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24 July - 6 August 2002
news and opinion 4
Pulling off the covers Ford fans, meet your new BA V8 Supercar
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Peter perfectly happy Why Brock is NOT likely to race at Bathurst this year 24 X 7 Bathurst 24 Hour announces TV deal
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Merry-go-round Briggs V8 drivers named, FI puzzle gets, well, more puzzling 25 Motor Mouth Capital losses 26 Box Seat Never mess with a French gendarme on a bike 82 Talk Converter Put pen to paper and tell us what you think
foaturos 28 5 minutes with Ryan Briscoe F3 to F3000 and back again $0 5 minutes with Peter Brock On Bathurst and media beat-ups 32 I'M quit when I’m 29 Russell Ingall’s five-year plan 36 State of the Nation Steve Bettes discusses life on Planet Procar 38 Prodrive progress Dave Richards sheds light on his his Ford V8 Supercar plan 45 Where are they now? Pedro Chaves, the pre-qual king. Of sorts
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46 It's over already? Michael stitches up title #5 with about 300 races to go 54 Everyone’s a winner In Queensland, the Nations Cup is a sharing thing 56 What a Performance GTPs get the elbows out at QR 60 The big 2-5 McRae Safaris his way into the WRC history books 62 Hello, Possums Possum in the blue corner, Ed in the red, and the closest Rally SA you’re ever likely to see
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20 Motorcycles
58 Rallying
68 Speedway
70 Histories
64 Drag Racing 72 National Scene
66 NASCAR 75 Marketplace