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Issue No. 092 17 – 23 February 2009
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Issue No. 092 | 17 – 23 Feb 2009
news 4 Is Slade made? 6 New car smell 9 Frosty’s new look 15 GT’s lockout 18 Brothers in Arms 20 It’s Bathurst time!
chat 24 5 minutes with ... opinion 26 Portman 27 van Leeuwen
race 28 Daytona 500 32 World Rally 36 Australian Rally
FV8 driver on PMM list Caruso will have it at Clipsal You can see Richo’s, too ... Not all Cuppers get lifeline Eli and Simon team up 12 Hour, that is ... Matt Kenseth Rising from the ashes Honesty is the best policy Kenseth the Rain Man Loeb delivers snow blow One more time with feeling
trade 40 Classifieds It doesn’t matter how many manufacturers pull out of the World Rally Championship, it’s still mind-blowingly spectacular ...
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