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won the championship for the team in a BMW 318is. During the 1992 season, following the switch to the new car, Vic Lee
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team, and restarted the team as 'VLR' (Vic Lee Racing) by running a programme in the
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333:13 January
281:References
192:driven by
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111:History
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