European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 21,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup fisa reserves june cafe for . Up in the racing Roundup column of nov.16, we noted that the . Grand prix at Detroit had been cancelled because the Renaissance Center Street circuit had been turned Down by the formula one Powers for safety reasons. After the formula on rejection the american indy car cart organization acted quickly and wisely to Book the track an Reserve the Date june 18 for a round in its 16-race Calendar. In that mid november column we also said that although the Detroit race had been cancelled and that reports were out that there would be no . Grand prix in 1989, the financial facts of life would dictate otherwise. We rioted that where big Money is involved there s always a solution. And sponsors arc not to be and that theory proved Correct. Meeting recently in Paris the federation internationale do sport automobile fisa approved the official 16-Racc 1989 formula one Calendar and said that a . Grand prix is being included on the schedule even though its location has not been decided. The Date for the race wherever it May beheld has been set for june 4. Fisa officials said three Sites were being consid ered for the . Round although they would not identify them. But it s no secret that the Lagunas Ca raceway near Monterey Calif., which already hosts the . Grand prix for motorcycles is on possibility and that Road Atlanta in Georgia is another. The third possible site is anyone s guess. The Date of the Canadian grand prix was changed by fisa officials from june 18 to june 11, so that the Canadian round could follow the .race, thus saving Money on the shipment of racing cars to North America. All other grand prix race dates remain firm. We published the tentative formula one Calendar in this column on nov. 23 so will not repeal it at this time. In february however we will Publ ish our annual schedule of events for All types of racing including grand prix motorcycle racing an Motocross. During the past two months behave received Many inquiries regarding the Date for next year s 24 hours of la mans race. Fisa has finally set the sports car racing dates and has listed la mans for the weekend of june 10-11. The world sports car championship Calendar was approved by fisa Only this month at the same time it announced its revised formula one grand Prizand world rally championship calendars. Here arc the 1989 sports car and rally schedules with the nine race sports car world championship listing As follows Suzuka Japan april 9 Monza Italy. April 30dijon, France May 21 the 24 hours of la mans la mans France june 10-11 Jorasma near Madrid Spain june 25 brands Hatch England july 23 Hock Nchim West Germany. Aug. 20 spa Franco champs Belgium sept. 17 United states site to be chosen oct. 8. Rally world championship . 5-8 Monte Carlo Jan. 20-27 Portugal. Feb. 28-March 5 East african safari March 25-30corsica French round april 21-27 acropolis greek round. May 27-june i new zealand july13-16 Argentina aug. 2-6 thousand lakes rally Finla Daug. 23-27 Australia sept. 14-17 san co italian round oct. 8-14 Ivory coast oct. 24-28 Rac rally British round nov. 19-23. The Monte Carlo rally the oldest of All rallies the first one was held in 1911. Will Mark its 57th running next month with bad Hamburg oust North of Frankfurt again the Starling Point for competitors leaving from Germany. The technical inspections will be held near the Kura its on Jan. 20, and the first car to leave bad Homburg for Monte Carlo will leave the starting ramp at 9 20 . On Jan. 21 from the Casino in Brunnon Allocc. Well have Complete details As the event cars. Moving to motorcycle racing we received a Christmas letter this week from David Scott who is team manager for his son Allan. Young Allan is the Only american rider who competed in the 125cc division world championship during the 1988 season and he finished 12th in the standings a Fine achievement for an Independent who raced with very Little sponsorship Money. The senior Scott says by finishing in the top 15of the world championship Allan is now a seeded rider and he will begin his 1989 season at the japanese grand prix then to Australia Thena return to Europe for the rest of the tour. All of this without a major corporate Spon Sor behind him. Had we been a Leto strengthen his team Effort in 1988, the so Ries of minor mistakes made might have been avoided and Allan could quite conceivably have finished in the top five. Had this been Alan Scot the Case he would now be under contract to a major As it was Young Scott scored fifth in the British up sixth in Belgium ninth in Yugoslavia 13th in Italy