European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 24.1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 Racina Roundup Senna holding ouf but hell race in a recent column we predicted that Bra Zil s Ayrton Senna would win the 1990 world driving championship for Mclaren Honda. But As things stand it s possible that Senna May not go racing at All. The fiery brazilian is still engaged in a War with Jean Marie Balestre. Who Heads fisa the world governing body of aulos port. Balestre a Frenchman who also happens to be an extremely fiery individual has Given Senna until feb. Is to retract his charges that last year s championship was rigged. If Senna won t Budge then Balstra says he will refuse to give Senna the formula one License required to compete in that top Echelon of Auto racing. In a news conference last november in s3o Paulo. Brazil the 1988 world Champion Senna said it is Clear that political and economic pressure groups manipulated be Hind inc scenes to make Alain Prost this year s Champion. Jean Marie Balestre. Who. Out of patriotism Friendship or for other reasons i prefer not to mention wanted to see Prost As  instead of an imme Diate reaction to Senna s statement. Balestre waited until january to Ayrton Senna say that fisa would not Issue Senna a License to race in 1990 unless he apologized for the remarks. Balestre said a fisa regulation requires All Drivers to respect inc decisions of the sport s governing body. The decisions Balestre referred to were those made regarding Senna s disqualification after his Triumph in the oct. 22 japanese grand prix. In that race. Senna was disqualified for taking his celebrated shortcut and went on to Victory after his Mclaren Honda collided with his teammate Frost s car. The Frenchman pros was put out of action in that crash but clinched his title on Points when Senna was disqualified. It has never been Clear to us Why Senna was Dis qualified for his shortcut when it was obvious that he should have been disqualified for the push Start he received after the Accident. Everyone who watched the japanese race on television saw two track marshals push Senna s Mclaren Honda Back onto the track. The shortcut in our opinion was incidental As the push Start infraction came first. A push Start has Long been forbidden. Regardless the Mclaren team appealed Senna s disqualification even though its other Driver Prost. Won the world title. Strange indeed and inc Appeal proved to be a big mistake one that eventually brought on the Senna balls try fight. Instead of ruling on the Appeal of the japanese disqualification which was the Only Case the fisa court had been called upon to decide fisa not Only upheld the disqualification but also socked Senna with a suspended Fine of six months for dangerous driving during the 1989 season. Adding insult to injury the fisa court then fined him $ 100,000. While upholding the disqualification was certainly within fisa s Domain the added penalties were grossly unfair and Senna has every right to be furious. His Post season outbursts in Brazil arc understandable although his charges of manipulation went too far. In our opinion there was no Manipula Tion of the 1989 championship. If the push Start Dis qualification had been applied in the japanese grand prix that would have been an end to the entire affair. But the shortcut infraction was always Worth disputing. Senna says he won t apologize for his remarks and that he would prefer to quit formula one and go indy car racing in North America rather than Bow to Balestre. But the Mclaren team will probably bring Senna around and decide this Issue in its favor with the sponsoring Marlboro people also playing a role. This year s brazilian grand prix is returning to Sao Paulo on March 25 the inter Lagos track after an absence of seven years and that must mean something to Senna who is a native of Sao Paulo. And besides what better Way for Senna to go even with Bales re than to go racing and win inc 1990 world championship looking Over the entire situation perhaps inc englishman Frank Williams put it Best recently when he criticized Senna and Balestre for this seemingly endless ego conflict. Williams whose cars have won four formula one constructor s championships said recently at a sponsor s meeting that i can t say who s right or who s wrong. I Only wish it had not happened just before the Start of a new season. It s Alt so Unne Ces  the porsche club of America Ger Many Region has announced its Board of governors for 1990, with Charles n. Statham in pole Posi  Statham taking Over As president from Jerry pc acc who led the club in 1978. 1988 and again last year. Other officers include Ron Nicholas vice presi Dent Serge Dubuc Secretary Steve mall Etc treasurer Stan Mcghye. Activities Mike Slof fun. Safety technical  staff in membership. Winners of inc 1989 slalom championship series were staff in. Class a Lew Houser class b Dave Keith class a Dubuc class a and Stalham. Class m. Houser also won the top gun honors a new category and run off Between All of the class winners in a Neutral porsche a 944 s2 Cabriolet in this Case. Stalham also won the club s participant of inc year and enthusiast of the year awards. The porsche club of America Germany Region now entering its 27th year is one of the oldest within the porch club of America Structure. The club annually organizes porch factory Tours slalom ral lies trips to the la mans 24-hour race and Many other activities. Porsche owners who would like to join the club should Contact membership director  self fun at Box ii. Mainz army depot. Apo 09185 or tals Iassc 3g, d-6507 incl him or phone civilian 0613?