European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup Lowson rewards Honda with title californian Eddie Lawson took a Gam ble last year when he left Yamaha to join Honda but the Gamble paid Oft. Lawson. Who had won three Soock world championships with the Marlboro Yamaha team captured his fourth title last sunday but this time for finished second in the brazilian grand prix be Hind the winning Kevin Schwantz of Texas Suzuki and 11 seconds ahead of fellow californian Wayne Rainey Yamaha. Lawson needed Only an Lith place finish or belter to win the Crown. Lawson became the first rider in nine years to retain the Soock title and his fourth championship also made him the most successful american rider inthe 40-year history of motorcycle grand prix racing. Lawson joins such illustrious four time winners a englishmen Geoff Duke John ounces. And the late Mike Hailwood. But Lawson still has a Long Way Togo to catch and pass the All time Soock Champion Giacomo Agustim of Italy who won the Soock title eight times. At the end of the 88 Campaign it was hard to believe that Lawson would leave Yamaha after win Ning his third world title for that firm but Rothma Shonda believed it and promptly signed him up for Lawson made the switch with skill and dedication and during this year s grand prix Competition he slowly closed on Yamaha s Raincy who had led these oct standings almost from the beginning. Although trailing Law son never lagged too far behind and he kept the pressure on Raincy who Rode brilliantly despite a Lack of grand prix experience. And when Raincy fell in the grand prix of Sweden his bid for his first Soock world title was finished for All practical purposes. Going into last sunday s deciding grand prix of Brazil. Lawson said the situation looks Good. We be made tremendous Progress during the Las couple of months and i m Happy with the Way the results have gone. I be had to come from behind Buti be always believed i could make at Brazil Lawson came through to make it a especially big year for Honda because the Spanish rider silo Pons had already clinched the 2socccrown for the rothmans Honda team. For Raincy it s a Case of wait til next year an with a full season of experience on the tracks throughout the world Raincy will be Tough. So the1990 run could be a classic Between the two californians who Are Good friends both on and off the track. In rallying the Toyota team finally won world championship round with its Victory in Australia last weekend and Toyota did it in style with Aone two sweep. Former world rally Champion Juha Kankkunen of Finland placed first and his swedish teammate Kenneth Eriksson followed. Rally experts had expected the Toyota Colica Carsto give the Lancia deltas a hard run this season and if it had t been for accidents and mechanical bad Luck Toyota could have mounted a Challenge. The Toyota Calicas have led several rallies this season Only to fail in the late stages. Before winning in Australia the team s Best results came in Corsica and Inland with third places in both of those rallies. The italian Lancia team meanwhile has had an other great year winning the championship with six victories in the 10 world championship rounds runs far this season. Another recent japanese Victory came in Finland where Mitsubishi won with swedish Driver Mikael Ericsson breaking an 18-year-Long winning Streak for finnish Drivers in their Home rally. It was Ericsson s first Outing with Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi held a press conference at the Frank Furt Auto show last week to announce that it will continue in world championship rallying next season with a two car team of Mitsubishi gallants. The no. I Driver will be former world Champion Ari Vata Nanof Finland. Sex rally Driver Andrew Cowan of Scotland who sin charge of the Mitsubishi team said our is not Only to improve the gallants for 1990, but tomake these cars so competitive that our Drivers can Start every rally with a genuine Chance of the next round in this year s world championships the italian san remo rally scheduled from oct. 8 to 14. Randy Harriett Knur time world Soock Champion Eddie Luusua. In i Motocross. We had the results of the re cent Motocross of the nations set to go for last week s column when computer problem intervened so on the premise of better late than never Here arc the results from the Gail Dorf event. It resulted in the ninth straight Victory for the american team with Italy placing second the United kingdom third and Luxembourg fourth. Winning Motos for the american team were Jeff Ward Soock Jeff Stanton 250cc and Mike Kiedrowski i25cc. American rider Trampas Par Ker who competes with an italian License helped Italy to its second place by beating David Thorpe of England. Thorpe is world Champion in the Soock class. Another american Billy lilacs with a Luxem Bourg License finished second in the 2socc Competition pushing Luxembourg to its Best Ever finish in the Motocross of the nations Competition. Although not a Motocross another major event attacking motorcycle teams from throughout the world will