European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 15, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup f a i nil i Spencer fast in Yamaha test debut Louisiana s Freddie Spencer told us Inan interview a few seasons Back that he could not remember any time in his life when he was not Rac ing motorcycles. That sounded a bit farfetched until Spencer explained that he had started his racing Ca reer at age 6 on a 50cc mini Trail Honda. It was a yellow and Silver Honda Spencer said recalling it All with pleasure and i raced against other Little kids my age although most of them were older seven eight or nine. We raced on dirt in what they called to scrambles. Similar to Moto Cross. And now i ride for the Honda factory so i guess you could say that my entire career has Bee with  and that was the Case until now. During his years with Honda Spencer won three world championships his first in 1983 on a Soock Honda and then a double world championship in1985 on Soock and 250cc hondas. He is the Only rider to capture both crowns in a single season. But after that 1985 Peak Spencer faltered. He was plagued by one injury after another and he finally announced his retirement from the sport in March oblast year. Then in a Surprise move last november Spencer announced his plans for a comeback. But for the first time in his career from age 6 Onward Honda was not in his plans. He said he was signing on with Giacomo Agostini s Marlboro Yamaha team this opening made possible when three time world Cham Pion Eddie Lawson of Upland calif., left Yamaha to join Honda. So much for the background. In a Marlboro Yamaha telex that arrived Here late Las week the feature news was on Spencer and his first test session with Yamaha. It was Spencer s first Timeon a grand prix racing Cycle in nearly a year and he apparently was quite impressive on it. The four Day test session tp9k place on the australian grand prix circuit at Philip Island and it provided the first Opportunity for Spencer his teammate Niall Macken Zie of Scotland and the 250cc rider Luca Candalora of Italy to try out the 1989 Yamaha factory cycles. It s a smooth Bike Spencer said and he com pared it 19 one of his favorite machines the Cycle he used to win his first title in 1983. It is similar to the3-Cylmder Honda. That is the easiest thing for me to compare it with. This Yamaha is a great racing  e Mackenzie also a convert from Honda who finished sixth in last year s world championship Man aged to put in the most laps 247 and he also put in the fastest Lap time at one minute 37.31 seconds. Spencer was Only fractionally off the Pace at1 37.51, not bad certainly after a year s Layoff Randy Barnett Spencer Doohan the Shreveport native said he had no fitness prob lems during the four Days of High Speed Riding add ing i feel better than i Ever have. There Are always afew aching Muscles when you get on a Bike for the first time after the off season and i know what have to work on before the season  at the Honda Camp meanwhile rothmans Honda announced that the Young australian new Comer Michael Doohan has joined his countryman Wayne Gardner and world Champion Lawson to form a three Man team for the Soock world championship Campaign. Doohan recently spent three Days testing at the Suzuka circuit in Japan aboard an nsr500 and was pleased with his results despite taking a fall in wetc9nditipns. More testing is planned before the championship season opens and Doohan will make his grand Pix debut at Suzuka on March 26 in the Japa Nese opener. The fact that Gardner and Lawson Are on the same team this year makes things interesting in deed. Gardner world Champion in 1987, lost out to Lawson last season and said recently that i found it hard to accept defeat but i Learned a lot about losing and i Tomk it s taught me to be a much stronger person in difficult circumstances. I m really looking Forward to the Challenge of having Eddie Lawson Riding Honda machinery this season and it will be interesting to see How he goes. I m going All out this year to win my title  Lawson meanwhile whose three world titles no equal those of american riders Kenny Roberts and Spencer says he Aims to beat Gardner and become the most successful american rider of All by winning world championship number four for his new team. Generally speaking it should be a Superb year inthe Soock world championship class. Americans Are Well represented Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rai Ney along with Lawson and Spencer and there is no lacking in Competition. The 250cc class will be hard fought too. Eleven of the 15 grand Pix races will be run in Europe this year so if you re a motor Cycle fan you re really in business. It s great stuff always close always thrilling and always dangerous. Today Well make it an All Cycle Day " and Here s an update on the left Lane club s projected motorcycle tour in Russia. The left Lane club is charter club no. 142 of the Bow motorcycle owners of America but you do not need a Bow Cycle to j oin. Left Lane s Tim Shaffer writes in to say behave a firm Date now with edelweiss Bike Tours out of Austria for our tour which starts in Warsaw Poland on july 10. The tour route crosses the russian Border at Brest Brest Litovsky then continues to Minsk Riga Leningrad and ends on july 19 at the Border with Finland near Helsinki. Tour