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Issue No. 131 November 17 -23 2009
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news 4 Moving Ahead
PCR’s 2010 program 6 Barbagallo a Gogo Big improvements on way 9 All FPR, all the time PD confirmed, team moves 10 A load of Cobras 12 Hr Stang for Bathurst 14 Asia comes to F3 New drivers head our way
chat 20 5 minutes with ... opinion 22 Van Leeuwen 23 Cormick
race 22 Gold for Australia! 26 Jiminy Crickets! 30 Even more PCR
Peter Thornell Big News out WA Way Looks like a building site but ... No, it’s Golden State ... Johnson oh-so-close to #4 The track, not the team
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Readers, we just can’t sit here wondering any more. This is Asher Johnson, racing his GAC 03A Formula Vee in the SA State Racing Series round at Mallala. You will notice that the car is rather stylishly turned out in camouflage paint. Here’s the query; if you collide with Johnson during a race, and the Stewards call you in to explain why, and you say, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t see him”, will you get off?