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2025 SIGNING: DANNY KING

Posted on 6th November, 20246th November, 2024,

By Henry Chard

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches retain club captain Danny King for the 2025 season.

King has been at Ipswich for the past nine seasons and next year will be his sixteenth at Foxhall, but he admits he wasn’t sure if he would be back in Suffolk after a difficult season hampered by injury.

“Certainly, this year, I wasn’t sure. The club knows my situation, I don’t want to go anywhere else; I want to be there. I didn’t have a great year in general with everything that went on with my hand and struggling to carry on racing.

“Speaking to the club it means so much to me to know they want me back and just shows my loyalty to them works both ways. They knew full well that I was not 100% and they know that I have got room for improvement on that average. I did certainly feel that this year though that it might not happen.”

The skipper fractured his hand in two places in April and had an operation to insert two plates but never felt he was fully comfortable on the bike after the surgery.

“It was a tricky injury, I broke my hand quite badly, I’m not sure if everyone knows how bad it was. It was bad, it needed to be plated, and the hand is a tricky one. You can ride with a sore leg but with your hand you need to hold on and I can’t fully close my hand enough to squeeze the handlebar how I want to hold it. I have to force my hand closed which makes it difficult on rough tracks to hold on.

“I felt comfortable enough to race, I didn’t feel like I was going to fall off all the time, but it wasn’t 100%. Fighting that all year was difficult and I was doing everything behind the scenes with physio to try and help and it did, but it was a tricky year. To do it so early in the year and try and finish the year like that wasn’t easy.”

The 38-year-old is heading back to see his surgeon over the winter as he looks to return to full fitness in 2025.

“As soon as the season finished, I got back in contact with the surgeon, and he is seeing me next month so we will see what he says. There is a lot that going on in the hand and a lot that can happen after an operation, and I think that is what has happened, I think it is a scar tissue issue and he did say these things could happen. Hopefully he will be aware of it when I see him and it is not a massive deal and just a little bit of surgery and it will be fixed quickly.”

The 2016 British champion has spent the majority of his career with the Witches and says it is easy to see why riders want to stay at the club.

“I’m so comfortable at Ipswich, I love the club and riders coming to the club don’t want to go anywhere else, that speaks for itself. You have got one of the best riders in the world in Emil (Sayfutdinov) wanting to come back here every year and riders like Jordan (Jenkins) who have only done one season and already he doesn’t want to go anywhere else. It speaks volumes to the type of club we are, and people can see why I have spent so much of my career here.”

King was left frustrated with his performances after the injury but remains as passionate as ever about bringing more silverware to Ipswich.

“My aim is to get back to where I should be and support the team, it was hard on me last year as I knew I wasn’t doing what I should be doing but it wasn’t through a lack of effort that is for sure. I genuinely think a fully fit Ipswich in 2024 went all the way. It is what it is and that is speedway sometimes and we were hit by injuries, so the plan is to avoid injuries and carry on where we left off as a team because the team we have got is capable of going all the way and getting major silverware.

“Getting myself fit so that I am 100% is the main priority because I need to be at 100% to benefit the team and myself, that is the main goal and I am not concentrating on anything else at the moment, just get my hand sorted. Then the plan will be to get out early in the new year and get plenty of practice in so I can hit the ground running because I was disappointed with how my season went and it is difficult as a rider when you feel you are letting people down and that is not what I am about. I give 100% all of the time and it was difficult to do with the hand the way it was. I wanted to do my best, but it wasn’t good enough so next year has to be back to 100%.”

Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

2025 SIGNING: DAN THOMPSON

Posted on 5th November, 20245th November, 2024,

By Henry Chard

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches have signed Dan Thompson for the 2025 season.

Thompson arrived at Foxhall in the summer of 2023 and is loving his time at the club.

“It’s given me a bit of continuity going into next year, I joined halfway through 2023 so this will be almost my third season with the club. It is definitely a good club to be a part of and it was an easy decision.

“All the people around Ipswich, Chris (Louis) and Ritchie (Hawkins), the fans make it a great club. It is a difficult track but learning it every week has brought me on as a rider and individual and another year will only benefit me.”

