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30 years of MiniWorld

eird and wonderful seemed to be the theme of this 1997 issue of . Mike Watker's spaceframe racer was so immaculately turned out that it was unusual in Oval circuit racing where "the pretty car is an obvious target."'s test driver Bill Sollis said: "This sort of machine still provides an excellent spectacle to the viewing public… and for the driver, a ride from hell in a projectile that could defy Satan."

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