1971_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship
1971 Individual Speedway World Championship
Motorcycle speedway world championship season
The 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 26th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ole Olsen became the first Danish winner of the Championship. His 15 point maximum denied Ivan Mauger from winning a fourth consecutive title. Mauger won the silver medal run-off against Bengt Jansson.[7]
The format of the Championship changed again for the 1971 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed six places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 10 riders for the World Final.
British/Commonwealth qualifying
- Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
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Finnish qualifying (top 8)
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Continental qualifying
- Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
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| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 8 May |  Stadio Moretti, Udine |  Aleksandr Pavlov |  Jerzy Szczakiel | Viktor Trofimov |
| 9 May |  Markéta Stadium, Prague |  Hans Jürgen Fritz | Jiří Štancl | Peter Liebing |
| 9 May |  Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Jan Holub I | Vladimir Smirnov | Henryk Glucklich |
| 9 May |  Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Jan Mucha | Andrzej Wyglenda | Antoni Woryna |
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British/Commonwealth semi-finals
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British/Commonwealth Final
- 16 June 1971
Brandon Stadium, Coventry- First 12 to British-Nordic Final
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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| 1 |  (7) Ivan Mauger |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (2) Barry Briggs |
13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  (6) Tony Lomas |
12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  (16) Bert Harkins |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (15) Ray Wilson |
8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (5) Martin Ashby |
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (9) Ronnie Moore |
7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (13) Dave Younghusband |
7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (11) Bob Kilby |
7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (4) Eric Boocock |
6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | T | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 |  (12) Jim Airey |
6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Nigel Boocock |
6 | 1 | X | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 |  (10) Howard Cole |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (1) Geoff Curtis |
6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) John Boulger |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (14) Arnold Haley |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Bill Andrew |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (18) Garry Middleton |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Nordic Final
- 6 June 1971
Selskov Stadium, Hillerød- First 4 to British/Commonwealth-Nordic Final
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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 (5) Ole Olsen |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 (1) Reidar Eide |
12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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(11) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen |
11 | 2 | T | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | (12) Kurt Bøgh |
11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Odd Fossengen |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | F | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (7) Niels Weiss Sorensen |
10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (6) Øyvind S. Berg |
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (3) Jorn Morgensen |
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (2) Bjarne Nyegaard |
8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (10) Preben Rosenkilde |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (9) Svein Kaasa |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  (14) Kalevi Lahtinen |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Edgar Stangeland |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (13) Dag Lovaas |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Matti Olin |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (15) Jan Terje Gravningen |
1 | 0 | 1 | F | - | - | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Flemming Larsen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Continental semi-finals
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Swedish qualifying
- Top 4 in each heat to Swedish final
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British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final
- 30 July 1971
Hampden Park, Glasgow- First 8 to European Final
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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(2) Ivan Mauger |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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(6) Ray Wilson |
13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(9) Ole Olsen |
11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (12) Nigel Boocock |
11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (1) Jim Airey |
9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (16) Eric Boocock |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (4) Tony Lomas |
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (11) Ronnie Moore |
9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (10) Barry Briggs |
7 | 1 | 0 | F | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (8) Dave Younghusband |
7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (13) Kurt Bøgh |
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (14) Reidar Eide |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (15) Martin Ashby |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (3) Bert Harkins |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (5) Bob Kilby |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (7) Bent Nørregaard-Jensen |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Odd Fossengen |
1 | 1 | 1 | R1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) John Boulger |
1 | 1 | 1 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Continental Final
- 26 June 1971
Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný- First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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(14) Henryk Glucklich |
10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(12) Jan Mucha |
10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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(7) Gennady Kurilenko |
10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (15) Jerzy Szczakiel |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (11) Grigory Khlinovsky |
9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (3) Viktor Trofimov |
9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (1) Jiří Štancl |
9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (13) Valery Gordeev |
9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (4) Pawel Waloszek |
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (5) Anatoly Kuzmin |
8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (2) Jan Holub I |
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | (6) Horst Krüger |
6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | F | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (8) Dieter Tetzlaff |
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (10) Stanislaw Kasa |
3 | 2 | 1 | F | - | - | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (16) Hans Jürgen Fritz |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | F | - | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (9) Piotr Bruzda |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Miloslav Verner |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Swedish Finals
- Three races held on
- R1, 1 June at Snälltorpet, Eskilstuna
- R2, 2 June at Norrköping Motorstadion, Norrköping
- R3, 3 June in Gubbängens IP, Stockholm
- Top 6 to World Final & 1 reserve
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European Final
- 21 August 1971
- Wembley Stadium, London
- First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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(13) Ivan Mauger |
14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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(7) Ray Wilson |
12 | 3 | 3 | X | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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(9) Ole Olsen |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 12 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (16) Nigel Boocock |
12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | X | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (3) Eric Boocock |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Jim Airey |
9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | T | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (4) Jerzy Szczakiel |
7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (14) Ronnie Moore |
7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (5) Vladimir Gordeev |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (2) Jiří Štancl |
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (11) Tony Lomas |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (8) Henryk Glucklich |
4 | 1 | X | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (6) Grigory Khlinovsky |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (1) Viktor Trofimov |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Jan Mucha |
4 | F | 1 | 2 | F | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | (10) Gennady Kurilenko |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| R1 | (R1) Barry Briggs |
2 | 2 | 2 | R1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | (R2) Pawel Waloszek |
0 | 0 | R2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
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| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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| 1 | (14) Ole Olsen |
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | (7) Ivan Mauger |
12+3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  (13) Bengt Jansson |
12+3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | (3) Ray Wilson |
11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | (4) Anders Michanek |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | (12) Bernt Persson |
9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | (5) Jim Airey |
8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | (11) Sören Sjösten |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | (1) Nigel Boocock |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | (10) Ronnie Moore |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Eric Boocock |
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | (9) Leif Enecrona |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | (2) Jiří Štancl |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | (16) Tommy Jansson |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | (15) Jerzy Szczakiel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | (8) Vladimir Gordeev |
Dsq | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| (17) Göte Nordin |
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| (18) Tony Lomas |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
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m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Note : Vladimir Gordeev was disqualified after illegal additives were found in his fuel.
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