European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 25racing Roundup a big weekend for motor sports fans for motor sports fans this weekends Calendar of events rates at the top. The grand prix of Monaco the Indianapolis 500 and the German grand prix for motorcycles Are All on tap while drag racing fans can journey to Gie Belstadt West Germany to attend the Hanau Auto racing associations 15th annual Bug in. There a More but that a not bad for starters. Both the grand prix of Monaco and the German up for cycles will be featured on German television with the first program Ard beginning its telecast at 2 45 . Sunday and ending the action at 5 30 . The satellite Channel eur sport will also feature the Monaco race and the Cycle up their coverage starting at 1 . An television meanwhile plans to carry the Indianapolis 500-mile classic live on sunday with an tvs coverage scheduled to begin at 5 . So you re All set for a lot of top line racing either at the track or before the to  a a looking first at the grand prix of Monaco the fourth round in the world driving championship it would take a Brave Man to bet against Ayrton Senna a winning that race. Like the indy 500, Monaco has become a classic because of its Long history and tradition and it is the grand prix that every formula one Driver Hopes to win. The brazilian Senna won it from pole position last year in a perfectly paced drive aboard his Mclaren Honda and if he stays out of trouble on sunday hell take the Check ered Flag again. Although Senna leads for the 1990 title by just one Point at this Early stage he has dominated the Field and has led in All three grand prix races run so far this season. In the recent san Marino grand prix he was seeking his third straight Victory at that circuit when a defective wheel rim ended his bid. So after three grand prix rounds we surprisingly have three different winners a Senna in the opening . Grand prix Frenchman Alain Prost Ferrari in Brazil and the italian Riccardo Patrese Williams in san Marino. While this is a refreshing picture after two years of total Mclaren domination the Mclaren Honda team remains the outfit to beat and Senna is the Driver to beat. But the Frenchman Prost defending world Champion will be Tough and he a made it Clear that he a going All out at Ferrari for a fourth title. So the 1990 season could be a repeat of�?T89, with Senna and Prost fighting to the end. But this time they re in different cars which makes this possibility even More  a a in american championship racing the Penske team is the counterpart of formula ones Mclaren Honda and it takes no Crystal Ball to predict that one of the three Penske team Drivers will take the Check ered Flag at Indianapolis. Driving the Penske Chevrolet cars Are last years Winner Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil Rick Mears of Bakersfield Calif., and Danny Sullivan of Louisville by. Fittipaldi and Mears Start from the front Row Fittipaldi has pol while Sullivan starts from the third Row. Fittipaldi an sex formula one Star who won the world driving championship in 1972 and 1974 and the american cart championship last year is in a Good position to achieve his second straight indy win and if betting we would go for him. Should Fittipaldi win hell become the first foreign Driver Ever to score Back to Back victories on the Brickyard. Six foreign Drivers have won at indy Jules Goux france1913 Dario Resta italy1916 Gaston Chevrolet france1920 Jim Clark scotland1965 Graham Hill England 1966, and Fittipaldi last year. Fittipaldi Stop opposition will come from his Penske teammates Mears and Sullivan while a1 Unser or. And Bobby Rahal both in Lola Chevrolet cars will also offer a Strong Challenge to the pole winning brazilian. Racing fans everywhere would celebrate if either . Foyt or Mario Andretti come through to win and its possible of course that one of them could. Andretti in a Lola Chevrolet starts from the second Row while Foyt also in a Lola Chevrolet starts from the third Row. So they Are right up there and fully in Contention. Foyt 55, will be seeking a record fifth indy Victory he won in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977 while the 50-year-old Andretti who won in 1969, will still be chasing that elusive second win. While their Ages work against them experience at the Brickyard is vital and these two great Drivers Are Long on  a a moving to motorcycles americans Are thoroughly dominating both the 500cc and 250cc classes this year with team Kenny Roberts Yamaha riders Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski preparing for the German grand prix after victories last weekend in the italian round at Misano. Going into the German up at the Nair Burgering on sunday Rainey has three victories in the four 500cc rounds run so far while Kocinski s 250cc record is the same. Rainey lost out in Spain to sex world Champion Wayne Gardner of Australia Honda while Kocinski now with three straight victories had bad Luck Only in the japanese opener where he finished 14th. Although he would prefer it otherwise Rainey has had it easy so far this season with four time world Champion Eddie Lawson out of action and texan Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Riding with a broken left wrist. Schwantz said he was Only 80 percent fit when he Rode to third place in Spain with his wrist in a plaster cast. He finished second last week in the italian round and he should be fully recovered for sundays German grand prix at the ring. Lawson meanwhile Rainey a teammate on the Kenny Roberts 500cc squad will probably not be fit for the German race. Lawson has not fully recovered from surgery on his broken Heel. Both he and Schwantz suffered their injuries during the . Grand prix weekend in Early april at Laguna Seca Calif. Another crash victim at Laguna Seca a the australian Kevin Magee a is now making significant