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Issue No. 046 18 – 24 March 2008
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Issue No. 046 | 18`-24 March 2008
news 4 Courtney move 6 At war 10 Carnage Continues 12 Morris to America 14 Commodore Cup
chat 20 5 minutes with ... opinion 20 van Leeeuwen race 26 V8’s AGP 32 Bairdo takes three 36 Richie and JB 40 NASCAR 44 St Pat’s Day
Where to from here? Gore and Walker’s feud FPR still on the mend NASCAR race awaits Superstar boost for Rd 1 Garth Tander Loosing traction Tander puts on a show Foire Mr Consistent Aussies and GT Burton sneaks in Ireland takes A1GP
trade 48 Trade and Industry / Raceshop / Classifieds
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