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Monday, October 12, 2009

ONEROUS GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED UPON AUSSIE RACE FANS

A customer carries Fosters beer cans from the cool room at a liquor store in Melbourne Reuters – A customer carries beer cans from the cool room at a liquor store in Melbourne November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mick …

Racing fans "limited" to 24 beers a day

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – "Adult fans at one of Australia's most popular motor sport races, the Bathurst 1000, will be limited to one "slab" of beer a day -- or 24 375 ml cans -- as police focus on reducing alcohol-related crime.

"The 24-can rule would also be placed on mixed drinks for the V8 car race starting Thursday which draws thousands to the rural town of Bathurst in eastern New South Wales state, the NSW police said Tuesday.

"But more restrained spectators would be able to slake their thirst, if not their craving for alcohol, with up to 36 cans of low or mid-strength beer.

"Wine lovers must make do with no more than four liters of cask wine per day... the police statement said..."

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