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Issue No. 060 24 – 30 June 2008
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AMBROSE’s stunning cup debut
Dual BAthurst Champs Consider Fujitsu Series Entry ...
Tandersport closes in on fujitsu v8s
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Issue No. 060 | 24 - 30 Jun 2008
news 4 Ambrose
6 Expansion 8 A Dark Day 10 Ford Test 15 Kingsley back ... 16 Outlaws
chat 18 5 minutes with ... opinion 20 Lambden race 22 ARC 26 NASCAR 30 IRL 34 All the OS Action
Win on debut (almost) Tandersport to Fujitsu NHRA loses a friend FG undergoes aero And going quick Farr heads Stateside Garth Tander So Close Bates gets another one The Kyle Busch Show Happy B’day Wheldon Ricciardo smokes them
trade 36 Trade and Industry / Raceshop / Classifieds
welcome What do Craig Lowndes, Garth Tander and Karl Reindler have in common? They are the only people to appear in two eNews videos!