European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 17,1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 race 10-year dream racing expert Dan Partel. His a amps Randy Samatt idea to debut at spa by Randy Barnett motor sports editor Dan Partel an american racing expert who founded both the european formula Drivers association Edda and the pm opel Lotus series to about to see a 10-year dream become a reality. Shortly after creating Edda in 1979, Partel had the idea of a an olympics of racing but there was to Way to activate this plan. But he kept it on the Back Burner and its All about to happen on saturday at the spa Franco champs circuit in Belgium. Partel who raced in the american express formula Ford series during the Early 1970s and later directed the series formed Edda to help Young Drivers make Progress in racing Edda is a management and promotional organization for formula car racing car sates technical supervision and spare parts supplies. The association is headquartered in Luxembourg. With Edda a Success Partel helped create the opel Lotus Challenge series a general motors supported racing series founded in 1988. This new series has proved the catalyst for panel s Nati cup with the inaugural race taking Pioh saturday at spa Franco champs. The nations cup race which precedes the 24-hour race for touring cars will feature two car teams from 19 nations with the United states represented by Drivers Nick Firestone and Dennis Vito to. \ Quot a number of factors had to come together at the same time before it was possible to stage such an event a Partel says. A first we needed a class of racing in which the cars Are equal. The pm Lotus formula with its one make Lotus Chassis opel engine and Bridges tone tires proved a live had this olympics racing idea for a Long Long time and actually it was All part of my thinking when i first proposed the idea of an opel Lotus formula to general Partel says the Competition will be a Ose at spa Franco champs with 38 ung Drivers eager to put their country in the limelight before an expected crowd of 85,000 people. The opel Lotus cars will be painted in National colors for the nations cup race Partel says. A. After the nations cup at spa Franco champs the action moves to Hocken him West Germany where the seventh round in the regular opel Lotus Challenge series will be staged july 29 in conjunction with the German grand prix for formula one cars. Ramstein a West Germany a Kaiserslautern military Community jacked its record to a spotless 4-0 in the european Little league Junior division championships monday. Span Dahlem dropped to 0-5 in the double round Robin having been outscored by a dizzying 47-6 in two games. Kmic 14, shape 6 Jeff Scobee tossed a three hit eight strikeout ballgame to give Kmic its fourth Victory to Lead the Junior pack. Chad Hillberg and John Loiselle went 2 for 4 and Dan Kellogg enjoyed a2-for-3 Day to Lead Kmic. Shapes Robert Baker who pitched in the 1989 european Little league championship against three time Champion saudia Arabia dropped the decision striking out five while allowing eight hits. United kingdom 21, Span Dahlem 3 Cory Zoll three hit Span Dahlem using seven strikeouts and Spang Dahlem Slack of offensive punch to give the . Its first win against three losses. Justin Fadden went 2 for 2 with a double and a triple to Lead the . And make a loser of Spang Dahlem a Ronnie White. White bore the Brunt of his Ramstein a West Germany a Conrad Pedersen of Pitburg a is the Lone Safe player on the United states armed forces team which arrived in Aviano Italy monday for the 10-Day con Seil International do sport Mij Taire volleyball championships at por Denone Italy. The cism tournament commences thursday with opening ceremonies. Competition begins Friday and concludes on july 29. The 1991 cism volleyball tourney will be hosted by Mather fab Calif. Junior division tournament team s defensive blunders As Spang remained wingless. Brussels 26, Span Dahlem 3 Good things supposedly come in threes but to ask Spang its just the opposite. Spang mustered its second three run game of the Day though Brussels was better a 23 runs better. Kevin Kasey tossed a three hitter fanning five in earning the Victory As Brussels improved to 4-1. Jake Mendez took the loss for Span Dahlem Mike Vonderhey led Brussels with a 3-for-4 game that yielded a triple and a Home run. . 7, shape 4 Mcfadden fired an eight strikeout game to Lead the . To its second Victory of the tournament. Frank Hake scattered seven hits striking out four As he took the loss. The .