European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Scoff s Cycle scoots by Randy Barnett motor sport editor Bockenheim West Germany Allan Scott America s Only rider in the i25cc world championship class visited mock Nchim this week to attend a Ger Man grand prix press conference and to get in some private testing on his Honda cycles. The German grand prix for motorcycles will be staged May 28 at Hockin licit and Scott will be among the Many lop american riders competing there thai Day. I m in a lot better position now than i was at this time last  the Persona ble Young speedster said during an inter View before he went testing. I was 13th in the world championship then and i m eighth this year so you Sec what i mean. And i was fourth in inc standings going into Misano site of the recent italian grand Pribut i had had Luck there. I got shoved off by a Jap anese rider on the very first Lap. I Don t think he even saw me. That was bad Luck really unfortunate but at least i was t injured in my fall. You have Good Luck and bad Luck in racing and that s the Way it is. Al Misa no it was just one of those weeks where nothing worked out. I even had problems in qualifying and started Back in 15th  hut if one disregards Scott s Outing in Italy his results in the other three races held so far this year Are promising. He finished 13lh in the japanese opener third in Australia and sixth in Spain where he nullified on the front Row. Scott said he would have placed second or third in Spain had he not encountered tire problems. These arc outstanding performances for a Privateer who is without major sponsorship although Scott of pleasant Hill calif., docs receive backing from Arai helmets and Jha exhausts. Big sponsorship in today s Cycle world supplies the Money necessary for the lat est technical developments factory assistance and factory kit bikes. Without saturday May 20. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 s ski Rand californian Allan Scott on his i lond ii 125cc hike i feel that a second third or fourth place finish in the championship is  those advantages the Privateer with Only minimal support faces a bumpy Road in International racing. Despite a Lack of big Money Scott re Mains optimistic in his Pursuit of Success on the i25cc world championship Trail saying things went better and better for me last season and hopefully it will be a Case of the same this  last season Scott finished 12th in inc i25cc world championship standings. That allowed him to compete in Japan and Australia As the organizers for those races paid travel and accommodation fees for riders who finished in the top 15 positions. With the Points scored in those races and in Spain plus Good results that he Hopes will come Scott Aims for a High finish in this year s world championship. The two factory bikes Are. About impossible to beat and there Are five factory kit bikes from last year out there too. So it s extremely  Scott said. Hut i feel that a second third or fourth place finish in the championship is Possi ble and if i could get third that might be Good enough for a Soock ride next year. The Soock division is my aim that or 250." unlike last season when Scott had Only one Honda Cycle he has two 1989 hondas for this year s Campaign. The bikes Are taken care of by learn director Jeff Markus a Friend and fellow califor Nian. Scott s father David a former motor Cycle racer who won the american federation of motorcyclists championship in California in 1970, will also assist his son during this year s european Campaign. Sas. Randy Karnolt Allan Scott has a May 28 Date. With German grand prix Sullivan braces for another indy shot by Mike Harrisan motor sports writer Indianapolis at first Danny Sullivan had trouble gripping the wheel. So they adjusted the special 8-ounce plastic Brace that covers his broken right Arm cutting away some material from around inc thumb and adding foam padding. Yet even before the fix he turned a practice Lap of 209.986 slow by this year s standards but not bad considering Sullivan had to make four left turns at the Indianapolis motor Speedway. It Felt pretty Good to be Back in the car he said thursday As his Pensec racing Crew adjusted the pc Chevrolet he drove first. It did t Hurt that bad not As bad As i thought it  Sullivan later got into the new pcs Chov Rolt that he will try to put in the Indianapolis 500 race. He quickly got up to 213.118 Mph. Sullivan had topped 223 in practice in anole or pc 18 prior to his crash. The 1985 indy Winner is expected to try to qualify for the May 28 race on saturday when the final week end of time trials begins. Sullivan who broke the ulna Bone in his forearm in a Speedway crash May ii was filled with the special Brace tuesday. It covers his Arm from the top of the hand to just below the Elbow. Made of webbing and a special Grade of plastic it allows him to lift and lower the Arm necessary for steering without rotating the fractured Bone. To Wear it the right sleeves of his driving uniforms were split then specially tailored so Sullivan would be protected from possible fire. Clyde peach an orthotist and president of Indiana Brace co., which designed and built the device said he tested it on  it would resist my twisting and i m a healthy person than it would resist his strength. I could Nott Wisl it i could t Lurn my wrist he said. We Call in inc Sullivan Brace now. Since then we had anole or pal incl in the Hospital who needed thai Cha cd thing and we used it. In  idea came basically from a Brace we did for Bill Elli Oll. He had a similar situation where the doctor did t want him to rotate it. We had to find material that was malleable to with land maybe 15,000 movements during a  Sullivan 39, who was cleared for driving by or. Henry Bock the Speedway medical director took two slow laps to adjust to being Back in the cockpit then got Back up i  quitting for the Day after a total of Only about 12 hot laps Sullivan said he was constantly aware of the broken Arm. I made one change on the car before the last run he said. Bui i was More concerned with Driver com fort and inc  had the car pretty much in race trim and it was comfortable and easy enough to do that Speed. But we have to make some changes so i have More room to move the Arm the Way i need to. We re going to have to change the Angle of the gear lever and alter the seat some. We just have to Fine tune the cockpit and the Brace like you Fine tune a  or. Terry Trammel an path medic specialist who has worked on numerous race injuries and is treating Sulli Van said the Driver s fast return was almost certainly because of his conditioning. He s just in real Good shape Trammell said. He s got really Strong Bones. They just put Back together easier. The Bone broke Inlo several pieces. In inc Ordinary per son those pieces can crumble. Working with Danny the pieces were like working with pieces  the doctor said besides rotation of the Arm which the Brace limits vibration from the car could be a problem. But the track Here is so smooth Hal it Proba Bly won t  Sullivan also is carrying an electric impulse mechanism that sends Low voltage charges to the injure area to help it heal