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45:Race details
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944:Fastest lap
580:Lyn Archer
526:1h 13m 50s
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450:1h 11m 46s
411:1h 11m 44s
146:Fastest lap
1134:Categories
954:References
876:Climax FPF
872:Cooper T43
798:Special /
731:Climax FWB
552:Climax FPE
544:Alan Jack
515:Climax FPF
511:Cooper T43
439:Climax FPE
391:Stan Jones
343:Stan Jones
308:Stan Jones
201:Stan Jones
131:Stan Jones
912:1.5L S/c
904:John Youl
802:1.3L S/c
764:Chevrolet
759:Ted Gray
430:Len Lukey
293:Australia
228:Len Lukey
838:Maserati
476:Maserati
400:Maserati
366:Entrant
289:Tasmania
265:Maserati
209:Maserati
166:Maserati
139:Maserati
94:Distance
72:Tasmania
68:Longford
60:Location
624:Bristol
557:A Jack
360:Driver
102:Weather
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622:T40 /
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235:Cooper
215:Second
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78:Course
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