European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse My knights Power Speed Hallmarks of grand prix motorcycle racing #4 German ral Waldmann celebrates his Victory in the 125cc race. By Michael Abrams staff photographer. In Days of old knights donned suits of Armor put on helmets mounted their bleeds and galloped full Speed at each other trym to Knock each other off their mounts. Today s version of those knights still dons a protective suit _ though it is now made of leather instead of steel a puts on a helmet and mounts his that Steed is no longer flesh and blood a and it is. Definitely stronger than 1 horsepower. And instead of charging full Speed at each other the modern Day knights race next to each other at Breakneck speeds trying to capture a Check ered Flag. U is not a medieval joust a it is motorcycle grand prix a a racing y. A the Chance to see motorcyclists Duel it out on the High Speed track brought More than 100,000 spectators a to Bockenheim motor Rome in Bockenheim Germany last month for the German grand prix and those fans. Did t go Home disappointed. In the first race of the Day the 12 Sec class Germany s Quot Ralf Waldmann pulled off an upset win . World Champion Loris Capirossi of Italy. Cheered on by the Home crowd Waldah went on to win by 0.288 seconds. It was Victory of his career. A if be compared to the jousting of old it is. In the 250cc class. A week earlier at the italian grand prix in Misano Italy s Luca Candalora and Germany s. Y Helmut brat ii came out of. The Otist Corner on the last Lap. Elbowing each other in a dangerous High Speed Man Euver. Candalora won the race by a hair. Y this time Barll was not taking any chances. Capturing the Lead at the beginning of the race he blew away the Competition a a winning by 13.5 seconds in a Brilliant. A display of rat ing. A. The too cd event held the most interest Tor american race fans. It is a class that has been dominated by . Riders with-10 of the past 1 3 world champions coming. From the states. A a. This year though the Man to beat is a 20 year old australian named Michael Doohen. I be finished second the the season s first three races Anil captured the Check ered Flag in the last two. Dooha n still faces Lough american Competition in his run fur this years grand prix Crow n a including former world Champion la dido Lawson reigning Champion Wayne rained and texan Kevin Sci Nunnly at the moment probably the Las lest. Man on a grand prix. Machine., a a a a 1 he race a thr11lcr. A Quot after a Brief Lead by Rainey l onh a look control of the race but just a Tew laps from the end both Rainey and Schwantz blew by him racing neck and Nec Rainey led Schwantz until the last Lap when the texan sneaked by Rainey to win the race by 0.007 seconds. Schwantz also became the first person to Complete a circuit of the Bockenheim Ningon a motorcycle in less than 2 minutes needing 1.59,952 to do Lap 11 in. The. 6.7-Kilometer track. In the Sidecar race the learn of Ralph Bohnhorst and Bruno Hiller won making it three wins in four races for Germany. A a ,. A a. A a �.�����. The remaining races on the grand prix circuit in Europe Are. Salzburg Austria june 9 Assen the Netherlands june 29, Leca Stellet France july 2t, Donington. England aug. 4, nugello san Marino aug 18, Brunn. A Czechoslovakia aug. 25 a a a a is ii it so it n j it it a 5 a 1 a it i Ash amp a it u y Quot Quot w a it it Uzi 72 stripes Magazine june 6, 7991 Vry he
