12 HOUR: GRID CONFIRMED FOR MOUNTAIN MARATHON
Issue No. 090 3 – 9 February 2009
VETERAN & YOUNG BLOKE TEAM-UP for enduros
SETO’s DUAL role WtIoNth!e
Go AGP in Style
HRT’s ENDURO PLAN
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Issue No. 090 | 3 – 9 Feb 2009
news 4 Engineer Seton ...
Now driver Seton 6 Doing the splits HRT to split drivers 9 Going, going, gone Toyota quits the ARC 10 To stay, or not to stay? Mercedes-Benz stays in F1 15 Movie star quality 12 Hour entry list 16 New Kart Star? Stoner’s new toy
chat 22 5 minutes with ... opinion 24 Branagan race 26 WRC 30 Targa Wrest Point 34 Speedway
Glenn Seton The spice of life Guess who? Garwood, not Richo Another Madsen win
trade 36 Classifieds This image appeared in our inbox from a hotmail address – and it appears to be a mobile phone pic of Mark Winterbottom’s new and as-yet unseen FPR FG racer. The cars will be unveiled on March 1 at FPV’s Open Day. If we go, Mr Edwards, please, don’t hit us ...