August has been another huge month for BMW Drivers Club Melbourne, filled with great drives, great company, and plenty of memorable moments. Thank you to everyone who joined us, your enthusiasm is what keeps this club strong.
We started the month on 1st August with our Northern Loop Drive. We had a terrific turnout, the weather was perfect, and the route was interesting, safe, and enjoyable with our Tour Boss guiding us throughout the day. As always, the company made it even better.
On 16th August, we were back at Braybrook for Go Karting at Karting Madness, and once again it lived up to its name. This event is always a favourite, lots of laughs, friendly competition, and great fun had by all.
On 23rd August, some of our members headed to Broadford for the Traction Tyres Yokohama Drivers Championship. Broadford never disappoints, it’s always a great day out, whether you’re competing or simply enjoying the motorsport atmosphere.
Also on 23rd August, we were blessed with a sunny, wind‑free morning for an early start at the 100 Steps of Federation, followed by a private guided tour of the RAAF Museum What an incredible experience, so much history in one place. We will definitely be going back for those who missed it; it’s well worth the visit. We finished the day with lunch at the Phoenix Restaurant. This outing was made even more special by being joined by our motorcycle friends from BMWMCCV, and we’re delighted they enjoyed the day as much as we did.
On 26th August, we held our Coffee & Chat Drop‑In, which continues to grow in popularity. It’s becoming a regular catch‑up for members who simply want to talk about all things, not just cars, and it’s wonderful to see these friendships strengthening.
Then on 30th August, we had two events in one day at Calder Park. Our Come & Try Driver Training Day had a fantastic turnout, including a strong showing from E30 Racing with many of their cars on track, either taking people for rides or showing people lines. A huge thank you to all our volunteer coaches, we are incredibly proud of our Motorsport Australia‑affiliated members who give their time and expertise to help others learn. We also ran course car lead parade laps of the Thunderdome, which is always a favourite. The huge smiles told the story; it was an absolute blast. Thank you to VFT for your volunteers; without you, these days simply wouldn’t happen. And thank you to all our members who came out to help. And of course, thank you to Jo, who is the glue behind these events and keeps everything running smoothly. Again, it was a fantastic day and a credit to the Club and all our members that came and helped run the day. The weather definitely helped too, it was a superb Melbourne day and the promise of what we expect in Spring.
We’ve been very lucky with our events and the days we have run them through Winter, each one has been a perfect sunny day. So looking forward to Spring arriving in September and the longer days and warmer temperatures make for lots more fantastic events.
Coming Up in September
Other Updates in the Club
Jo and I will be away for the first week of September celebrating my 65th birthday, we’ll be at Uluru for the week, so don’t pop down to Hastings expecting us to be there. Back next week!
Merchandise Sales are going well, and we still have a few winter specials available, make sure you take advantage of the sale pricing. Check out our on-line store.
Membership remains steady and continues to grow, which is wonderful to see.
A New Addition to the Bell Family. We are thrilled to welcome Matilda Rose, born on 8/8/26, all eights, and if you add the last two numbers together, another eight. A very lucky day for her to arrive. She is our little angel, and I’m sure you’ll see her around the track and at events in the future. Congratulations Chris and Katie.
Welfare Team Our welfare team continues to work hard supporting our members. Our team have been doing a lot behind the scenes for several members and friends. Please remember that our welfare team sometimes needs support too. Jo has been struggling a little these past few months with the fallout from my treatment and general exhaustion. If she looks down, please give her a hug or a kind word, kindness costs nothing, and it means a lot.
Jo’s Breast Cancer Walk Jo has been raising funds by walking for breast cancer throughout August. She was originally supposed to do 58 km but chose to do 168 km and has exceeded that. Her fundraising total has gone well beyond her expectations, first $1,500, then $3,000 an incredible effort. Well done, Jo, so proud of you.
She is also doing a huge amount of work for our Pink Ribbon event in October, so please come along and dig deep. She has secured some amazing raffle prizes and I’m sure everyone will go home with something special. Thank you to all the businesses who have donated something, your generosity is truly appreciated. Still time to contact Jo and donate if you have anything you think might be of interest.
