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The official HOT ROD magazine 2009 Power Tour, presented by GM Performance Division latest updates, FAQs and news. Registration is open, driving directions are now live and we've even got some hotel recommendations.
The link; http://www.hotrod.com/2009powertour/index.html
2009 HOT ROD POWER TOUR INFO UPDATE
As of May 19, 2009, here's the latest news on Power Tour, presented by GM Performance Division.
With the 2009 HOT ROD Power Tour only three weeks away, the staffs of HOT ROD Magazine and Family Events are making final preparations and plans in accordance with a late-venue change.
HOT ROD Magazine and the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau are pleased to announce a new location for the Tuesday, June 9th stop of the HOT ROD Magazine Power Tour in Detroit. The new venue will be Metro Beach Metropark (click Here for map), a 770-acre park on Lake St. Clair located east of Mt. Clemens in Macomb County. Check out the picturesque venue by visiting Metro Beach's photo gallery website by clicking here.
While Power Tour was scheduled to stop at the General Motors Warren Technical Center on Tuesday, June 9th, GM has decided not to host the stop on the tour so that their employees can remain focused on restructuring GM for success in the future. Our friends at GM sincerely regret the timing of this decision.
"Over the past 15 years, we've learned that even with the best planning and attention to details, there will always be surprises with Power Tour," said Jerry Pitt, Publisher of HOT ROD Magazine. "Thanks to the efforts of our hardworking team and our partners at the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau we were able to find an excellent location in close proximity to the GM Technical Center in Warren."
The best news is that the new venue is close to all current hotel accommodations. The new venue for the metro Detroit area is less than 22 miles from the GM Technical Center."
Additionally, the City of Warren has planned an after-hours cruise in Warren, Michigan on June 9 in close proximity to the official hotel accommodations.
HOT ROD will be mailing participant information packs this week that include all route directions including the route to the new venue.
The forums at HOTROD.com will also provide real-time answers to participant and spectator questions.
Saturday, June 6
Madison, WI
Alliant Energy Center
Sunday, June 7
Racine, WI
Downtown Lakefront
Monday, June 8
South Bend, IN
St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
Tuesday, June 9
Mt. Clemens, MI (Detroit)
Metro Beach Metropark
Wednesday, June 10
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Arena
Thursday, June 11
Somerset, KY
The Center for Rural Development
Friday, June 12
Bristol, TN
Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, June 13
Bristol, TN
Bristol Motor Speedway (Long Hauler Awards)
15th ANNIVERSARY POWER TOUR DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Driving directions for the official route of the 2009 HOT ROD Power Tour(TM), presented by GM Performance Division are now live.
NOTE: The HOT ROD Magazine Power Tour will leave from the previous night's venue at the noted time next to each day.
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 7th
9:00 AM DEPARTURE from Alliant Energy Center
Madison, WI to Racine, WI
Exit Facility, Turn left onto Rimrock Dr. for 0.1 mile
0.1 miles Turn right onto John Nolen Dr for 0.2 mi
0.3 miles Continue South on ramp to US-12 East
0.5 miles Bear Right (East) onto US-12 (W Beltline
Hwy) for 48.5 miles
19.7 miles WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE, WI
STOP AND ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY!
29.6 miles In Ft Atkinson - Turn Right to continue
on US-12E/89 (Main St)
Follow US-12E/89 to Whitewater, WI
36.7 miles Turn Left onto Business US-12 (also
known as TRI-COUNTY RD.). This will
turn into W. Main Street/E. Milwaukee
St. but also known as US-BIZ12/RT 59.
WELCOME TO WHITEWATER, WI.
STOP AND ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY!
