Williams arrows Tyrrell rial and Minardi plus three teams with the Best finishes outside the top 10. These include Larrousse. Age and Dallara. Teams that face pc qualifying arc expected to be Zakss cd Ligier Coloni euro Rtin Vielta and the new boys first. Onyx Atmos and also the newly returned Branahm team. After the first eight races the half Way Point the list of exemptions from qualifying will be re viewed on the basis of results achieved in the races. It All sounds fairly complicated but it s expected to work out. The porsche club of America Ger Many Region staged its annual Christmas party is the oldest Mot sports organization within the military Community and in is also a highly Active one with both competitive and social activities Fea tured throughout the year. Among honoured guests from the porsche company were Jurgen Barth a former factory Driver for porsche and Winner of the 1977 24-hours of be mans endurance race Manfred Jantke motor sports Public relations directory Brg Austen gear Box technician and driving instructor and Hans Jurgen Gairich of the research and development department. Alois Ruf director of Ruf Auto Mobile whose Ruf porsche cars Are among the fastest in the world was also an honoured guest guest speaker was porsche s Gubrich who Dis cussed porsche s Pep car the Pep for porsche experimental prototype it s not realty a car although some Auto journals have mistaken it Tor anew one but a modular vehicle of four different modules. These modules can be set up in various ways for practically infinite experimental purpose Sand to simulate specific cars. The modular vehicle Gubrich said saves Lime Money and the building of. A specific prototype Model. Jerry pc acc who served As the club s president in 1978 and again during its 25th anniversary year will Lead the porsche club once More during 19b9.other officers for the coming year Are Lew Houser vice president Kaly Piazza Secretary David Keith treasurer Mike Piazza activities Joe Caras Tro safety technical and Mike Stettin membership winners of the 1988 slalom Competition trophies were As follows class a Leften class a Houser class a Keith class a surge Dubuc and modified Check Latham. The special enthusiast trophy was presented to Ray Wip o. A served for Many years in the safety technical position while the participant award was shared by Houser and Latham. Porsche owners interested in joining the club May Contact Mike Slot ten the membership chair Man at Mainz army depot. Box i1. Apo 09185, or phone him at 06131-69325. To join one must own a porsche pay annual membership dues of 530, and have either an Apo or Fpo address. Another club that Cost tines to go Strong this one of interest to cyclists is the left Lane club its official name is left Jne charter club 142 of the Bow motorcycle owners of America so let s use the Shorter version left  Tim Shaffer a Long Lime member of left Lane wrote in recently to say we arc having our annual membership drive and we be planned some unusual trips and rallies for 1989. 1 would like to stress that one need not own a Bow motorcycle to belong to left Lane but membership in the inter National Bow motorcycle owners of America is required. We do ask however that prospective members own a Large displacement touring motor Cycle and have an Active interest in motorcycle touring Here in Europe Shaffer says thai left Lane is primarily concerned with the promotion of Contact Between touring motorcyclists in the european Riding environment. The club has no dues no officials no business meetings and no rules Shaffer says add ing Hal although the majority of left Lane Mem Bers re american Bow riders membership is open to anyone with an interest in Cycle touring the 1989 schedule of 10 events includes Tours and rallies not Only within Germany but also to the Netherlands Italy and Switzerland. A july 3 visit of the Bow motorcycle factory in Berlin is also planned. Shaffer adds that a Lour of the soviet Union during june is also a possibility with at least 1s riders needed for this one. Riders interested in joining the left Lane club should write Shaffer at Box 485, Apo 09109 or Schu Strasse 12, 6575 Budenbach. Where to go this weekend in eng land the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London will stage Winter championship car races on sunday for formula Ford 1600 cars formula Ford 2000s and touring cars. In Essen. Germany the 21 is International Essen racing car show featuring Competition can of All types As Well As motorcycles continues through sunday at the Essen Fairgrounds in Grugan Park top ranked Blue devils rout Stetson 90-62 m -.,- .,.-. By the associated press Durham. No. Phil Henderson scored 17 Points and three teammate scored in double figures leading top ranked Duke to a 90-62 Victory Over Stetson monday night. The Blue devils 0, led 48-36 at half time and increased the spread to Smuch As 31 Points despite having its leading scorer Dan ferry benched by foul trouble. Ferry finished with. 14 Points and played Only 13 minutes Duke grabbed a 10-Point Lead Les than four minutes into the game and led 29-13 when ferry got his third tout and went out at the 11 09 Mark. Battling Back from a 19-Pomt deficit Stetson 1. Dosed within 11 on Randy Anderson s Point shot and trailed 48 36 at intermission. With ferry on the Bench Dyke suffered from cold shooting Early in the Sec Ond half and Stetson pulled within 52 44 on an Anderson free throw. But the Blue devils went on a 13-5 run for a 65 46 margin with 11 15 left. Ferry returned with 9 38 remaining College basketball and helped the winners forge a 79-so Lead before fouling out Wilh 7 05 to go. Also in double figures for Duke were Aba Abdelnaby with 16 Points and John Smit Wilh 12. Duke out rebounded Stetson 49-27, with Abdelnaby collecting eight Points. An Derson s 20 Points led the matters. In other top-20 games monday night Michigan 98, tmp6s Ann Arbor Mich. Glen Rice scored 29 Points As the second ranked Michigan wolverines Defeated Tampa and improved their record to 0. Rii Cal Robinson added 18 Points for Michigan Loy Vaught contributed 17 and scan Higgins 16.the spartans. 1,were led by Bryan Williams with 15 Points and Drexel Deveaux with 13. Tampa a division ii team traded baskets with Michigan for much of the first half. Deveaux scored 10 of the spartans first 20 Points before picking up his second foul with 8 it minutes left in the half the Michigan offence was bolstered by three Robinson steals All of which led to easy  Niue a vmi82,2ot Knoxville Tenn. Mark grif Fin s tip in with two seconds left gave no. 16 Tennessee a double overtime Vic tory Over Virginia military Institute. Vii tied the game at 82 on two free throws by Damon Williams with 11 seconds left Tennessee s Greg Bell missed a Point attempt with five seconds left the. Vots Clarence Swearengen re bounded and tried a reverse Layup that rolled out. Griffin came Down the Lane and tipped in the winning Basket. Teunes Sci of the Southeastern con Ference improved to 0, Southern con Ference member Vii fell to 2 Ramon Williams Damon Williams twin brother bad a Chance to win it for the key dets when he went to the foul line for two shots with his team trailing 76-75 with two seconds left in die first overtime. Bulhe hit Only one and the teams went into a second overtime tied at 76.  Dyron Nix fed the Voto Wilh 25 Points Bell and Doug Roth each had 13 Points for Tennessee Griffin had .12 and Swearengen had 10. Ramon Williams was the game s Lead ing so scr with 28 Points. Damon Wil Liams had 19 and mings added 18. Connecticut93, Marist 71 Storrs Conn Cliff Robinso scored 27 Points pulled Down nine re Bounds had five steals and blocked four shots to Lead i Sib ranked Connecticut Over Marisa. Robinson a foot-ii senior score seven of his Points in the first 90 seconds of the second half As the huskies 0,broke from a 39-35 halftime Lead to Lake a47-37edge.". Tate George had his Best night of the season with 16 Points and 10 assists for Conn Gamble contributed 15 Points an freshman John Gwynn had 13 off the bench.-. Myroslav Pecarski a 11 senior from Yugoslavia had 23 Points and six re Bounds ,2.  An sports -.-. Radio.  Collete basketball Yud Crbut a North Carolina 3 Tun. Thursday