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'''Geoff Donnelly''', born June 3rd, 1968, was a British professional racing driver who competed in [[Life Grand Prix Series|Life Grand Prix]], [[Prost Grand Prix series|Prost Grand Prix]], and [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]]. Fondly known as 'The Pie Man' due to his love for the savoury pastry and meat dish, Donnelly was known for his numerous visits to food outlets whilst at Grand Prix weekends enjoying his favourite meal. Despite at some points being noticeably thicker than any of the other drivers, Donnelly insisted that his size did not impact his driving abilities.
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'''Geoff Donnelly''' (born June 3rd, 1968 in Scarborough, England) is a British professional racing driver who competed in [[Life Grand Prix Series|Life Grand Prix]], [[Prost Grand Prix series|Prost Grand Prix]], and [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]]. Fondly known as "The Pieman" due to his love for the savoury pastry and meat dish, Donnelly was known for his numerous visits to food outlets whilst at Grand Prix weekends enjoying his favourite meal. Despite at some points being noticeably thicker than any of the other drivers, Donnelly insisted that his size did not impact his driving abilities.
  
 
==Early Life and Career==
 
==Early Life and Career==
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Up to you Salamander
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Donnelly was born in Scarborough to Michael, a builder, and Betty, a dinnerlady. Brought up on building sites, Donnelly became adept at handling heavy machinery at a young age to the dismay of his mother. He would also build push-karts out of spare building materials, and his father noticed Geoff's growing interest in cars. Taking his son to Oulton Park to see a British Saloon Car Championship race in 1979 proved to be the spark that Geoff needed to start trying to race cars himself. Having some contacts in scrap dealerships, Michael got his hands on some materials and built his son a kart, allowing him to practice around the building sites during lunch breaks.
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Impressed by his son's control, Michael entered Geoff into a local kart on his 12th birthday and he immediately impressed, beating some older and more experienced opposition. Winning a few races here and there, Geoff slowly made a name for himself. However, his father did not have the funds to keep funding his son's exploits, and his mother's meagre income could not help matters. Taking part in one final kart race in Northumberland and winning by some considerable margin, Donnelly met a gentleman named Colin Gregg, who pledged to fund the Brit's future racing career with backing from his family's bakery chain.
  
 
==Life Grand Prix Series==
 
==Life Grand Prix Series==
 
Again, your call.
 
Again, your call.
  
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==First Formula One Career==
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== F1RWRS ==
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To be completed when the canon F1 results have been determined.
 
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===2000===
 
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Heading into 2000, Donnelly stayed with the Stefan team to partner German Nick Heidfeld, aided by sponsorship from British bakery firm Greggs. Prior to the 2000 Formula One season, the likeable Briton featured in an advertising campaign in the United Kingdom, promoting Gregg's selection of pies. However, his season did not get off to a great start, as whilst riding his scooter to a pie shop before Free Practice 1 at the Australian Grand Prix, Donnelly came off the moped and injured his wrist. Despite claiming that 'he was as fit as he'd ever been', he was forced to sit out the remainder of the weekend on doctr's orders, to be replaced by team test driver [[Evelyn Gomes]].
 
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Things went from bad to worse for Donnelly in Brazil, as it was evident that the Stefan chassis was far from efficient, and the 3 year old Mechachrome engines severely down on power. He failed to qualify for any of the next three races, although Heidfeld managed to drag the Stefan above 107% for the second time at Imola.
 
  
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Donnelly's season came to a close at the next round in Spain, with the Stefan Grand Prix trucks and equipment being refused entry to the Catalunya circuit. It emerged that Stefan had been excluded from competing in the World Championship after 3 and a quarter seasons of competition for bringing the sport into disrepute, a decision that some felt should have faced Zoran Stefanovic's team much earlier. Donnelly was out of a drive once again, and would not enter another Formula One event for another four years.
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Starting to get the taste for the motorsports world again, Donnelly was encouraged by Greggs to make enquiries into securing an [[F1RWRS]] seat for the [[2017 F1RWRS season|2017 season]]. To his surprise, rookie team [[Fusion Motorsports]] offered Donnelly a seat at their nascent outfit alongside [[Miko Fäkkinen]] as long as he could earn a superlicense in time. Purchasing a few tests with the [[Equipe Gauthier]] team, Donnelly managed to secure his seat with Fusion.
  