Men’s Health – November Event We will also be supporting men’s health in November with our Racing Against Cancer event at Pro Racing Simulators in Hastings. All proceeds will go to prostate cancer research. Mark it in your diaries and bring as many friends as you can, raffle prizes on the day and a great prize for the winner. Also remember Movember and get those moustaches growing.
My Health Update
A quick update on my own health, each day I’m getting better. I’ve started an exercise physiology program at the hospital and it’s really helping me regain strength and feel more like my old self. It’s great to be out again, seeing you all and chatting about life.
Thank you all for your ongoing support. I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
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Come and Try
If you want to have fun and learn a bit more about safe driving on the road a Come and Try day at a race track is a good place to start.
Whilst there are many aspect of driver training, roughly summarised as Attitude, Awareness, Anticipation and Actions, an instinctive knowledge of what to do and when to do it is present in many ways across all aspects.
And have a bit of fun along the way. Driving above the road speed limit feels good to most people but doing so safely is vital. But some can have fun without troubling the far end, or even the centre, of the speedometer. And that’s just fine.
Track day training does not have to mean driving like crazy with smoking tyres around corners. At our Come and Try days that sort of behaviour is discouraged.
The emphasis is on learning how to sit in the car (sounds simple, often wrong), how to position the car on the road/track for a corner (also sounds simple, also often wrong) and how to actually turn the corner (perhaps not so simple but equally often wrong).
Generally our untrained instincts want to turn into a corner too early comprising the ability to a) pick the entry point in the first place, and b) adjust the vehicle’s path when we find out we have misjudged the entry point or something unexpected happens. Even at legal road speeds on the public road these errors can be costly and doing it well is more satisfying.
Our intrepid instructors guide the driver on how to do this properly. It usually takes a few laps before the adjustments start to become muscle memory after which further refinements and increased speed (if desired) can be added in.
If you don’t want an instructor, no one will force you to have one.
At the end of the day we had a lot of happy drivers who have enjoyed themselves and learnt a lot. And, some rather tired but happy instructors to who we are very grateful.
From an instructor
I think my highlight of the day was coaching a young bloke in an AU falcon. He was very receptive to feedback and we were able to accurately manage his expectations of the car and its capability. As a result he was able to get out there for multiple sessions, driving within his and his cars limits and having a great time doing it.
Again thanks for organising and getting us involved.
Igor Kay #151
A fine collection of cars lined up to drive around the iconic Thunderdome banked oval behind a pace car.
Calder Park’s Thunderdome is banked high speed oval built for the brief period when American NASCAR style racing was popular here. NASCAR evolved in America during the alcohol Prohibition era from the hotted up cars used by boot leg booze smugglers to out run the Police in order to get to the State line first and out of their jurisdiction.
Modern day race cars run in close formation at speeds over 300 km/h but we don’t do that on our parade laps.
However, even at a more leisurely pace, driving on a banked track is quite an experience. Despite having been out of action for far too long, the Thunderdome retains an amazing atmosphere. You can quite easily avoid looking at your speedometer and imagine yourself in the thick of the action.
And, if you so inclined (no pun intended), you can casually drop into a conversation “Oh yes, I’ve driven at the Thunderdome”.
Lawrence Glynn #3
Combining two gems, both hidden in plain sight, Sunday was a delightful day of exploration and history.
Which started at the 100 Steps of Federation which can make the (modest as it turns out) claim of being the highest land between Melbourne and the You Yangs. Despite the hill being almost completely hidden behind some trees, the extra elevation does indeed provide an extensive view.
From there we moved to the nearby RAAF Museum at RAAF Base Point Cook, the first and the longest continually serving air force base in Australia with over 100 years of history.
The site was originally chosen because Bristol had operated an aeroplane from nearby as a sort of prototype for an air force, taking advantage of the flat terrain. An additional benefit was the proximity to water as flying boats were one of the most common air craft, certainly for military use, in the absence of purpose built runways.
Strange to think the air craft were not considered a military asset at the start of World War One but rapidly become one, culminating in the inevitable rapid escalation of capabilities and the famed aerial dog fights where one plane tries to shoot down another plane before it can shoot down the plane trying to drop bombs.
Split into two groups for guided tours the vast collection of items and information was presented in a condensed but relatable format. As with many such venues, the tour is but a taster with many more enjoyable hours possible at a later stage.
Perhaps too soon we were off to lunch and some great conversations.
