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Issue No. 207 May 31 - June 06 2011
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SPORTSCAR ACE AND BTCC YOUNG GUN SET FOR V8 SUPERCAR DEBUT – AND IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT THE GOLD COAST. DETAILS INSIDE BIG CHANGES AT HRT
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This special DVD presentation features almost two and a half hours of highlights from the 2010 Australian Muscle Car Masters at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway, which played host to a special ‘50 Years of Touring Car Racing’ celebration. Relive some of the best racing action from the nation’s premier annual muscle car event, featuring hundreds of cars competing in a variety of classes representing five decades of Australian touring car history. These include the Touring Car Masters (presented by Autobarn), Group N (1959-1972), Group C (1973-1984) and Group A (1985-1992) categories. Also featured are some extra special events staged to mark this historic occasion, including the 50th Anniversary Handicap Race that combined cars from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, plus a revival of the ‘best of three’ match races between Ford, Holden and Chrysler that were so popular with race fans in the early 1970s.
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Plus there’s lot of interviews with famous drivers from the past, Master Blast and Heritage Hot Lap track demonstrations, Ultimate Race Replicas and much more. Bonus material features colourful ‘Featured Muscle Marques’ road car track parades and some great in-car camera footage from a variety of competing race cars. This DVD is sure to delight muscle car fans of all ages!
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Issue No. 207 | May 31 - June 06 2011
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From BTCC to TV to V8s So who is Andrew Jordan? 6 Is HRT at crisis point? CEO gone, manager follows 8 Who’s the Tag Team? Alex T signs on with Kellys 13 Rise and Shine Webber wants early pace 18 Barcode Bandit What’s that on McLeod’s car?
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