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I FRENCH,MONT-rrmblammeam'Trembhg Mowtun . "A f t t r the ChampCar WorldSuia race at Le Cunu tMont-Tremblant, the firstthere since 1968,some intheChampCu addocksuggested i t means" T m b l i i Lower LIP."That wan after SebastienBourdaisrniaedhardonfirst-timewinnerRobertDoomboa'parade, inslatingDoomboawon only becausehe repeatedly blockedBnudnis,who W e dsecondFollomng the race,Bowdais slnmmedDwmbos over the publicaddress system. Theresponse: r e s o w bow

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three-ume champion.Dutchman Dwmbos lookedsu+t ahead, a sllghtlybemused expressLon onhis face, as b u r d m w dDaornbos had blocked bunthree unes: oncem the pitsand lo turns eight and 10.Atlastweek's Cleveland race(AW, July 21, Champ Carofficlals did a t e Dwrnbosfor blnckmg and p m a b dhrm. ut tbu, time, no oneseemed to see it fromBourdais' view.

"If Sebasnen feels that hewuld have passed me, heshould have done it,"Dwrnbos sa~dI felt I wasquicker!'"I only wtsh I couldhave," Bourdais said. "Hadyou not thmwn me m he

grass, maybe it would havebeen a l l right!"Later DoombosMid, "I'mno t going to let it spoilmyvictory."Nor should he. 'Ihcmanin the best position towitneas any blockin& third-place Team Awualia driverWill Power, said he didn't."Sebastien shouldprobably chill ou t a littlebit," Power said. "There'snothing he can do about itnow! Power said that latein the race, when the uackbecame wet after one d ev-eral showers, "You have tochange your line, becauseit'svery slippery.So it can looklike you're blockink whenyou're just looking for grip."It was a peculiar end to a

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