From our friends at the BMW Motorcycle Club VictoriaOn Sunday 23 August a small group from our club joined members of the BMW Drivers Club Melbourne for a tour of the RAAF Museum at Point Cook. It was a fabulous day. The weather was perfect and Bob and I enjoyed the ride to our meeting point in Altona Meadows, apart from the traffic. Any day on a motorbike is a good day. From there we rode in convoy with the cars to the base at Point Cook.
Who knew the museum held such a comprehensive display? The hangar displaying aircraft made in Australia at the time of World War II was eye-opening to me. The skill of engineers and tradesmen producing aircraft at that time contributed significantly to the war effort. Our tour just scratched the surface! Many aircraft to see, photographs, artifacts, maps and displays, it’s all there, giving an overall picture of our aircraft history. The sound and visual experience on big screens, including interviews with pilots, was fantastic.
There is so much to see at the museum. Having been in operation since 1914, RAAF Base Point Cook is Australia’s oldest military air base and one of the world’s oldest continually operating airfields.
After touring the Museum, most of us went to the Phoenix Hotel in Point Cook for lunch. We really enjoyed sharing this event with the BMW Drivers Club Melbourne, they’re a very friendly bunch. We’ll continue to list BMWDCM events which may interest you on our Club website. We had a great day. Lynne Rosenthal
Participants:Max Traeger K 100 RSNathan Ranft R 1250 GSABraydan Willrath G 310 GSBob Rosenthal R 1200 GSLynne Rosenthal F 650 GS
The museum was doubly-interesting for me because my dad served in the RAAF during WWII in the Pacific theatre. His work in signals intelligence was covered by the Official Secrets Act, so he was unable to tell his family about his work until 50 years after the war ended.
Guy Nutting #669
What a great day we had together, we really enjoyed it, thank you.
Not only was the museum extremely interesting, we also enjoyed the company of others around the lunch table. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming. Hope you had a good time too
Lynne Rosethal BMW MCV
We had a fantastic day, the museum, the stories, and the whole experience were genuinely awe inspiring. Thank you all for the effort that went into making it such a memorable event
David Chandler #1562
Another great venue from the BMWDCM. Well done. It was a good day all round.
Jeff and Jill Palmer $682 and #949
Lovely day out today on a gorgeous Melbourne winters day.
Started at Truganina Park for an early morning walk up the 100 Steps of Federation, apparently the highest point between Melbourne and the You Yangs.
We met up with DCM members and friends to then drive to Point Cook RAAF Museum for a tour of the facility. Fantastic displays of our Air Force history and some of the planes and helicopters we have had in our arsenal over the last century.
Then on to a lovely lunch at the Phoenix Hotel before heading off home.
Was great to have some members of the BMW Motorbike Club of Victoria going us for the day too. Perfect day to be out on a bike!
A wonderful morning of respectful and enjoyable competition at Karting Madness in Braybrook culminated in a grid start race, with the results shown above.
Whilst I (shown here as The Sage) was fortunate enough to take pole position after the practice session two miscalculations left me in 2nd spot. The first was not resuming full speed after a yellow session quickly enough and getting demoted to 3rd. The second was thinking I had passed Len whilst spun out thus, in my mind, putting me in a comfortable 1st. I would not have caught, yet alone passed, Len anyway to congratulations to him for a convincing win.
A lot of fun.
Lawrence GLynn #3
After a cold, cloudy week, Saturday 1st August was cold, clear and sunny – a perfect day for a drive. We had a convoy of 17 people in 14 cars starting from Wallan and cruising the Hume to Seymour for a short stop.
The route then took us on a great backroad east through strange countryside. The rolling hills were vibrant green from the recent winter rains, but the trees were black and bare from bushfires earlier in the year, with just a few early shoots.
The group was well-matched for maintaining a brisk pace and everyone enjoyed this road. We then turned onto the backroad to Yea and drove straight into a fog bank. Technically it was low cloud which covered the whole Yea valley and we soon drove out under it.
A planned second stop at Yea was aborted as the location was packed with people and parked cars for a community fete, so we pressed on along the Melba Highway before taking the long detour through Murrindindi – a pleasant, mostly empty cruise through scenic countryside, with a twisty sting in the tail to rejoin the highway.
