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The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)
The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)

The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)

Date5/8/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is back and we're inviting you to enter. See page L13.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009862F
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