The 20-year-old started last season as a ‘Rising Star’ but soon moved into the main body of the team after a string of impressive performances and next year will begin the season at number six.

“Last year was really good, my stint in the main body of the team controlled my average nicely so I come in on a handy average this year and I start at number six, so let’s see if I can push myself into the main body again.

“I was building momentum; I was enjoying my racing and was happy with the clubs I was at and that will be the same again this year. I will be looking for a positive start and, in my eyes, we should have had two or three trophies in the last two years that we have missed out on, and we will try to get them this year.”

The Nuneaton-born rider is determined to add more trophies to the Ipswich cabinet in 2025 after some narrow misses in recent seasons.

“I don’t think any of the riders in last year’s team deserve to go so if anyone has missed out, it is not really fair on them, but changes have to be made for averages and stuff so those of us staying are all grateful for that and we obviously don’t want to leave.

“I want to try and win some silverware with Ipswich; I missed out on the Knockout Cup trophy when we won that through injury. Ipswich had faith in me to join the club so it would be nice to reward them with a bit of silverware that we have come so close to.”

Thompson is hoping to progress further next season and is looking to gain a team spot in Poland to aid his development.

“I would like to be in the SGP2 permanently and would like to get into some form of Polish league at least to try and gain some experience out there. I have changed club in the Championship which I think will help me in the long-term, but I am happy to be back at Ipswich and am looking forward to it.”

Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

2025 SIGNING: EMIL SAYFUTDINOV

Posted on 4th November, 20244th November, 2024,

By Henry Chard

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches welcome back former world number three Emil Sayfutdinov for the 2025 season.

The 35-year-old has enjoyed the last two years in Suffolk and being back in British racing.

“I have really enjoyed the last two years here and I decided to be part of the team again. Chris (Louis) has put some good teams together with some good names and we have another opportunity to give 100% and get that gold medal which is our goal.”

The former European champion says he is still gaining experience by racing on these shores and remains determined to win the top-flight title with Ipswich.

“I’m really enjoying it all around and the experience is still making me better. There is a good team atmosphere, and I was thinking about this before signing again and I want to fight again because we wanted to be champions the last two years and we haven’t achieved that yet, but we will try again to do it.”

The multiple Grand Prix winner was pleased with how his 2024 season went after some early issues but admitted it was hard taking so many rides each meeting.

“I had some problems at the beginning of the season but after that I really enjoyed the season. It was so busy because in every meeting in England I was doing six or seven heats all the time, which was hard, but I was enjoying it before the injury. Even at Sheffield it was ok, but a little mistake caused a big crash, that’s life.”

The Speedway of Nations winner suffered a shocking crash at Owlerton which forced him to miss the rest of the British season and he is looking forward to some down time in the winter.

“The injury is fine now, all good, even though the season has finished you still have meetings, awards nights, sponsorship events so I have not rested yet but soon I will be on holiday. I need that time after this injury because I haven’t had time to relax because every day you are pushing to get back quickly.”

Sayfutdinov thinks that consistent points scoring throughout the side could be the key to success to avoid riders having to take extra rides and become tired.

“The team is really strong, but everything is won out on the track. Everyone in this team can score points and that is what we need to keep feeling fresh and not tired. Everyone makes it a good atmosphere and we want to have a successful season. Hopefully a year later we finally get a gold medal.”

Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

2025 WITCHES CALENDAR

Posted on 19th October, 202419th October, 2024,

The 2025 calendar is now available for £10 including postage from http://ipswichssc.wordpress.com or pick one up for £7 from the monthly ISSC Quiz at Kesgrave Social Club.

2025 SIGNING: JORDAN JENKINS

Posted on 18th October, 202418th October, 2024,

By Henry Chard

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches welcome back Jordan Jenkins for the 2025 season.

Jenkins is the club’s Rising Star rider and is delighted to return to Suffolk but admits it has been a stressful wait to get confirmation that he would be back at Foxhall.

