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DMttrsport Issue 194 8- 22 December 2000
INSIDE
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News and Opinion
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The King and The Kid? The Brock/Lowndes story FTR's new signing Which Cam joins team blue? Bright takes over Panoz Noske dumped from sportscar Zanardi back to CART? There's a seat open at Mo Nunn's! Motor Mouth Tony Longhurst's FAI 1000 The Box Seat And pigs might fly! Talk Converter Write,fax, e-mail away!
Features
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Mark Skaife The V8 Champ Ralf Schumacher Taking the next step up Garry Rogers We talk with the Bathurst winning team owner Brett Stevens ‘ Double trouble, drag-style Bobby Labonte 2000 Winston Cup Champ, no less
Race Coverage
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EXCIUSIVE
NZ Formula Holden All of the drama from Manfeild and Pukekohe Rally of Great Britain Gronholm wraps it up Queensland National Open Bray blasts'em World Series Sprintcars Tatnell bounces back in SA
Regular Departments
The racing legend 7could be back on the V8 Supercar scene...
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Bright gets late Panoz New Year call-up Plus
liininii Photos: Cover; Graeme Neander/Coventry Studios Contents; Coventry Studios, Dirk Klynsmith, Sutton-lmages, Euan Cameron.
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Motorcycles Rallying Drag Racing Speedway NASCAR Histories National Scene Marketplace
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