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Andrew van Leeuwen was the best person to interview Ricciardo. Why? Because the two once went head-to-head in West Australian Formula Ford. Very briefly. Before Ricciardo went offto become an FI driver.
Ryan Walkinshaw has a heck ofa bigjob on his hands. And as Phil Branagan found out, he knows all about it.
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BEHIND‘SENNA’ Senna director AsifKapadia tells Motorsport News all about bringing a legend's life to the big screen.
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It's a heck ofa number to live up to, especially as a Kiwi. But DanieIJilesen is doingjust fine.
Contributing Writers
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Sutton Motorsport Images, Dirk Klynsmith, John Morris, Andrew Hall,James Smith, Geoff Grade, Phil Williams, Rob Lang
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Taking a V8 Supercar to the Nurburgring That's what Mai Rose does for fun. This month, he wrote to us about it
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Smart Move Ryan Smart is as surprised as anyone that he's leading this year's ARC...
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Radicals? They’re Radical! Just ask Tim Berryman and Ed Singleton from the Radical Australia Cup
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The Swift side of Saloons Harley Phelan is racing in two very different cars in 2011 - Swifts and Saloons
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The Wolfe Pack Lucas Wolfe is one ofAmerica's speedway up-and-comers... and he spoke to us!
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