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Cars race around Bird's Nest

CHINA'S Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing will turn into a race track tonight for the first major event at the venue since the Olympics last year. The Race of Champions, which draws drivers from varying forms of... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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