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77:Nationality
1562:Categories
1353:21 January
1330:References
1048:Davey Watt
826:, Sweden.
824:Gothenburg
774:, Poland.
705:, Sweden.
586:Gold Coast
388:1999, 2004
301:1997, 2003
281:1993, 1996
195:Indianerna
80:Australian
57:1975-01-20
1516:Crash.net
1451:23 August
1144:Position
1129:- 11+3pts
1104:- 12+3pts
923:World Cup
863:Pardubice
806:. In the
703:Västervik
504:Wingfield
477:Melbourne
471:Australia
352:World Cup
222:Slangerup
185:Piraterna
181:2005–2008
144:2001–2006
138:Bydgoszcz
1495:Archived
904:Coventry
818:and the
798:and the
679:Coventry
481:Adelaide
444:Victoria
383:Champion
71:Victoria
1546:12 July
1521:12 July
1423:5 April
1266:Winner
1247:Winner
1147:Points
1119:Olching
1094:Tampere
1015:Reading
940:Wrocław
796:Cardiff
712:at the
664:Olching
656:Tampere
600:England
590:Gosford
552:Mildura
536:Whyalla
518:behind
496:Mildura
440:Fitzroy
202:Denmark
165:Kaparna
67:Fitzroy
1476:8 June
1396:
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1153:Notes
1036:Leszno
990:Vojens
973:Winner
948:Winner
887:Winner
869:(with
816:Avesta
772:Leszno
466:Career
405:Winner
394:Winner
212:Brovst
155:Sweden
118:Poland
1315:18th
1297:14th
1279:13th
1182:10th
1141:Year
804:Krško
701:) in
689:. In
516:Perth
128:Toruń
1548:2024
1523:2024
1478:2023
1453:2024
1425:2023
1394:ISBN
1373:ISBN
1355:2023
1321:4th
1311:2006
1303:6th
1293:2005
1285:4th
1275:2004
1260:9th
1256:2003
1244:158
1235:2002
1226:3rd
1220:4th
1216:2001
1207:2nd
1201:9th
1197:2000
1188:3rd
1178:1999
1169:2nd
1163:7th
1159:1998
1108:1996
1083:1995
1062:2008
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1025:2007
1004:2006
979:2003
954:2002
929:2001
893:2000
885:) -
852:1999
761:2008
759:and
757:2006
753:2007
749:2003
745:2002
743:and
741:2001
733:1976
721:1999
691:1997
687:1981
649:1996
647:and
645:1995
524:1991
420:2003
399:1999
369:1997
358:1997
347:2002
343:2001
331:1999
311:2000
292:1991
261:2004
250:1995
238:1997
218:2010
208:2007
191:2011
134:1999
51:Born
1318:10
1300:45
1282:65
1263:94
1240:3rd
1223:80
1204:62
1185:55
1166:68
1127:2nd
1102:3rd
1056:3rd
998:2nd
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