European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 27,1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 Rainey wins takes world 500cc title Brno Czechoslovakia apr Wayne Rainey of the United Stales Riding a Yamaha sunday won the 500cc event of the czechoslovak motorcycle grand prix and took a decisive Lead for the world title Rainey 29, took advantage of a fall by his compatriot Kevin Schwantz on a Suzuki in. The third Lap of the Brno course to Clinch the world Crown before some 65,000 fans Schwantz who Rode the fastest time it on the 5.39-Kilometer circuit in practice saturday lost his Rainey j advantage at the Start and in the third Lap inclined his Suzuki too much skidded and fell. His motorcycle started to bum but he was reported to be unhurt. Rainey who had the Best Start conceded the Lead to Gardner before the end of the first Lap. The two gained an increasing advantage Over the rest of the pack. After 10 laps Rainey attacked to overtake Gardner and easily cruised to Victory in sundays race As Well As m the Overall 500cc standings. Trailing Rainey for the second and third spots sunday were 500cc aces Wayne Gardner of Australia on a Honda and Eddie Lawson of the United states who Rode a Yamaha. Rainey topped the standings after 13 rounds with 240 Points ahead of Schwantz at 173 and Michael Doohan of Australia at 142. The 250cc class was a typical tight finish with Honda Riding spaniard Carlos Cardus whipping past american John Kocinski on his Yamaha in the filial Lap to take the race. Third was pole Silver Helmut Brandi of West Germany Riding a Honda. In the 125cc class a notable no finisher was 17-year-old italian Loris Capirossi who crashed but escaped uninjured. The incident dropped him to third place in the championship standings. Dutchman Hans Spann went on to win the race ahead of West Germany a Stefan Prein the championship Leader after sundays race. Prcin leads Spann by 10 Points. Strengthens title claim spa Franco Champ Belgium up a brazilian Ayrton Senna took a commanding Lead in the 1990 world championship sunday with Victory in the belgian formula one grand prix his fourth win on the historic spa fran co champs circuit. It took three tries to get the race started. It was stopped first when a series of cars were involved in Start line accidents and the next time when italian Paolo Barilla crashed his Minardi into a Wall. On the third attempt Senna Ted from pole position in his Mclaren Honda and never relinquished his position. It was his 25th grand prix win. Senna clocked i hour 26 minutes 31.997 seconds for the 44-Lap, 189,742-Milc race. The Victory gave him a 13-Point Lead Over defending Champion Alain Prost or trance in the world championship. Prost driving a Ferrari had to Settle for second place in 1 26.35.547. Austrian Gerhard Berger was third in the second Mclaren Honda in 1 27.00.459. Once the restarts were out of the Way Senna a closest shave came after his mid race pit Stop for tires. He barely managed to rejoin in the Lead edging onto the track in front of the Benetton Ford of italian Alessandro Nannini. Nannini had taken Over second from Prost who pitted for tires on the same Lap As Senna. The brazilian now has five victories and 63 Points this season. Prost with four victories to his credit has 50 Points with five races left to go. Prost look Over the Challenge when he passed Bergeron the 14lh Lap. He posted the fastest Lap of i minute 55.087 seconds an average Speed of 134.89 Mph but it Wasny to enough. His Ferrari had some handling problems but he said his biggest hindrance was traffic. Nannini finished fourth ahead of Benetton teammate Nelson Piquet. Brown by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Fulda West Germany a american Art Brown sifted through a sea of Lycra Clad runners As the Overall top menus finisher in the 12th annual Fulda Marathon on sunday. Browne a winning time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 49 seconds was no sunday stroll however. The Marathon turned into a foot race Between Brown and 1989�?Ts Overall Winner Richard Mata in the final leg of the 26.2-Milc race. The event brought out Tore than 2,100 marathoners competing in three different races a a halt Marathon the full Marathon and team Competition. Another . Runner Deborah Snow Berger captured Overall top honors in the women s division with a 3 38 53 time. Mata trailed the Leader by As much As eight minutes in the races first stage a a relatively Flat Scenic Trail through the Fulda streets. In the second stage Brown ran into iwo huge problems in the form of a pair of Hills. Mata gained ground pulling within 300 meters of Brown at one Point but the final sprint to the tape left Mata breathing Browne a dust. Mata finished at 2 37 58. A i let him get out in front of me a said a drenched Mata an Engineer from As Schaffenburg. A at the Halfway Point he had eight minutes on me after about 15 minutes i started catching up to him. When i caught him i did no to have anything left. At the 25-Miic Marker i tried to pass him but i just did t have enough Speed in my legs 1 guess. I did no to realize anyone could that fast in a Marathon and hold ironically Brown refuses to Call himself a runner. A i Don t like to run. 1 like to race Quot said the cobra Pilot from Kat Torbach army