AUSSIE OUTLAW ROCKS UK RECORDS
23 June 2023
John Willard’s ‘Aussie Outlaw’ has hit the Santa Pod dragstrip for the first time, and has already caused a sensation in the UK by smashing Outlaw Anglia records.
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