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Issue No. 065 29 July – 4 August 2008
PENSKE CONFIRMS GOLD COAST INDY ASSAULT
BRISCOE VERSUS
POWER AUSSIE CHAMPIONS! FINALLY!
WEBBER & BAYLISS TO REPRESENT OZ IN ROC
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Issue No. 065 | 29 - 04 Aug 2008
news 4 Briscoe and Power 6 V8 CEO 8 The road to F1 ... 10 Marcos’s debut ... 12 Threatning 14 More Boxers
chat 18 5 minutes with ... opinion 20 Branagan race 22 Evans Land 26 NASCAR 30 IndyCar 34 State wrap 36 F3 Euro Series
Indy 300 winner? Announcement at Winton Ricciardo stars in F3 Euro Stars at the Brickyard Conflict from Edmunton Big grid for GT3 Cup Andrew Jones For the fans ... ARC in SA Tyre dramas at Indy The Dixon show continues NSW and Victoria Ricciardo impresses
trade 40 Classifieds
welcome Everyone loves Winton’s eNews Esses, even TD ...
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