European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 17, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 racing Roundup top Feam Lawson Rainey Roberts last week we looked at inc formula one car racing scene for 1990. And today Well Check out the motorcycle world championship picture. In formula one racing Marlboro is sponsoring the Mclaren Honda team which we rate As the strongest. And in motorcycling it s a Case of the same. This week Marlboro International officially announced its motorcycle lineup for 1990, an All american powerhouse deluxe. It s Marlboro team Roberts and that Means King Kenny Roberts is manager and his Soock riders Are defending world Champion Eddie Lawson and runner up Wayne Rainey. All three Are Calico Means. While Lawson and Rainey will be leading the Soock charge Roberts protege John Kocinski of Little Rock ark., will concentrate on the 250cc class. Defending Champion in the 250cc division Isth Spanish rider Sito pops Honda but few would bet against Kocinski s winning this division in his first year out. He Rode in Only two 250cc races last year and won both before he was sidelined by injuries. Last season there were two Soock Yamaha teams Marlboro sponsoring the italian Giacomo Agostini s organization with Louisiana Freddie Spencer an Scotland s Niall Mackenzie Riding while Lucky strike sponsored the Roberts Yamaha team wit Rainey and Kevin Magee of Australia the riders. The Roberts team was the Superior one by far and for1990 it could prove a great one. Agostini meanwhile is out of the Soock run Butwill manage his Young countryman Luca Candalora Yamaha in the a soc championship class. The Agostini Candalora Effort will also be sponsored by Marlboro. Lawson s return to Yamaha he won three of his four Soock world titles on Marlboro Yamaha Bike comes As a Surprise of sorts As he is leaving rothmans Honda after winning the 500cc Crown for that Marque and spending Only one season there. But Lawson apparently was not Happy at Honda and in its official press release Marlboro quotes Law son As saying with the Roberts team i look for Ward to a lot of experience a much nicer Atmo sphere and to people who Are really willing to Honda meanwhile is sticking with australian Frank Gardner Soock world Champion in 1987.Gardner, after a Good Start last year with a Victory in his Home grand prix Sal out half the season because of injuries and was never in Contention. While Marlboro was announcing its official lineup for 1990. Former Roberts Yamaha sponsor Lucky strike thanked Roberts for his past efforts and the revealed that Lucky strike is supporting the Suzuki factory team and has signed the extremely Quick Kevin Schwantz while retaining the australian Magee. Schwantz of Paige tex., finished fourth inthe world Soock standings last season but he won six grand prix races tops for any rider. Schwantz an Magee will ride Soock v4 Rev Suzuki factory cycles and they will be Tough. In making the announcement Lucky strike said our next goal is outright Victory and the two kevins with a total of nine grand prix wins betwee them Are the men who will be fighting to achieve the ultimate the Soock world championship defending world Champion Lawson does t Dis count this possibility saying his lop opposition will come from Schwantz Rainey and Gardner. Still the Roberts team should dominate this year with the Winner being either Lawson or Rainey. As Rainey says in the Marlboro release i think that now it is the team of teams. It has everybody. We have Good bikes Good riders Good management. It Isa team that everybody would like to be there Are few top riders in the world who would dispute this statement. The 1990 schedule includes 16 races with 12 scheduled in Europe so you can plan on seeing alot of action. And unlike grand prix car racing most of the top stars in the motorcycle world Are Ameri la publish the detailed Calendar in february but for now Here s How the world championship 250 and Soock schedule lines up Suzuka Japan March 25 .a., Laguna Acca calif., april 8 Rio do Janeiro Brazil april 22 Jarama Spain May 13 Misano Adriatico 20 Nair Burgering West Germany May 27 Salzburg Austria. June 10 Rijeka. Yugoslavia june 17 Assen Netherlands june 30 spa Franco champs Belgium july 8 France site not yet determined july 22 Donington Britain aug. 5 ande Storp Sweden aug. 12 Brno Czechoslovakia aug. 26 Budapest Hungary sept. 2 Sydney Australia sept. 16. Where to go this weekend the 58th running of the Monte Carlo rally gets under Way on Friday night from five cities with the West German Start set for bad Homburg just North of Frankfurt. Other starting Points include reims France Barce Lona Spain Lausanne Switzerland and a Estrere Italy. The Moalc Carlo rally the oldest of them All the first one was held in 1911is the first round in the 1990 world rally championship. After the cars leave the various starting Points they head for Monaco arriving there on saturday evening. The rally continues with four various sections the cars speeding Over special stages in the French Alps and the maritime Alps until Jan. 25. Some 200 teams Are entered with the italian Jincia integrate cars favored to win. About 20 teams will leave from bad Homburg on Friday night with the first car due out at 6 09 . The Spectator starting area will be set up near the Casino follow the signs to Spiel Bank. Rally fans also May Sec the cars and visit wit Drivers during the technical inspections on Friday these starting at 10 . At the bad Homburg Kur Haus. The traditional starting program in bad Homburg is again being sponsored by the audio Mobil club in deutschland avd. Ice Speedway racing the ninth inter National Frankfurt main adar inc Speedway motorcycle racing program