�?Ts Eric Doggett went 2 for 3, while Baker paced shape with a 2-Fo r-4 game Despi t a a l he loss. Standings Kmic leads the double round Robin tourney at 4-0 Brussels follows at 4-1 shape drops to 2-3 with its double toss Day the . Inched to 2-3, and Span Dahlem Falls to 0-5. On com team in other cism developments the . Cycling team coach John Egbers of Sembach will Start his training Camp at Sembach aug. 29 to take advantage of a local race on sept. 1-2. The cism cycling championships Are scheduled for sept. Iq-17 at Schar Bergen the Netherlands. Races will consist of a 70-Kilometer time trial and a 150-km Road race. Sembach has also agreed to Host a final training Camp for the cism triathlon championships which will be held in Fontainebleau France sept. 14-17. Big league tournament Carabajal hurls Kmic to 5th win Naples Italy a Freddie Carabajal fired up a nine strikeout two Hilter As the Kaiserslautern military Community team quieted Saarland in mondays first game in the big league tourney to push the defending champions record to 5-0 in round Robin play. The other Early game monday had Pitburg tromping Rhein Mam 13-7, Carabajal a pitching poise was backed by Ray Cabral and Terry Brenna who each had two hits. Cabral sparked a two run second inning for Kmic with a double. Jamey Southerland got the wheels rolling in a two run fourth inning with a triple. Brennan who was 2 for 2, had a fifth inning double. Kmic which represents the communities of Ramstein Sembach Kaiserslautern and lands Tull was listed As a ram Stein in earlier reports from the tournament. Pitburg 13, Rhein main 7 Pitburg pounded out two big innings to set Rhein main Back. A seven run second inning and a five run sixth gave Pitburg All the offence it needed de spite Rhein Mains potent attack which saw four players collect two hits apiece. Rhein Mains Hany Bloss Iii Todd Craft Eddie Killea and Eric Foreman each poked two hits but rattle Pitburg Mound Ace Tony Rivera who struck out seven in route to the win. Brian Park and Bemie Blackman picked up two hits each for Pitburg. Through two of mondays four games the standings in round Robin play were Kmic 5-0, Pitburg 4-2, Saarland 3-3, Rhein main 2-4 and Naples 0-5. A Lakenheath women win 2 to Pace Safe Raf Ben Waters England a Lakenheath the . Conference Champion racked up two victories monday to Lead the Safe women a slow pitch championships with a 3-0 record. The lady eagles nipped Comiso Italy 8-7 in the Days opener and then outlasted Alconbury the no. 2 . Team 13-10 in the last game of the Day. In other monday games Alconbury topped in Ciurlik 11-7, Ramstein beat Wei Brincken 5-2 in a Continental conference clash and in Ciurlik whipped Comiso 16-5 in a Mediterranean conference showdown. Trailing Lakenheath in the standings through monday were Zweig Rick in and Ramstein at 2-1, Comiso at 1-2,air Force softball and Alconbury and in Ciurlik at 1-3. In Lakenheath a first win of the Day Laurel Hammonds triple tied it at 3-3 for the lady eagles and Shawn Bryant doubled in the tying and winning runs. Pegi Boyd went 4 for 4 for the winners while Comiso a Kellie Monroe was 3 for 4. Tracy Gregor tripled in the second inning and scored on Cindy Wilson shit to get Comiso rolling before Lakenheath made its move. Anna Bossman and Nacy Martin each had 4-4 Days to Pace Laken heaths Victory Over Alconbury whose Sharon Odom went 3 for 4. Paced by Martina Wilson a 3 for 4, Ramstein rallied after Cheryl trap Nelly a inside the Park Home run and Searcy Cunningham sri triple had Given Wei Brincken a 2-0 Lead in the first Lagos 4 for 4 paced Alcon Bury a Triumph Over in Ciurlik. Diane Rios was 3 for 3, with three runs scored for the team from Turkey. Donna Greenaugh carried the big stick in incur like a Victory Over Comiso. She went 3 for 4. Ramstein men clip Spang Aviano a Italy a Ramstein muscled past Span Dahlem 20-8 in a Battle of Continental sports conference Powers As the Safe menus slow pitch softball championships rolled through its second Day. The rams improved to 3-0 and earning the distinction of being the Only undefeated team left in the tournament. Span Dahlem dropped to 2-1. Donnie Patrick led the ram attack with a pair of towering Home runs and Don Brown joined the Homer fracas with one to stun the sabres. With the win Ramstein leads the pack at 3-0, with Span Dahlem in second place at 2-1, in monday s other games Fairford picked up its first Victory against three losses As the Falcons topped in Ciurlik 8-7. San Vito pounded in Ciurlik 10-3, while upper Heyford topped san Vito 8-7 and Fairford 14-3. San Vito and Heyford join Spang at 2-1, while Fairford sits in fourth place at 1-3. In Ciurlik rounds out the five team tourney at 0-4
