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Issue No. 148 March 30 - April 5, 2010
BACK TO THE FUTURE
All the news from V8SA’s Car of the Future briefing
TAG’S TEAM!
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We name the V8 squad that Alex Tagliani will drive for on the Gold Coast ... and there’s another ex-Formula 1 driver confirmed, too. Full details in this issue
www.mnews.com.au Why is Michael Schumacher’s helmet still red? The answer is inside ...
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Issue No. 148 | 30 Mar – 5 Apr 2010
news 4 No DeLoreans! COTF ‘launched’. Sort of 6 The Full Monty-airo SuperCarnivale latest 8 Whincup’s F1 plan frenzy! No. Really, no. 10 State of Origin-ality Premier Keneally: spell ‘F1’ 13 The Precipitation Nation Mondays for St Pete, Cup
chat 22 Five Minutes With ... Michael Schumacher
comment 24 Adam: Syd-den-ney!
25 Van Leeuwen: Slam This!
race 26 AGP V8s: Garth on top 32 FFords + Supports 40 World Superbikes
trade 46 Classifieds