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Issue No. 081 18 – 24 November 2008
Renaissance
V8 Legend to shut down team in new ‘super-team’ alliance
Dude, Where’s my v8 ride?
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Photographers Sutton Motorsport Images, Dirk Klynsmith, Marshall Cass, John Morris/Mpix, AF1 Images, James Smith, Peter Bury, Neil Blackbourn, Chris Carter, Coopers Photography, Geoff Gracie, Ash Budd, Paris Charles, Neil Hammond, Joel Strickland, Mike Patrick (UK)
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The ‘A’ Team
Issue No. 081 | 18 – 24 Nov 2008
news 4 Happy as Larry
6 Webb for PM? 10 Bright’s new spark 13 Winged Wonder 21 Northern Stars 22 The Price is Right
chat 24 5 minutes with ... opinion 26 Letters
Perkins/Kelly team up Not Prime Minister ... SBR engines for Britek Williams roll out 09 aero Qld gets Pirelli chance Arrow boys team up Neal Bates
27 van Leeuwen
Is A1/GC good, or bad? Race Sunday, sell Monday
32 Three in a row, baby 38 Japanese Surprise 40 Flipper Wins!
Eli, Eli, oh, bad joke Johnson wins The Cup Shock F3 Macau win Roll over, win anyway
race 28 Coffs and splutter trade 46 Classifieds
This photo was 13 years in the making. Congratulations, Neal and Coral.
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