For the final stint, we turned off through Toolangi and had a fun, unobstructed sweep down Myers Creek Road into Healesville.
The cars were parked up at the back of the Beechworth Bakery for photos, and most of the group had a casual lunch and coffee over a friendly chat in the bakery. Afterwards, some people headed directly home. One crew was taking the very long way home via Marysville and Reefton, while another couple headed to Tarrawarra winery to explore the new art gallery there.
Thanks to everyone who took part in the drive and the lunch, and to Trent for stepping in as the tail car.
Peter Williams #36
July has been another busy and rewarding month for BMWDCM, filled with great events, strong member participation, and plenty of reasons to feel proud of our wonderful community.
Our first event for the month was Traction Tyres Yokohama Drivers Championship Round 4 at Phillip Island. We had an excellent turnout, perfect conditions, and plenty of smiles. I was there assisting a member with gaining his Motorsport Australia race licence, one of the many roles I take on but unfortunately his car had other ideas and didn’t want to behave. We’ll try again at another event. These days are fantastic for improving driving skills and are a great stepping stone for anyone wanting to move into racing.
9 July, we held our Members Meeting at Waverley BMW, and what a brilliant night it was. A fabulous turnout, great atmosphere, and we were able to present trophies to members who couldn’t attend our May Presentation Dinner. Thank you again to the team at Waverley BMW, it is always a pleasure working with you. Remember, if you’re booking your car in for service, use the online booking system to receive your club discount.
19 July brought us Christmas in July, with a twist. Normally we include a drive component, but this year Jo suggested a single destination and what better place than the Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron. Central, beautiful views, and a venue that looked absolutely stunning. We sold out quickly, which is a reminder to book early, so you don’t miss out. The raffle prizes were fantastic, with $910 going toward Jo Mawson’s Walk for Breast Cancer fundraiser.
22 July, we had our Geelong Coffee & Chat Drop‑In, always a great night for our Geelong members and a wonderful chance to catch up.
26 July was the Winton Festival of Speed, where our club had a group of members displaying in the Shannons area. It looked amazing, and it was great to see new members come along to support the club and enjoy the event. You can read more about my personal journey back to the track in my article, it was a very special weekend for me. We had quite a few members racing over the weekend, especially in the E30 Racing category to help celebrate 25 years of E30 Racing.
Coming Up in August & Beyond
August is again going to be a busy month for the Club, so get out and enjoy something that suits you, especially now Winter starts to draw to a close, the days get longer and the temps start coming up a little.
1 August – Morning Loop North drive
8-9 August – E30 Racing Round 5 Sandown – come along and watch!
16 August – Go Karting Madness, Braybrook
23 August – Traction Tyres Yokohama Drivers Championship R5, Broadford
23 August – RAAF Museum, Point Cook, going to an amazing day
30 August – BMWDCM Come & Try Day, Calder Park
30 August – Calder Park Thunderdome Parade Laps
Save the Dates
13 September – Dowell Museum
19 September – Südschleife Gippsland Weekend
3-4 October – E30 Racing Round 6 Phillip Is
5 October – An Evening with Damon Hill (only 1 seat left)
25 October – Oktoberfest
3 November – Melbourne Cup Drive & Lunch
12 November – BMWDCM AGM (come along and have your say)
12 December – Christmas Show & Shine
11 February – Bathurst 12 Hour (limited spots left)
18 March – BMW Clubs Australia Nationals, hosted by BMW Drivers Club NSW
As you can see, we have a full calendar ahead. Please make diary notes and get your registrations in early some events have limited numbers, and late registrations may miss out.
Supporting Breast Cancer Research
You may have seen that Jo is doing a walk this month to raise funds for Breast Cancer research. One of our own members is currently on that journey with early detection, and with your help, the Cancer Foundation can continue working toward a cure for this insidious disease. Sadly, no family is untouched by cancer anymore.
Jo’s target was 56 km for August; she has tripled that distance to make your donations count. Please support her with encouragement, donations, and love. Her fundraiser link is here: https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraisers/jomawson245718
Our heartfelt support goes out to all those facing illness at the moment. Remember, our Welfare Team is here for you in any way they can.
Club Merchandise & Membership
Check out our merchandise store for some great winter specials. It’s always wonderful seeing members out and about proudly wearing club gear. Visit the store and place your orders.
