2013 V8SuperTourer season

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Scott McLaughlin, the defending drivers' champion Scott McLaughlin 2013 V8 Supercar Test Day.jpg
Scott McLaughlin, the defending drivers' champion

The 2013 V8SuperTourer season is a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand. The season started on 16 February at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and ended on 8 December at Pukekohe Park Raceway after seven rounds. All cars used a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and were powered by a Chevrolet LS7 7-litre engine.

While the chassis and engines are the same (to provide a level playing field and hopefully allow the best drivers to succeed due to talent, not equipment), the cars can 'wear' body panels from any suitable model. So far, cars have appeared as either the Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore, but the chassis has a generic enough shape that a manufacturer such as Toyota or BMW could likely fit their bodywork to a Supertourer chassis and race as Lexus or 5 Series model.

There were to be 24 cars on the grid in Round 1 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park with talks that there also may be a Hyundai on the grid as well. It was confirmed that New Zealand Business BNT Automotive would be the official sponsor of the V8SuperTourer.

Scott McLaughlin started the season as the defending drivers' champion.

Calendar

The 2013 V8SuperTourer season consisted of seven rounds, although only six were confirmed. The dates for round 6 were set for 9 and 10 November: [1]

Details
Rnd.EventCircuitCity / stateDate
1The Rock Rumble Hampton Downs Motorsport Park North Waikato, New Zealand 15–17 February
2Mike Pero Need for Speed Powerbuilt Tools Raceway Christchurch, New Zealand 9–10 March
3Brother 350 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 25–26 May
4Gull 250 Ricoh Taupo Motorsport Park Taupō, New Zealand 31 Aug–1 Sept
5Aegis Oils Waikato 400 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park North Waikato, New Zealand 28–29 September
6Hampton 400 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park North Waikato, New Zealand 19–20 October
7 Mike Pero 500 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 29 Nov–1 Dec

Key:

  Race forms part of the V8 SuperTourers Championship.
  Race forms part of the V8 SuperTourers Championship and the Endurance Series.

Teams and drivers

Greg Murphy's Championship winning Commodore at the Pukekohe 500 Murphy 2013 Pukekohe 500 Car.jpg
Greg Murphy's Championship winning Commodore at the Pukekohe 500
Richard Moore's Holden Commodore which finished fourth overall in 2013 Richard Moore 2013.jpg
Richard Moore's Holden Commodore which finished fourth overall in 2013
Andre Heimgartner's MPC Motorsport Commodore which finished seventh overall in 2013 Andre Heimgartner 2013.jpg
Andre Heimgartner's MPC Motorsport Commodore which finished seventh overall in 2013

The following teams and drivers competed during the 2013 V8SuperTourer season.

TeamNo.DriverVehicleRounds
Scott McLaughlin Racing1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin [1] Holden VE Commodore All
Angus Fogg Racing3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg Holden VE Commodore All
Edgell Performance Racing8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell [2] Holden VE Commodore All
iSport Racing9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey Ford FG Falcon All
M3 Racing 10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore [3] Holden VE Commodore All
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Manuell [3]
51 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy [3]
Farmer Racing Services11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans Holden VE Commodore All
MPC Motorsport12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh Holden VE Commodore 1–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson 5–7
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner All
97 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen [4] Ford FG Falcon
AV8 Motorsport23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Booth Holden VE Commodore All
M2 Racing26 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon McLennan [5] Holden VE Commodore 1–3, 7
PSR Racing27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird Ford FG Falcon 1–2, 5–7
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 4
Tasman Motorsports Group 31 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt [6] Ford FG Falcon 1–3, 5–7 [7]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Waite 4 [7]
Cunningham Racing32 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham Ford FG Falcon All
John McIntyre Racing 47 Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre Ford FG Falcon All
Eddie Bell Racing69 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Bell Ford FG Falcon All
International Motorsport 96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Ford FG Falcon All

Results

The season started at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and finished at Pukekohe Park Raceway for the annual Pukekohe 500.

RoundDateCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRound winner(s)
1R117 February Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
2R110 March Powerbuilt Tools Raceway Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt Tasman Motorsports Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt Tasman Motorsports
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen International Motorsport
3R126 March Pukekohe Park Raceway Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen MPC Motorsport Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen MPC Motorsport
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy M3 Racing
4R17 September Ricoh Taupo Motorsport Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen MPC Motorsport Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen International Motorsport
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Booth Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Booth AV8 Motorsport
5R129 September Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 		M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
R2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell 		Edgell Performance Racing
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert 		International Motorsport
6R120 October Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 		M3 Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 		M3 Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert 		International Motorsport
7R11 December Pukekohe Park Raceway Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 		MPC Motorsport Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell 		Edgell Performance Racing
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat 		Scott McLaughlin Racing

Event summaries

The Rock Rumble

Greg Murphy won all three of the races at the season opener at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park continuing his great form at the North Waikato Track. Ant Pedersen also shone at the season opener claiming Pole Position and two second placings, a great result for the young driver from International Motorsport. The event also saw Front Running Kiwi V8 Supercar Driver Shane van Gisbergen join the series, in one of the MPC Motorsport Cars; he would eventually finish third for the round.

