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Issue No. 009 19 - 25 June 2007
• PWR deal collapses • Grech gone
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TKR gets breathing space TRAGEDY: USA Demo goes wrong
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Issue No. 009 | 19 – 25 June 2007
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news 4 Gimme back the ring Weel-Marshall deal off 6 Rat-infested enduros Radisich considers offers 8 A new low for Ralf Well, he made it to Turn 1 10 Red Spot Delhi special Bernie nods to F1 in India
chat 18 5 minutes with ... opinion 20 Hiding in a Valley 21 Saward 39 The Punter
race 22 Hamil-two-ton 28 Le Boys to Le Mans
Paul Stokell What to think, pre-Darwin Time to go DC Frozen fingers and mud Lewis beats ‘em, again Audi survives and wins
trade 36 Trade and Industry / Raceshop 38 Classifieds
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