take place beginning monday at Wall urn West Germany. This is the 64th endure world championship and details May be found under where to go this american drag racing Ace Harlan Thompson who has made some impressive High Speed demonstration runs this year at the Giebel stall and Hock Nheim races in his Dodge Daytona funny car will soon be making guest appearances at various bases in Germany. Thompson will answer questions about drag Rac ing and will explain How his cars perform on the strips. The cars will also be on display. His schedule for late september and Early october is As follows sept. 26. Frankfurt main shopping Center sept. 27, Rhein main shopping Center sept. 28, Wiesbaden Hai Norberg shopping Center sept. 29, Heidel Berg Patrick Henry Village shopping Center sept. 30, Mannheim Benjamin Franklin Village shopping Center oct. 1, Kaiserslautern. Kapaun oct. 2, Ramstein North Shoppe Etc oct. 3, Stuttgart. Robin son Barracks oct. 4, Augsburg main shopping Cen Ter oct. 5, Munich Mcgraw Cavern oct. 6, Furth shopping Center oct. 7, Wurzburg Leighton bar Racks. Where to go this weekend the Portu Guese grand prix. 13lh round in the formula one world driving championship will be staged sunday at Estoril just outside Lisbon. Unt Mcd practice will take place from 10 to 11 30 . On Friday and saturday with official qualifying scheduled from i to 2 . Both Days. Sunday s grand prix of 71 laps 192 mile starts at 2 30 . Supporting races including a round in the european opel Lotus championship series Are also on the program. The race will be shown sunday on German television s second program Adf beginning at 3 30 . In Germany the fifth and final round in the inter National super cup sports car series will be held on sunday at the curb urging. Along with a National championship formula 3 race a porsche 944 series race and other supporting events. Practice and qualifying will take place on saturday from 8 30 to 5 . And the six race race program on sunday starts at 10 . And continues through 4 30 ., with the super cup race scheduled from noon to 2 . To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier Auto Bahn and exit at Ulmen curb urging. In France the eighth round in the european for Mula 3000 championship will be held sunday at la mans with races for formula 3 cars. Renault r2ls and formula Renault cars also on the program. Practice and qualifying will be held on Friday an saturday. In England the Donington Park circuit near Derby will Host racing on sunday for Tauring cars. Its sports cars and formula Fords. Practice and qualifying will take place on saturday. Truck racing the i oth round in the Furo Pean truck racing championship will be held Sun Day at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London with practice and qualifying races scheduled for Fri Day and saturday. Drag racing the world finals drag race program for All classes of cars and motorcycles will he held at the Santa pod raceway in England on saturday and sunday. The Santa pod circuit is located at Podington Airfield Podington near Rush Den South of Cambridge. Motorcycle racing the final round in the 12-Racc super Bike world championship will be held on sunday at the a Argusa circuit in Enna Sicily with supporting races for other classes of bikes also on the program. Practice and qualifying will Tak place on Friday and saturday. At the Hock Nheim circuit in Germany there is racing on saturday for cycles of various classes. The City of Hock Nheim is located Southwest of Heidel Berg. Motocross the min Delheimer adar Motocross featuring the seventh round in the German National championship for 125cc bikes will be held sunday with a 250cc trophy Moto also on the pro Gram. Qualifying races arc scheduled for saturday. The town of Mindyl him is located on National route 16, Northeast of Mcm Mingan. The sixth round in the German National championship for 250cc bikes plus trophy Motos for cycles with sidecars and 2scc bikes will be held sunday at Schroc Kusbach with practice and qualifying on sat urday. The town of Schroc Kusbach is located North of Alsfeld on National route 2s4. The 19th annual Obyrn Heimur adar Motocross. Featuring the final round in the German National championship for cycles with sidecars will be held sunday along with a trophy Molo for Soock bikes. Practice and qualifying arc scheduled for saturday. The town of of Bernheim is located East of Rol Lueil in the sch Wabian Alps. Cycle endure racing the 64th endure world championship a six Day All terrain endur Ance race with More than 25 teams and 500 riders entered from throughout the world begins monday and runs through sept. 30 in Wall urn in the Ger Man Doc Vald. This is the i oth time that West Ger Many has hosted the olympics of the american team has an entry of 49 riders. The Start is set for 8 . On monday at Wall ilm with a pre race opening Parade of nations scheduled for 3 . On sunday All of the motorcycle action will be in the Odenwald area. The town of Wall urn is located about 50 Miles Northeast of Heidelberg and at the junctions of National routes 27 and 47. The surf and strip