-87488. The dub s opening event for 1990 is the annual do in yourself tech  to be held feb. 11, beginning at 12 30 . At the Schau Filc Bosch firm in Wiesbaden. Two engine groups will be conducted air cooled and water cooled with Basic maintenance periodic inspections and common problems the main topics. Registration deadline is feb. 5. And to Register entrants should phone evenings either Jerry scarce at civilian 06122-12948 or Ray Wingo at civilian 06122-51410. Cost of the tech session is $15 per person where to go this weekend the fifth round in the adar indoor Motocross Winter cup series will be held saturday at Kiel West Germany with practice beginning at 5 . And racing at 7 . In the Osl Seehale Kiel. The Coniry features an International Field of riders on 125cc  Sec s winning est coach canned College station. Texas a Texas am s Shelby Mccalf. Inc winning est coach in Southwest conference basketball history was relieved of his duties monday and re assigned within the athletic department. Mcl calf assistant. John Thornton will Lake Over on an interim basis. I m shocked. I could t be Lieve what i was  met calf told the associated press. "1 gave half my life to this place. We re killed. It was a Way of life for us. It was t a  Metcalf. 59, who coached at the school for 27 years met with his attorney. Head Davis then had a closed door session with athletic director John David Crow who gave him he bad news. Mccalf left inc meeting and Thornton worked with the team Al practice preparing for wednesday night s game with  David said 1 called him a liar in the newspaper and i never did  Metcalf said. That was the Only reason he gave. He did t say anything about graduation rates or any thing. My graduation rates have been Good. Mccalf had one year remain ing on a four year contract he received after winning the 1987 Sec Post season classic. The school did t say what he would do in his  the Casl they could do would be to pay me  met calf said. It does t show a lot of class to let me hang in the  Crow said Mccalf left me no alternative. He has chosen to take his ill feelings concerning his program directly to the Media bypassing everyone in a position of authority at Texas  it was my intention to meet with coach Metcalf following the season Crow said. Any Public comments i have Ever made to the Media concerning the am basketball program were the result of direct questions and at no time did i Dis cuss any member of the coach ing staff that i  Mccalf said he was Lold to Check with school president William Moulcy about his new Job. I guess i m supposed to Call him in the  said act calf who makes a base salary of $77,000 a year plus about $5,000 in fringe benefits. It i Shelby like a ton of  said an athletic depart ment source. I saw him when he walked out of John David s office. He had a stunned look in his eyes. He looked up and said they released me. They re leased me you could Tell he did t believe they would do  All i can say is Shelby Mcl calf does t deserve what came to  said guard Lynn Subr. I m very surprised. We just have to pull together As a unit. We re 100 percent behind coach  Mccalf is a fighter said guard Freddie Ricks. I love coach my calf. He s been like a father to me he said. I m just stunned right now. I m glad to see coach Thornton Lake his place if any one had to do in. 1 really can t say that i m Happy that he s gone. We re just All shocked right now. I Don t think any of us was ready for this. I know we weren  Shelby me calf Metcalf said a Carating Public criticism of his program Alleg edly by Crow was very disruptive to his team which was 9 10 Overall and 2-3 in inc Sec. He accused Crow of Cus sing me during inc recent Mcaa convention in Dallas. He cusses me everywhere he goes Metcalf said of Crow who won the Heisman trophy in 1957 when Paul Bear Bryant was the foot Ball coach Al am. The situation reached a head on saturday when a Kansas Defeated the aggie 100-84 for the aggie third straight Sec loss. After the game Mccalf expressed his doubts about his future with inc aggie "1 could have Kepi  he said but i talked to my family before the game and we decided nol  Metcalf has not had a Good relationship with Crow who has been the athletic director since december 1988. Before that. Crow was an assistant athletic director at am since 1983. Jackie Sherrill was Good to me when he was athletic direct  me calf said. He gave me a four year contract. Things were Fine. Then John David came  Mccalf won 239 Sec games and loss 158. Overall he was 438-306. Ocl me make in very Clear Hal i along with countless others appreciate inc dedicated work that Shelby has done throughout his 27 seasons at Texas am Crow said