Mike Pero Need for Speed

Round 2 of the Series at Ruapuna saw Ant Pedersen claim another Pole Position, this time over Shane van Gisbergen. But Ant Pedersen wasn't the only Ford driver with speed, Tasman Motorsports driver Daniel Gaunt managed to claim the first two races then finishing Race 3 in second giving the Ford driver the Round Victory. Championship Leader Greg Murphy finished second in the first two races but had car troubles in the final giving him a DNF and dropping him to 6th in the Round.

Brother 350

Round 3 of the Series was held at the home of New Zealand Motorsport Pukekohe Park Raceway, where everyone thought hometown hero Greg Murphy would clean up, which wasn't the case. Shane van Gisbergen dominated the weekend claiming Pole then the first two races before Greg Murphy snatched the last race but because of the two victories Shane held on for the Round Victory. Resigning Champion Scott McLaughlin returned to the podium for the first time in 2013 claiming two-thirds and a fourth.

Gull 250

Round 4 of the Series was the final Sprint Series Round which was held in Taupō, where the fight was between Greg Murphy and Ant Pedersen for the Sprint Series Crown. Scott McLaughlin showed fantastic speed all weekend claiming both Pole Positions, but sadly had rotten luck in the races including a big start line crash in Race 3. Shane van Gisbergen eventually won the round over Andy Booth (who won Race 3) and Ant Pedersen (who won Race 2), but sadly for Ant he didn't get the points he needed to stop Greg Murphy from winning the 2013 Sprint Series Championship.

Aegis Oils Waikato 400

Round 5 of the season was the first Endurance Season round with many Australian Drivers making the trip to come over. The weekend saw different race winners for each race with Hampton Downs King Greg Murphy taking out Race 1 with 2012 co-driver Jack Perkins, Race 2 saw Tim Edgell and Lee Holdsworth claim their first race wins in V8SuperTourer. Then in Race 3 the International Motorsport duo of Ant Pedersen and Chaz Mostert managed to win. Because of great consistency Shane van Gisbergen and Alex Davison managed to win the round, the third round win in a row for Shane.

Hampton 400

Round 6 of the season saw many of the same results as Round 6 with Greg Murphy taking out Race 1 with Jack Perkins, Race 2 saw Richard Moore and Tim Slade claim their first race wins in V8SuperTourer. Then in Race 3 the International Motorsport duo of Ant Pedersen and Chaz Mostert managed to win the final race again just like Round 5, but this team the Ford drivers of Ant and Chaz also claimed the round, giving Ant Pedersen the overall Series lead over Greg Murphy going into the final round.

Mike Pero 500

The Mike Pero 500 was the 7th and final round of the 2013 V8 SuperTourer Championship which ended up coming down between Ant Pedersen, Greg Murphy and Shane van Gisbergen. The first race saw Shane van Gisbergen take the first strike at the title winning Race 1 with Alex Davison before having car troubles putting them out of Race 2 and 3 and ending his hopes at the title leaving it between Greg Murphy and Ant Pedersen. After the first race Greg Murphy managed to take over the Series lead after finishing second; then in Race 2 Ant Pedersen retook the lead of the Series by 45 points. Then in the final race Greg Murphy managed to finish second with Ant Pedersen finishing 5th giving Murphy the 2013 Crown. The weekend also saw Scott McLaughlin return to the winners' circle claiming his first and only race win of the season with James Moffat alongside him.

Championship leader table
RoundChampionship leaderLead
The Rock Rumble Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 197
Mike Pero Need for Speed 59
Brother 350 208
Gull 250 174
Aegis Oils Waikato 400 74
Hampton 400 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen 90
Mike Pero 500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 28