Membership remains strong, and we warmly welcome all our new members. We look forward to seeing you at upcoming events.
A Personal Note
As for my own journey, I’m doing well. I’ve had my final PET scan and although there are still some hot spots, they are shrinking, which is very encouraging. Please don’t take your health for granted. We only get one shot at this, and early detection is always the best chance of catching anything that may be troubling you.
This is all from me for July. I look forward to seeing you out at our events, enjoying your cars, your club, and the wonderful community we have built together.
Stay safe, enjoy your driving, and see you out on the road.
Graeme Bell #1
What a weekend! What an absolutely cracking weekend! But let me not jump too far ahead — because the road to the Winton Festival of Speed was just as meaningful as the chequered flag moments themselves.
After my first test day, we had a couple of weeks of solid car prep. With four Bell cars heading out onto the track, I was determined that every one of us would arrive looking sharp and race‑ready. Sean spent days stickering his car and I mean days. The end result was worth every minute: a brilliant BMW art‑car‑inspired design with mirrored internal parts across the decals. It looked sensational.
Jess’s car had been prepped earlier, and thanks to our practice day, we’d already discovered and fixed a few brake issues. Chris had his car tucked away at his workshop, and seeing as it hadn’t raced for a few years, it needed a tidy‑up and a bit of love to get it back to race spec. My own car, my original car, was ready in spirit, but not in horsepower. My race engine blew up a few years ago, and with all my medical appointments, I simply hadn’t had the time or energy to build a new one. So, in went a standard 2.5 out of an E34, probably done 200,000km or more. Not ideal, but it would have to do. At this point, I was just grateful to be racing at all. Jo had designed a sticker which was a dedication to surviving both prostate and throat cancer, intertwining the two ribbons with a quote on there which I placed on my car with pride. Thanks Darl.
I’d been working hard on my body, doing the exercises my medical team recommended, and I genuinely felt good. Strong. Ready. With Sean’s help, we loaded three cars at my workshop for an early Thursday start, a full day of practice prior to the three-day race weekend. I was excited. Nervous. Proud. After everything I’d been through in the last 18 months, there were moments where I truly didn’t think I’d ever be strong enough to sit behind the wheel of a race car again. But there I was, up early, on the road, heading to Winton with Jo and my kids and my family behind me. It felt like a victory before I’d even turned a lap.
Jo and I arrived around 8:45, unloaded, and headed down to check in with the kids. Both of us are also scrutineers, one of the many hats we wear as Motorsport Australia officials, and the race secretary asked if we could help with logbook scrutineering until their appointed team arrived. So we did. Once we sorted the mountain of paperwork into audits and nil audits, Jo looked at me and said, “Go. Get out there with the kids. Blow the cobwebs off.” she had it covered, so off I went.
And oh, it felt good. I hadn’t lost it. The lines came back. The confidence came back. The joy came back. Being out there with 20 E30s and especially my family, it was something I’ll never forget.
We’d talked about recreating a photo taken 14 years ago at the end of a sprint day, a photo that sits proudly in my office. Jess checked with race control, got approval, and after our last session we lined up again, perfectly coordinated by Jess. Jo and Katie were appointed photographers, but Jo spotted one of the professional MA photographers nearby and asked her to help. The result? Stunning photos. Emotional. Beautiful. Memories captured forever.
After that, we headed to our accommodation for a good night’s rest. Qualifying was first session Friday morning, cold, slippery, foggy. We were combined with the Porsche 944s, making a grid of almost 40 cars. Traffic was heavy, but once I was out there, I felt good. Qualified well. And as I said before, I wasn’t out to break land‑speed records. I was out to celebrate 25 years of E30 Racing, something I helped start with two others and to be part of this milestone with my kids beside me.
I won’t bore you with blow‑by‑blow race battles, but with my lack of horsepower, the only way I could hold position was with race craft. Defending hard. Using knowledge. Making the car as wide as possible. It was fun, proper fun and great to debrief with the drivers afterwards. Good, clean racing. Shannon Cooper sat behind me for a bit and picked up a few tricks, which was great for his development.
