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29 August - 11 September 1997
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VIEW OF THE FUTURE: This is our artist Bernie Walsh’s impression of how the VT Commodore might look when it hits the tracks next year.
Iden prepares to unleash the VT By CHRIS LAMBDEN
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HOLDEN’S aU-new VT Commodore, this launched will hit week, Australian race tracks in mid-1998, possibly with an all-new wishbonestyle front suspen sion design. Homologation of new touring cars has tradi tionally been on an annu al January 1 basis, but delays in planning for the VT while V8 group TEGA discussed the specification of future V8 race cars have led to Holden’s request for a
delayed mid-year intro duction. The matter was dis cussed at TEGA’s recent 5) think-tank techno meeting in Melbourne and Holden Motorsport Manager John Stevenson was due to m'eet with CAMS Homologation co ordinator Bruce Keys this week to formalise *the timetable for the VT’s introduction. Continued Page 3 05
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