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Junior Drag Racing Rules Reconsidered In Australia After 8-Year-Old Dies

"It's an extraordinary speed for an eight-year-old to be having the sole control of a vehicle," said Acting Premier of Western Australia Roger Cook.

An Australian girl described by her dad as "bright and bubbly" died Saturday after her drag racing car crashed into the track barrier.

Anita Board celebrated her eighth birthday less than one week ago.

At a press conference Monday from the site of Anita's accident, her father Ian Board , "Her passion for motorsport, drag

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