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Issue No. 177 October 19 - 25 2010
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Issue No. 177 | 19-25 Oct 2010
news 4 Burgess on the move JBR Ops Mgr to move to Fones 7 My achey breaky ribs Davo feels the pain of shunt 8 Dad! I am borrowing Ingall Ingall gets another Perkins 13 Korea moves forward All ... most ready for F1 16 Davison around the clock ... 12 hours? With those ribs?
chat 26 Five Minutes With ... Alex Tagliani
comment 28 Addison
27 van Leeuwen
race 30 Preview: Gold Coast 600 34 NASCAR: JMac on target
trade 42 Classifieds