European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 81989 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup curb urging plans 11 major races racing fans can look Forward to plenty of action on the curb urging this season where a wide variety of events Are planned from april through november. Officials at the ring held their annual press con a erect recently with the apr Burgering corporation s director Rainer Martel pointing out that attendance on the new circuit first used in 1984 continues to in crease and that lest sessions for Indus try Mercedes porsche and others go testing there Are practically booked out for 1989, the most popular International races last Yea mar Tel said were the 24 hours or the ring the . And the old timer grand prix. All three of these events Are scheduled again for this season along with eight other major International races. Some 16 National events for cars arc on he schedule As Well plus 10 National races and rallies Tor motorcycles. So the curb urging will be a Busy place this season. The ring officials also plan to spend nearly $700,000 this year on improvements to both the new circuit and the original. 1 4.2-Miic North Side circuit plus construct a special circuit for rally Cross event. The rally Cross track will be located in the run off area at  within the new curb urging circuit. The German Auto club adar will play a major role in the financing of the rally Cross project. In another development the nor Burgering will soon have a Section set up for 4 wheel drive Competition this area also to serve those who just want id do some practice in their 4-wheel drive vehicles. The area Hotze Bach Bogen just outside the new track will Randy Barnett How to get there the Zurburg Rizig circuits we just South or adman. Also to be used by manufacturers to test their 4 we incl drive sports Utility vehicles. Along with the various races that Are staged throughout the season the  also has a new museum that is Well Worth a visit at any time of year. And if you want to drive your car or ride your Cycle on the circuits either the new circuit or the old one or Bot they Are open to the Public on Days when they Are not being used by Industry or racing teams for private testing. A drive on these track especially on the old one it an experience you won t forget. And if you re interested in go karts there s a customer track located within the new circuit. One Lap on the old North Side track costs 13 Marks about s 7 one Lap on the new circuit costs 6 Marks about $3.30and if you want to drive both it s 16 Marks 58.80. Motorcycle riders pay 9 Marks about s s4 Marks 12,20 or 11 Marks about j6. To Check on whether the tracks arc. Open on the Day you want to drive Call the nor Burgering office at 02691-302146. Tims year s schedule of International races on the nor Burgering is As follows Eifel races sports cars Louring cars and formula 3 car april 28-30 Eifel trophy races motorcycles All classes plus sidecars. May 20-21 old timer festival historic motorcycles All types plus Sidecar june 9-11 adar 24 hours of the  touring car june 16-18 truck grand prix july 14-16 avd old timer grand prix historic cars and motorcycles aug. 4-6 adar 500 sports cars go Karl. Formula 3, for Mula pm Lotus aug. 1820 grand prix for touring cars sept. 1-3 Bilstein super sprint sports cars Louring cars. Formula 3sept. 22-24 Eifel classic historic sports car oct. 7-8 off Road festival 4-Wheei-drive cars and truck nov. 3-5. O moving to formula one racing the opening round in this year s 16-Racc Campaign will be staged late this month the brazilian grand prix of March 26 at Rio do Janeiro and the number of teams officially entered is at an All time High. With the extremely expensive Turbo engines gone from the scene it is obvious that the normally Aspi rated 3,5-Litcr engines under the new formula arc making it easier in the financing department for the less endowed teams. The official entry list includes 21 teams and 40 Drivers. While the to Ftfe Ritoh internationale Dit sport Aii Lamote first originally ruled that each team must enter iwo cirs. Fisa has not bothered to enforce that Rule so there arc some one car learns on the list. The official formula one team entries arc As follows Mclaren. Ferrari he Netlon Lotus Williams arrows. Mirich. Tyrrell. Rial. Mini