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End of Year Special Skaifey lerves his new Commodore
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Dad, Mum ... I’m not moving Johnson stays with Johnson
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Mika for Bathurst! Not yet, just the DTM. Maybe in ’06? 13 Drive wanted. Have own kilt DC stiii hoping for an FI seat 16 Royales with cheese for everyone! Bourdais wins titie 25 Motor Mouth Jonesy is a Master - and an A1 GP guru 26 Box Seat Dutch bioke, British name. You get that in FI 82 Talk Converter Pro-Rick. AntiRick. Same for Champ Cars
features 28 Five Minutes With Marcos Ambrose After he signed on the dotted line 30 Five Minutes With Jamie Whincup Back in the saddie again - with Tasman 32 First 2004, then 2005 Jason Bright has some unfinished business before ... 36 Nine Simple Rules if you ruied V8 Supercars, what would you change? We asked the question of some iuminaries and tabulated the results 42 I can see FI from here A peek behind GP2, Superfund, A1 GP and Renaults 46 FI Season Review What went right (Ferrari), almost right (BAR) and brownie points for those who tried (ie, everyone else) 54 She’ll be Apples Memories of V8 Supercar racing at Symmons Plains 60 1 want to rule to World! The Greatest Show on Dirt, the World Series
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