BACK TO HRPT ROUTE - Continue on
Business US-12E
41.5 miles Make a left onto the regular US-12E
49.0 miles Bear / Turn Left onto S.R. 20 East for 41.2
miles
66.7 miles Turn Right to stay on S.R. 20
68.0 miles At 83N/83S ? turn right to stay on S.R. 20
East (this will be in Waterford)
77.5 miles Turn Right on 45 South towards Union
Grove
82.5 miles Left on KR towards Union Grove Dragway
OPTIONAL ? UNION GROVE DRAGWAY OPEN TO
PEAK PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS
83.3 miles Turn Right into Union Grove Dragway
RETURN TO HRPT ROUTE ? Turn Right on KR out of
Dragway
87.5 miles Left on I-94N/41N ? Bear Left to follow I-
94N
91.7 miles Exit 333 ? S.R. 20/Racine ? right at end of
ramp
To follow S.R. 20 East
100.5 miles Bear Right on 14th Street/Route 32
Follow 14th Street, bearing left on
14th/Main to Waterfront
ARRIVE AT RACINE, WI DOWNTOWN
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8th
8:30 AM DEPARTURE From Downtown Racine
Racine, WI to South Bend, IN
Exit Campus Parking Lot Right (West) onto 11th St for 0.1
mile
0.1 miles Turn Left (South) onto Main St. for 0.3
miles
0.4 miles Follow curve Right (West) onto 14th St. for
0.8 miles
1.2 miles Merge Left (West) onto SR-20 for 2.7 miles
3.9 miles Turn Left (South) onto SR-31 (S. Green
Bay Rd. for 16.1 miles
20.0 miles Entering Illinois (Central Time Zone)
20.0 miles SR-31 turns into SR-131, continue South
on SR-131 (N. Green Bay Rd.) for 8.6 mi
28.6 miles Turn Right (West) onto SR-132 (Grand
Ave.) for 0.7 miles
29.3 miles Turn Left (South) onto US-41 for 16.9 mi
46.2 miles Continue South I-94 / US-41 for 13.3 miles
59.5 miles Merge Left (SE) onto I-90 / I-94 for 15.7
miles
75.2 miles Exit 59A - Stay on I-90 East (Chicago
Skyway) for 27.7 miles *Toll Road*
NOTE: Two Tollbooths: $3 & $1.25
82.5 miles Entering Indiana (Eastern Time Zone)
102.9 miles At I-90 Exit 21, Exit onto I-94 (North-East
towards Detroit) for 25.0 miles ? TOLL
.50?
127.9 miles At I-94 Exit 40A, Bear right onto US-20E
for 11.8 miles
139.7 miles Continue East on SR-2 for 12.6 miles
152.3 miles Bear Right (South) onto US-20E/US-31S
(just past cemetery) for 7.8 miles
160.1 miles Exit on US-20 East/Ironwood Rd. Right at
bottom of ramp for 0.4 miles
ARRIVE @ ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9th
8:30AM DEPARTURE from St. Joseph Co. Fairground
South Bend, IN to Mt. Clemens, MI
Depart St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
Turn Left (North) onto Ironwood Rd. for 0.4 miles
0.4 miles Turn Left onto US-20 / US-31 West for
17.0 miles
17.4 miles Exit 3 US-12 East ? Sturgis/New Buffalo,
right at end of ramp
22.1 miles Continue on US-12 towards Sturgis
48.5 miles Left to stay on US-12
133.90 miles Turn Right on M-50 East
(Just past Michigan Intl Speedway)
150.2 miles Turn Right on Maumee Street (in
Tecumseh)
WELCOME TO IDIDIT, INC.
ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY!
BACK TO HRPT ROUTE:
Right on Maumee Street
Right on Evans
Right on E. Chicago Blvd/M-50 East
165.6 miles Turn Left onto US-23 North
183.9 miles Exit 35 ? I-94 East towards Detroit
240.3 miles Exit 236 ? Metropolitan Parkway (also
known as 16 Mile Road)
Go Right at end of Ramp
242.9 miles ARRIVE @ METRO PARK
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10TH
8:30AM DEPARTURE from Metro Park
Mt. Clemens, MI to Dayton, OH
Depart West onto Metro Pkway towards I-94 West
2.7 miles Turn Right onto ramp for I-94 West
44.2 miles Exit 194 ? I-275 South
61.0 miles I-75 South towards Toledo
136.4 miles Exit 156 onto 68 South / 15 East
139.2 miles Follow 68 South to Kenton ? right at
end of ramp.
