European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Pago 25 Brazil s Senna has his defenders Rani Riadi a a. When the cars of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost collided in the first turn immediately after the Start of the japanese grand prix it decided the 1990 formula one world driving championship. And the brazilian Senna walked away from his damaged Mclaren Honda with the title. In our column of oct. 24, we blamed Senna for deliberately causing the Accident. And like Many others who write about racing we still do. But Senna who also won the title in 1988, has his defenders in this incident and sex grand prix Drivers John Watson and James Hunt Are among them today we feature a letter from Adam Ricco another Senna defender and a formula one racing observer of Long standing. Here a Ricco on the  a a As an avid Reader of your column i was expecting your blatant backing of Proste a views on what happened at Suzuka this year. Let me ask what is the Point of obtaining pole position if the answer is to get the Best starting position then Why was Senna not allowed to Start on the left Side in the Case at Suzuka the left Side offered the Best line to the first Comer. Senna had been asking even before qualifying took place that whoever won the pole should Start on the Side of his Choice. This has been granted in past grand prix races and it should have been granted in the crucial japanese race where Senna had pole. Now to another Point. How would you feel if after winning the majority of races and pole positions As Senna did last year to be disqualified for using an escape Lane this disqualification in last years japanese grand prix compromised Senna a chances of winning a second straight title. But a year later with the same stakes the same track and the same chicane a the governing body fisa decides the escape Lane should be used in the interests of safety. Last year Senna lost the title because he used it. If Prost admitted last year that he purposely closed the door on Senna then causing a minor Accident that Prost thought would keep Senna from winning that race and another title Why should not Senna premeditated a similar action people who follow formula one racing know about the rivalries Between contestants. Nelson Piquet lashes out at Senna Nigel Mansell hates Senna but then proclaims him As the Best Driver psychological warfare. Prost meanwhile is always complaining. In the recent australian grand prix Mansell made a daring Man Euver on Piquet but if it had gone wrong should Mansell have been punished also if the Man Euver had gone wrong Prost would have won to a to Lian race because he was running third. I think its time Prost retires to endurance racing where his style better suits the event. The big problem in formula one is not Senna but Besl corp info a Ula 0ne raci"8 if Hud a wonder How fisa , n0r acing Are ai1 Cean Cut and inti Senna s c part of Hgt so lets Deal and race. Tsw311 aes1�?T. Stefano Modena and co. Will do ers cantus -tn0t  waitin8 8ame if drive tap Aad real y race officialdom might time ers out on the track one at a a a Adam Ricco Frankfurt Germany we want to thank Ricco for his views and while we Are on the subject of accidents in formula one racing we should Point out that the federation International do sport automobile Fis ahas created a special commission of inquiry for  the action comes As an aftermath to the Senna Prost crash in Japan plus the numerous other Acci year occurred in formula one racing this u and a fisa which is Auto racing a world governing body the new commission will have the authority to examine documents and evidence in the 16 grand prix races run this year and then file a thorough report before the end of 1990. The commission will take into account All parties involved in formula one racing a from the organizers to the Drivers and will propose changes to the rules in order to improve the running of the championship series in 1991. In another development there has been talk about red cards and a yellow cards to use on Drivers a As they Are used in soccer a and this would mean that a Driver drawing a red card for a serious infraction would not be allowed to run in the next grand prix. Or the next two or whatever. A yellow card would serve As a warning As it does in soccer. It sounds like a Good idea but we can Only say that the sport of formula one grand prix racing has reached a sorry state of affairs when such ideas have to be considered at  a a the German american Hanau Auto racing association har closed out its 21st year of drag racing activity last weekend by honouring six Points champions during its annual trophy party at Gross nauheim. Winning the top Points award and championship trophy in the Overall eliminator championship series was Tony Morris who campaigned in a Competition altered Chevrolet. Werner Habermann Chevrolet dragster placed second while Jerry Lackey also Chevrolet dragster placed third. The Overall group is composed of a combination of modified Standard Street altered Competition altered and dragster class cars. Tops in the it eliminator Points championship was Jurgen Trusik Ope while Reinhardt hamburger vow Beetle took second and Steve Elliot for placed third. The it group takes in All cars that do not fit into one of the Overall group classes. Two club members were named a stars of 1990,�?