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evo Track Car Of The Year 2009

We assemble a dozen of the best circuit cars from 2009 to discover which one will become our trackday car of the year

by: EVO team

18 Nov 2009

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Full 14-page test and results in this month's evo, issue 138. On sale now.

View the contenders and watch their track performances on the links below.

Ariel Atom

Caterham R300

Ford Focus RS

Honda Civic Type-R Mugen

KTM X-Bow

Lamborghini Gallardo LP-550-2 Balboni

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