When in town of Bellefontaine ?
continue to follow Main Street (68
South) through town center
216.5 miles Exit for SR-4/US 40W ? left at bottom of
ramp (Upper Valley Pike) and then go
right at 1st stoplight which is SR-4
222.5 miles Merge onto I-70 West ? Indianapolis
236.0 miles Exit 33A ? I-75 South towards Dayton
246.0 miles Exit 51 ? S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd.
246.5 miles Turn Left on S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd
ARRIVE @ UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ARENA
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11th
8:30AM DEPARTURE from U. of Dayton Arena
Dayton, OH to Somerset, KY
Exiting the Facility, Turn Right (West) onto Edwin C
Moses Blvd for 0.1 miles
0.1 miles Turn Left onto I-75 South for 34.3 miles
34.4 miles Exit 16 onto I-275 East - Columbus for
30.9 miles
NOTE: You will continue to follow I-275
South into Kentucky
65.3 miles Exit 74A Merge Left onto US-27 South
towards Alexandria
130.1 miles Turn Right to stay on US-27 South (in
Paris)
144.1 miles Turn Right on SR-4/New Circle Road
(before coming into downtown Lexington)
154.7 miles Exit 19 US-27/Nicholasville Rd ? right at
end of ramp
To continue on US-27 South
185.4 miles In Lancaster continue to follow US-
27S/US-39S
Pass through the town
185.9 miles Left on US-39 South ? past the Mariachi?s
Mexican Restaurant in Lancaster
Take US-39 South all the way to
Somerset. When in Crab Orchard please
be sure to follow signs for US-39 South.
225.8 miles Upon Entering Somerset - Turn Right on
JCT 80 By Pass West (Russell Dyche)
226.8 miles Left on US-27 South (Cumberland
Parkway)
230.0 miles Left on KY-2292
ARRIVE @ THE CENTER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 12th
8:30AM DEPARTURE The Center
Somerset, KY to Bristol, TN
Exit Facility, Turn Left onto US-27 South
1.8 miles Turn Left onto SR-914 East
8.8 miles Turn Right onto SR-80 East
37.1 miles Merge onto I-75 South
48.6 miles Exit 29 US 25/US25E South -
Corbin/Barbourville ? turn left at bottom
of ramp towards Corbin
96.2 miles Just right outside Cumberland Gap
Tunnel, go right onto exit for 58 East
130.2 miles In Jonesville, Right towards Bristol to
continue on US 58E
149.8 miles Right (East) onto 421/58/23 to Bristol (@
McDonalds)
167.4 miles Stay on US-23 South towards Kingsport /
Johnson City (23 South will turn into US-
23/I-26)
181.8 miles Exit 8B ? I-81 North towards Bristol
194.4 miles Exit 69 ? TN-394 Blountville ? turn right
@ end of ramp ? Follow 394 to Bristol
Drag Strip
200.2 miles Left into facility
ARRIVE @ BRISTOL DRAGWAY
NOTE: DIRECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE DRIVERS MEETING THE MORNING OF THAT PARTICULAR ROUTE.
Total Distance: 1,180.2 miles
VENUES:
June 6
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way
Madison, WI 53713
June 7
Downtown Racine, WI
Pershing Dr. and 11th St.
(Main St. & 11th St)
Racine, WI 53403.
June 8
St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
5117 Ironwood Rd.
South Bend, IN 46614
June 9
Metro Park
31300 Metro Parkway
Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
June 10
University of Dayton Arena
1801 Edwin C Moses Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45408
June 11
The Center for Rural Development
2292 South Highway 27
Somerset, KY 42501
June 12
Bristol Motor Speedway
151 Speedway Blvd.
Bristol, TN 37620
The link; http://www.hotrod.com/2009powertour/index.html
2009 HOT ROD POWER TOUR INFO UPDATE
As of May 19, 2009, here's the latest news on Power Tour, presented by GM Performance Division.
