SILLY SEASON: FINAL SEATS UP FOR GRABS
Issue No. 080 11 – 17 November 2008
TOOL TIME We name the irwin driver for 2009
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Issue No. 080 | 11 – 17 Nov 2008
news 4 Stone’s new Axle
That’s meant to be Alex 7 ‘Tis the season To be silly. Still. 8 Perkins Power! Todd will still have an LP car 10 Abu Dhabi Doo! V8 Middle Eastern Expansion 18 No Bull! No wait, bull. RB’s junior Aussie moving up 22 CART or Kart? Four-hour enduro Powers up
chat 23 5 minutes with ... opinion 26 Letters 27 Branagan
race 28 Sand Trap
Dave Richards More letters than Oz Post Keep Bahrain Beautiful
Whinner’s Deserts the field 34 Jimmie Johns-won Cup title all but over 38 No shocker for Crocker Another APRC win for Cody 42 Pre-Historics Sandown looks back
trade 48 Classifieds Fabian Coulthard had a new colour scheme on his helmet in Bahrain. What might be new for Fabs next season?
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