2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford

Formula Ford

Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....

open wheel racing cars. It was the 41st national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

and the 18th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship

Australian Formula Ford Championship

The Australian Formula Ford Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It has been held annually since 1970, originally as a national series, and later as the 'Driver-to-Europe' series...

name. The championship, which was promoted as the "2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship", began on 26 March 2010 at the Albert Park Street Circuit

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix and associated support races.-Design:...

and ended on 21 November at Sandown Raceway

Sandown Raceway

Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...

after eight rounds. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.

Synergy Motorsport Spectrum

Borland Racing Developments

Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee....

driver Chaz Mostert won the title with a dominant season performance. The Queensland driver secured the title at Round 7 and won a total of five rounds during the series. Individual race wins were achieved by Mostert (14), Nick Foster (3), Ashley Walsh (2), Ryan Simpson (2) and Geoff Uhrhane (1).

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship.

Team	Chassis	No	Driver
Sonic Motor Racing Services Sonic Motor Racing Services Sonic Motor Racing Services is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and Australia's largest open wheeler category Formula Ford, competing in both the Australian Formula Ford Championship and the Victorian Formula Ford...	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ10a	2	Geoff Uhrhane
		7	Josh Hunter
		11	Cameron Waters
		13	Nicholas Foster
		16	Ryan Simpson
Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee....	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011c	4	Andrew McFarland
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 012	45	Ashley Walsh Ashley Walsh Ashley Daniel Walsh born January 11, 1988 is a racing driver from Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.-Karting:Walsh was a dual Australian Karting Champion in 2003 at his local Ipswich Kart Track driving a Tony Kart. He won the Junior Clubman and Junior Piston Port categories. He also won the 2004...
		76	Ben Jurczak
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011b	77	Caleb Rayner
simPRO Master Electricians Racing	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ10a	5	Andre Borell
Evans Motorsport Group	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ10A	6	Adam Graham Nick Cassidy
	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ10A	6	Trent Harrison
	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ11A	94	Matthew Hart
Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Racing Brad Jones Racing is an Australian motor racing team centred around brothers Kim and Brad Jones and is based in Albury, New South Wales. Presently the team compete in the V8 Supercar Series, which they joined in 2000. Recently they have also returned to the Australian Formula Ford Championship...	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ09a	8	Tom Williamson
		9	Zac Schonberger
Linde Material Handling	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ06a	11	Cameron Waters
CAMS Rising Stars Minda Motorsport	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011b	12	Liam Sager
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011c	49	Jack LeBrocq
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011b	55	Garry Jacobson
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011d	83	Matthew Brabham
Synergy Motorsport	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 012	15	Chaz Mostert
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011b	17	Stefan Borsato
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011c	22	Shae Davies
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011	25	Daniel Cotton
	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 012	71	Nathan Morcom
G-Force Events Crabtrees Real Estate	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ07a	20	Greg Woodrow
Shae Davies Racing BF Racing	Van Diemen Van Diemen Van Diemen International, Ltd. is a British race car manufacturer based in Snetterton, Norfolk, England.The company has a reputation for high-volume production runs of its cars, the most well-known of which is its series of Formula Ford chassis, which have been at the forefront of that class of... RF06	22	Shae Davies
Howard Racing	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011	27 35	Sam Howard
Howard Racing	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ08a Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011	37	Jack Howard
Team BRM Team BRM Team BRM, formerly known as Bronte Rundle Motorsport, is the leading open-wheel motor racing team in Australia. The team have competed in Australian Formula 3 for over a decade winning several titles, including the Australian Drivers' Championship...	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ09a	30	Tom Goess
		31	Martin Short Ben Barker
		32	Jon Mills
HMT Racing	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011d	33	Robert Hackwood
Rob Spence Motorsport	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011c	35	Cameron Spence
Widex Australia	Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ07a	47	Williams Vass
McDonalds Chelsea Heights	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011d	66	Jesse Fenech
Marshalls & Dent Lawyers	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011b	74	Nicholas McBride
Speco/VHT Motor Improvements	Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011	78	Brendan Jones
TanderSport	Stealth S3D	91	Pete Major

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engine

Ford Duratec engine

The Duratec is a range of four, five, and six-cylinder gasoline engines produced by the Ford Motor Company, used in Ford, Mazda, Volvo, Caterham, Morgan, Tiger, Ginetta cars and by specialist engine tuner Cosworth....

s, as mandated by the championship regulations.

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Round Winner
1	Albert Park Street Circuit Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix and associated support races.-Design:...	28–29 March	Chaz Mostert
2	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....	1–2 May	Nicholas Foster
3	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...	14–16 May	Ashley Walsh
4	Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...	18–20 June	Chaz Mostert
5	Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-The circuit:Townsville Street Circuit is a reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the...	9–11 July	Chaz Mostert
6	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise Street Circuit The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...	22–24 October	Chaz Mostert
7	Symmons Plains Raceway Symmons Plains Raceway Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...	13–14 November	Geoff Uhrhane
8	Sandown Raceway Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...	19–21 November	Chaz Mostert

Note: Rounds were contested over three races, with the exception of Round 1 which was staged over two races.