All our E30s went home straight and running, except poor Zac, who blew two head gaskets and had to retire in Race 3. He did an amazing job to get an unknown car to the meeting in only a week only to have issues with how the engine had been built. But that’s racing, and part of the fun, having all the crew there to help try and fix it and keep it going.
The moral of the story? Never give up on your dreams. Work hard. Listen to your medical team. Exercise. Eat well. Surround yourself with your loved ones. Believe in yourself. This weekend will stay with me for the rest of my days and I hope with my children too, especially with that recreated photo as a beautiful memento.
And as a footnote: Chris and Katie’s baby is still cooking nicely. Thank you, Bump, for doing as instructed and not arriving early, allowing all the Bells to be out on or at the track together. It was wonderful having Katie, Jenna, Olivia, and especially Jo there with me, supporting me through the whole weekend. Jo was appointed E30 Category Rep for the weekend, spending much of her time up in the tower fixing issues and keeping things running smoothly all while recovering from shoulder surgery. She stepped in at the last minute and did an incredible job.
It was also fantastic to have so many DCM members come up too, some for the weekend, some for Saturday, some for Sunday, some for the display, some popping in to support us, some staying as pit crew. It meant a lot, and wonderful to have your support there. If you missed it, you can watch some of our races over the weekend on Blendline on YouTube, Saturday (afternon sessions only. E30 at abot 1:07) and Sunday (E30 at about 2:46 and 7:00), I actually got a bit of coverage on there too with my blocking skills.
Thank you for reading my story. I hope you enjoyed coming along for the ride. I’ll be back on track again soon, I don’t know when yet, but the bug has definitely bitten again. There’s an E30 Racing enduro at Sandown later in the year, and I definitely want to do that.
Photo : Peter Weaver Motorsport Photography, used with permission
Although the Winton Festival of Speed has never been very popular with our members we decided that for all the reasons laid out below it was too good to miss this year, so we made into a club event. I’ll be honest and admit that the turnout was not overwhelming but we had a bit of car display (with more interest than I expected) and a cracking day at the races.
There was plenty of action on the track and easy access to the pits and paddock with lots to talk about and observe.
The Winton Festival of Speed is organised by the Victoria Historic Racing Register, VHRR, who also organise the popular Phillip Island Classic in March.
The format and racing is very similar at the two events, most noticeably for us the inclusion of the Heritage Touring Car championship for Groups A and C (1980s “touring” cars – sedans) which feature the ex JPS Team BMW cars, or one of them as was the case at Winton.
These always provide great entertainment as the small, light and nimble E30 M3 battles with the more powerful Sierra Cosworths or the V8 powered Group C cars. Sometimes the BMW 635CSi joins in, usually doing rather better than it did in the day when, in Group C format, the rules were literally weighted against it.
This year’s event was enlivened by a round of E30 Racing’s BMW Drivers Cup championship, E30s have now qualified as Historic.
What made the E30 presence all the more special was the milestone 25 years anniversary, celebrated in style with a bumper grid which included a gaggle of Bells; Graeme (E30 Racing founding member and former champion), sons Sean and Chris (both former champions) and daughter Jess (current E30 Racing President in a beautiful newly built green car that looks way too nice to be on track).
Yes, Winton is a long way away but it was certainly worth the effort.
Lawrence Glynn #3 Photos : Simon Wilkins and Lawrence Glynn
About once a month we get together in Geelong for a casual coffee and chat - the coffee is optional and, I guess, so is the chat. Nothing complicated, turn up, look at other member's cars, talk to other members (about cars or whatever), coffee if you like, other things as well, go home.
The venue is chosen so we can be undercover but with the cars in full view. Should the weather be particularly bad we can retreat inside.
It is generally popular and an easy way to catch and stay in touch, share experiences and anecdotes, actually solve a few problems as well as theorise on how the world's problems should be solved!
Coming soon in September to Melbourne for a trial period!
Lawrence Glynn #3 Photos by Reinhold Schutz
Whilst Christmas tends to be a family affair Christmas in July is a great excuse to celebrate with friends. And we took full advantage of that with a magnificent view from the Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron augmented by lovely sunny weather.
A few items of Christmas attire lifted the mood resulting in several very enjoyable hours in very good company.
Out in the car park a strong selection of BMWs (one pretending to be a reindeer), and some non-BMWs, gave us something to admire before lunch.
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