European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 29, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 25 rating round was Rainey a Only goal if a t i Al. Wayne Rainey needed Only a third place finish in last sunday s czech grand prix to Clinch his first 500cc world title. But it s not in Rainey a nature to go for third place. His  is to win and he won both the race and the world s top motorcycle championship in style. During an interview at the German grand prix for cycles last May Rainey said a the world championship is my Only goal and to win it 1 must win every race that i possibly can. Id like to win them All but that a a hard  the californians title is also the first for the Kenny Roberts Yamaha team after six years on the grand prix Trail. Roberts of Modesto calif., started his 500cc team in 1985 with California riders Randy Mamola and Mike Baldwin. The team made Progress but there were no titles. Then Roberts brought in Rainey for the 1988 season with the target being the world championship by 1989 or �?T90. And last sunday Rainey came through. The Downey calif., native has More than earned his 1990 world Crown. He Rode without support from the Start of the season until the dutch grand prix on june 30 when fellow californian Eddie Lawson finally returned to the team. Lawson the 1989 world Champion had been out of action since Early april after suffering injuries in the . Grand prix. With Lawson sidelined Rainey carried the Fly Galone for the Roberts team and he found a Tough opponent in the texan Kevin Schwantz Suzuki the most spectacular rider in the world 500cc class. But Schwantz a Winner of five grand prix races so far this season crashed out in the vital swedish round to end his Challenge. Rainey who has enjoyed a solid Lead from the opening japanese grand prix has proved amazingly consistent. He has scored big in the 13 races run so far this year with seven grand prix victories five second place finishes and one third place finish. His wins in the opening japanese up and in the following . Round in California sent him on his Way. Quot a a a with his 1990 world championship Crown Rainey joins Roberts Lawson and Freddie Spencer on the illustrious list of american world motorcycle champions. Americans have dominated the 500cc class since 1978 when Roberts won the first of his three straight titles for Yamaha he was the first american to win the 500cc Crown. Spencer won in 1983 and �?T85 for Honda while Lawson won in 1986 and 88 for Yamaha and in �?T89 for Honda. Rainey a Crown in 1990 makes it a total of 10 american titles in 13 years a or since Roberts started it All in 1978. The other winners since 78 Are Marco Luc Chinelli of Italy Suzuki in 1981, Franco Uncini of Italy Suzuki in 1982 and Wayne Gardner of Australia Honda in 1987, Rainey was under great pressure to win the 1990 championship and his Boss Roberts was in the same position. The Roberts team is a popular one and after six years of hard Effort everything came together. The Rainey Roberts Triumph proves conclusively that a Nice Guys done to necessarily finish last. With two races remaining Hungary on sunday and Australia on sept. 16the Roberts Yamaha team is also shooting for the 250cc title with John Kocinski of Little Rock ark., battling the Spanish rider Carlos Cardus Honda. Going into the hungarian round Cardus leads the american by 10 Points so it will be a hard run there. Cardus won in Czechoslovakia while Kocinski placed  a a in Motocross the major world championships have All been decided with the american rider Donny Schmit Suzuki clinching the 125cc title earlier this month in the portuguese round. Another american a Bobby Moore on it my placed second. Italy a Alessandro Puzar Suzuki won the 250cc class world championship while belgian rider Eric a Boers Honda has captured his second 500cc world Crown. A Boers who announced his retirement from to Toeross racing after clinching the 1990 title is the Only rider Ever to win world Quot championships in Tel three divisions. He won the Lutc class in 1982 and �?T83, the 250cc title in 1987 and the 500ce would Crown in 1988 and again this year a a total of five world  a a in formula one racing meanwhile Bra Wayne Rainey. Thumb s up for Victory Zilys Ayrton Senna moved one step closer to the 1990 world driving championship last sunday his Start to finish Victory in the belgian grand prix an in pics Simeone. Unlike his controversial performance in the recent hungarian up when he punted Italy a Sandro Nan int off the Road the brazilian drove a flawless race that put him 13 Points to the Good in his quest for the Crown. For Senna the belgian race at spa Franco champs proved even better than the German grand prix at hoc Kenhelm where he also won from pole position. In Belgium where he scored a record 48th pole his Victory sent him into a tie for third in All time grand prix wins. The Leader there is Frenchman Alain Prosl with 43 victories while Scotland s Jackie Stewart is second with 27. Senna is now third along with the late Jim Clark of Scotland and the austrian Niki Lauda All three with 25 victories each. The win also made Senna the most successful of South american Drivers his total passing the Argentine Juan Manuel fangio�?Tsmarkof24. In the German round last month Senna scored his third straight Victory there and it