With the 2009 HOT ROD Power Tour only three weeks away, the staffs of HOT ROD Magazine and Family Events are making final preparations and plans in accordance with a late-venue change.
HOT ROD Magazine and the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau are pleased to announce a new location for the Tuesday, June 9th stop of the HOT ROD Magazine Power Tour in Detroit. The new venue will be Metro Beach Metropark (click Here for map), a 770-acre park on Lake St. Clair located east of Mt. Clemens in Macomb County. Check out the picturesque venue by visiting Metro Beach's photo gallery website by clicking here.
While Power Tour was scheduled to stop at the General Motors Warren Technical Center on Tuesday, June 9th, GM has decided not to host the stop on the tour so that their employees can remain focused on restructuring GM for success in the future. Our friends at GM sincerely regret the timing of this decision.
"Over the past 15 years, we've learned that even with the best planning and attention to details, there will always be surprises with Power Tour," said Jerry Pitt, Publisher of HOT ROD Magazine. "Thanks to the efforts of our hardworking team and our partners at the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau we were able to find an excellent location in close proximity to the GM Technical Center in Warren."
The best news is that the new venue is close to all current hotel accommodations. The new venue for the metro Detroit area is less than 22 miles from the GM Technical Center."
Additionally, the City of Warren has planned an after-hours cruise in Warren, Michigan on June 9 in close proximity to the official hotel accommodations.
HOT ROD will be mailing participant information packs this week that include all route directions including the route to the new venue.
The forums at HOTROD.com will also provide real-time answers to participant and spectator questions.
Saturday, June 6
Madison, WI
Alliant Energy Center
Sunday, June 7
Racine, WI
Downtown Lakefront
Monday, June 8
South Bend, IN
St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
Tuesday, June 9
Mt. Clemens, MI (Detroit)
Metro Beach Metropark
Wednesday, June 10
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Arena
Thursday, June 11
Somerset, KY
The Center for Rural Development
Friday, June 12
Bristol, TN
Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, June 13
Bristol, TN
Bristol Motor Speedway (Long Hauler Awards)
15th ANNIVERSARY POWER TOUR DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Driving directions for the official route of the 2009 HOT ROD Power Tour(TM), presented by GM Performance Division are now live.
NOTE: The HOT ROD Magazine Power Tour will leave from the previous night's venue at the noted time next to each day.
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 7th
9:00 AM DEPARTURE from Alliant Energy Center
Madison, WI to Racine, WI
Exit Facility, Turn left onto Rimrock Dr. for 0.1 mile
0.1 miles Turn right onto John Nolen Dr for 0.2 mi
0.3 miles Continue South on ramp to US-12 East
0.5 miles Bear Right (East) onto US-12 (W Beltline
Hwy) for 48.5 miles
19.7 miles WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE, WI
STOP AND ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY!
29.6 miles In Ft Atkinson - Turn Right to continue
on US-12E/89 (Main St)
Follow US-12E/89 to Whitewater, WI
36.7 miles Turn Left onto Business US-12 (also
known as TRI-COUNTY RD.). This will
turn into W. Main Street/E. Milwaukee
St. but also known as US-BIZ12/RT 59.
WELCOME TO WHITEWATER, WI.
STOP AND ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY!
