European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 18,1990 the stars and stripes a a Paga 25 of roup Duitz so new up games at mid distance. East sundays British grand prix marked the Halfway Point in the 1990 Campaign for the world driving championship and. In the space of three Short weeks Frenchman Alain Prost has created an entirely new picture. Going into the mexican grand prix on june 24, the defending world Champion Prost trailed brazils Ayrton Senna by 17 Points. Prost had won Only one race for Ferrari while Senna had scored three victories aboard his Mclaren Honda. The brazilian appeared Well on his Way to a second world title. Then Prost won in Mexico and followed with victories in France and England to take the Lead for the championship a an amazing and impressive three in a Row victot7 run. Senna meanwhile failed to finish in Mexico and placed third in France and England. A lengthy pit Stop May have Cost Senna Victory in the French grand prix but he spun out in the British round throwing away All chances for a win. Many racing experts including Prost feel that Ferrari now has the Best Chassis and May even have the Edge Over Honda in engine Power. While Prost feels that Ferrari has finally Quot arrived a Senna is also More than aware of it. The brazilian said after sundays race that Quot right now we Are All on the very same level. This championship has a Long Way to go and it will be very interesting a. If Senna proves Correct about the Quot same level Between Ferrari and Mclaren we can look Forward to a super run for the world title. And at the mid Way Point its definitely shaping up that Way. In the British up the Leyton House March Judd also looked Good again with the italian Ivan Capelli blasting from Midfield to third place before his engine expired. Capelli placed second m France and led that race for 40 laps before Prost got by with two laps left. With showings like that the italian is due for a Victory one of these sundays. Next up is the German grand prix on july 29 at Hocke Nchim Senna won there last year with his than teammate Prost placing second and chances Are that the German up will produce another great Senna Prost  a a after the British up the englishman Nigel Mansell announced his plans to retire at the end of the season and its really no great suprise As he a been considering that move for some time. So if you want to see this great British Driver in action aboard his Ferrari this is the season to do it. Mansell started from pole position in the British race and he led a major part of it before his Gearbox let go. Too bad he could t have won before the Home crowd. The englishman a Best seasons were in 1986 and �?T87, when be drove for the British Williams team. But the world championship eluded him. He would have won it in �?T86 except for a tire that blew in the final round in Australia. That was really cruet Luck. England a last world Champion was James Hunt who won the title in 1976 in a Mclaron Ford. With the popular Mansell retiring the Outlook for another British titleholder at any time soon appears  a  american cart indy car racing Michael Andretti who is rumoured to be thinking of a switch to formula one next season is enjoying great Success with three victories in his last four outings. His most recent win came sunday in the Marlboro grand prix at East Rutherford . Andretti who races with his legendary father Mario on the Carl Haas Paul Newman Lola Chevrolet team Randy Barnett has had talks with the Benetton team regarding a possible switch and its also been rumoured that Al Unser or. Has met with Williams team officials regarding a formula one ride. The formula one grand prix scene needs american Drivers badly at the moment so it All might happen. The new Jersey race marked the half Way Point in the cart lady car Campaign and Rick cars Penske Chevy oreo is leading it. Cars has 101 Points while Michael Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi a cars teammate have 88 each. Al Unser or. Lola Chevrolet is next up with 84 Points while Bobby Rahal Lola Chevrolet follows with 79 Points. The next round takes place sunday in Toronto. A a  motorcycle racing the a Kenny Roberts Yamaha riders Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski continue to go Well both heading their respective 500 and 250cc divisions with six races left in the world championship series. Next up is sundays French grand prix at be mans. Rainey finally has support from defending world Champion Eddie Lawson who rejoined the Roberts Yamaha team in the dutch up on june 30. Lawson has recovered from injuries suffered in the . Grand prix in Early april and he has gone Well placing third in both the dutch and belgian rounds. Rainey who has faced a Strong Challenge All season from the texan Kevin Schwantz Suzuki still feels that he is anything but Home free. After winning the rain soaked belgian race Schwantz finished seventh there the californian Rainey said Quot in a not even thinking about the championship at this stage. All i want to do is just keep winning  Rainey has won five grands prix so far while Schwantz has taken the Check ered Flag three times. Between them the two americans have won every 500cc race except the Spanish round. The australian Wayne Gardner Hond who won in Spain suffered injuries in practice for the German up and he has been out of Contention since that time. Going into sundays French up Rainey leads with 168 Points while Schwantz has 133. Its interesting to note that Rainey has scored Points in All nine rounds so far this season with his five wins and four second place finishes. With consistency like that he should take the title. Kocinski meanwhile also with five victories has scored Points in every 250cc grand prix and he has a Strong Lead for the Crown with 149 Points to the Spanish rider Carlos Cardus 122. Cardus