European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25 racing Roundup Chevrolet setting Pace on . Tracks Chevrolet continues to enjoy great Success on american tracks with its Wilmor Chevrolet v8 engine setting the Pace in cart pig racing and the Lumina coup6 the car to beat on the Lascar circuits. In the engine department a1 Unser  Victory at Long Beach last sunday aboard a Lola Chevrolet gave the Wilmor Chevrolet v8 its 40th Victory in 60 cart pig race appearances. In Lascar racing meanwhile the Chevrolet Lumina is taking Over where the Monte Carlo left off. Introduced to the Winston cup series at Talladega super Speedway last May the Lumina has now scored 10 victories in its last 17 races and 12 in its total of 28 starts. So the Lumina is Well on its Way but still has a Long distance to go to top its predecessors record. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo cars won 95 of 183 races they were entered in establishing the Marque As the most successful in Winston cup Lascar racing history and helping Chevrolet win an unprecedented seven straight manufacturers  a a a recent Rumor regarding the production of Chevrolet engines for formula one racing was scotched by Roger Penske the Penske racing team owner who also owns a part of Wilmor engineering. Manufacturer of the Wilmor Chevrolet v8, the Wilmor engineering firm announced from its Headquarters in Brixworth England that it will develop and manufacture a v10 formula one engine but it will be made exclusively available to the japanese owned Leyton House racing team which runs the March cars in formula one racing. Wilmor engineering says the engine design is in an advanced stage and that track testing will begin in october. The March cars will have the engines by the beginning of the 1991 season. General motors has been a 25 percent shareholder in Wilmor engineering since 1984, so when the first word got out about the new formula one engine it was not surprising that Chevrolet was rumoured to be in line for it. In denying a Chevrolet role Penske said that the Auto company involved in the Wilmor f-1 engine project will be either Toyota or Nissan. The highly successful Wilmor engineering company was established in january of 1984 by Mario Illien Paul Morgan and Penske. The firm said its role in the formula one engine project would not affect continued development and manufacture of the Wilmor Chevrolet v8 used by most of the leading cart pig  a a continuing with a engine news a Ferrari Shook up the formula one establishment recently by announcing that it would Supply the italian Minardi team with Ferrari vi2 engines for the 1991 season. And while the Minardi Deal is definite there a also a Rumor afloat that a second italian team a Scuderis italia a will have Ferrari Power for the 1992 Campaign. Regardless its obvious that Ferrari a like Honda Ford and Renault a is changing its direction in formula one racing and is moving to the business Side by supplying engines. Ferrari is owned by Fiat and Fiat obviously is behind the whole idea and calling the tune. The fact that Minardi will get Ferrari Power is Randy Barnett strictly Good news however because this Small team has been a serious contender from its beginnings. And in Pierluigi Martini the team has one of the Best Young Drivers in the  a a Bjorn Wal Degaard a Victory in the recent East african safari rally was not Only a highly popular one but a hard earned one As Well. At age 47, the great swedish Driver beat the Field in weather conditions that were among the most difficult in the safaris 37-year history. Wal Degaard a win also provided a big boost to the Toyota team which has narrowly lost out to Lancia time and again in the last stages of world championship rallies during the past two seasons. But in this years safari it was Lancia that was turned Back by the fired up Toyota team with Wal Degaard leading the charge. The Toyota celica Gt-4 Turbo cars placed first third and fourth while Lancia salvaged second place. It was Toyota a fourth Victory in the safari and it was also Wal Degaard a fourth win in this classic event. He scored his first i in 1977 aboard a Ford escort then his other three i for Toyota in 1984, �?T86 i and now 1990. We be always had an interest in Wal Degaard a career As we covered the first world championship event he Ever won a the Monte Carlo rally in 1969 when he drove for porsche. He won again for i porsche in 1970, and was i on his Way to greatness. 1 during an interview he 4 once told us How he Bjorn Wal Degaard struggled to get to the top a his career even including dare Devil performances with the swedish version of the a hell  he has spent More than 20 years on the worlds rally trails and his fourth Mastery of the incredibly difficult safari shows that he has Many victories left before he hangs up his helmet. At Nairobi Wal Degaard told reporters that he would be Back for the safari next  not a he asked. A Kenya is special to  a a looking briefly at last sundays third round in the German touring car championship British Driver Steve Soper won both rounds aboard his Bow m3 and boosted himself into the Lead for the title. More than 40,000 fans showed up to watch the action on the curb urging but the Hans stuck backers were disappointed. Germany a stuck in his Audi Quattro v8, collided with the venezuelan Johnny be Cotton a Bow m3 Early in the first race and retired on the spot As did decotto. Both