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motorsport news
Issue 277
25 February —10 March 2004
news and opinion 5
Beginning of a beautiful thing Half opens fire at Williams
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TC’s bags are packed Cochrane says China is ON
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Final piece in place Pantano secures Jordan seat
10 Near Miss Three injured in Wakefield explosions 12 Don’t touch that dial PROCAR sorts its TV deal 25 Motor Mouth Crompton on V8 Supercars and Formula 1 26 Box Seat A Phoney War 82 Talk Converter The place with no letters about Skaife
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race coverage
62 Gurr 1, World 0 Alan Gurr draws first blood in Konica Minolta V8 curtain raiser at a very hot AND very cold Wakefield Park 65 Washington is the capital Bryce takes FFord silverware
Photos: Cover; SBR. sutlonu images.com ^ Contems; Dirk Ktynsmith sutton-imagos.com
regulars 20 Bikes
66 Rallying
68 Speedway
72 National Scene
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