BACK TO HRPT ROUTE - Continue on
Business US-12E
41.5 miles Make a left onto the regular US-12E
49.0 miles Bear / Turn Left onto S.R. 20 East for 41.2
miles
66.7 miles Turn Right to stay on S.R. 20
68.0 miles At 83N/83S ? turn right to stay on S.R. 20
East (this will be in Waterford)
77.5 miles Turn Right on 45 South towards Union
Grove
82.5 miles Left on KR towards Union Grove Dragway
OPTIONAL ? UNION GROVE DRAGWAY OPEN TO
PEAK PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS
83.3 miles Turn Right into Union Grove Dragway
RETURN TO HRPT ROUTE ? Turn Right on KR out of
Dragway
87.5 miles Left on I-94N/41N ? Bear Left to follow I-
94N
91.7 miles Exit 333 ? S.R. 20/Racine ? right at end of
ramp
To follow S.R. 20 East
100.5 miles Bear Right on 14th Street/Route 32
Follow 14th Street, bearing left on
14th/Main to Waterfront
ARRIVE AT RACINE, WI DOWNTOWN
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8th
8:30 AM DEPARTURE From Downtown Racine
Racine, WI to South Bend, IN
Exit Campus Parking Lot Right (West) onto 11th St for 0.1
mile
0.1 miles Turn Left (South) onto Main St. for 0.3
miles
0.4 miles Follow curve Right (West) onto 14th St. for
0.8 miles
1.2 miles Merge Left (West) onto SR-20 for 2.7 miles
3.9 miles Turn Left (South) onto SR-31 (S. Green
Bay Rd. for 16.1 miles
20.0 miles Entering Illinois (Central Time Zone)
20.0 miles SR-31 turns into SR-131, continue South
on SR-131 (N. Green Bay Rd.) for 8.6 mi
28.6 miles Turn Right (West) onto SR-132 (Grand
Ave.) for 0.7 miles
29.3 miles Turn Left (South) onto US-41 for 16.9 mi
46.2 miles Continue South I-94 / US-41 for 13.3 miles
59.5 miles Merge Left (SE) onto I-90 / I-94 for 15.7
miles
75.2 miles Exit 59A - Stay on I-90 East (Chicago
Skyway) for 27.7 miles *Toll Road*
NOTE: Two Tollbooths: $3 & $1.25
82.5 miles Entering Indiana (Eastern Time Zone)
102.9 miles At I-90 Exit 21, Exit onto I-94 (North-East
towards Detroit) for 25.0 miles ? TOLL
.50?
127.9 miles At I-94 Exit 40A, Bear right onto US-20E
for 11.8 miles
139.7 miles Continue East on SR-2 for 12.6 miles
152.3 miles Bear Right (South) onto US-20E/US-31S
(just past cemetery) for 7.8 miles
160.1 miles Exit on US-20 East/Ironwood Rd. Right at
bottom of ramp for 0.4 miles
ARRIVE @ ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9th
8:30AM DEPARTURE from St. Joseph Co. Fairground
South Bend, IN to Mt. Clemens, MI
Depart St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
Turn Left (North) onto Ironwood Rd. for 0.4 miles
0.4 miles Turn Left onto US-20 / US-31 West for
17.0 miles
17.4 miles Exit 3 US-12 East ? Sturgis/New Buffalo,
right at end of ramp
22.1 miles Continue on US-12 towards Sturgis
48.5 miles Left to stay on US-12
133.90 miles Turn Right on M-50 East
(Just past Michigan Intl Speedway)
150.2 miles Turn Right on Maumee Street (in
Tecumseh)
WELCOME TO IDIDIT, INC.
ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY!
BACK TO HRPT ROUTE:
Right on Maumee Street
Right on Evans
Right on E. Chicago Blvd/M-50 East
165.6 miles Turn Left onto US-23 North
183.9 miles Exit 35 ? I-94 East towards Detroit
240.3 miles Exit 236 ? Metropolitan Parkway (also
known as 16 Mile Road)
Go Right at end of Ramp
242.9 miles ARRIVE @ METRO PARK
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10TH
8:30AM DEPARTURE from Metro Park
Mt. Clemens, MI to Dayton, OH
Depart West onto Metro Pkway towards I-94 West
2.7 miles Turn Right onto ramp for I-94 West
44.2 miles Exit 194 ? I-275 South
61.0 miles I-75 South towards Toledo
136.4 miles Exit 156 onto 68 South / 15 East
139.2 miles Follow 68 South to Kenton ? right at
end of ramp.
