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- ↑ "261 Gould NME GR61X (2005)". January 11, 2020 – via Flickr.
- ↑ "GR61X". Gould Racing.
- ↑ "Moran earns a place in hillclimb record books". Motor Sport Magazine. September 27, 2016.