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Issue No. 107 2 – 8 June 2009
Three isn’t a crowd we name the wildcard wanna-be teams for bathurst
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Splitter protests stalls
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Issue No. 107 | 2 June – 8 June 2009
news 5 Good to be three 6 Protests stall 9 Price is Right 13 Australian Premier 14 Junior loses Junior
chat 20 5 minutes with ... opinion 22 Branagan
V8 teams want Bathurst trio Time called on Splittergate Shane back in business Speedway Champs venue set Earnhardt loses Eury Greg Murphy
23 van Leeuwen
Minor infractions #1 Minor infractions #2
32 Formula Ford 34 V8 Utes 42 IndyCar
Holden 1, Triple Eight more Percat, Percat, STANAWAY! Plains and simple for Ford Close, Ryan. Close ...
race 24 V8 Supercars trade 55 Classifieds
Being good Aussies, we love it when the underdog gets up. And with third and ninth in Race 8 at Symmons, Paul Cruickshank’s first V8 win can’t be far away ...
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