rides for Honda. In Motocross action meanwhile the 1990 world championship campaigns arc in the Home stretch with Eric deboers of Belgium Honda leading the 5qgcc division Italy a Alessandro Puzar Suzuki far ahead in the 250cc class and the american rider Danny Schmit Suzuki leading his countryman Bobby Moore Kim for i25cc honors. Last sundays Soock round in Gold Bash West Germany was won by Luxembourg rider Jacky Martens Kim while deboers placed second a a a where to go this weekend the fifth round in the world sports car championship series will be held sunday at Dijon France with inc Start of the 127-Lap race 300 Miles set for i . Top teams entered include those from Mercedes Jaguar porsche Nissan and Toyota. Practice and qualifying will take place from. 9 30 . To 3 , on Friday and saturday. Supporting races arc also on the three Day program. The circuit is located in Renois just nine Miles out of Dijon. In Italy the sixth round in the International formula 3000 championship series will be held sunday on the a Argusa circuit in Enna Sicily. Supporting1 races Are also on the  Belgium the annual 24-hour race for touring cars takes place on saturday and sunday at the spa Franco champs circuit. A feature on saturday before the Start of the 24-hour race will be the inaugural nations cup race with Opal Lotus cars competing teams at least 19 nations Are entered with the United states represented by Nick Firestone and Dennis Vitolo. The spa Franco champs circuit is located just outside the town of Almedy in Eastern Belgium. At Hocke Nchim meanwhile there is pre German grand prix testing on thursday and Friday for All of the top formula one teams and their Drivers. The City of Hocke Nchim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a 5 and a6 rallying a the International adar rally of Germany seventh round in the european rally championship will be staged from thursday through saturday with 126 teams from 15 nations entered. Rally Headquarters arc at the Nair Burgering where the Start finish action is set for All three Days. The three stage route takes in the Nair Burgering and the Eirc area and goes South from the Nair Burgering Tost. Wendel in the Saar area. The rally starts at 1 , thursday and ends at 5 30 . On saturday. To reach the Nair Burgering take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen Nair Burgering. Motorcycle racing a the grand prix of France for motorcycles 10th round in the world championship will be staged sunday on the circuit Bugatti at be mans the races include world championship rounds in the 500, 250 and 125cc divisions plus the Cycle Sidecar division. Practice will take place on Friday and saturday. The four race program on sunday starts at noon. Camping is available at the circuit and a ticket Good for three Days costs 170 francs about $30tickets for sunday Only Cost 160 francs about $29at the Nair Burgering the 29th annual adar Sau Erland motorcycle rally will be held sunday on both the old North Side circuit and the new grand prix circuit with the action starting at 8 , and ending about 2 . Charles Statham president of the porsche club of America Germany Region said tuesday that the clubs slalom in scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled due to military contingencies at the Pir Masens army heliport St at Ham said the club is planning to reschedule the event for sept 22-23, the porsche clubs next two slalom arc set for aug. 4-5 at wild Luecken and aug. 18-19 at the Goodyear test track in Colmar Berg Luxembourg the porsche club of America Germany Region one of the oldest and most Active clubs of its kind is now in its 27th year porsche owners interested in joining should Call club membership chief  Steffen at 06132-87488 Home or 069-319500 office or write Box 11, Mainz army depot apo09185, tin re  Brussels face Junior division showdown r Amstein a West Germany Kaiserslautern military Community and Brussels head into the final Day of the european 1 Lille league Junior division for 13-14-year-Olds wednesday with a trip to the world series in Michigan on the line. Pm cd 6-0 won twice tuesday and leads the tournament going into a showdown with Brussels 5-1 wednesday at 9 . Kmic handed Brussels an opening i  the double round tourney but bus sols won its fifth straight game tuesday Kmic plays shape and Brussels takes on the United kingdom wednesday  Little league if Kmic beats Brussels it goes to the Junior league world series at Taylor mich., aug. 13-18. If Brussels beats Kmic wednesday morning and both teams win their last game in the afternoon then Kmic will meet Brussels again in a one game playoff thursday for the title. Two Brussels wins and two Kmic losses wednesday would put Brussels in the world series. In tuesdays action Kmic 9, . 4 Jason Phillips fanned nine As he four hit the . Team for his third straight Victory in this tournament. Dennis Krutcher gave up Only four hits struck out six and hit a double in his losing Effort. David Deluca smacked a bases loaded double to Power pm cd a win. Chad Hillberg added two hits in two trips to the plate. Brussels 22, shape 7 Phil Rosenbaum struck out three on his Way to his second win of the tournament. Alex Boardman drove in four runs and went 3 for 5 for Brussels. Chris Boucher was 2 for 3 with a pair of Bis. Shapes Robert Baker had three Bis while going 2 for 3. Quincy Williams took the loss. Shape 20, Spang Ahlem 4 Eric Johnson gave up six hits and struck out three to beat Daniel messenger who gave up nine hits and fanned three. Joshua Ziegler went 2 for 4 for shape and messenger hit two triples for Spang. Kmic 20, Span Dahlem 6 Jeff Davis had two hits and two Bis for Kmic. Neil Shaner scattered seven hits with two strikeouts ask town overwhelmed Spang. Enrique Reza went 2 for 3 and drove in a run for the losers. John Butts took the loss giving up eight hits