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Issue No. 119 September 1 - 6 2009
frank1930gardner – 2009
motorsport legend EXCLUSIVE
Ben Collins: My v8 future
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Issue No. 120 | 1 - 6 September 2009
news 5 Legend passes
RIP Frank Gardner 6 Pom wants Oz start (No mention of cricket) 9 Calendar time V8s announcement soon 11 Combined reds GT jumps in Will’s VE 15 Stunt MINI Robbie takes Challenge
chat 20 5 minutes with ... opinion 22 Mansell race 24 Rally Oz Preview
Ben Collins Lachlan, not Nigel
Going the distance in NSW 26 Muscle Car Preview Old, Bold and Gold 28 Shannons Nationals Macrow takes it to the top 34 IndyCar Briscoe by six inches 38 Nationwide Another non-win at Monty 40 Race extras James Davo’s P2
trade 52 Classifieds When men were men. Frank Gardner pedals around the famous Monaco street circuit
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