European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 11, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25 racing Roundup stuck is Back with the same old flair a a it a just like old times Isnit it a said a delighted Hans stuck after his exuberant performance at Bockenheim last sunday. The highly popular German driving Star had just scored an impressive second place after a hard charging performance aboard the new Audi v8 Quattro. It was the first race appearance in Germany for the v8 Quattro car. And it was stuck a first Outing in his Homeland since 1987. He had spent the past two years in the United states where he drove with great Success for Audi in both the transom and Simsa series races. Regarding the a old times a stuck was referring to his great Days at Bockenheim aboard porsche sports cars and formula two cars a and any other Type of car for that matter. An extremely outgoing individual stuck campaigned for Many years in formula one grand prix racing and he shared the world sports car driving Crown with englishman Derek Bell in 1985 and �?T86 Hans stuck when they co drove for porsche. He also won twice at be mans for porsche a in 1986 and �?T87 a again with his teammate Bell. The lanky germans a fall out driving style always assures crowds at both Bockenheim and the Nair Burgering. He was a True master of the old and extremely difficult 14.2-mile curb urging course his trademark there being All four wheels off the ground at the various a jumping  he was especially spectacular in the jumps when driving formula one cars and Bow and Ford Capri sedans. Stuck was in Bockenheim sunday for the second race in the German National touring car championship where he placed sixth in the first race and second in the final. Winning the first round was Germany a Klaus Ludwig in a Mercedes 190e while Johnny decotto of Venezuela won the second race in a Bow m3.�?� a a on saturday during qualifying stuck said he was basically satisfied with the new Audi but that a lot of testing and aerodynamic work remains to be done. A to hoping for rain or Snow tomorrow a stuck said laughing a because ill be in Good shape and have an advantage with my four wheel  it remained dry Ana quite cold next Day so he did no to get his wish. Stuck who makes friends wherever he goes said he enjoyed his two year racing session in the states. Every time i won there a which was often in a Happy Osay a i had to do my bavarian yodelling act. L he americans loved it and it was All part of the Tun. 1 he Only problem was travelling a he said. A a it a a my country and there a a lot of flying involved. So right now i m Happy to be Back in Europe. Ill do All ?uni, championship races this season Ana Walter Rohrl will join me and make it a two car Audi team about  after sundays two races stuck said the engine he to g,fu11 revs during the first round but that the v8 worked perfectly in the second race.  keep a Tow in that first race because of being Down on Power a he said a but i was Flat out in Randy Barnett the second race and could keep in touch right from the Start. With the engine going perfectly i decided to go All out and i could pull full revs All the Way. I was really going for it. If it blew Well what the hell a so you can say that in a very satisfied with the Audi so far and there a a lot More to  at the finish of the second race stuck waved enthusiastically from his Audi to the 40,000 cheering fans who had been pulling him for All the Way. It had been a Happy Day All around for his return to German racing and it was Good to see him  a a the inaugural round in the German touring car championship was held March 25 at zolder Belgium where the danish Driver Kurt Thiim Mercedes 190e won both races. With two rounds now completed Thiim who finished third in both races at Bockenheim leads with 64 Points while Germany a Ludwig Mercedes is second with 45. Third is venezuelans decotto Bow m3 with 38 Points while stuck is fourth with 33. British Driver Steve Soper Bow m3 is fifth with 30 Points. Soper who finished second to Ludwig in the first race put the German out of action Early in the second round when he tried to out Brake decotto going into the first chicane. A it did no to work a Soper said a and the wheels locked up and i hit Klaus. It was my mistake and in a sorry about  Ludwig a three time be mans Winner who has also campaigned extensively in the states was quite magnanimous about it saying a a that a racing. In a not angry about it. After All this Isnit the indy 500.�?