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Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, NZ<\/p>\n

January 27\u201329, 2012<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/a>
Eric Haga flew in from the U.S. to run his Lola T190.
Photo: Ian Welsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Roger<\/a>
Roger Munns enjoyed his time in the 1954 Buckler 90.
Photo: Ian Welsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The ex-Alan Moffat Ford Cologne Capri RS3100 picks up a wheel!
Photo: Ian Welsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"As<\/a>
As usual, veteran Ken Smith is out front of the F5000 field in his Lola T430, chased by the Lola T400 of Mark Dwyer and the rest of the field.
Photo: Ian Welsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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