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No.428 February 2013 Australia $8.50 NZ $9.99 inc GST
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BEFORE I GO HOME
SUPER MARIO; THE ONE, THE ONLY ANDREHI
Marcos Ambrose ponders his future in NASCAR
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Unusual Suspects /;
MOVING EVANS AND EARTH It came down to a scrappy final round but Mitch Evans got thejob done last year in the GPS Championship. Mitch Evans caught up with our own Mitch - Adam,that is - as the young Kiwi prepares for the step up to GP2.
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RicoAbreu Motor racing is a sport where in certain circumstances people with disabilities are able to compete on equal terms. But we've never heard ofanyone with the condition of dwarfism competing at any kind of high level in the sport- until now. ■ Meet the incredible Rico Abreu.
A series ofthe best motorsportimages of2012 i from the MotorsportMews i photography team, i
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DIRT TRACK DYNASTY Tim Kaeding is the most recent in a long line ofspeedway racing Kaedings. The Californian spoke with Geoff Rounds.
ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN He makes a mockery of the term 'midget speedcar' - Rico Abreu is living proof that size isn't everything.
REGULARS
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Motor Mouth with Phil Branagan
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The Scoop with Steve Normoyle
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On The Limiter with Chris Lambden
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Box Seat
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United States of Origin
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Model Behaviour
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Raceshop
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Classifieds
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Parting Shot
Mario Andretti Andretti senior is hardly whatyoujd call an unusual motor racing subject, but the humility and candour the great man displayed when he found time to chat with Mark Glendenning is not something you see every day from a legend of the sport
Mitch Evans He may not be an actual Aussie, but he's from our part of the world, and he's Mark Webber's protege, and he's surely the most promising young antipodean driver that isn't already in Fi. And now that's he's in GP2, Evans is just one step away from joining Daniel Ricciardo and Webber.
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