� Ludwig said he feels that the various Mercedes and Bow teams will face some Tough opposition from stuck and Audi before the season is Over and in fact he predicts that stuck is the Man to beat. Meanwhile the opel Omega 3000 24-valve car due to run in this years series is not yet ready to race said opel motor sports chief Karl Mauer. There Are problems with the Chassis Mauer said at Bockenheim adding that the Omega should make its debut in the third championship round at the curb urging on april 22. The racing in this series is close and competitive and we recommend it highly to motor sports fans in Europe. The championship is comprised of 13 races. After the curb urging on april 22, the fourth round will be held May 6 in Berlin while the fifth race is set for May 20 at the Mainz Fin then army Airfield. Mark Down the dates and Well keep you posted on the  a a another european racing series that comes highly recommended is directed by the affable american Dan Partel who raced formula Fords in Germany during the 1970s, then in 1979, created the european formula Drivers association Edda management and promotion organization for formula racing cars. Partel and his 22-member Edda team direct the various pm opel Lotus Challenge races in Germany Britain and Scandinavia As Well As the Europe wide pm Lotus euro series. Six of the 12 rounds in the pm Lotus euro series Are support races in the formula one grand prix world championship and All of the races feature Drivers from throughout the world. At Bockenheim for instance. Drivers from More than 15 countries were represented including two Drivers from East Germany. With the Complete support of general motors opel and Lotus Are both pm subsidiaries Partel launched the program two years ago this month and it has been successful from the beginning. A a it a a highly professional series a Partel said at Bockenheim where he was staging the second round in opel Lotus Challenge. A a it a a new Way to go a he said a and Many Drivers Are skipping the traditional formula Ford and formula 3 moves up the ladder to go into opel Lotus racing its Vauxhall Lotus in England. From our series they move into formula 5000 and then into formula one if they re talented enough. A we have one Driver from our series a David Brabham a who will Start his formula one career in the grand prix of san Marino next month with the Brabham  Partel has every reason to be proud of his work. The formula Ford 2000 series which he directed under his Edda organization its still under Edda produced no less than seven grand prix Drivers the 1988 world Champion Ayrton Senna one of them. Others Are Roberto Moreno Mauricio Gugel min Martin Donnelly . Lehto Bertrand Gachot and bed Schneider. Partel predicts there will be Many future formula one Drivers with an opel Lotus racing background. A a it a Good close racing a Partel said before the Start a and the fans love it that Way. So do  and indeed it is close racing with the first five Drivers at Bockenheim across the line Only six seconds apart. The Winner was Bernard Dolan of Dublin Ireland who drives for the Irish team of pm motor sport. Dolan s teammate Diogo Castro Santos of Portugal placed third. A third member of Peter and Sean Thompsons pm outfit is Nick Firestone of Scottsdale Ariz. In Only his first year of formula car racing the Young american was doing Well and was moving up quickly until an Accident put him out at the Midway Point. We will have a Story on Firestone tomorrow. Partels next two opel Lotus Challenge races in Germany Are scheduled for May 7 at the avus circuit in Berlin and for May 20 at the Mainz Fin then army Airfield. The pm Lotus euro series races to be held in conjunction with grand prix programs include those at the French British German belgian portuguese and Spanish grands prix. Six other euro series races take place at non grand prix  a a where to go this weekend its easter weekend so things Are a bit quiet where racing is concerned. On the Auto racing circuits there a Only one major race on sunday and that san italian National formula 3 championship round at the Perusa circuit near Enna Sicily. Several supporting races Are also on the program. Practice and qualifying take place on saturday. Rally Cross a the first International adar rally Cross will be staged saturday and sunday on the new half mile rally Cross circuit on Germany a curb urging with the action scheduled from 9 to 5 . On both Days. Tickets for either Day Cost 18 Marks while a combined card for both Days costs 30 Marks. Camping is available near the circuit. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen Nair Burgering. Motorcycle rally a the Bockenheim circuit will Host the Adac-�?o1000 Kilometres of Bockenheim motorcycle rally on saturday with the full 4.2-mile German grand prix course to be used. The City of Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn As and a6. The stare and stripes Dodds stars tune up with rout Frankfurt a Jermaine Avie chateau Roux France a Frankfurt a Jermaine Avie connected on 11 of 14 shots from the Field for 22 Points and hauled Down 10 rebounds As the Dodds Germany All stars warmed up for the upcoming Cholet International cadets basketball tournament by whipping entente chateau Roux 12177. Coach Tom Leblanc said that Dodds will have three More games against chateau Roux area teams before making its tournament debut saturday night against the Tours. Dodds was matched against Limoges in a tuesday night contest. Dodds full court press led by James Mcknight Doug Darrell and Dominic Vassar caused entente forced Many turnovers and the americans never were in difficulty As they grabbed an 11-2 Lead in route to a 66-36 halftime advantage. Wurzburg a Darrell followed Avie with 21 Points. Frankfurt a Mike Kinder tallied 15, Mannheim s Vassar scored 12 and  a Mcknight and berlins Renard Owens completed a six prong double figure attack with 10 apiece. Mcknight also was credited with 8 boards and 7 steals. Lenny Cerrone led entente with 15 Points and Denis la Chare and Day Joel Margutti scored 12 apiece. S Wirz Burgh a Doug Darrell