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Bathurst Issue No. 138 January 19 - 25 2010
How one team can pair its stars on the mountain - and it’s legal
Going soft
Two meetings to be all sprint zones in ‘10
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Issue No. 138 | 19 - 25 Jan 2010
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Contributing Writers F1: Will Buxton, Mark Glendenning, Paolo Filisetti Europe: Quentin Spurring, David Addison US: Martin D. Clark, Phil Morris Speedway: Greg Boscato, Geoff Rounds, Darren Sutton, Tony Millard (UK) Drag Racing: Dave Ostaszewski (USA), Ken Ferguson, John Bosher, Luke Nieuwhof National: Lachlan Mansell, Mark Jones, Aaron Shaw.
Photographers Sutton Motorsport Images, Dirk Klynsmith, Marshall Cass, John Morris/Mpix, AF1 Images, James Smith, Peter Bury, Neil Blackbourn, Chris Carter, Coopers Photography, Geoff Gracie, Paris Charles, Neil Hammond, Joel Strickland, Ash Budd, Mike Patrick (UK)
news 4 Bathurst Loophole How PMM could benefit 7 Not dead yet 9 F3 means change 11 Schu-Back-Er 14 Oran Park
chat 18 5 minutes with ... opinion 20 Adam 21 Branagan
race 22 Drag Racing 26 Dakar 30 Dubai 24H 36 NZV8s
QR might come back ... One quali, three races Michael tests GP2 It’s officially over Jason Bright So Long, Oran Park Biggest contraversy of ‘10 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Sainz of the Times Ambrose doesn’t make it Johnny Mac is the man!
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