and 15th in Sweden All of Icse hard earned places Good for championship Points. Among mistakes his father was referring to Washallen s running out of Gas on the last Lap of the German grand prix while running seventh. We reported at length on that race one where Allan made a great impression despite his bad Luck. David Scott says that he will be at All the race next season to help his son Allan in his third year on the i25cc world championship Trail a year David describes As the final push on the Road to if you would like to help As an individual Spon Sor you May inquire about it by writing Allan Scott racing 163 Lora acc place pleasant Hill Calif.94523. We wish Allan and the Allan Scott racing Tea mall the Best of Luck during the 1989 season and look Forward to seeing him in action at the various circuits in Europe. And that wraps it up for this year s Rac ing Roundup. Today s column is the final one for 1988, and Here s wishing the readers of this Colum Nall the Best for the holidays a very merry Christmas and a Happy new year Joyner Biondi top finalists Indianapolis a sprinter Flor ence Griffith Joyner and swimmers Matt Biondi and Janet Evans arc among the 10finalists for the 1988 Sullivan award the Amateur athletic Union announced today. All of the finalists participated in the1988 olympics and accounted for 20 med als including 16 golds at the summer games in Seoul and three medals including two golds at the Winter games in Calgary. The Sullivan award has been presented annually since 1930 by the aau to the nation s top Amateur athlete. The 1988 award will be made at the aau banquet in Indi Anapolis on March 6. Besides Griffith Joyner. Of los Angeles Evans of Placentia Calif. And Biondi of Berkeley Calif., the other finalists selected from among a record 48 nominees were Greg Barton. Newport Beach Calif.,kayak Bonnie Blair Butte mont., Speed skating Brian Boitano Sunnyvale Calif figure skating Roy Jones Pensacola fla., boxing Karen Kiraly san Diego Calif volleyball katrina Mcclain Charleston s.c., basketball and John Smith ,okla., wrestling. The Winner will be selected by about2,500 voters from throughout the nation including aau officials past winners an members of the sports Media. Last year s Winner was baseball Pitcher Jim Abbott. Schneider records 4th slalom Victory Matt Biondi. Swimmer extraordinary Cou Mayeur Italy a Switz Erland s Vroni Schneider edged Spain s Blanca Fernandez Ochoa by one Hundredth of a second to win a women s world cup slalom race in this italian Alpine resort tuesday. The fourth Victory of the season and the17th of her career extended Schneider s Overall Lead to an impressive total of 132points after seven world cup races. The 24-year-old skier from Elm a olympic slalom and giant slalom Champion clocked a winning aggregate time of 1 37.53minutes following two heats Down the Chc Trouit course at the foot of mount Blanc Europe s highest Peak. Ferandez Ochoa missed her first slalom Victory since 1987, with an aggregate of 1 37.54 s Ingrid Sal Vonmoser a third group starter with no. 39, rallied from a12th first heat place to finish third in 1 38.96,1.43 seconds behind the Winner. Two other austrian skiers Anita Wachter and Ulrick Mair finished fourth and fifth respectively within two Hundred los Ofa second. Wachter last year s Winner on this course was timed in 1 38.98 minutes. Mair finished in 1 39.00 minutes. She held second place Overall with 74 Points 58 behind moved to third place with 62 Points three ahead of Swiss Figini. Christine von grub Nigon of Switzerland edged swede Camilla Nilsson for sixth took the second slalom of the yearly Competition her second consecutive following Alt Markt last Friday. She clocked the fastest time in the first heat six hundredths of a second ahead of demand cd Ochoa and Only lost by a Frac Tion to her toughest rival in the second run. She had heat times of 47.66 and 49.87seconds. Of Mandez Ochoa had 47.72 and 49.82seconds. Veteran Tamara Mckinney and Youn Heidi Voclker the Best american slalom specialists both dropped did not Complete the first heat which had 55 Gates. Voclker missed one of the 56 second run Gates. France s Patricia Chauvet third after the first run fell a few Gates from the finish in the second As she was apparently heading Toa lop spot Schneider said she was Lucky to recover from a mistake in the second heat. "1 had to push and take risks in the mos technical Bottom pan. I am not thinking of the Overall title but my advantage is consid Erable she said. Demand cd Ochoa said it was difficult to accept a loss by a very narrow i took risks to make the podium. This will be my policy for the rest of the season. Make the podium or drop out she said