“It’s probably been the most stressful two months of my career. I’ve always been in a fortunate position where I’ve had a club to go to no matter what but after riding for Ipswich last year I wanted to be back and made no secret of that. Before the season was finished, I was injured and was speaking to Chris (Louis) and Ritchie (Hawkins) about how much I wanted to be back, but it wasn’t confirmed that I would be eligible to be a Rising Star, so it was a bit up in the air. Chris and Ritchie will be glad to get it done as I have been hounding them every week for the past two months! It shows what a good club Ipswich are.

“With the draft system and the way it is, it means Birmingham had first pick. When a club and a rider want to work together, and you have developed a fan base and sponsors in and around that club I don’t think it should be able to be dictated that way. But that’s all ifs and buts, I’m at Ipswich now and I couldn’t be happier.”

The 23-year-old was not happy with how his 2024 ROWE Motor Oil Premiership campaign went but found form in the second half of the season and he is hoping to pick up where he left off in 2025.

“An honest reflection, last season was terrible. That is not anything to do with the club just my own performances were not great especially in the first half of the season but there are a few reasons for that. We got them ironed out and made a lot of changes and invested a lot of money back into it even though we spent so much money over the winter thinking we were doing the right thing it turned out to be the wrong thing.

“I’m young and still learning and I think there was a turning point halfway through the year, I got my first race win in a really wet meeting and the tide turned. I have made no secret that Foxhall is a tricky track, but it is one I have always wanted to ride and conquer. If you can ride there you can almost go anywhere. I’m really happy to be back there next year and have a bit of stability and hopefully I can pick up where I left off because I was getting solid figures home and away and had a good couple of home performances as well towards the end.”

The East Anglian rider had his season ended early due to a thumb injury which he is still recovering from but is hoping to get back on a bike before Christmas.

“It is pretty frustrating because it was a silly crash, it wasn’t a massive crash, and I walked away with not many injuries, but I knew something wasn’t right with my thumb. It took a long time to get the answers, but it is getting there. It has been nearly two months now; I had my cast removed last week and I am now in a thumb splint for another three weeks just to help the ligaments heal and then I will try and get back on the bike this side of Christmas just to see where I am at.

“As soon as January comes, we will be training hard and riding as much as I can which is something I lacked this year. Press day at Ipswich was the first time on the bike and the following week was our first meeting which wasn’t ideal preparation, but we will put that right this year. It is healing well so I am confident in a few weeks that I will be good to go.”

The 2022 National League Riders champion will be working on improving his starting over the winter as he looks to move out of the Rising Star position in 2025.

“I feel like the way I was riding at the end of last season was good and I was finding speed at tracks I don’t usually find speed at. We are going to fine tune a few things over the winter, and I will be working on my gating, I think that is one thing that lets me down, not being able to consistently make gates. We will put a lot of work into that and once I can conquer that, I have the speed and Ritchie and Chris have always said I’ve got the speed and Ipswich isn’t the easiest place to pass so I’ll look to develop a few techniques and start the season strongly with the aim of leaving the Rising Star berth.

“Who knows, maybe I will even go into the main body, it was tough this year when I went to number two after my second meeting and I wasn’t ready for it, it held me back and knocked my confidence. I don’t want that to happen again but if it came round again, I would have a different mindset and would be better prepared mentally and physically. I don’t want to be stuck at Rising Star, I want to progress and keep moving forward.”

Jenkins has been enjoying a deserved holiday in Cyprus but will be back to work soon, something that the youngster feels is important for him to do with regards to his career after speedway.

“I’ve been in Cyprus for some relaxation and once the hand is fully recovered, I will go back to work for one of my sponsors, DW Mechanical, doing a bit of commercial pipe fitting. I think it is good for a rider to do something different in the winter, it makes you appreciate what you have got with speedway. It also gives me a chance to develop skills, we all know speedway does not last forever and you have got to have something to fall back on. I really want to make it to the top in speedway, but it is an expensive sport that needs supporting and the bikes do not build themselves! I’ll get back to work in a few weeks and get ready for next year.”

Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

RACEDAY REPORT: LEICESTER (92) 51–39 (88) IPSWICH – ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG (A)

Posted on 12th September, 202412th September, 2024,

By Henry Chard

THE SCORES

LEICESTER 51: Max Fricke © 13+3, Richard Lawson 11+1, Sam Masters 11+1, Luke Becker 8+2, Ryan Douglas R/R, Lewi Kerr (G) 7, Sam Hagon (RS) 1+1. Team Manager: Stewart Dickson

IPSWICH 39: Jan Kvěch (G) 4, Danny King © 2, Keynan Rew 3, Tom Brennan (G) 11+1, Adam Ellis 8+2, Ashton Boughen (G) 3, Dan Thompson (RS) 8. Team Manager: Ritchie Hawkins

REFEREE: C. Turnbull

ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP TABLE

Team	Meetings	Points
Sheffield	24	42
Leicester	24	40
Belle Vue	24	37
Ipswich	24	34
Oxford	24	26
King’s Lynn*	24	22
Birmingham	24	11

*King’s Lynn deducted 2 league points on 18.05.24 for breach of SCB rules.

PLAY-OFFS

SEMI-FINALS:

1st Leg: Ipswich 49-41 Leicester, 2nd Leg: Leicester 51-39 Ipswich

1st Leg: Belle Vue vs Sheffield, 2nd Leg: Sheffield vs Belle Vue

THE STORY

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches’ season ended in agonising fashion on Thursday night as they were beaten by Leicester in a last-heat decider in the second leg of the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership play-off semi-final.

The visitors were using the same three guests as Monday’s first leg with Jan Kvěch, Tom Brennan and Ashton Boughen in for the injured trio of Jason Doyle, Emil Sayfutdinov and Jordan Jenkins. The hosts fielded the same line-up too with rider replacement in operation for Ryan Douglas and Lewi Kerr in for Craig Cook.

Ipswich came into the tie with an eight-point lead after the first leg at Foxhall on Monday and there was a delay to start of this meeting due to rain, making track conditions tricky. The Lions edged in front early on, but Ipswich never gave up despite decisions going against them all night and they still led on aggregate after 11 races. Leicester managed to level the aggregate score and it all boiled down to a last-heat decider which went the way of the Lions who progressed to the final. Brennan top scored with 11+1.

Kvěch was squeezed out in the first turn of the opening heat and was excluded after he fell. The Lions hit a 5-1 in the re-run in greasy conditions. Boughen recorded an impressive win in heat two as the away side raced to a heat advantage. Brennan was the victim of first bend bunching in heat three but bizarrely the referee decided to excluded Keynan Rew on this occasion and it was to be the first of many strange decisions on the night. Brennan picked himself up and ensured that the Lions didn’t profit as he won the re-run. There was another 3-3 in heat four making it 13-11 to Leicester who still trailed 54-60 on aggregate.

The Lions struck a maximum in heat five and there was a 3-3 in heat six as Adam Ellis steamed past both Leicester riders on the back straight of the opening lap to take victory. Heat seven was stopped with the Witches coasting towards a maximum as Sam Hagon fell at the back. Rew and Brennan repeated the trick in the re-run as they were untroubled for the 1-5. The away side looked set for another maximum in heat eight as Danny King and Dan Thompson hit the front, but King slipped off whilst leading which resulted in a 3-3. That left Leicester 25-23 up on the night, but it was Ipswich who still led 66-72 on aggregate.

Sam Masters broke down on the start line of heat nine and was excluded with Kerr replacing him. The Lions got a 4-2 when the race did get going as Luke Becker took the chequered flag. Rew was excluded again in heat 10 as he got out of shape in the first turn and hit the fence. As he did earlier in the night, Brennan won the re-run to ensure a share of the points. Kvěch found himself on the floor again at the start of heat 11 having been pushed wide by Max Fricke and on this occasion all four riders were called back unlike in heat three. The home team were awarded a 4-2 in the re-run as King fell at the back whilst trying to pass Kerr for a point. Rew slid off again at the start of heat 12 and suffered his third exclusion of the night, with Thompson having made the gate. Leicester registered a 4-2 in the re-run which put them 40-32 up on the night and levelled it at 81-81 on aggregate.