When in town of Bellefontaine ?
continue to follow Main Street (68
South) through town center
216.5 miles Exit for SR-4/US 40W ? left at bottom of
ramp (Upper Valley Pike) and then go
right at 1st stoplight which is SR-4
222.5 miles Merge onto I-70 West ? Indianapolis
236.0 miles Exit 33A ? I-75 South towards Dayton
246.0 miles Exit 51 ? S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd.
246.5 miles Turn Left on S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd
ARRIVE @ UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ARENA
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11th
8:30AM DEPARTURE from U. of Dayton Arena
Dayton, OH to Somerset, KY
Exiting the Facility, Turn Right (West) onto Edwin C
Moses Blvd for 0.1 miles
0.1 miles Turn Left onto I-75 South for 34.3 miles
34.4 miles Exit 16 onto I-275 East - Columbus for
30.9 miles
NOTE: You will continue to follow I-275
South into Kentucky
65.3 miles Exit 74A Merge Left onto US-27 South
towards Alexandria
130.1 miles Turn Right to stay on US-27 South (in
Paris)
144.1 miles Turn Right on SR-4/New Circle Road
(before coming into downtown Lexington)
154.7 miles Exit 19 US-27/Nicholasville Rd ? right at
end of ramp
To continue on US-27 South
185.4 miles In Lancaster continue to follow US-
27S/US-39S
Pass through the town
185.9 miles Left on US-39 South ? past the Mariachi?s
Mexican Restaurant in Lancaster
Take US-39 South all the way to
Somerset. When in Crab Orchard please
be sure to follow signs for US-39 South.
225.8 miles Upon Entering Somerset - Turn Right on
JCT 80 By Pass West (Russell Dyche)
226.8 miles Left on US-27 South (Cumberland
Parkway)
230.0 miles Left on KY-2292
ARRIVE @ THE CENTER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 12th
8:30AM DEPARTURE The Center
Somerset, KY to Bristol, TN
Exit Facility, Turn Left onto US-27 South
1.8 miles Turn Left onto SR-914 East
8.8 miles Turn Right onto SR-80 East
37.1 miles Merge onto I-75 South
48.6 miles Exit 29 US 25/US25E South -
Corbin/Barbourville ? turn left at bottom
of ramp towards Corbin
96.2 miles Just right outside Cumberland Gap
Tunnel, go right onto exit for 58 East
130.2 miles In Jonesville, Right towards Bristol to
continue on US 58E
149.8 miles Right (East) onto 421/58/23 to Bristol (@
McDonalds)
167.4 miles Stay on US-23 South towards Kingsport /
Johnson City (23 South will turn into US-
23/I-26)
181.8 miles Exit 8B ? I-81 North towards Bristol
194.4 miles Exit 69 ? TN-394 Blountville ? turn right
@ end of ramp ? Follow 394 to Bristol
Drag Strip
200.2 miles Left into facility
ARRIVE @ BRISTOL DRAGWAY
NOTE: DIRECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE DRIVERS MEETING THE MORNING OF THAT PARTICULAR ROUTE.
Total Distance: 1,180.2 miles
VENUES:
June 6
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way
Madison, WI 53713
June 7
Downtown Racine, WI
Pershing Dr. and 11th St.
(Main St. & 11th St)
Racine, WI 53403.
June 8
St. Joseph County Fairgrounds
5117 Ironwood Rd.
South Bend, IN 46614
June 9
Metro Park
31300 Metro Parkway
Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
June 10
University of Dayton Arena
1801 Edwin C Moses Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45408
June 11
The Center for Rural Development
2292 South Highway 27
Somerset, KY 42501
June 12
Bristol Motor Speedway
151 Speedway Blvd.
Bristol, TN 37620
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