stuck and decotto drove spare cars in the second round decotto placing fourth but stuck not figuring in the results. After three rounds Soper leads for the title with 70 Points while the danish Driver Kurt this to am Mercedes 190e trails slightly with 68 Points. Thiim same teammate Klaus Ludwig of Germany is third with 67 Points so its All quite close. The next round is May 6 at the avus circuit in  a a where to go this weekend the second round in the world sports car championship will be held sunday at Monza Italy with practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and saturday. The Mercedes team which finished first and second in the japanese opener will be going All out to make it two in a Row. Its main opposition will come from private entry porsche cars Jaguar Nissan and Toyota. The City of Monza is located North of Milan and the track is just outside town. Another race in Italy is the second round in the International formula 3000 championship this one to take place sunday at the Vallelunga circuit North of Rome. A pm Lotus eur series races is also on the program. Practice and qualifying will be held on Friday and saturday. At Enna Sicily meanwhile the third round in the italian National touring car championship will be staged sunday on the Perusa circuit. In Germany a Bilstein cup race for touring cars takes place saturday on the the curb urging with the action going from 8 . To 5 p.m., while there a also racing at the ring All Day on sunday this one for cars of various categories. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen curb urging. At zolder Belgium there is racing on saturday and sunday for touring cars formula Fords formula Renault and historical cars. The zolder circuit is located just Northwest of Hasselt. In England there is a formula 3 National championship race on sunday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London with supporting races also on the program. A British touring car championship race meanwhile will be staged sunday at Donington Park near Derby with other races also on the program. Motorcycle racing a at the Bockenheim circuit in Germany there Are trophy races on saturday for bikes in the 125 and 250cc classes plus other categories. Bockenheim will also Host a Cycle rally on sunday this one a round in the German championship. The City of Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a5 and a6. In Hungary the third round in the super Bike world championship will be staged on sunday at the Hunga Roring outside Budapest. Also on the program is the third round in the european championship with races for 125 and 250cc bikes plus cycles with sidecars. Practice and qualifying will be held on Friday and saturday. Motocross a the second round in the 500cc Motocross world championship will be held sunday at Payee Switzerland with qualifying sessions and supporting races on saturday. Pay erne is located East of Fribourg. The american rider Billy Liles Kawasaki captured the opening event at Val Kensgaard the Netherlands winning both Motos and grabbing an Early Lead for the 1990 title. In Germany the adar Motocross Heidenheim will be held sunday for 125cc bikes this Moto a round in the German National championship. Sidecars races Are also on the program. Practice and qualifying take place on saturday. Heidenheim is located Northeast of Ulm on National route 19. The Star and strip hockey group threatens Boycott of �?T92 games a. It i a a a i j of Kraut a Ann the if tit Nim nor Tiv Bern Switzerland apr hockey Alpine resort at first prom de to build could pull out of the 1992 Winter olym two Arenas for the olympic tournament pics if a controversy Over playing facile but they said last september that they ties is not settled with the French Organ wanted to hold the games Only m an exers the International ice hockey sisting Arena ieflmen1361�?Tana federation said tuesday a Evv Vij use a Small Arena in Cour Chevel another a tic olympic Lourn Ameni Tjui Zugi Kabetzke president of the i if told a news conference. A we Are not prepared to have the olympic place tournament played in one the organizers at Albertville a French to organize an olympic tournament in one Arena in 12 Days is impossible a said Miroslav subrt a i if Council member. A we would have to play six games daily.�?�. Also he said that going from the main Arena to practice in Cour Chevel 25miles away on Winter roads would be difficult he said. Subrt said another potential problem is the Altitude difference Between Mer Ibel and Cour Chevel a Cour Chevel is higher by about a Quarter of a mile. A therefore we have asked our medical committee to study this situation whether its physically possible for the players a subrt said. The French organizers have proposed a Compromise building an olympic Village for the hockey players Between Mer Ibel and Cour Chevel. The i if also is unhappy with the Small Arena at Meribel. It seats Only about 6,000. The 1988 olympic tournament was played at the saddled me in Calgary which seats some 20,000 fans. Hockey while one of the Best draws in the Winter olympics is not a popular sport in France. The i if has not set a deadline for the French organizers. A they still have time to accept our proposal a Babetzki said. A it was not very Nice of the French organizers to wait so Long. They knew from the beginning what it was All about. They showed us the blueprints of the Arenas they were supposed to build