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A1GP:
Beaker: I could have taken two poles
by Mathias Olaf Uncertain
9th May 2008
Team GBH
driver
Rob Beaker
believes he had the ability to take two poles at the weekend.
Thankfully, however, he didn't, and was therefore able to sit down in his A1GP car and go on comfortably to win the penultimate race in front of an adoring home crowd.
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A1GP
A1 Grand Prix
The World Cup of Motor Sport. Allegedly.
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