ImPRESSions©

The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association

Jan 2010 Vol. 43 No. 1

AARWBA Media Contest Rules Now Available Entries must be submitted by January 31, 2010 Entry form on page 2 Rules on page 3

Crocky Wright Page 5

In This Issue: - Media Contest Entry Form Page 2 - Media Contest Rules Page 3 - News & Notes Page 5 Dario Franchitti accepts his Titus Award from Dusty Brandel. - More News & Notes Page 6 Photo By Anne Profitt - More News & Notes Page 7 Dinner recap and photos from the - All-America Team Vote Totals Page 8 AARWBA All-America Team Event - Dinner Recap and Photos Page 9 on page 9.

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DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31, 2010

Entry Category______Date______

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City______State______Zip______

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Entry form must be attached to each entry * * * Deadline for all entries – January 31, 2010

* * * (you may photo copy entry form for more entries)

"The Contest Chairperson may, at his or her discretion, reassign entries to their appropriate categories, if initially submitted in inappropriate ones. If possible, the chairperson will contact affected entrants when such reassignment would cause a conflict with the one-entry-per category rule."

Mail to: AARWBA Contest: Jerry Miller Questions: 317/736-7472 381 Reagan Circle or [email protected] Franklin, IN 46131-7290 AARWBA Media Contest Rules Submitted By Jerry Miller, Contest Chairman DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31, 2010 1. Entries may be submitted only by AARWBA 8. NEWSPAPER: All newspaper entries must have professional and affiliate members in good stand- been published in general circulation newspapers or auto ing. racing periodicals that are published daily, weekly, bi- 2. Each contestant may submit ONE entry in weekly, or semi-monthly, in a recognizable newspaper each of the following categories. format or newspaper format on newsprint. News entries are assumed to have been written under deadline pres- NEWSPAPER: News Writing, Feature Writing, sure. Column entries must be regularly appearing col- Column Writing, and Technical Writing MAG- umns under he writer's byline and column signature on a AZINE: Column Writing, Feature Writing, Event year-round basis, not guest columns. A feature story car- Report, and Technical Writing rying the writer's column signature cannot be entered in the News, Feature, or Technical Category, except when 3. Please follow the instructions below on all produced on a limited basis in conjunction with a specific Writing entries in Newspaper and Magazine cate- race event. Technical entries must be technically orient- gories. ed in content.

4. All writing entries (except books) must be sub- 9. MAGAZINE: All magazine entries must have been mitted in the following form: published in a magazine or Sunday magazine supple- a. Clippings or photo copies must be pasted or ment that appears weekly, monthly, semi-monthly, or taped onto white, unlined 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Use as quarterly in a recognizable magazine format or in a one- many sheets as necessary so no clippings are fold- shot, stand-alone special publication, newsletter, pam- ed or overlap. phlet, or book (as a separate chapter in an anthology by b. No identification may appear on any entry to multiple authors) with identifiable publication dates or any be judged. Bylines, headlines, pictures, other publication deemed acceptable by the contest captions or other typographical devices, mast- chairperson. heads and all publication identification must be removed. Please indicate category on the entry. Radio/TV Broadcast Contests Rules c. Verifying data must be placed on contest entry 1. Radio and TV entries must have aired between: form. Photos, captions, bylines, etc., removed January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 2. A writ- from the story copy should be included on this ten memo must accompany all the tape or film entries sheet only. The contest chairperson may specifying on what station or network the entry was require additional verifying data if sufficient proof of aired, plus time and date of broadcast. In case of syndi- publication is not included. A separate entry cated work, the time, date, and station of the first broad- form must be submitted for each entry. cast must be listed. 3. The two categories are TV feature Program and Radio Feature Program. Any fea- 5. Any writing entry submitted other than ture program or series of broadcast on one topic of at above will be rejected. least 10 minutes in length is eligible. 4. All profes- sional on-air personalities in either category must be 6. A series of articles may be submitted as a sin- members of the association. gle entry, but only as a single continuous article, uninterrupted. A series of stories concerning a sin- Photography Contest Rules gle event appearing on one day in a publication 1. Photo entries may be entered in the color category may be submitted, but only as one continuous arti- and/or the black & white category and must have been cle, uninterrupted. published in a printed form acceptable to the contest chairperson (newspaper, magazine, program, advertise- 7. Entries in all writing categories must have ment, poster, etc.). Photos may be submitted in any one been published between: January 1, 2009 and or more of the categories below: December 31, 2009 Reprinted articles that have a. Action photography, Color . won awards, including honorable mentions, previ- b. People photography, Color ously cannot be re-entered in the current contest year unless they are eligible to be entered in a dif- 2. All entries must have been published between: Janu- ferent category than before (e.g., an awardwinning ary 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 2009 Calen- newspaper feature story could be entered again if it dars are OK... 2010 Calendars are not were reprinted in a magazine, but not if reprinted in a newspaper. 3. A member may submit one entry in each of the above

