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- ↑ Speedcafe.com (2011-11-15). "Expanded events for Radical Australia Cup". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- 1 2 3 "2024 Radical Cup Australia Sporting and Technical Regulations" (PDF). Radical Cup Australia. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ richardrt (2023-10-27). "Last time in Sydney". TransAm. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ↑ OBrien, Garry (2023-11-05). "Gardner secures Radical Cup while thrillers in Excels". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ↑ Australia, Radical Cup (2024-11-10). "Paddon takes the series win, while Cutts claims the round at Mount Panorama". Radical Cup Australi. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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