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References
- 1 2 3 2007 Australian Performance Car Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport - Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Aaron Noonan, A battle of the brands, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 3 / 2007, pages 96 to 98
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2007 Race Results Archive at www.natfoft.biz Archived 2007-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 12 March 2012
- ↑ Donut King Australian Performance Cars Entry List, Official 2007 Race Program, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, October 4-7 2007, page 135