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver HAM RUA PUK TAU HAM HAM PUK Pts.
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 1st1st1st2nd2ndRet2nd2nd1st7th4th10th1stRet3rd1st10th2nd2nd5th2nd3559
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen 2nd2nd6th8th6th1st4th3rd4th9th1st11th16th3rd1st2nd2nd1st4th3rd5th3531
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen 8th4th2nd15thRet12th1st1st2nd1st7th2nd5th4th4th3rd12th5th1stRetDNS3066
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore 3rd3rd7th5th9th5th7thRetRet17th5th5th2nd10th2ndRet1st3rd3rd4th3rd2878
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin RetRetRet17th7thRet3rd4th3rd2nd9thRet4th2ndRetRet3rd6th5th2nd1st2744
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 10th7th12th1st1st2nd9th6th7th6th8thRet3rd5thRet6th6th10th8th9thRet2412
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner 11th14th11th3rd4th10th6th7th5th3rd6th8th8th8th7th12th15th9th12th6th12th2237
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell 5th12th14th13th15th9th5thRet8th15th17th7th6th1st15th8thRet4th16th1st4th1931
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert 16th3rd1st2nd2nd1st4th3rd5th1899
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Manuell 4th6th10th9th12th7th10th12th6th13th12th4th9thDNS10th5th7th7th11thRet10th1871
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 2nd10th2ndRet1st3rd3rd4th3rd1718
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird Ret15th4th4th3rd4thRet6th5th7th5th8th15th12thRet1710
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Booth Ret9th9th16th14th8thRetDNSDNS11th3rd1st7thRet8th10thRetRet9th8th11th1701
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 1stRet3rd1st10th2nd2nd5th2nd1696
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre 12th5th3rd7th16th6th13th5thRet4th2ndRet15th14thDNS13thRet14thRet7th6th1667
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans 6th11thRet10th8thRetRet8thRet8th14th3rd14th7th14th4th4thRet18th10thRet1548
17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Bell RetRet8thDNSDNSDNS8thRet10th16th13th9th12th13th9th9th9th11th10thRet9th1270
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 5th4th4th3rd12th5th1stRetDNS1232
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth 6th1st15th8thRet4th16th1st4th1232
20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg Ret13th13th12th10th11thRet13thRet14th11th6thRet9th11th14th11th12th17th11th7th1203
21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Waite 18th16th12th3rd5thRet6th6th10th8th9thRet1141
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey Ret10th15th11th11thRetRet9th9th12th10thRet11th12th13thRet13th15th14th14th13th1019
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 8th8th7th12th15th9th12th6th12th968
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh Ret8th5th6th5th3rdRetDNSDNS5thRetRet961
25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Lockwood Ret6th5th7th5th8th15th12thRet960
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Jacobson 10th11th6th11th8thRet13th13th8th947
27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham 9th17thRet14th13thRetRet11th11th10th15thRet13thRet12th15th14th13th7th15thRet929
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb 4th2ndRetRet3rd6th836
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat 5th2nd1st711
30 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 14th7th14th4th4thRet18th10thRet700
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 7thRet8th10thRetRet9th8th11th660
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery 10th11th6th13th13th8th629
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood Ret9th11th14th11th12th17th11th7th605
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 9th9th11th10thRet9th502
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat 5th7th7th11thRet10th478
36 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Gibson 11th12th13thRet13th15th14th14th13th383
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 15th14th13th7th15thRet383
38 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon McLennan 7th16th16thRet17thDNS12thRetDNS6th16thRet374
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Russell 11th8thRet318
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride 12th13th9th277
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff Ret7th6th236
42 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott 11th10th12th219
43 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester 15th14thDNS13thRet14th217
44 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Penny 9thDNS10th202
45 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 13thRet12th150
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters 6th16thRet80
PosDriverRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Endurance Series standings

Pos.DriversNo. HAM
1 		HAM
2 		HAM
3 		HAM2
1 		HAM2
2 		HAM2
3 		PUK
1 		PUK
2 		Pen.Pts.
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert 		9616th3rd1st2nd2nd1st01313
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slade 		102nd10th2ndRet1st3rd01094
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 		511stRet3rd1st10th2nd01049
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 		975th4th4th3rd12th5th01022
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb 		14th2ndRetRet3rd6th0836
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Lockwood 		27Ret6th5th7th5th8th0820
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt
Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Waite 		313rd5thRet6th6th10th0770
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Edgell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth 		86th1st15th8thRet4th50762
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Jacobson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Russell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery 		1210th11th6th11th8thRet0677
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Manuell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Penny 		159thDNS10th5th7th7th0651
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Evans
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 		1114th7th14th4th4thRet0651
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 		228th8th7th12th15th9th0634
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Bell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride 		6912th13th9th9th9th11th0586
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Fogg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood 		3Ret9th11th14th11th12th25420
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Storey
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Gibson 		911th12th13thRet13th15th25371
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 		3213thRet12th15th14th13th0358
17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Booth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 		237thRet8th10thRetRet0326
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester 		4715th14thDNS13thRet14th0217
Pos.DriversNo. HAM
1 		HAM
2 		HAM
3 		HAM2
1 		HAM2
2 		HAM2
3 		PUK
1 		PUK
2 		Pen.Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

See also

V8SuperTourer

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The 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international auto racing series for V8 Supercars. It was the seventeenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the nineteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 International V8 Supercars Championship</span>

The 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It was the eighteenth running of the Supercars Championship and the twentieth series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title.

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