European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 6. 1991 the stars and stripes Vage 25racing Roundup Spain a Carlos Sainz started the rally year right by winning the super prestigious Monte Carlo opener last week and giving Toyota a immediate Edge Over Lancia and Ford in the run for the world makes championship. Toyota a Victory in the Monte Carlo rally was the first for a japanese manufactured car. A a a. A a a a a Sainz the defending rally world Champion had a lot of Luck in this years event. He won it on the very last stage after Frenchman Francois Delecour a leading Ford Sierra co Worth lost a wheel Only 10 Miles from the finish. Driving a celica Turbo the Spanish Ace started the final nights run with a nine second Edge on Delecour but that a not much of a margin. He and the Frenchman exchanged the Lead several times in runs that included the famous col de turini Section then Sainz gradually dropped behind after his celica developed Brake problems. A i thought i was going to finish second again just like Jast year a Sainz said. A i had accepted that and i believe it when they told me about a a Sainz was trailing by 41 seconds when Delecour suffered the worst Luck hell probably Ever experience in a world championship rally. A Bolt had worked Loose on the left rear wheel Assembly of his Ford Sierra co Worth causing the suspension to give Way and Quot the wheel to lock. Delec our went off the Road and in the subsequent crash the wheel came off. Rally fans pushed the car Back onto the pavement and the Frenchman managed to Limp Home some 6 minutes behind Sainz and 13 seconds behind the italian Miki Biasion a Lancia. Sainz eased up sharply when informed of his rivals misfortune while Bia Siori charged All out to pass the Ford and capture second place. Driving in Only his first world championship event Delecour was nothing less than sensational. If he can continue to drive As he did in the Monte Carlo round he could be instrumental in fort a a quest for the rally Crown this year. Once a mighty Force in International rallying Ford withdrew in 1980, then made a half hearted return with a rear wheel drive Sierra in 1985. Ford came Back in Earnest late last year with the four wheel drive Sierra co Worth and this time it apparently has things right. The Sierra co Worth has shown great Promise since the Start and Ford proved conclusively in Monte Carlo that it is a team to be reckoned with. 1 the italian Lancia cars failed to win the Monte Carlo rally for the first time in five years but did when Delecour a failed Sainz won. Manage to place second fifth and ninth an indication of reliability and strength by the defending world rally makes championship team. The second Toyota celica entry driven by Germany a Armin Schwartz placed fourth and two other Ford Sierra co Sworths came in seventh and 10th, so for 1991, its obvious that Toyota Lancia and Ford Are the prime contenders. The Mitsubishi and Mazda teams As Well As the new Nissan cars could win some rounds especially Mitsubishi which has the sex world Champion Timo Salonen of Finland driving for it. But these teams do not have the depth to win the world championship. The next round on the world Trail is the rally of Sweden on feb. 14-18. V Quot a a a or in last weeks column we wrote that a the porsche 962 cars once All conquering powerhouses but now Over the Hill could win at Daytona because of tire reliability v and that a just what happened. Although nearly 10 years old the amazing porsche -962 cars remain capable of winning Long distance events 12 hours and Over because they Are still fast and reliable. But they Are no longer fast enough to win the Shorter a sprint Type Quot sports car races these. Races now the Domain of Nissan in the american 1msa series and in the world sports car championship any porsche Victory today is achieved by a private Start team As the factory withdrew from sports car racing some five years ago to concentrate on indy ear racing. The factory is. Involved in formula one grand prix racing the footwork arrows Dar $ to be powered by new porsche v12 engines. A. I 1 porsche a Victory in last wee Keiji s 24-hour race at Daytona was its 18th in the 24 endurance events run so far while no Oiler manufacturer has won More a than twice. The 9 >2 Model is also tote most successful in i Mesa history with victories. A on the bizarre it id the winning Joest la Orsene %2 a a was a five Drivers a the american Hurley. Haywood the frenchmen Bob Wollek and Henri Pes Parolo and the germans John Winter and Frank pc Laski. U must have been rather crowded on the Victory stand. We prefer the Good old Days when two Drivers did the full 24 hours and that was that. A a a Quot a a a a ��.