European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports june 24,1991 b Page 28 younger mechanics swarm the Saucer Mercedes car that led be mans for More than 15 hours before succumbing to mechanical trouble sunday. Mazda blows through As Mercedes blows up i e mans France apr a Mazda became the Tirol japanese car to win the. 1 e mans 24 hours race overtaking a Mercedes in the last three hours  Gachot of Belgium Johnny i Lerbert of Britain and Volker Weidlein of a Germany were the winning Drivers of  rotary powered . Jaguars were second third and fourth with  sixth and eighth. No japanese car had previously won the be mans race although Mazda captured smaller class divisions six limes. Mazda a Best previous Overall finish.  seventh in 1987 and 1989. Jacky Luckx a belgian who won  mans six limes served As Mazda s consultant Irani manager lot the last two years and credited his driving Trio for the Victory. A Quot the key of All Success today was the three Drivers we chose for that ear a Luckx said. Quot Bertrand Johnny and Volker did a really Beautiful Job. They understood immediately., what was the goal in endurance racing and fuel  a Gachot and 1 Lerbert Are More accustomed to the More intense driving of formula one races but know How to conserve fuel. 24 hours of be mans More racing news on Page 25 Quot i lie More Luck you want to save the harder you need to drive a Gachot said. Quot you have to keep the Speed up to Lough the Corners and Brake very  a Mercedes driven by Jean Louis Schester and Alam Berte of France and Germany s Joclin my ass Wax first Ironi the sixth until the 21st hour. But a water pump Bell Bike and Allec cd tie alternator keeping the car in the pits for More than a a Hall hour. It then Fried a Lap but went out for Good. The Mazda then erased the four Lap 15-minute margin that. Mercedes had Over the Mazda for most of eight hours. Mercedes had dominated the race through the first 21 hours. It had its three cars near the top for the first half of the race before problems struck. The first Mercedes went out shortly after running Over some debris. Another one driven by Germany a Michael Schumacher and Fritz  anti Austria a Karl wind linger did Well until about Dawn when a rebuilt gear Box dropped it from second to eighth. It climbed Back to fifth. There were just 17 finishers from a starting Field of 38. The winning Mazda completed 362 laps 3,0-58.9miles,at an ave Rageot 127mph. The distance was better than the winning jaguars distance of 3,034 Miles in 1990, the first year on the new 8.45-mile circuit with two chicanes or Small curves. Schumacher 21, ran the fastest Lap of the race shortly after dark. He went around the circuit at 3 35.564,.better than 141 Mph last years Best Lap was More than 3 40 by a Nissan. The japanese firm did not enter this  race returned to the world championship sport scar schedule for the first time since 1988 after a dispute with the International automobile federation Over television rights and safety. That was resolved with the installation of the two chicanes in the mul Sanne Straightaway. I on Don i jul a world no i and defending men s Champion Stefan Edberg begins Center court play this of to Noou on the opening Day of the $ 6.5 million Wimbledon championships but the first Day headlines could be stolen by Little known Canadian Grant Connell Edberg starts against world no. 34 Marc Rosset of Switzerland with the swede fresh from an impressive Victory in the traditional grass court Lead up tournament at nearby Queens club. But Connell s first round opponent is Andre Agassi who has sparked a Media blizzard in returning for Only his second Wimbledon appearance since a first round thrashing from Frenchman Henri Leconte in 1987. Connell the world no. 7, upset Ivan Wimbledon Lendl in the second round at Queens club last week and his natural serve and Volley style is Well suited to grass a surface that Agassi has found unfriendly in the past. Quot in a expecting to go there to Wimbledon nervous and excited a said Agassi. Quot but Wimbledon has been going on for years before me and it la be going on years after me a he added when questioned whether the hype surrounding his appearance was overshadowing the event itself. Yugoslavia s Gora Ivanisevic Drew enormous Confidence from his win in the Manchester open on saturday and he opens against Britain s Andrew Castle. Ivanisevic downed . Open Champi on Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-4 in the final at Manchester England. Quot if i play like this my serve will be difficult to break and i will have a Chance to go very far a he said. The withdrawal of top seed Monica Seles from the women s draw has increased the chances Lor Martina Navratilova to collect a record a Lith title. Navratilova As superstitious As Ever believes her Victory saturday in the Pil Kington Glass tournament at Eastbourne England has Given her a better Chance of gaining a 10th Wimbledon title. Quot i be now won Eastbourne 10 times so Why not the same at Wimbledon Quot she said after beating Sapinos Arantha san Chez a Leario 6-4, 6-4 in the final. Triumphs Brooklyn Mich. A there was no controversy this time As Davey Allison walked All Over the Field on the Way to a record setting Lascar Victory in sundays Miller genuine draft 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Allison was awarded his second win of the year two weeks ago on the Road course at Sonoma Calif when Ricky Rudd was penalized for bumping him aside two laps from the end. This time though he left no doubt in anybody a mind by leading for 104 of the 200 laps on the 2-mile, High banked Oval. It took the second generation Winston cup Star Little time to show the muscle in. His Ford thunderbird dashing from fourth in the 41-car Field to first after 15 laps. Lie battled defending race Champion Dale Earnhardt and hut Stricklin another member of the Alabama gang and the Driver for his lather Bobby Allison in the Early going. The racing got intense at times As Allison and the other Drivers bumped and banged some until Allison asserted his dominance. The 30-year-old from Hueytown ala., was in virtual control before the Halfway Point in the 400-mile event. By the time he made his final scheduled pit Stop on Lap 171, Allison was Able to take on two tires and Gas and get Back on the track Quick enough to retake the Lead for Good As soon As Stricklin pitted on Lap 176. Alter that with Only one Early caution hag for a total of Lour laps the Field Strung out quickly and Allison Only lost the Lead during each round of Green Flag pit stops. Allison a Speed of 160.91 Mph smashed the track record of 157,704 for a 400-Mjle race set in August 1989 by Rusty Wallace. A a a. Stricklin who is married to the daughter of Davey a Uncle Donnie Allison managed to hold off Mark Martin to finish second with Earnhardt padding his Winston cup Point Lead with a fourth place finish just ahead of Ernie Irvan. Allison crossed the finish line 11.7 seconds ahead of Stricklinq a Buick regal. It was Allison a 11th career Victory and his second at mis. Inside sports North stars shop til they drop a Page 22 Fittipaldi earns pole in Portland a Page 25 dodgers sink bucs botox Stop a so Page 26 gunshots directed at la Umpire a Page 27