Points

Championship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.

Results

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Pos.	Driver	ALB 1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix and associated support races.-Design:...	QLD 1 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....	QLD 2 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....	QLD 3 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....	WIN 1 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...	WIN 2 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...	WIN 3 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...	HID 1 Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...	HID 2 Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...	HID 3 Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...	TOW 1 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-The circuit:Townsville Street Circuit is a reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the...	TOW 2 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-The circuit:Townsville Street Circuit is a reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the...	TOW 3 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.-The circuit:Townsville Street Circuit is a reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the...	SUR 1 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...	SUR 2 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...	SUR 3 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...	SYM 1 Symmons Plains Raceway Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...	SYM 2 Symmons Plains Raceway Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...	SYM 3 Symmons Plains Raceway Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...	SAN 1 Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...	SAN 2 Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...	SAN 3 Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...	Points Penalty	Points
1	Chaz Mostert	1	2	16	4	1	2	3	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	12	5	1	1	1		361
2	Geoff Uhrhane	7	3	2	Ret	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	Ret	8	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	4	3	-5	269
3	Nicholas Foster	2	9	1	1	3	4	4	4	3	4	2	Ret	Ret	7	2	4	8	2	1	4	3	4		263
4	Ashley Walsh	4	8	4	Ret	2	1	1	5	6	2	5	2	2	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	5	2	2	-15	232
5	Ryan Simpson	3	1	19	6	5	5	6	3	4	1	4	3	4										-5	150
6	Cameron Waters	Ret	10	13	9	9	9	9	11	Ret	11	7	4	5	2	6	2	5	3	Ret	Ret	7	6		115
7	Adam Graham	6	4	7	2	6	6	5	6	5	7														92
8	Tom Williamson	11	Ret	8	8	Ret	16	11	17	7	6	Ret	16	6	6	Ret	7	6	7	8	3	5	9		88
9	Trent Harrison														5	4	5	4	4	4	Ret	11	8		72
10	Nathan Morcom	5	7	6	6	11	11	10	12	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6	7	Ret	9	13		59
11	Ben Jurczak		5	3	3	10	11	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	13	13	10	Ret	7	10	5	-5	53
12	Andre Borell	8	6	5	5	15	15	12	7	13	Ret	11	9	13	8	9	16	14	8	10	12	15	15		51
13	Jack Lebrocq	9	11	Ret	11	16	17	16	8	9	10	6	5	15	10	5	6	10	Ret	9	Ret	14	Ret		49
14	Matthew Brabham	16	15	9	Ret	7	7	7	Ret	16	Ret	13	10	Ret	15	10	8	16	11	11	8	19	Ret		30
15	Nick Cassidy											8	6	3											26
16	Jesse Fenech					13	14	13													6	6	7		22
17	Caleb Rayner	13	Ret	12	10	12	8	Ret	13	17	12	12	7	7	Ret	DNS	11	12	9	DNS	9	8	10	-5	21
18	Matthew Hart																	9	5	6	11	12	11		20
19	Martin Short	Ret	17	10	18	8	10	8	9	12	9														14
20	Tom Goess	18	13	15	15	Ret	20	15	15	11	8	10	8	9	Ret	11	15	15	14	12	10	13	12		12
21	Shae Davies		12	17	14										11	7	9	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	16	14		8
22	Garry Jacobson	10	14	11	16				Ret	14	13				9	8	Ret	Ret	13	13					7
	Cameron Spence	12				18	19	17																	0
	Andrew McFarland	14	Ret	14	12																				0
	Jack Howard											16	14	Ret	14	Ret	12								0
	Zac Schonberger		16	20	13	19	21	18	16	18	16	18	17	11											0
	Daniel Cotton	17																							0
	Stefan Borsato								14	19	15	15	15	12											0
	Jon Mills	21	18	18	17				18	20	17	19	18	Ret	14	15	Ret	Ret	15	14					0
	Josh Hunter																				Ret	17	16		0
	Brendan Jones	19																							0
	Ben Barker											DNS	11	Ret											0
	Robert Hackwood	20													13	16	17								0
	Pete Major																				13	18	DNS		0
	Williams Vass	22																							0
	Greg Woodrow	Ret																							0
23	Liam Sager					14	12	14	Ret	15	Ret	9	13	14	Ret	13	10							-5	-2
24	Sam Howard								10	Ret	14	17	12	10	Ret	12	14							-5	-3
25	Nicholas McBride	15				17	18	19																-5	-3

Note: Race 2 at the Albert Park Street Circuit

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

, was stopped in the early laps due to a serious crash involving factory Spectrum

Borland Racing Developments

Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee....

racer Caleb Rayner. Due to the tight schedule of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix

2010 Australian Grand Prix

The 2010 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 28 March 2010 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia. It was the second race of the 2010 Formula One season. The race was won by McLaren driver Jenson Button, the first back-to-back Australian Grand Prix winner...

support program, the race could not be re-started and no championship points were awarded.

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