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News and Opinion
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New look DJR/Helix Is this Ford's best chance? TWR Oz/HRT's 2001 Two teams; HRT and Kmart Car companies get serious Is this the big change for F1? Benetton's final hurrah Jenson sick so Webber tests Box Seat Inverted cars and launches Talk Converter Quizzes, Cromley and yada yada
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V8 Supercar Preview This is going to be the greatest season of racing since ... 2000 All Change Formats, points and roll cages Konica Series Preview On for old and new in KV8SS McLaren's MP4/16 Adrian! Build me a new car! Inside the Hunwick Harrop Honey, we're selling your car
Race Coverage
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PLUS Photos: Cover: Ford Racing, Sutton-lmages. Contents: Ford Racing Sulton-lmages, Hunwick Harrop and John Asher.
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Oran Park BOC STs The Paul Morris Show ends Swedish WRC Harri, Tommi and Carlos(i) Australian Sprintcar title Skipper goes #1, at last CAT 50,000 Schatz shoots down PCR
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