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4. Entries must be received in 8 x 10 size (no 6. A series of articles may be submitted as a single entry, slides, negatives, etc.), with no photographer or but only as a single continuous article, uninterrupted. A publication identifying data on the photo, front or series of stories concerning a single event appearing on back. A separate sheet must accompany each one day online may be submitted, but only as a single photograph giving the name of the publication, entry. name of entrant, date of publication. Include a tear-sheet, book or book page, magazine, maga- 7. **Entries in all online categories must have appeared zine-page, newspaper or newspaper page, show- between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 ing the photo as published. 8. News entries must have been published in a recog- 5. Any single photo may be entered in only one cat- nized online medium under deadline pressure. egory, regardless of the number of times it may have been published in other forms or colors, at the 9. Feature entry must have been published online in a discretion of the entrant. Color slides published in recognized medium without deadline pressure. both color and black and white may be entered in either Color or Black and White category, but not 10. Column or Blog entry may have been published in both! any of the above or the member’s own personal blog. A series of blogs on the same topic or event may be sub- Online Media Contest Rules - 2009 mitted as a single entry, but only as a single continuous 1. There are seven categories. story, uninterrupted. Columns must be regularly appear- ing columns under the writer’s byline and not guest col- 2. Entries may be submitted only by AARWBA pro- umns. fessional and affiliate members in good standing. 11. Technical entry must have been published in any of 3. Each contestant may submit ONE entry in each the above categories and be technically oriented in of the following categories. Deadline News Re- content. ports Feature Reports Column *Blog Entry Technical Report Professional Racing Web Sites 12. Website entries must have been produced, edited or Photo – Action (color) Photo – People (color) directed by the AARWBA member in an executive role. *Webcasts/Podcast 13. Photos must have been published primarily for a web 4. All entries except as noted must be submitted in site, not reproduced from a print-media or broadcast the following form: source. Photos may NOT have been digitally enhanced a. Printouts must be pasted or taped onto white, for publication. unlined 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Use as many sheets as necessary so no clippings are folded or overlap. Book Contest Rules b. No identification may appear on any entry to be 1. Open to any member who is the author of fiction or judged. Bylines, headlines, web site addresses or nonfiction book that has motorsports as the predominant other typographical devices, mastheads and all subject. publication identification must be removed. Please indicate category on the entry. Web site entries will 2. The book must be published during the calendar year consist of a single sheet with the URL to be of 2009, as designated in the copyright statement at the judged. front of the book c. Verifying data must be placed on a contest entry form. Photos, captions, bylines, etc., removed from 3. Each entrant must submit a letter formally applying for the story copy should be included on this sheet on- entry in the contest. The letter must state that he or she ly, except web sites. The contest chairperson may is the sole or principal author of the book. Coauthors require additional verifying data if sufficient proof of must be members of the American Auto Racing Writers publication is not included. A separate entry and Broadcasters Association. Authors of "as-told-to" form must be submitted for each entry. autobiography books must be listed on the title page or submit a statement from the publisher, that they are the 5. Any online entry submitted other than above will true and correct author. be rejected. * * Ghost written books are eligible under the above guidelines.

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American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” 4 AARWBA Media Contest Rules Crocky Wright Passes

4. With each entry, three copies of the book must AARWBA Member, auto racing historian, writer, thrill be submitted and are non-returnable. No attempt seeker, and all-around good guy Crocky Wright has to hide the author's identity is necessary. passed away.

5. Upon announcement of the winner, the publisher Crocky was a true character, he liked to relay the of the winning entry shall have the right to use that story of being fired from his job as a tour bus driver information in any advertising, promotion or publici- at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, because he ty campaign provided that the contest is designat- liked to take the buses around the turns a little too ed as the: American Auto Racing Writers, fast. Broadcasters Association book of the year contest -or- American Auto Racing Writers, Broadcasters Association Book of the Year Contest.

**All eligible entries must be paid up members of AARWBA

Deadline – January 31, 2010 Mail to: AARWBA Contest c/o Jerry Miller 381 Reagan Circle Franklin, IN 46131-7290

