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References
- 1 2 Chris Aberdein at driverdb.com
- ↑ Chris Aberdein at Speedsport Magazine
- 1 2 South African Touring Car Championship 1996 at driverdb.com
- ↑ "WRT only able to announce one driver for its DTM campaign in 2019". Autosport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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