Ardi. Oscolla Ligier its pal Lara. Rabham Lar Roussev Colon. Eijiro run. Zak Speed. Onyx acs and first. The euro run and first teams arc single car entrants. Moil of incline new Drivers de buting in formula one this season come from the formula 3000 held these including the japanese Cham Pion Aguri us Uki with  and the european Champion Roh crts Moreno with Coloni. A week Long testing period on the grand prix circuit outside Rio in Janeiro begins next monday. Dur ing a incr testing sessions at acre do la Frontera in Spain the Mclaren cars have proved fastest with the new Vio Honda engine and Rio s results we probably be the same. In rallying the Lanc Ialea m is proving is invincible on the. Talk routes As Mclaren Honda will probably be this year on the formula one circuits. In two world. Championship rounds so far Lancia and its defending world Champion Driver Miki Biasion of Lily Hae won Boih Monte Carlo and Portugal. The opening round in Sweden which counted Only for Driver Points was won by Ingvar Carlsson  in a Mazda. Even there a Lancia finished second wills per Eksund of Sweden a non factory Driver Al inc wheel. The Lancia integrate ears swept both the Monte Carlo and Portugal rallies with 1-2-3 finishes and the italians appear All set for another world championship in both car and Driver divisions. The next world championship round i the East african safari on March 25 to 30. Lancia won thai one last year just As it won last year s Monte Carlo and portuguese rounds. What rallying obviously needs is some opposition to Lancia and while Topia had hoped to provide some with its 4-Wliecl-Drivc Colica that has teen anything but the Case Toyota s Best showing so far is a fifth and a sixth in the Monte Carlo rally. Maybe Toyota s Luck will change in East Africa. ,. The Sun Spang fliers finish 1-2 in All services is Garmisch West Germany a couple of  flew past the army in tuesday s giant slalom of the arc All services ski championships. Jim Durtschi and John Skinner a Cou ple of f-4 captains gave Safe a lift in this renewal of the air Force army ski rivalry Durtschi won the men s open title in 2 minutes 13.33 seconds. He skied the first run in 106.13, the fastest time of the Day. He dashed through the second run also with 39 Gates in i 07.20. Skinner who nipped Durtschi in last week s Safe giant slalom took second in the men s open division with a 2 14.11. His 1 06.71 first run was the second fastest Lime on a sunny morning at the Hausburg s Kandahar course which covered l,105 Melcs and had a 240-meter vertical drop. The army took the next four spots in the men s open. Thar Seaborg of Garl Stedl finished in 2 17,29, Jim Krall of Garl Studt skied a 2 18.79, Todd Bur Mcaster of Wurzburg had a 2 21.11 and Steve Hughes of Stuttgart was timed in 2 23.07.the air Force won the masters 40 and Over division Wilh the army Cap luring the seniors 30-39 years and women s open divisions. Graham Smith of Zwic Brucken continued his hot skiing by winning the Mas ters. The 41-year-old major who won Safe s is and slalom last week zipped to a 2 21.90. He skied inc first run in la 1.10 and the second in 1 10.80. Another Safe skier. Bill Stoddard of Rhein main followed Smith in 2 33.26. The next three masters were us Reury Joe Truman of Heilbronn in 2 36.89. Safe s Dieter Krause of Ocram Mcgrau in 2 41.37 and and the army s Jim Spoo of bad Tol in 2 45-23. The seniors title went to the army s Bob Hickman. The Schweinfurt skier clocked 2 29.27, with splits of 1 13.59 and 1 15.68. He Kmart a runner up at Usa eur two weeks ago was followed by another army skier George Vizcon of we Raborg who was limed in 2 34.89. Safe took inc next three places with harm s Mike Minard at 2 40.16, Sembach a Eric to re Natien Al 2 46.76 and Aviano s Brian Campbell Al 2 47.4 7. Melissa Campanile who swept usar eur s Alpine races dominated again tuesday the Hohenfels Hotshot skied runs of s 11.23 and 1 2.78 for a 2 24.01 total. Safe look thir next four women s open spots. Lindsay s Chris  finished Well behind Campanile at 2 48.26. Then came Bremerhaven s Judy Wanke in 2 50.40, Sembach s Dawn Thurston in 2 s2.66 and ecu Brucke s Kathleen Wulsch in 2 53.22. The All services slalom starts at 10 , wednesday. Arc announced that the All services nordic race Friday was cancelled because Only two skiers signed up