will be staged this week end and if you pc never seen this Type of racing go Check it out. It s exciting stuff. The races will take place saturday and sunday atthe Frankfurter Weissport anlage ice Oval at rats cd. Near the East Park take autobahn exit fran fun Ost or take Streetcar lines 13 and 18. The Frankfurt event is one of four Quarter final qualifying rounds in the ice Speedway world championship. The program begins on Friday with practice at 1 ., and National races following at 5 ?.m. The Quarter final round on saturday starts atp. Under the floodlights and continues until about 11 . The program on sunday begins at 2 30 . And ends about 6 . Both saturday and sunday races will feature 20 heats of four laps each with 16 of the world s to Cycle ice riders competing. They come from the soviet Union Sweden Ireland Finland Austria Czechoslovakia and West Germany. Their specially designed ice racing bikes Are shod with heavily spiked tires. Tickets for either saturday or sunday Range from 18.50 Marks to 40 Marks. Friday s program costs 5 Marks. Two Quarter final rounds have already Bee held one in Italy and the other in the Netherlands while both Finland and West Germany Are hosting their events this weekend. One semifinal is scheduled for Berlin on feb. 10-11 and the other in Assen Netherlands on March 3-4. The finals will be held in get Borg Sweden on March 10-11. The Frankfurt adar organizers say they will Host a semifinal round next year and that they Willet the Long awaited world finals in 1992. Indoor motorcycle trials the 7thinternational adar indoor motorcycle trials Fea Turing some of the world s top trials riders will be staged sunday in Mannheim with the program be ginning at i . The trials Competition will take place inside the Mannheim Multi Hall near the Garden show area in her Ogun Rich Park. Tit Sura and Stritt Becker Edberg Mcenroe Triumph Melbourne Australia a Boris Becker in eager Pursuit of a third straight grand slam title is worried about peaking too soon in the australian open after flexing his Muscles in a first round match. Becker pummelled travel weary Pau Laarhuis 6-1, 6-2, 6-1, tuesday night just a few hours after the dutchman arrived from new zealand following visa difficulties. Laarhuis who upset John Mcenroe inthe second round of the . Open last fall never had a Chance against Becker. Becker the Wimbledon and .open Champion said the Mcenroe upset was on his mind. It s the reason Why 1 played very Hardin the first round which is not Normal for me he said. In a grand slam Youcan t play too Well too Early. You have to Wail a Little bit. There s a Fine line be tween not playing too Good and playing too bad. If i want to do Good in a grand slam i have to Peak the last three Days. If you Peak too Early then you might not be Able to Peak australian open while Becker looked Sharp Stefan Edberg and Mcenroe issued warnings that they might be ready to Stop him As heroes after Ivan Lendl s australian title and no. I ranking. The soft spoken but confident Edberg,1985 and 1987 australian open Champi on won his first round match tuesday and proclaimed himself ready to Chal Lenge no. 1 Lindl and no. 2 Becker forthe top spot in men s Tennis. I see myself there said the no. 3 ranked Edberg whose highest Rankin was no. 2 in 1987. I feel strongly thai i can come Back to Edberg beat swedish bom Johan Ander son who lives in Australia 7-6 7-1. 6-3,6 4. In a first round match on Center court just before Becker took on Laarhuis. Mcenroe made his debut on Center court earlier in the Day and issued a Simi Lar warning that Lindl and Becker were not the Only players who could win the tournament. Mcenroe was a bit louder and Brasher. Especially after breezing through the first round. Unfortunately for him they won t All be against opponents like Frenchman Thierry Tulane ranked 114 spots lower than the no. 4 Mcenroe. Unlike Lindl a dedicated Bas Cliner and Becker a hard charging so rec and Volley player. Edberg and Mcenroe share a taste for the More Subtle aspects of Tennis. Mcenroe s deft touch at the hard serves and keen anticipation were evident in his 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 Vic tory1 Over Tulane. Tulane ranked higher than Mcenroe when the american slumped to no. 14 in 1986, is More of a Clay specialist and less comfortable on the hard courts. Tulane had an off Mcenroe said. He did t put Loo much on the Mcenroe coming off an Victory Over Edberg says he has a Chance of winning the Tournai Mcnol especially if the weather stays As Cool As i i was tuesday. I still think i a Long Shoi to win this tournament. In takes an awful lot to win a major tournament. If 1 though about All it took i d psycho myself Mcenroe has t won a grand slam event since winning Wimbledon for the third Lime and inc . Open for the fourth time in 1984. This tournament has become More important to me because i know i Don t have Loo much time left said Mcenroe who turns 31 next month. He s never won inc australian other first round matches tuesday no. 5 Aaron Krickstein of Grosse Point,mich., heat Italy s Gianluca Pozzi 6-4, 6-7 6-86-4, 7-5 no. 8 Mats Wiland Crof Sweden beat australian Richard Fromberg. 7-6 7-5. 7-5, 7-5 and no. 9andres Gomez of Ecuador Cal austra Lian Darren Cahill a 1988 . Open semifinalist. 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. No. 10 Carl Urc Stemb. Who beat Fel Low West German Boris Becker last week in Sydney lost to Vili Paloheimo of Fin land 5-7, 6-2,0-6, 6-2, 6-2. In women s play. No. 2 Gabriela Saba Tini beat Amy Frazier of Rochester Hills. Mich., 7-5. 6-1 no. 3 Zina Garrison of Houston Defeated Akiko Kiji Mula of Japan. 6-1. 6-2 and no. 4 czech Helena Sutkova beat australian Tracy Morton 6-4. 6-3
