European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 14, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup porsche s 89 plans All out cart the porsche company staged its 19th an Nual porsche cup award program in Stuttgart last weekend with officials stressing that the company s1989 focus would be completely on indy car racing in America. Top honors in the world porsche cup Competition meanwhile went to Germany s John Winter while North american cup honors were won by Price Cobb. It was the third straight title for Cobb the Colorado Driver joining Frenchman Bob Wol Lekas the Only Man Ever o win three porsche cup titles in a Row. The porsche cup incentives awards program was established in 1970 to encourage private entry porsche Drivers in International racing. Drivers Horace Tor the factory Are not eligible to score Points in factory entered cars but May collect Points when the drive for i private entrant. Or. Ferry porsche son of the sports car firm founder attended the program which honors porsche racing Drivers throughout the world. This year s event was tempered by sadness because of the death of Ai Holben porsche s North Ameri can racing director. Holbert s wife and children were among the guest of Honor. Also among those attend ing was Teo Fabi of Italy who drives the porsche indy car in the american cart championship Auto racing teams series. Regarding the cart program porsche Board member Ulrich Bez said in his address to themore than 500 guests next year s program ii a relatively simple one. All activities will be focused entirely on the american cart series. 1 attended the last cart event in Miami and could Sec that the Quaker stale porsche team has been successful in catching up with the leading four teams after a tough1988 season. During the Winter months a new Chassis will redeveloped in cooperation with the March company of England and the engine will be thoroughly re Vised to get More horsepower. And with our new learn manager Derrick Walker chief Engineer Tony Cicala and Driver Teo Fabi we Are confident that we with be fully competitive in t?b9." despite Sharp cutbacks in its current sports car racing program and the factory s withdrawal from group c racing after a second place at la mans this year Bez made it Clear that porsche will always re main in Competition. On this subject he said porsche s future in the racing Domain is simple and yet complicated. The sports authority s fisa decision to retain the 3.liter induction engine in group c racing for 10 years plus the possibility of using this engine in formula one racing have made one thing Clear and it is this porsche needs a 3.liler induction engine to continue taking an Active part in motor racing and porsche without racing would be hard to imagine. The future or this engine however will depend on the commitment of potential sponsors and on the amounts they will be ready to invest. Such condition should be definitely settled by the Middle of next porsche officials have hinted that the firm will decide by 1990 whether to continue in cart racing or go with sports car racing or formula one. And i conditions Are right porsche could be involved in All three types of racing at the same time one official said. And if things work out porsche May eventually make its indy engine a 2.liter v8 Turbo . Porsche s 19ss record in cart racing during its first full season was relatively impressive especially for a single car team. Fabi finished in the top 10 places nine times in the15 races run his Best finish a fourth place in the 200 mile event at Nazareth pa., a race that Fie led for time. He also qualified third fastest for the Mead lowlands race at East Rutherford n.j., and Bis qualification at Indianapolis was As porsche puts it the High Point of this indy car learning it was porsche s first Ever appearance arise Indianapolis 500-mile race. V Fabi s fourth place m Nazareth combined with his eight other top-10 finishes earned him 10th place in the final 198s cart indy car Driver s championship. " v. It s More than possible that the highly experienced Fabi could win a race or two next season but a two car team would stand a much better Chance of Suc the porsche indy car with Daly s to Fabi at the wheel. Price Cobb John Winter Cess. Perhaps porsche can go that route in 1990.meanwhile, next season in cart should prove inter Esting indeed porsche cup prizes for private entrants totalled some 400,000 Marks this year about $235,000 on the world Competition sector and$140,000 in the North american division. World Cash prizes Are made from first through 20th place while North american prizes arc from first to 1 sch. John Winter whose first place cup was worth85,000 Marks about $50,000drove a Joest porsche 962c in this year s Competition his Best showing third place at be mans. He also placed second in the inter series Competition and scored Points in the world sports car championship and Wirth super cup series. ,. Winter who started racing in 1976, won the 24hours of be mans in 1985 while co driving with Ger Many s Klaus Ludwig and Italy s Paolo Barilla in1986, he won the inter series championship and in 1987 he finished second in the porsche cup Competition -.". After winning the cup Winter announced his retirement from racing and told he awards audience that winning the porsche cup has been the Pinna Cle of my motoring career. To me personally this Success is More important than my Victory at be mans in 198s because carrying off the porsche cup Means continuously High level performances throughout the entire runner ii to Winter in the1988 Competition Kasbob Wollek of France who also campaigned in a Josl porsche 962c, while third place went to Den Mark s Kris Nissen in a Kremer porsche 962g fourth was Jochen Dauer of Germany in a Dauer porsche 962c and came fifth Frank be Kinsiu of Ger Many in a Joest porsche 962c-. ,. In the North american Competition. Price Cobb who campaigned this season aboard Adyson racing porsche 962, received 130,000 for his cup Victory. Cobb of Evergreen colo., won Theisa Camel Ftp rounds in san Antonio and Miami scored 13 lop to Ftp finishes in 14 race Sand placed third in the Camel Ftp Drivers championship. Second in cup Competition was Fred Baker of Bedford Ohio Winner of the 1988 Acca National showroom Stock it series while third came David Inch of Ann Arbor mich., who won the 1988 Acca National gt2 championship. Englishman James Weaver who co drove with Obb to win the Simsa san Antonio and Miami Ftp rounds placed fourth while Germany Klaus Ludwig wok fifth. Ludwig won the 12 hours of Sebring in a Bayside 962 and scored four other top Simsa finishes including second places at Columbus Ohio and Del mar Calif. Ludwig who won the German National driving championship this year in a Ford Sierra cos Worth said at the awards program that he will do three races in America next season but will con Centra la on the German touring car championship switching from Ford to Campaign aboard an am Mercedes Sedan � " looking briefly at the formula one racing scene the German Zakss cd team has its Driver line up set for 1989 with bed Schneider of for a second season and newcomer Aguri Suzuki of Japan signing on at the no. 2 Man. cars will be powered by Yamaha engines next season. The japanese Driver Suzuki impressed everyone in his formula one debut in the japanese grand Prin in late october. He drove a Lola Ford cos Worth for. The Larrousse team filling in for Frenchman Yann Cir Dalmas who was ill. Suzuki qualified 20th in the 26-car Field and finished Lgth so he was quite impressive in his first grand prix race.--. The 28-year old Suzuki Winner of the i9bs Jap anese formula 1000 championship replaces ital Ian Driver Pic Carlo go Mani on the Zakshe Esteam. ,.-. In London meanwhile the British Tyrrell Tea announced that is returning for a third season As no 1 Driver and will begin testing the Brand new Tyrrell Ford 018 in february. There is no word on a no. 2driver,. �. V a. Where to co this weekend today become to the final event on our lengthy and Well worn 1988 motor sports Calendar. England is the scene of the action and it s in England where there s almost always a motors Pons event of some kind going on regardless of the season or the weather. This one lakes place sunday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London where a rally Cross pro Gram will be Tweed ,
