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Issue No. 069 26 August - 1 September 2008
E C A R LET US V8’s ‘M r Co nt ro ve rs y’ speaks out
LOCKED & LOADED
OLD ‘NEW’ component trialled to “increase entertainment”
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Contributing Writers F1: Will Buxton, Mark Glendenning, Paolo Filisetti Europe: Quentin Spurring, David Addison US: Martin D. Clark, Phil Morris Speedway: Greg Boscato, Geoff Rounds, Darren Sutton, Tony Millard (UK) Rally: Ryan Lahiff Drag Racing: Dave Ostaszewski (USA), Ken Ferguson, John Bosher National: Mark Wicks, Mark Jones, Aaron Shaw, Daniel Powell
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Issue No. 069 | 26 Aug - 01 Sep 2008
news 4 Morris flags change Getting down and dirty 6 As the mist clears ... 8 Detroit Locker 12 Fines dealt 14 Indy 300 16 Italian by-pass 20 Like father ...
chat 22 5 minutes with ... opinion 24 Lambden 25 Rowley
race 26 NASCAR
30 IndyCar 34 All the action OS
Enduro line-ups appear ... not the Pistons Big bans for NASCAR crew Aussie want to race here A1GP opener postponed Tatnell tribute race Paul Morris 1000 enduring reasons I just can’t read it Edwards wins again First for the bridesmaid Indy Lights and BF3
trade 38 Classifieds
welcome Three of these four statements are 100 percent correct. His name is Taz Douglas. He drives race cars. He drives them fast. He’s a national hero.