recovery from serious head injuries but he wont be racing for some time. Magee Schwantz a Suzuki teammate has been replaced by the scottish rider Niall Mackenzie. Details on the German grand prix for motorcycles the grand prix of Monaco harass 15th Bug in drag race and other events follow under a where to go this  a a where to go this weekend a the grand prix of Monaco fourth round in the formula one world driving championship takes place sunday on the famous Monte Carlo Street circuit with the Start set for 3 30 . Race distance is 78 laps 161 Miles. Practice is scheduled from 10 to 11 30 . On Friday and saturday with official qualifying scheduled from i to 2 . On both Days. Formula 3 cars which practice on Friday have qualifying races on saturday and a final race at 5 30 on saturday afternoon. Other races arc also on the program. In the Netherlands the second round in the european historical car championship will be held on saturday and sunday with the program to be staged on the Zand Voort circuit. Drag racing a the Hanau Auto racing association Hara will hold its 15th annual Bug in drag race on sunday an event that determines the fastest vow Beetle in Europe. More than 60 a a bugs Are entered for sundays race which will be staged on the Gie Belstadt  Airfield. Gie Belstadt is located on National route 19, a few Miles South of Wurzburg. For sundays drag race the Gates open at 9 ., time trials Start at noon and final eliminations begin at 2 . Along with the Bug in races american and German members of Hara will be giving demonstration runs throughout the Day aboard dragsters Competition altered and modified cars. In England meanwhile the British drag racing association will hold its Whitsun nationals on saturday sunday and monday on the new Avon Park raceway. Admission including the pits and grandstands is 8 pounds on saturday 10 on sunday 12 on monday or 25 pounds for the weekend including camping. Holders of . Military id cards receive a 20 percent discount. The Avon Park raceway is located about 4 Miles South of Stratford upon Avon at Long Marston off the b4632 Highway. Motorcycle racing a the German grand prix for motorcycles will be held sunday on the Nair Burgering with All of the worlds top riders entered for this event which is the fifth round in the world championship. Races Are scheduled for cycles in the 125, 250 and 500cc classes plus cycles with sidecars. Untamed practice is scheduled from 10 30 . To 6 . On thursday with official timed qualifying sessions set from 9 . To 5 15 . On Friday and saturday. The program for race Day sunday starts at 11 30 . With the 125cc race. The 250cc race starts at 1 ., the 500cc race starts at 2 30 . And the Cycle Sidecar race at 4 . Thursdays unofficial session is free while tickets for Friday Cost 19 Marks. Tickets for saturday Cost 29 Marks while sundays tickets Range from 39 to 49 Marks. Combined tickets for the entire weekend Range from 59 to 89 Marks. To reach the Nair Burgering take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulman Nair Burgering. In Bremerhaven there is a program on saturday and sunday featuring historic racing and super sport motorcycles. There is also racing in Bremerhaven on sunday for 125, 350 and 500cc bikes. Motocross a the 13th adar Motocross Baderi Baden will be held on saturday and sunday with the Motos featuring 125 and 250cc bikes plus cycles with sidecars. Baden Baden is located Southwest of Karlsruhe. Observed trials a the fourth round in the motorcycle observed trials world championship will take place on sunday in Osna Briick this event the grand prix of Germany for trials bikes. The stars and Stripe Merriweather Losi defend track titles by Ben Abrams prep sports editor Augsburg West Germany a Mannheim a Sheila Merriweather and Bonn s Tracey Losi successfully defended their Long jump and 3,000-Roeter championships at Rosen Austa Jhon Here tuesday to highlight the Host Day action in the 1990 Central european track and Field meet. But All six other champions determined under nearly perfect conditions were first time winners with Lahrs an Elle Larose relinquishing her shot put Crown. Merriweather turned in a years Best 0n8 jump of 18 feet. The leap was three inches Shorter than her winning 1989 jump but coach Burt Blank expressed satisfaction with Merriweath Eros Effort citing her recuperation from a Quad muscle injury that has hampered her since the first week of the season. A Sheila injured the Quad muscle Early in the year and we be been limiting her jumping throughout the season because we wanted her ready for the conference meet and finals Blank said. Losi picked up her fourth straight Central european championship by surviving the toughest Challenge in her two years Competition to capture the 3,000 in 10 31.0, finishing Only 3.3 seconds ahead of  Sanna Ticktin. Ticktin was within two strides of Losi about 300 meters into the final Lap but the Bonn Sophomore pulled away Down the stretch. Four boys and four girls were awarded Blue ribbons following their triumphs tuesday. Joining Merriweather and Losi on the podium for victories in the girls Competition were Nairn bergs a Tarreka Smith in the High jump and Hanau a Letitia Cuney in the shot put. Smith set the Dodds High jump record of 5-43/� last week in the a qualifying meet but she managed Only 5-3 in tuesdays win. Cuney turned in her career Best a 36-9 toss in winning the shot put. La Rose who holds the record at 37-5 a tossed the shot 38-2vi Early in the season but hampered by a Back injury she had to Settle for third place tuesday. Wurzburg a Mike Daniels captured the boys 1,500 meters in 4 03.3 in the Only boys track event of the Day. In Field Competition it was Fulda a Curtis Claxton prevailing with a 44-9 a triple jump Frankfurt a Mark Reiser going Only 12-0 to take the pole vault and Wurzburg a Louis Alexandro taking the discus with a season Best 142-5 toss