participants ride their own cycles which should be touring bikes in Good condition. Edelweiss provides guides Middle class hotels and two meals Day. Culture Side trips of the larger cities Are included. The tour Price is 2,930 Marks about $ 1,585 for the cyclist and 2,730 about $1,475 for the additional  Shaffer says the club welcomes american and Ca Nadian cyclists interested in such a tour. Inquiries should be addressed to Shaffer at Box 485 Apo 09109orschulstrasse 12, d-6575 Budenbach. Where to go this weekend the two semifinal rounds in the ice Speedway world championship will be staged this weekend one round inthe Netherlands and the other in Germany. The bavarian town of Zinzell will Host its races on saturday and sunday As will the dutch City of de Venter. Qualifying runs will be held on Friday i both towns. Zinzell is located on National route 306 Northwest of bad re Chenhall. It also May breached from the Munich Salzburg autobahn exit Siersdorf. Deventer is located just East of Apel Doorn in the Central area of the Netherlands. The world championship final will be held march4-5 in Alma Ata in the soviet Union. The stars and stripes Spang dumps in Ciurlik to Force semifinal playoff . By Dave Diehl staff writer. Raf Ben Waters England Cynthia Cummings hit the game winning Layup with 11 seconds left tuesday As the Span Dahlem lady sabers erased a four Point Defi Cit and Defeated the in Ciurlik lady braves 65-64. The Victory enabled Span Dahlem to Complete the round Robin portion of the six team tourney in a Sec Ond place tie with in Ciurlik with a 3-2 record. The two teams will play again in a one game playoff wednes Day morning with the Winner facing unbeaten Rhein Mam later in the Day. The second place team would then have to beat the rockette twice to claim the title. The rockette were to meet Chicksands in a mean ingless last game on tuesday. Span Dahlem 65, in Ciurlik 64 guard Carmen Yates was 0 for 10 from the Field inthe second half before she Sank a 3-Pointer that keyed a clock beating lady sabers rally. Yates hit the Long Ball when the lady sabers were Down 64-60 with 20 seconds left. That was the Only time they let up on me Yates said. In Ciurlik guards Wanda Taylor and Sharon Evans took turns pressuring her. They kept rotating an they stayed  Yates said she went for the 3-Pointer hoping to catch the lady braves off guard. I think they thought we would work the shot and go for 2 Points Yates fouled Taylor in the backcourt forcing a one and one. Taylor missed. Cummings then hit the game winning Layup with 11 seconds to go. Safe women s basketball Yates and Cummings led Span Dahlem with 24points apiece. I Okay prs red 20 and Center Veruschka Holley had1 o Tor in Ciurlik. In other games tuesday in Ciurlik 78, Chicksands 65the lady braves took advantage of the fighting Chicks poor shooting in the last 10 minutes i i t1lu Chicks ent into the half trailing 41 -39, but looked like they would come Back after Helen Johnson hit a jumper to tie it at 61 Midway through the second half. The lady braves took Back the Lead and never gave it up. In the last 10 minutes Chicksands was t Able to find the Basket going 3 for 18 from the Field and 2 for10 from the free throw line. Thel lady braves were led by Forward Annie cousins who hit 11 for 17 and two free throws to finish the 8 j1?6."1 2.4 plants Holley came off the Bench and added 21 Points to the lady braves Effort. Reserve guard Sharon Evans went in for an injured guard Beverly Moore and scored 12 of her 14 Points in the first half. Chicksands Johnson had 22 Points. Forward Dor Othy Williams and guard Belinda Chapman each had 17 for the fighting Chicks 1-3. Rhein main 83, Alconbury 80 the Alconbury lady spartans came the closest to knocking off the unbeaten Rhein main rockette. Twenty seven fouls and subsequent free throws made a difference in the contest with the rockette going to the line 31 times for 23 Points. Rhein main guard Angela Mccullough led a 30-Point fourth Quarter with 10 Points. Forward Carma Robinson got 9 of her 17 Points on 11 trips to the free throw line to Aid the rockette win. A on Bury Forward Rainey Alston had a game-hieh22, teammate Netra Kelly had 16 for the 2-2 lady spartans. J hell Nikon 72, Alconbury 62the lady olympians pulled out their Only win of the tournament in tuesday s fourth game while quash ing the lady spartans Hopes of playing the semifinal wednesday morn. The lady olympians managed to overcome a 30-20deticit at the half mainly on the strength of scoring from four players who registered double digits in the last 20minutes Cathy Dean had 15, april Harding hit for 14 Marilyn Jenkins had 11 and Sonya Fehlinger had 10but it was guard Kim Hiland who put the lady olympians ahead 62-61 with 2 36 left. Guard Harding and Forward Marilyn Jenkins added 4 More Points Alconbury s Only scoring at the end came from Cente Janice arks night who Drew a foul from Jenkins going to the Basket with 59 seconds left. She hit one of two free throws to Cut the Gap to 66-62. The lady olympians picked up 4 More Points in thelast 40 seconds at the free throw line from Dean who Drew fouls from Ramey Alston and Debbie King with 7seconds on the clock Jenkins hit a Layup to Seal the win hell Nikon s big scorers were Dean with 19, har Ding with 18 and Jenkins with 17. Alconbury was led by Alston with 22 and King with 18