Heat 13 was yet another race that didn’t get past the first bend as Fricke lost control and wiped-out Ellis but bafflingly all four were called back as referee Christina Turnbull continued to have, what we will call, an ‘inconsistent’ night on this occasion. In the re-run Becker took out Kvěch going into the third turn of the opening lap and was excluded. Fricke won the third attempt keeping the score level on aggregate with two to race. Brennan produced a sensational ride to win heat 14 as he wound it on to pass Kerr at the end of the first lap, meaning it all went down to a last-heat decider. Heat 15 went the way of the Lions as they hit a maximum which booked their spot in the play-off final and ended Ipswich’s season.

REACTION FROM THE BOSS

Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches team manager Ritchie Hawkins reflects on Thursday’s defeat against Leicester.

“My first emotion is immense pride. To be a part of it this season has been an honour. The whole camp has worked so hard, the guys who have come in have fitted in really well and enjoyed the atmosphere and that is something we strive for. The never say die attitude is as strong as I have ever seen before, to lose two such influential people at different stages of the season and to carry on in their absence with their performances and living up to their expectations. Both play-off meetings we have had a super young team out and they have done the Witches proud. Thank you to all the travelling support all season and certainly tonight. It is massively appreciated by us all and we will regroup and come again with another title challenging team.

“The referee is now the talk of the meeting and there were appalling decisions and inconsistency. I completely expected it and knew what we were going to be battling against, but we also threw some points away from overtrying and inexperience at times. We can learn from that going into next season but there is nothing we can do about tonight now. We have just got to get on with it.

“Track conditions were difficult but both teams went out there and put on the best show you could in the circumstances. I think it was a great showcase for play-off speedway and massive congratulations to Leicester, they are a great bunch of boys who I have a lot of respect for and good luck to them in the final. I am sure whoever they are up against will face a very stern test.

“Tom was our man of the meeting and was superb. What a talent he is for British speedway and what a professional young rider. I’m sure my phone will be lit up with another hundred messages telling me we need to make him a permanent Witch!

“It is a season of what could have been, but we have provided so many highlights with lots of away wins. It has been a brilliant team to work with and it has been a great season in lots of ways with these boys. Every single one of them and the mechanics have been superb to work with, so a big thank you to them. Thank you to our amazing fanbase, their loyal support is unwavering even through the tough times, they are there week in week out home and away. As a club it is amazing to be a part of and thank you to Chris (Louis) for giving me that opportunity.”

RIDER OF THE NIGHT

Guest Brennan raced to a paid maximum from his four programmed rides and was superb all night in tough conditions.

WHAT IT MEANS

Leicester progress to the play-off final where they will face Belle Vue or Sheffield. Ipswich’s season ends.

Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

RACEDAY PREVIEW: LEICESTER – ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG (A)

Posted on 9th September, 20249th September, 2024,

By Henry Chard

All the details ahead of our ROWE Motor Oil Premiership play-off semi-final second leg fixture with Leicester.

WHEN & WHERE

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches travel to Leicester to face the Lions at the Pidcock Motorcycles Arena on Thursday 12^th September in a ROWE Motor Oil Premiership play-off semi-final second leg fixture that starts at 7.30pm.

TEAMS

LEICESTER: 1. Max Fricke 8.70 © 2. Richard Lawson 7.21 3. Sam Masters 7.17 4. Luke Becker 6.17 5. R/R for Ryan Douglas 7.59 6. Lewi Kerr (G) 5.03 7. Sam Hagon (RS). Team Manager: Stewart Dickson

IPSWICH: 1. Jan Kvěch (G) 9.36 2. Danny King 6.48 © 3. Keynan Rew 5.43 4. Tom Brennan (G) 9.12 5. Adam Ellis 5.61 6. Ashton Boughen (G) 3.74 7. Dan Thompson (RS). Team Manager: Ritchie Hawkins

REFEREE: TBC

ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP TABLE

Team	Meetings	Points
Sheffield	24	42
Leicester	24	40
Belle Vue	24	37
Ipswich	24	34
Oxford	24	26
King’s Lynn*	24	22
Birmingham	24	11

*King’s Lynn deducted 2 league points on 18.05.24 for breach of SCB rules.

