The 2000 Dunlop British V8 Supercar Championship is the first season under British V8 Supercar Championship regulations and the 43rd season of the British Touring Car Championship.
Regulation Changes
With rising costs of the Super Touring era of the BTCC causing a decline in entries, a change in regulations for British Touring Car racing was announced early in 1999. Inspired by the changes recently made for Australian touring car racing, the BTCC will adopt the same Group 3A regulations used in what is now the V8 Supercar Championship and be promoted as the Dunlop British Supercar Championship from the 2000 season. The regulations have also been adopted by the German, French and Italian championships.
In an additional attempt to cut down costs, full factory backed teams will be banned and teams themselves cannot build their own cars. Instead manufacturers will develop cars to sell to teams at a set price which also covers engines. Though they can no longer run full on teams, manufacturers can still provide partial sponsorship and drivers to teams that run their cars.
Dunlop becomes the series title sponsor and also the sole tire supplier, their tire supply cost covered by each team's entry fee.
Entry List
The 32 Racing Entitlement Contracts were assigned to teams as shown below.
Championship entries
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Enduro Cup entries
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Team
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Car
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No.
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Drivers
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Rounds
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Sponsors
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Endurance co-drivers
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Ray Mallock Ltd.
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Jaguar X-Type
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2
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David Leslie
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BP/Castrol
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23
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Vincent Radermacker
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24
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Tommy Erdos
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Marks and Spencer
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West Surrey Racing
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MG ZS 180
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3
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Warren Hughes
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32
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Yvan Muller
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RAC
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33
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Jonny Kane
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Arena Motorsport
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203
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4
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Darren Turner
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Ladbrokes
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9
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Stuart Clarke
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Debenhams
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49
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Peter Dumbreck
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House of Fraser
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Prodrive Racing
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Ford Mondeo II
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5
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Alain Menu
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PepsiMAX
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6
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Anthony Reid
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Rapid Fit
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55
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Tim Harvey
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Unilever
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56
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Jason Plato
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HSBC
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Bintcliffe Sport
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Saab 9-3
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7
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Simon Harrison
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Cadbury's
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John Bintcliffe
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77
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Kurt Luby
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RyanAir
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Triple 8 Race Engineering
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Vauxhall Vectra B
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8
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James Thompson
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Vodaphone
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John Cleland
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888
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Paul O'Neill
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80
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Roger Möen
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Guinness
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88
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Rob Collard
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Paddy Power
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Vic Lee Racing
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Peugeot 406
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10
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Phil Bennett
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Orange
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20
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Dan Eaves
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Halfords
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GR Motorsport
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Volvo S60
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12
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Rickard Rydell
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Shell/Helix
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14
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James Kaye
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Barwell Motorsport
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Honda Accord Euro R CL6
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16
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Mark Lemmer
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easyJet
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Total Control Racing
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Nissan Primera P11
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17
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Lee Brookes
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McDonald's
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18
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Allan McNish
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Team Dynamics
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Honda Accord Euro R CL6
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25
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Matt Neal
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Direct Line
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52
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Gordon Shedden
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PRO Motorsport
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Alfa Romeo 156
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45
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Tommy Rustad
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Aviva
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46
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Toni Roukonen
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GA Motorsport
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Alfa Romeo 156
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66
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Mark Blair
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Argos
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Gary Ayles
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Tech-Speed Motorsport
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Vauxhall Vectra
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99
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David Pinkney
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Calendar
Round
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Race
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Circuit
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Date
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Pole Position
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Fastest Lap
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Winning Driver
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No.
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Winning Team
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Round Winner
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1
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R1
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Devonport Park, Plymouth
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23 March
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R2
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24 March
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2
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R3
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Brands Hatch Grand Prix, Kent
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6 April
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R4
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R5
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7 April
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3
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R6
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Silverstone Grand Prix, Northamptonshire
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21 April
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R7
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R8
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22 April
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R9
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23 April
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4
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R10
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Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire
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29 April
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R11
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R12
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30 April
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5
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R13
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Knockhill Circuit, Fife
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13 May
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R14
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R15
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14 May
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6
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R16
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Oulton Park International, Cheshire
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27 May
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R17
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R18
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28 May
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7
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R19
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Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire
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24 June
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R20
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R21
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25 June
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8
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R22
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Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
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16 July
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9
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R23
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Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg
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6 August
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10
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R24
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Pembrey Circuit, Carmarthenshire
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26 August
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R25
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R26
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27 August
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11
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R27
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Donington Park Grand Prix, Leicestershire
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9 September
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R28
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10 September
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12
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R29
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Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham
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23 September
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R30
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24 September
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