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933:"Is it one-off Jorgensen?"
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158:Peterborough Panthers
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626:Best finish
605:- 38pts (8)
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513:- 44pts (2)
499:Los Angeles
343:World Final
57:Nationality
988:Categories
822:References
672:British GP
273:Middelfart
124:1996, 1998
87:2001, 2004
50:Middelfart
40:1962-07-18
944:29 August
916:29 August
888:29 August
561:Pardubice
185:Grudziądz
104:1982-1983
52:, Denmark
805:See also
620:Position
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528:Bradford
857:6 April
786:2000 -
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752:1995 -
744:Holsted
731:1992 -
697:Pocking
430:Wrocław
359:Wrocław
91:Holsted
71:Denmark
795:Outrup
778:Outrup
714:Lonigo
629:Notes
623:Points
582:Lonigo
511:Winner
482:Winner
464:(with
458:Vojens
409:Vojens
379:Family
351:Vojens
294:Career
215:Ostrów
205:Gorzów
195:Gdańsk
175:Poland
81:Odense
60:Danish
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617:Year
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