2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
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The 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercars season was the eighth running of the V8 Supercar Development series
. It began on March 1 at the Clipsal 500
and ended on December 2 at Phillip Island
after seven rounds.
and one stand-alone event.
Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
The Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series is an Australian touring car competition, specifically the second tier series for V8 Supercar competitors. Competing vehicles are older than those utilised in the V8 Supercar Championship series and are run by smaller teams with lower budgets...
. It began on March 1 at the Clipsal 500
2007 Clipsal 500
The 2007 Clipsal 500 was the first race of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 1st to the 4th of March around the inner streets of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The Adelaide 500 is a unique event where the round results are determined by the results from the...
and ended on December 2 at Phillip Island
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
after seven rounds.
Teams and drivers
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| Sieders Racing Team Sieders Racing Team Sieders Racing Team is a family-owned and -run Australian Touring Car, Sports Car and Truck Racing team that has competed in various Australian motor racing series... |
13 |  Colin Sieders |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... |
| 19 | David Sieders |
BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
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| Stones Motor Sport | 24 | Nigel Stones |
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VX Commodore Holden VX Commodore The Holden VX Commodore, Berlina and Calais range of full-size cars were the eleventh instalment of Holden Commodore, a model manufactured by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors... |
| Team Dynamik Team Dynamik Team Dynamik is a former V8 Supercar team. The team began its V8 Supercar Championship Series life in 2003, with Simon Wills and Jason Richards as drivers, and nearly won the prestigious Sandown 500.... |
28 |  Simon Wills |
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VY Commodore |
| MW Motorsport MW Motorsport MW Motorsport is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.... |
28 | Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Before that he raced in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing... Matthew White Geoff Emery |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| 29 | Clayton Pyne Tim Slade Tim Slade Tim Slade in Hornsby NSW is an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver.-Early career:Slade first appeared at a national level racing Formula 3. During the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship Slade in his rookie season with Team BRM he won his first race with the team making a one-off appearance at... |
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| A.N.T. Racing | 30 | Tim Slade Tim Slade Tim Slade in Hornsby NSW is an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver.-Early career:Slade first appeared at a national level racing Formula 3. During the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship Slade in his rookie season with Team BRM he won his first race with the team making a one-off appearance at... Ryan BrownRyan Brown Ryan Brown is a comic book artist best known for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.-Career:Brown began inking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1985 and continued until 1988, when he and partner Steve Lavigne began producing artwork for licensed TMNT products... Luke YouldenLuke Youlden Luke Youlden is an Australian motor racing driver. He is the son of two-time Australian Production Car champion Kent Youlden. Youlden has been a V8 Supercar endurance co-driver for various teams since 2001 but has never raced in the series full-time... |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| Dwyer Quality Homes | 31 | Damian Assaillit |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... |
| Howard Racing | 32 | Adam Sharpe | |
BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| 37 | Mark Howard |
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| 71 | Andrew Thompson |
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| Peters Motorsport | 40 | Neil McFadyen Wayne Wakefield |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... |
| 80 | Barry Tanton |
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| 91 | Gary Deane |
BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
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| Voight Contracting | 41 | Stephen Voight |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... |
| Jay Motorsport | 42 | Jay Verdnik |
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VZ Commodore |
| Jack Hillerman Racing | 43 | Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian is an Australian race car driver.In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship... |
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VZ Commodore |
| Kanga Loaders | 44 | Chris Pither Chris Pither Chris Pither, born December 3, 1986 in Palmerston North, is a New Zealand racing driver. Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford... |
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VY Commodore |
| O'Brien Motorsport | 45 | Shannon O'Brien |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The team have also had wild card entries into the V8 Supercar Championship Series endurance races, specifically the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000, in... |
46 | Dale Wood Dale Wood (racing driver) Dale Wood is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. He commenced his full time V8 Supercar career in 2009 with the newly formed team Kelly Racing team, having raced previously for the Tasman Motorsport aligned Greg Murphy Racing Fujitsu series squad... |
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VZ Commodore |
| 47 | Sam Walter |
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| Image Racing | 48 | Dean Neville |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| 49 | Terry Wyhoon Owen Kelly |
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| Novacastrian Motorsport | 58 | Drew Russell |
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VX Commodore Holden VX Commodore The Holden VX Commodore, Berlina and Calais range of full-size cars were the eleventh instalment of Holden Commodore, a model manufactured by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors... |
| Prodigy Motorsport | 60 | José Fernández |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| 61 | Tom Drewer John McIntyre John McIntyre (driver) John McIntyre is a New Zealand racecar driver who competes in the NZV8's and is a co-driver for Stone Brothers Racing at Phillip Island and Bathurst.-NZV8's:... Damian Assaillit |
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| Scott Loadsman Racing | 62 | Scott Loadsman |
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VY Commodore |
| Shane Beikoff Racing | 68 | Shane Beikoff Jonathan Beikoff |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... |
| Spiess Heckler Racing | 69 | Robert Jones |