�����. the left Lank charter clu1i 142 of the Bow motorcycle owners of America is planning another Active season. The left Lane club is composed primarily of americans and canadians within the military and civilians affiliated with the military. Club spokesman Rolf Immo Gabbe says that left Lane is interested in promoting touring motorcyclists who enjoy rallies touring camping and other aspects of motorcycle sport. While l Eft Lane is a Bow club of Long standing Gabbe says that ownership of a Bow is not required. A a we Welcome other cyclists who touring to ride Lour and Camp in our events this year a Gabbe says. Motorcycle riders who Are interested in joining the club or want More information regarding its activities and events should write Gabbe at 97th general Llos Pital physical exam Box slvapo09757. A w a a a a a a a a a Quot v a a where to go this weekend the 18th International div ice Speedway motorcycle races will be staged saturday and sunday at the Berlin Wim Morsdorf ice races Are semifinals in the 1991 world championship. Training for the Berlin races will be held Friday starting at 2 30 . The 20-race program for saturday starts at 5 ., while sundays 20-race program gets under Way at 2 . Top Cycle ice riders from throughout the world will be competing in the Berlin a event. A a a a a. A a a a. The other semifinal will be held in Frankfurt on feb. 23-24, with the final world championship round set for Assn Netherlands on March 9-10. A Quot the Start and strip. It w ? ? pm Michael Adams averages 34.8 Points the last six games. Denver apr the All out press is off Michael Adams is on and the Denver nuggets Are finally winning games. A a a a a a. V a before tuesday nights game at Phoenix the suddenly efficient nuggets had a six game winning Streak and eight victories in their last 10 games. In their first 34 games the run and gun and usually lose nuggets were the laughingstock of the Aba with just six victories. But coach Paul Westhead warns nuggets fans not to get too excited about the teams Success. His team is after All Only 14-30. He a s the turnaround is a a phenomenon of Guys. Playing above what anyone would expect of a How Long can that last fresh Cut Flowers lose their smell after a Brief time but they re sure Beautiful while you have them. A we should enjoy this but not expect Adams the scrappy 5-foot-Lo Point guard is leading the nuggets revival averaging 34.8 Points in the last six games. He scored a career High 45 in a Victory Over the new Jersey nets last week. A Quot he always has his game face on a Westhead said. Adams is getting help even though Denver playing without a full roster. Guard Todd Lichti is out with a knee injury Walter Davis was just traded and Rookie Chris Jackson missed last saturdays game against Atlanta after a heart test showed irregular results. Forward Reggie Williams Wras used at guard to replace Adams who played 41 minutes against the Hawks. But the key to the nuggets fortunes was Westhead a decision to scrap his Breakneck basketball philosophy. On Jan. 12, Denver stopped pressing and beat Cleveland 128-120 to end an eight game losing Streak. J he press has been off since Westhead said he made the decision because of injuries and his players a we rent to making enough athletic moves to give it a Chance to he insists hell eventually reinstate the press which he sees As a Ria Tural accompaniment to his fast break offence. A was the weeks go on i Sec More and More evidence that pressure at both ends is what can give you an Edge in this league a he said. Nuggets president Carl Scheer thinks the Many deals the team engaged in this season a most of them criticized a have finally produced a representative team. A we have taken every hit imaginable As a franchise for every conceivable reason a Scheer said a but the most important one goes to the very fiber of w hat this is All about the credibility a Jour product. We have been laughed at and Kie Kedmy everybody from the National Media to right on Down to the local people. A a we be worked really hard at repairing that and for whatever reasons a philosophy style rebirth of players a this Ragamuffin group of Guys some of them castoffs from other teams and Many of them Young kids have conic together top his competitive basketball. A we done to know How Long this window for Success is going to continue to stay open. But i think what you be been seeing is a team that is Nowr
