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Issue No. 085 | 16 Dec – 5 Jan 2009
news 4 Tasman Bargs a star Bargwanna back for ‘09! 7 Rummy King Is Bundy going racing? 8 Formula $1 F1 gets a cost cut 13 Bright goes Old Skool BF for season’s start 14 Formula Brabham Famous name is back ... 18 Happy Birthday Mr ... Papadopoulis
chat 22 5 minutes with ... opinion 26 Rowley
Santa Claus (really!)
27 Lambden 26 MNews
BFFs Tighten those belts! Season in review
36 MOJO Enduro 40 Speedway
Who do you think? Some sort of boat race Farr Farr Away!
race 32 Race of Champs trade 42 Classifieds
One heck of a driving instructor! If you’ve got to have a ride with anyone at the Race of Champions, it may as well be Schumi ...
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