� the honors going to Elliot and to Helen Steinfeld who pilots a dragster. Lackey the clubs longtime president noted that Hara which is one of the oldest automobile clubs of its kind has a Large membership of 185 persons. He said that despite the uncertainties ahead a the club will continue As Long it continues to attract new  during the past season Hara Drivers participated in More than six events including two International drag races at Bockenheim Germany and one in Zelt Weg  a a where to go this weekend the 22nd annual International a a Bockenheim season finale will be staged on saturday with races for Many categories. This event popularly known As a the glue in races because of the chill and lateness of the season is sponsored by the Mannheim Heidelberg sports touring club and the automobile club von deutschland avd. The Days action goes from 8 . Until dusk with the Short 1.6-mile track to be used. The program on saturday closes out the 1990 season in Germany. The City of Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a5 and a6. Rallying a another a finale a this one the Lombard Royal automobile club Rac rally of Britain gets underway on sunday and ends on wednesday nov. 28. It is the final round in the 1990 world championship rally series. Lancia of Italy clinched the Auto makes title in the italian round at san remo in october while Spain a Carlos Sainz captured the Drivers Crown. Sainz drives for Toyota. The Rac rally Headquarters Are at Harrogate North of Lee Sand the route includes some classic stages in Yorkshire fielder Scotland and the Lake District. Wales has been dropped from the route which makes the Rac rally a More compact one. The 1,679-mile rally will be run in four sections the first starting at 8 . Sunday at Harrogate and ending there at 6 05 . The second starting at 5 20 . Monday at Harrogate and ending there at 7 . The third starting at 5 . Tuesday at Harrogate and ending at 8 . At Newcastle and the fourth and final Section starting at 5 . Wednesday at Newcastle and ending at 8 . At the Harrogate rally Headquarters. The stars and stripes buffaloes top a poll canes in second by Rick Warner a football writer you figure it out. Which Fos a loss a tie and a j2lt.ed Victory is no. 1 in mondays associated press College football poll. Ahis0� Tat it to Miami is no. 2, two spots nip 1 Ingham Young which has Only eur la and which beat the hurricanes Eany in the season. A Teia techs no 3 even though the in to a ets Are the Only major upbeat team in the country. A new Ripe ate which just beat top ranked the Aid Bas the same record As below ? a re a by ranked four places below Lou Holtzm steam. Confused join the crowd. Camiah6311. Surprises Colorado be spot team to occupy the top a Day eds loss and Colorado a 64-3 toy Over Kansas state lifted the Buffa Loes from no. 2 to no. 1, a position they also held at the end of the 1989 regular season. The buffaloes 10-1-1 received 45 first place votes and 1,476 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Miami 7-2which beat Boston College 42-12, jumped from third to second with three first place votes and 1,344 Points. Georgia tech 9-0-1 Rose from fourth to third after beating Wake Forest 42-17 and by 9-1 went from fifth to fourth after Downing Utah 45-22. Tech received five More first place votes than Miami but got 11 fewer Points because 15 of the 60 voters did no to put the yellow jackets in the top five. Tech was As Low As 13th on one ballot. By got two first place votes and 1,263 Points while fifth ranked Florida 9-1 and no. 6 Texas 8-1 each got one first place vote. Rounding out the top 10 Are notre Dame 8-2florida state 8-2washington 9-2 and Nebraska 9-1. With sue schools getting first place votes there obviously is no consensus on no. 1. Even the bowls May not Settle the debate. Colorado will probably win the National championship if it beats notre Dame in the Orange bowl. But even then some people will say the title is undeserved because of the buffaloes controversial fifth Down Victory Over Missouri. Miami can stake its claim to the National title by winning its last two regular sea son games and beating the Southwest conference Champion in the Cotton bowl. But the hurricanes would have two losses More than any previous Champion at the time of the final poll. Georgia tech can boast the Only unbeaten record if it beats Georgia and wins the Citrus bowl Over Nebraska. On the negative Side a tie with North Carolina and Only two victories Over teams currently ranked in the top 25. And what about Brigham Young even if by wins the Holiday bowl and goes 12-1, critics will contend that the cougars played a Patsy schedule. Notre Dame which plays one of the nations toughest schedules fell to seventh after losing the top ranking for the second time this year. Miami Michigan and Virginia have also been no. 1 this season. Penn state jumped from 18th to 11th after winning its eighth straight game. Houston is 12th, followed by Iowa Tennessee Michigan Clemson Virginia Southern Cal Ohio state Louisville Mississippi Illinois Auburn Michigan state and Southern Mississippi. Virginia fell from eighth to 17th after losing to Maryland 35-30 and Mississippi dropped sue spots to 21st following a 22-13 loss to Tennessee