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YES IT’S A VOLVO

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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YES IT’S A VOLVO

Looking for a bit of inspiration for that next Sports Sedan project? Then look no further than this wild looking Volvo S60 scheduled to compete in the new TTA, a sort of Scandinavian DTM. Volvo announced in August last year that they are going to switch to TTA – the Swedish Racing Elite League ahead of [...]

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COURTNEY PIPS BRIGHT IN V8 DESERT THRILLER

Sunday, February 13, 2011

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COURTNEY PIPS BRIGHT IN V8 DESERT THRILLER

Defending series Champion James Courtney won a thrilling second race in the opening round of the 2011 Australi... sorry.. INTERNATIONAL V8 Supercar Series at Abu Dhabi. Courtney overcame a disastrous opening race to take the win from Team BOCs Jason Bright. The pair running  wheel to wheel for the last few laps, with  the lead changing three times in as many corners at one stage. It was Courtney’s first win for his new team, a brilliant podium to Bright and a third to current Championship leader Jamie Whincup who tore through the field from the back in the final stint.

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HAT-TRICK FOR LOWNDES & WHINCUP AS FORD WINS BATHURST

Sunday, October 12, 2008

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HAT-TRICK FOR LOWNDES & WHINCUP AS FORD WINS BATHURST

Ford drivers Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup took a hat-trick of wins in Australia's biggest race the Bathurst 100 at Mount Panorama. The Team Vodafone/Triple Eight team hit the front early in the race and despite a late race challenge from Holden driver Greg Murphy hung on to win by just under three seconds after 1000 kms of racing.

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LOCAL LEMVARD WINS IN THAILAND

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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LOCAL LEMVARD WINS IN THAILAND

Local driver Jack Lemvard in a BMW delighted the home crowd at Thailand's Bira Circuit with a win in the Asian Touring Car Series, further extending his already big lead in the Championship.  “ I would like to thank my team for working all night to get the car ready because the containers arrived late.” he said after the race. “The start for me today was not my best but I managed to hold it down the first corner and I knew if I come out of it I will be first. I’m one to two seconds ahead of the second placed driver so I just held my pace from there on.”

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