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VX Commodore Holden VX Commodore The Holden VX Commodore, Berlina and Calais range of full-size cars were the eleventh instalment of Holden Commodore, a model manufactured by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors... |
| Action Racing | 73 | Marcus Zukanovic |
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VZ Commodore |
| Tony D'Alberto Racing Tony D'Alberto Racing Tony D'Alberto Racing currently known as Wilson Security Racing is a V8 Supercar racing team, owned by the D'Alberto family which competes in the V8 Supercar Championship Series. The team operates a single Ford FG Falcon driven by Tony D'Alberto... |
74 | Mark McNally Mark McNally (racing driver) Mark McNally is an Australian racing driver. He made his V8 Supercar debut at the 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400.-Career:... |
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VZ Commodore |
| 99 | Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Antonio D'Alberto , is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. He drives the #3 Ford FG Falcon for Tony D'Alberto Racing.-Formula Ford:... |
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| McGill Motorsport | 75 | Aaron McGill |
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AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... \ |
| 76 | Luke Youlden Luke Youlden Luke Youlden is an Australian motor racing driver. He is the son of two-time Australian Production Car champion Kent Youlden. Youlden has been a V8 Supercar endurance co-driver for various teams since 2001 but has never raced in the series full-time... Phillip ScifleetPhillip Scifleet Phillip Scifleet, born 4 May 1977, is an Australian race driver. Starting in Karts in 1993 winning the Australian Formula A Seeries in 1994 before moving up into the cars for the Australian Suzuki GTi Cup in 1995. Then he moved into Formula Ford in 1996, winning the New South Wales Championship. In... |
AU Falcon Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia... BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
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| Ford Rising Stars Racing | 77 | Daniel Elliott Grant Denyer Grant Denyer Grant Denyer is an Australian television reporter, personality and motor racing driver.-Television career:In 1997, Denyer began his career in the media, he gained a position at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga as a news reporter and journalist... |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| 777 | Michael Caruso |
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| Wollongong Performance Racing | 85 | Damien White |
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VZ Commodore |
| 100 | Kayne Scott Kayne Scott Kayne Scott started his motorsport career by competing in motocross at the age of 12. Scott is a five time New Zealand Trans-Am champion and won the 2005/06 New Zealand V8s series... |
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| Mid Coast Ford Racing | 91 | Joel Spychala |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| Stone Brothers Racing Stone Brothers Racing Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team... |
94 | Jonathan Webb Jonathan Webb Jonathan Mark Webb is a former English rugby union footballer who represented England in 33 Test matches. He played for two clubs, first Bristol and then Bath where he played mainly at fullback. His career representing England lasted between 1987 and 1993, and he scored a total of 296 points for... |
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BA Falcon Ford BA Falcon The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan... |
| Sydney Star Racing | 95 | Adam Wallis Taz Douglas Taz Douglas Taz Douglas is a part-time Australian race driver.Douglas was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Having scored numerous karting titles in his junior years - including the Ford Kart Stars Series in 2000 - Taz Douglas took time out from motor racing in 2003 and 2004 to pursue his other passion,... Ashley CooperAshley Cooper (race driver) Ashley Alan Cooper was an Australian race car driver. Cooper died from severe head and internal injuries after a high speed racing accident. Preliminary investigation suggests that his car may have clipped a guard rail at over 200 km/h at the Clipsal 500 meeting in Adelaide.-Career:Cooper began... |
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VZ Commodore VY Commodore |
| 96 | José Fernández Chris Pither Chris Pither Chris Pither, born December 3, 1986 in Palmerston North, is a New Zealand racing driver. Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford... Mark McNallyMark McNally (racing driver) Mark McNally is an Australian racing driver. He made his V8 Supercar debut at the 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400.-Career:... |
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| 98 | Brett Hobson |
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| ASR Racing | 95 | Ash Samadhi |
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VZ Commodore |
Race calendar
The series consisted of six events in support to the 2007 V8 Supercar season2007 V8 Supercar season
The 2007 V8 Supercar season was the 48th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500....
and one stand-alone event.
| Rd. | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
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| 1 | Clipsal 500 |
Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide Street Circuit The Adelaide Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia.... |
Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... , South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... |
Mar 1-4 | Michael Caruso |
| 2 | Wakefield Park |
Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Wakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil... |
Goulburn Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
Mar 30-Apr 1 | Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Antonio D'Alberto , is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. He drives the #3 Ford FG Falcon for Tony D'Alberto Racing.-Formula Ford:... |
| 3 | Winton |
Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months... |
Benalla, Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
May 18-20 | Tony D'Alberto |
| 4 | QLD Raceway |
Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days.... |
Ipswich Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre... , Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... |
Jul 20-22 | Michael Caruso |
| 5 | Oran Park |
Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010.... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , New South wales |
Aug 17-19 | Owen Kelly |
| 6 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia... |
Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October... |
Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales -CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments... , New South Wales |
Oct 4-7 | Luke Youlden Luke Youlden Luke Youlden is an Australian motor racing driver. He is the son of two-time Australian Production Car champion Kent Youlden. Youlden has been a V8 Supercar endurance co-driver for various teams since 2001 but has never raced in the series full-time... |
| 7 | Phillip Island |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:... |
Phillip Island, Victoria | Nov 30-Dec 2 | Michael Caruso |
Driver standings
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