PLAY-OFFS

SEMI-FINALS:

1st Leg: Ipswich 49-41 Leicester, 2nd Leg: Leicester vs Ipswich

1st Leg: Belle Vue vs Sheffield, 2nd Leg: Sheffield vs Belle Vue

TICKETS

Tickets are available to purchase online in advance here and on the gate.

THE STORY

The Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches head to Leicester on Thursday for the second leg of their ROWE Motor Oil Premiership play-off semi-final tie.

The two sides met at Foxhall on Monday in the first leg with the Witches perhaps surprising a few onlookers as they ended their eight-match winless run with a 49-41 victory over the in-form Lions. The lead was 16 points at one stage and Leicester will have been pleased to leave Suffolk just eight points down, having not performed at their best.

The visitors continue to be without three of the team due to injuries. Jan Kvěch deputises for long-term absentee Jason Doyle at number one whilst Ashton Boughen is in again for the injured Jordan Jenkins at reserve who has suspected ligament damage in his thumb and a chipped bone. Despite racing in Poland last weekend, Emil Sayfutdinov is not yet fit to return to a full schedule of racing and Tom Brennan guests in his place. Team manager Ritchie Hawkins has moved captain Danny King to number two for this fixture with Adam Ellis going to number five.

Ipswich have enjoyed plenty of success at Leicester in recent years and have beaten the Lions twice this season at the Pidcock Motorcycles Arena. The last fixture there in July ended in a 53-37 defeat and the Witches must avoid losing by more than seven points if they are to progress to the play-off final for the second year in a row.

FROM THE BOSS

Ipswich ‘Tru7 Group’ Witches team manager Ritchie Hawkins gives us his pre-match thoughts…

“We have the same team out on Thursday and have swapped Danny and Adam around for the night. Truth be told, I had a premonition that was going to be the best way to go to help us win the meeting, so there you go.

“We start from scratch on Thursday will look to win the meeting. We have had a lot of success there in the past and have riders that can win races there and perform well there. Everyone in the team is up for getting themselves another two meetings by getting to that Grand Final.

“The underdog mentality is not something we have spoken about; you can see a great difference in the last two meetings compared to the last few league meetings which had little significance. These two meetings at home, everyone has stepped it back up a gear and I think we can take a lot of confidence into Thursday, and everyone seems to be fully focused again when we probably weren’t over the last month.

“People will have seen that Emil rode in Poland on Sunday night but did not ride for us on Monday. He is not fit enough yet to take on a full schedule. There is a big difference in racing one meeting at your home club and then having four or five days recovery when you are injured. That is a big difference to racing one day, taking a flight and travelling to another meeting in a different country and then doing the same again and not having any days off or rest. The facts are that he is not fit enough to race for us at the moment. I know he would love to and maybe if we were in the second semi-final he would be back with us but that is not the case.”

THE LIONS

Leicester entered the play-offs as many people’s favourites after their end of season form but couldn’t find their top level in Suffolk on Monday. An eight-point defeat could have been worse at Foxhall, but they will feel confident of turning the tie around on home shale. The hosts have lost three meetings at home in 2024, two against Ipswich and one to Sheffield.

The Lions remain without Ryan Douglas and Craig Cook for this fixture and as was the case on Monday, rider replacement will be in operation for Douglas whilst Lewi Kerr deputises for Cook.

AWAY DAYS

An adult ticket costs £22, concessions £20, children (6-17) £1 and children aged 5 and under go free. There will be 235 free car park spaces available at the stadium with further free car parking facilities on the Beaumont Shopping Complex (maximum time of 4 hours). Three Coach/Mini Bus spaces, 15 Disabled spaces available, 15 Motorcycle spaces, Taxi drop-off point. For travel information head here.

For more information about the club head to Leicester’s official website.

Henry Chard

Digital Media Manager at Ipswich Speedway

RACEDAY REPORT: IPSWICH 49–41 LEICESTER – ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL FIRST LEG (H)

Posted on 9th September, 20249th September, 2024,

By Henry Chard

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