Airfield a i did no to want it to come Down to a foot race. I did no to want to have to sprint to the finish line. "1 figured if l used my Speed and got a Good enough Lead i could just fudge it the rest of inc Way Snowberger had no one trailing her As she scampered through the fish Gate for her first Marathon Victory. Despite 1 he win Snowberger did no to impress herself. �?o1 made the mistake of walking at the water stops. I lost my Pace Quot said show Begger an american student studying fat Wurzburg. A my finish time Isnit a w or Ning time. Id have liked to have run it inv about a 3 20 or. So. I Wasny to very pc. Pared for this Mata won the Overall Competition last year with a 2 41 17 time. �?o1 was just hop my to break 2 40 this year a he said. Some bum directions set Brown off course nearly 300 meters Laic in the race. A i looked up and there Mata was. I said a Mon lets bring it in together i might have lost a minute or so off my time. Hey that stuff Browne a Victory gave the Pilot lobbying Power for november a Marine corps Marathon in Washington . Quot in a going to try and go Hack for it Quot he said. Quot i think id do really Well Safe from Page 23 across the Green putt but the longest putt he had on his other Birdie holes was under 10 feet his third shot to the eighth Green was two feet from the pin and his 6-Iron to the 10th was less than 18 inches from a Hole in on. Leger went out in 37, but came in 33, Birdie Inythe in than 16th holes to match Par and take a one shot Lead Over the Csc s Darryl foe and a two stroke advantage Over teammate Ron Membrilla. Both Poe and . Champion Mem Brill matched Par going out. But the Csc. Golfer beat him by a stroke on the Back nine. Membrilla countered a siring of bogeys by Birdi eing 17 and 18. Defending open Champion Rich Butler finds himself in deep trouble following an 81, saying afterwards that Quot i just did t do too much right three Lime Csc Champion and 1988 Safe Winner Ken Curvin and the . S Jessie were tied for filth with 74s. Curvin had a 39-36 and look a two stroke Penally for playing the wrong Ball on the second Hole lit her Edge shot 38-36. Rol Klebush bodied 4. 8 and ii in route to his Semora leading 73, and us iela Eagle the eighth Hole and just missed another Eagle tin 13 in his 74.Sembach, Pitburg Roll to easy Csc triumphs slmbac1i a West Germany a a sum Baches defense took two big bites out Wiesbaden s Aerial assault sunday turning two interceptions into scores and Mike White ran for a touchdown and threw for two More to help the tigers Cage the flyers 34-12. I he tigers defense chomped on two of flyer quarterback Kevin Sarc cd a 40 pass attempts and turned deem into touchdowns As Sembach punched out to leads of 21-0 and 34-6. Whites lightning Speed accounted for a 5-Yard score Ritli 34 seconds left in the first half As the teams sparred Tor offensive control and a 7-0 Midway score. Sem Baches Sylvester Phillips latched onto the first of Unareed s errant uses returning an interception ii Bis Lor a to and a 14-0 Lead late in the third Quarter. I Hen White targeted Gary Crevier at 13 43 of the Darth Quarter with a 10-Yard pass for a 21-0 score. Keith Craig who caught both Wiesbaden tosses snared a 13-yarder from k a freed to break the shutout with 11 59 to go in the game. Mate answered nine minutes later with a 16-Yard pass to Joe Brown. Then s a freed made his second air Force football i. / mistake. Linebacker Kevin tester picked Safreed pass trotted 12 Yards then lateral led to linebacker Dennis Llu Eston who legged it 40 Yards for the to. Craig a second scoring reception a 29-yarder from James Anderson came with 12 left in the game. White finished the Day hitting 15 of 32 passes for 225 Yards while Safreed clicked on 18 of 40 with five interceptions and 345 Yards. Sembach a 147-Yard Rushing attack was controlled by Wason Miles who had 4.3 Yards and Arthur Krock am who had 40. Lindt yes Gerald f Judd chugged for 25 Yards. Defensive standouts included Sembach a Gerald Mcmurray with nine Solo tackles and two assists and hues on with nine solos and one assist. Wiesbaden a Rudolph Jackson recorded nine tackles two sacks and a Tumble recovery. In sundays other Csc game Pitburg 51, Wei Bruckn 19 Pitburg a West Germany a the Pitburg car on scored 25 Pom is in the second Quarter and lolled Over the warriors. 1 he Victory was the Barons second m three out mrs. Zwy Ehri Kevn dropped its third straight Meribel following an opening Duy Triumph. Gene Longst Icet scored on runs of 14 and 12 Yards and Melvin Reid plunged out from the 2 for Tilburg second Quarter ids. Jua Terback James Wilson converted after the first two scores and rooted a 32-Yard Field goal just be i Ore intermission. Wilson connected with Kewn Richardson for a 14-Yard i d. Victor Ooper ran 6 Yards for a i Dottis West picked up another tin a Yard run and Christopher d i Embre contributed a Loyal scoring my bicep Tion to account Lor the rest of die Barons Quot Points. a scores came on a 7-Yard Barry auge to Vincent Wilder pass. Jimmy tibs1 9-Yard return of an interception and Llie Basso 4-Yard run. Pitburg completely dominated the statistics out Rushing Owci Bulken 176-18 and but Passig the warriors 73-52. The Barons defense also picked off seven passes and registered four sacks to overwhelm the warriors