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==Prost Grand Prix Series==
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Fusion, developing a highly-experimental chassis, had decided to pour their season's budget into development and had opted for the free Great Wall engines based on the unsuccessful [[Prospec]] PRS01 design. Unsurprisingly, the car was underpowered and in the hands of Fäkkinen and Donnelly could not pass pre-qualifying more than twice. Fäkkinen managed to get the car onto the grid on both occasions, in Bathurst and Monaco, whilst Donnelly did not qualify for either event.
  
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==Second Formula One career==
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Sensing his time racing was over, Donnelly retired at the end of the season, stating "I've reached the top level at 49, and I want to leave on a high note". Fusion offered Donnelly a contract to remain with the team as a global marketing ambassador, which he duly accepted.
  
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Donnelly would get another chance at Formula One midway through 2004 with the struggling Minardi team. Replacing Nicolas Kiesa for the North American rounds, the abolition of the 107% rule meant that for the first time in his Formula One career, he would be guaranteed to make the grid. He scored a point on his return with an 8th place at the Canadian Grand Prix, and whilst his run in the US Grand Prix did not bolster his tally, Donnelly was closer to team mate [[Daniel Melrose]] than Gianmaria Bruni had been earlier in the season. However, choosing to focus on his racing commitments in America, Donnelly declined the offer of further races with the team.
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== Results ==
  
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==Results==
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===F1RWRS===
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===Formula One===
 
 
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! [[2017 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season|2017]]
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! [[Fusion Motorsports|Energy T.I. Fusion Motorsports]]
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! Great Wall GWRS-17
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|NSW<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|GBR<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|ITA<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|AUT<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|CAN<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|USS<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|USN<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|GER<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|NED<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BEL<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|MON<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|MOR<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|ARG<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|JPN<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|CHN<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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! 45th
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! 0
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!rowspan=3| [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]]
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!rowspan=3| Greggs Racing
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!rowspan=3| Rover Metro
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!rowspan=3| {{Class-D}}
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!colspan=2| {{AUS}}
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!colspan=2| {{JPN}}
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!colspan=2| {{USA}}
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!colspan=2| {{GER}}
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!colspan=2| {{RZA}}
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!colspan=2| {{BEL}}
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!align=center| {{GER}}
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!rowspan=3| N/A
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!rowspan=3| 0
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!rowspan=3| 36th
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!rowspan=3| 14
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!width=20px| E
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!width=20px| S
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!width=20px| E
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|BIR<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BIR<br /><small>34</small>
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!rowspan=3| [[1989_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1989]]
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!rowspan=3| Philips Car Systems Racing
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!rowspan=3| Ford Sierra RS500
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!rowspan=3| {{Class-A}}
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!colspan=2| {{JPN}}
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!colspan=2| {{USA}}
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!colspan=2| {{RZA}}
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!colspan=2| {{FRA}}
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!colspan=2| {{CZE}}
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!colspan=2| {{ITA}}
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!colspan=2| {{FRA}}
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!colspan=2| {{GBR}}
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!colspan=2| {{BEL}}
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!colspan=2| {{GER}}
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!align=center| {{AUS}}
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!rowspan=3| 12th
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!rowspan=3| 82
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!rowspan=3| 11th
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!rowspan=3| 124
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!width=20px| E
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!width=20px| S
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!width=20px| E
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!width=20px| S
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!width=20px| S
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|FUJ<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|FUJ<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|WAT<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|WAT<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|PAU<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|PAU<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BRN<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BRN<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|MNZ<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|MNZ<br /><small>1</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|CHA<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|CHA<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|BIR<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|BIR<br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|SPA<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|NUR<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|NUR<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|BAT<br /><small>Ret</small>
 
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! Stefan SGP03
 
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[[Category:Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Drivers]]
 
[[Category:British Drivers]]
 
[[Category:British Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
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[[Category:WTCM drivers]]

Latest revision as of 14:00, 9 February 2018

Geoff Donnelly (born June 3rd, 1968 in Scarborough, England) is a British professional racing driver who competed in Life Grand Prix, Prost Grand Prix, and Formula One. Fondly known as "The Pieman" due to his love for the savoury pastry and meat dish, Donnelly was known for his numerous visits to food outlets whilst at Grand Prix weekends enjoying his favourite meal. Despite at some points being noticeably thicker than any of the other drivers, Donnelly insisted that his size did not impact his driving abilities.