was the same in Belgium last sunday where he made it three in a Row at spa Franco champs. It was altogether his fourth win at spa his first one scored in 1985 when he drove for Lotus Renault. Al Belgium Senna and his former Mclaren Honda teammate Prost signed multimillion Dollar contracts for 1991, Senna renewing his with Mclaren Honda and Prost remaining with Ferrari. So it will probably be another a a Senna Prost show next season. But this one Isnit Over yet by any Means As there Are five More races to go and anything can happen. The next round is the italian grand prix at Monza on sept. 9, where Senna has yet to see the Check ered Flag. But Prost has three victories there including a win at Monza last year. It is at Monza where Prost the defending world Champion will have his Best Chance to regain lost ground. He will have tremendous support from the Ferrari fans and Monza is a High Speed circuit that will suit the Ferrari cars. If you Haven to made a grand prix race yet this year head for the historic Monza circuit North of Milan on the sept. 7-9 weekend. The italian grand prix is always fast and colourful and an experience the racing fan will never forget. A a a where to go this weekend the eighth round in the world sports car championship will be held sunday at the Donington Park circuit near Derby England with Mercedes Jaguar and Nissan leading the entry list. If Mercedes wins it will Clinch the 1990 Crown. Several supporting races Are also on the three Day program. Practice and qualifying will be from 9 30 . To 5 . On Friday and saturday while sundays program gets under Way at 9 30 , and ends at 6 . The world sports car championship race to Start at 2 . On sunday is the final round in Europe. After Donington Park two events remain a the Canadian and mexican rounds. Also in England the 14th round in the British National formula 3 championship will be held sunday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London. In Italy the ninth race in the italian National formula 3 championship will be staged sunday at the Monza circuit. In Germany the 10th round in the International German touring car championship will be staged sunday on the Nair Burgering with the venezuelan Driver Johnny accotto Bow m3 now leading Germany a Hans stuck Audi for the title. A Ceolo moved ahead of stuck in the previous round at Dic Upholz. Other races on the program include the 10th round in the German National formula 3 championship set for saturday and rounds in the opel Lotus Challenge series and Ford fiesta cup. Practice and qualifying will take place on Friday and saturday with the formula 3 race set for 3 30 . On saturday. The program on sunday starts at 10 . And goes until 5 30 ., with the German touring car championship races set for 2 15 and 3 30 . Saturdays tickets Cost 25 Marks and sundays Cost 35 Marks. Combined tickets for saturday and sunday Cost 45 Marks. Entrance for fridays practice is free. To reach the Nair Burgering take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulman Nii Burgr ing. Formula rally a another major event in Germany this weekend is the formula rally show to be held saturday and sunday on the safety training grounds at grind aural near Hanau. The formal is similar to last years Michele Moulon production on the Nair Burgering and this weekends formula rally at grind aural has attracted Many of the major rally stars including defending world Champion Miki Biasion of Italy who drives for Lancia. Other lop names include Germany a Walter Rohrl Finland s Markku Alen and Ari Vatanen Didier Auriol of France and supp Haider of Austria. Practice and qualifying arc scheduled from 10 15 . To 3 30 . On saturday and sundays racifig"�?Tgoe5from 9 45 . To 5 . Tickets Cost 15 Marks on saturday and 25 Marks on sunday. Truck racing a on Germany s Hock Nheim circuit the International div truck racing festival will be held on saturday and sunday with porsche Carrera races and go Kart races also on the card. The program for saturday has practice scheduled from 8 . To noon with three truck races to follow from 1 30 to 4 30. The go karts race at 5 . The program on sunday meanwhile features porsche Carrera races at i i . And 2 15 ., and truck races at 12 30, 1 10 and 3 20 . Country and Western music and truck shows Are also planned. A single Day ticket costs 20 Marks and a ticket Good for both Days costs 35 Marks. The City of Hock Nheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a5 and a6, motorcycle racing a the hungarian grand prix for motorcycles 14th and next to last world championship round in 1990, will be held sunday on the Hunga Roring outside Budapest. Races Are scheduled for cycles in the 125, 250 and 500cc classes plus cycles with sidecars. Practice and qualifying take place on Friday and saturday. Motocross a the seventh round in the German National championship for cycles with sidecars will be held saturday and sunday in rude Sherg with a supporting Sooke Moto also on the program. \ he town of Rupersberg is located Northeast of Stuttgart. Six Days Endi to a i he International six Days of Duro Isuf begins1 monday and ends sept. 8 in Valleras Sweden. More than 400 participants from 22 nations including the United states will compete in the 65th running of this motorcycle endurance event vast eras is located just West of Stockholm. 1 hard Ltd