{"id":491393,"date":"2010-07-01T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=40377"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:25:56","slug":"credit-where-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/credit-where-due\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit Where Due"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Illustrating Patrick Quinn\u2019s article on the Bira MG K3 (VR December, 2009) was a photograph of Ron Uffindel, who\u00a0 frequently raced it. A theme of that issue was the return of the Lotus name to F1. I saw Uffindel\u2019s name and bells rang.<\/p>\n<p>Australian motor racing often reflected the British scene, since that is where most immigrants came from. Indeed, a Brit could emigrate on an assisted passage for only ten pounds, terms and conditions applied. 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