Early Life and Career

Donnelly was born in Scarborough to Michael, a builder, and Betty, a dinnerlady. Brought up on building sites, Donnelly became adept at handling heavy machinery at a young age to the dismay of his mother. He would also build push-karts out of spare building materials, and his father noticed Geoff's growing interest in cars. Taking his son to Oulton Park to see a British Saloon Car Championship race in 1979 proved to be the spark that Geoff needed to start trying to race cars himself. Having some contacts in scrap dealerships, Michael got his hands on some materials and built his son a kart, allowing him to practice around the building sites during lunch breaks.

Impressed by his son's control, Michael entered Geoff into a local kart on his 12th birthday and he immediately impressed, beating some older and more experienced opposition. Winning a few races here and there, Geoff slowly made a name for himself. However, his father did not have the funds to keep funding his son's exploits, and his mother's meagre income could not help matters. Taking part in one final kart race in Northumberland and winning by some considerable margin, Donnelly met a gentleman named Colin Gregg, who pledged to fund the Brit's future racing career with backing from his family's bakery chain.

Life Grand Prix Series

Again, your call.

F1RWRS

Starting to get the taste for the motorsports world again, Donnelly was encouraged by Greggs to make enquiries into securing an F1RWRS seat for the 2017 season. To his surprise, rookie team Fusion Motorsports offered Donnelly a seat at their nascent outfit alongside Miko Fäkkinen as long as he could earn a superlicense in time. Purchasing a few tests with the Equipe Gauthier team, Donnelly managed to secure his seat with Fusion.

Fusion, developing a highly-experimental chassis, had decided to pour their season's budget into development and had opted for the free Great Wall engines based on the unsuccessful Prospec PRS01 design. Unsurprisingly, the car was underpowered and in the hands of Fäkkinen and Donnelly could not pass pre-qualifying more than twice. Fäkkinen managed to get the car onto the grid on both occasions, in Bathurst and Monaco, whilst Donnelly did not qualify for either event.

Sensing his time racing was over, Donnelly retired at the end of the season, stating "I've reached the top level at 49, and I want to leave on a high note". Fusion offered Donnelly a contract to remain with the team as a global marketing ambassador, which he duly accepted.

Results

F1RWRS

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Pts
2017 Energy T.I. Fusion Motorsports CL1/17 Great Wall GWRS-17 AUS
DNPQ 		NSW
DNQ 		GBR
DNPQ 		ITA
DNPQ 		AUT
DNPQ 		CAN
DNPQ 		USS
DNPQ 		USN
DNPQ 		GER
DNPQ 		NED
DNPQ 		BEL
DNPQ 		MON
DNQ 		MOR
DNPQ 		ARG
DNPQ 		JPN
DNPQ 		CHN
DNPQ 		45th 0

WTCM

Year Team Car Class WDC Pts Class Pts
1988 Greggs Racing Rover Metro D Flag of Australia svg.png Flag of Japan svg.png Flag of the United States svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Flag of Belgium svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png N/A 0 36th 14
E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
BIR
Ret 		BIR
34
1989 Philips Car Systems Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A Flag of Japan svg.png Flag of the United States svg.png Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Flag of Italy svg.png Flag of France svg.png Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Flag of Belgium svg.png Flag of Germany svg.png Flag of Australia svg.png 12th 82 11th 124
E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E
FUJ
DNQ 		FUJ
DNQ 		WAT
DNQ 		WAT
DNQ 		PAU
8 		PAU
5 		BRN
DNQ 		BRN
DNQ 		MNZ
4 		MNZ
1 		CHA
DNQ 		CHA
DNQ 		BIR
5 		BIR
10 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
5 		NUR
Ret 		NUR
6 		BAT
Ret
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