Phone: 317-736-7472

Racing Round Up - Arizona At Barrett-Jackson

On Monday, January 18th, Racing Round Up - Tony Stewart and Arizona became the 1st Crocky Wright "live broadcast" Media Photo by Phil Rider organization to partici- pate in the "Opening Crocky liked to say he was the only person ever fired Night Bidders Party," in for driving too fast at IMS. the 39 year history of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction. He was an author who penned extensive histories of eastern U.S. racing, including a book about former Racing Round Up - Arizona Videocast, Speedway ace Johnny Thomson and a history of the "worldwide, and to all the ships at sea," on Nutley Velodrome. RacingRoundUp.com, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Another book was titled, “Fate Guides My Destiny.” (Arizona time), "LIVE" from under the "Big Tent" at the Barrett-Jackson "Feature Cars" Showcase He drove in thrill shows and performed stunts way Pavilion. past most people’s “retirement” age. But perhaps he’s best known for his tireless promo- Hosts Jamie Reynolds, Chris Hines, and Andy tion of a driver from Indiana. "The Pipelayer" Wheat brought the broadcast au- dience up to "Auction Speed" with special guests, From the time he first laid eyes on Tony Stewart, he CEO and Chairman of Barrett-Jackson, Craig knew Smoke would be a star, and Crocky let every- Jackson, along with Gary Bennett, Vice President one know it. of Consignment, and more. The two became very close friends, and I know Tony will miss his biggest fan. Racing Round Up - Arizona can be seen weekly, each Monday night, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on RIP Crocky RacingRoundUp.com.

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In His Opinion Member Artist Bruce Bennett Submitted By Johnny McDonald Associated Press’ panel of editors recognized ’s record-setting achievement in wrapping up an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup title by naming him athlete of the year. Now, that’s an achievement. These journalists, over the years, had regarded race drivers as hot rodders bent on destruction and not true athletes. For them to even admit a driver among the “the elite” baseball, football and basketball players or track and swim performers is amazing. This marked the first time in 75 years AP has opened the door. In the past, this tight-knit, highly prejudiced body had snubbed Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney and Richard Petty. They didn’t hold a bat or ball. Answering our call for examples of the artistic talents of Yet, apparently our racing community was not our members, Bruce A. Bennett submitted this wonderful impressed. It certainly makes me wonder what representation of Formula One racing. voters for the All America were thinking when they selected Mark Martin over Johnson in the stock car category. Johnson is also Driver of the Year Bennett describes the image for us: “This is Emerson and NASCAR's Driver of the Decade. Fittipaldi piloting the famous Gold Leaf Team Lotus 72D at the 1971 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. I did the For that matter, National Speed Sport News named drawing from a photo I saw on a calendar, and what Kyle Busch as Chris Economaki’s Champion of makes it interesting (I think) is that it's a 15" x 20" pen Champions over Johnson and even Tony Schu- and ink drawing done in a style called "pointillism," macher. I thought the Nationwide series was a meaning thousands of tiny dots were used to compose, junior circuit to the Sprint Cup. Didn’t he fail to color, and shade the image. I no longer recall how long it make the top 12? took me to complete the drawing, and I haven't done an- As for Martin, his selection was obviously a other one since, but it's something I'm pretty proud of.” sentimental selection. Sure, he did a competent job and was a contender much of the way. But the last time I looked, he missed the brass ring by 141 points. I’ve seen some strange selections since the AA’s inception but this one takes the cake. Hey Danica, you’ve got a good chance for the honor roll next year, wherever you might finish. - Johnny McDonald

Do you have a favorite old photo of you, at work, covering motorsports? If so, please send it to the editor - with a short caption - and John Force Racing - Our host for the we will run it in a future issue of 2010 AARWBA All-America Racing ImPRESSions. Team dinner event

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STAR MAZDA On SPEED In Spanish

Member Hector Cademartori wrote us to tell about his involvement in a project with SPEED Channel Latin America, a part of the FOX Network. It's the Spanish ver- sion of our SPEED, somewhat.

Cademartori: "With my partner, Pedro Serramalera, we formed P-UNO Motorsports TV. We aired eight races of the STAR Mazda Series Presented by Goodyear on Photo credit: www.starmazda.com SPEED Latin America with 3 repetitions each for a total of 24 shows. SPEED will repeat the races in February as a warm-up to the 2010 championship which will start in March at Sebring as part of the ALMS 12 Hours week- The 2010 season will mark the 20th year of the Star Mazda end. Championship presented by Goodyear, one of the most stable and successful open-wheel driver development series in North America. Both title sponsors are major global corporations and their contracts with the Series run through the 2013 season.

The Star Mazda Championship is akin to being the triple-A baseball level of auto racing, as it is a high-speed training ground for future stars of the sport and a major step on the MAZDASPEED development ladder.

Star Mazda History (from starmazda.com)

Formula Mazda Racing, which features open wheel race cars "We edited and did the race commentary in Spanish. adaptable to both oval tracks and road courses, is conducted The shows reached more than 40 countries in Central on several levels of competition. and South America and the Caribbean. Since 1991, the professionally organized Star Mazda Series "The last show was a re-cap of the year and the season has provided the most popular format for sponsors, specta- finale in Laguna Seca and we're very proud of that pro- tors, and upward bound drivers. Administrative responsibility duction. STAR Mazda didn't tape that race in Laguna for the series is headed by Valley Motor Center Inc. which also Seca but we thought that we owed our audience the op- constructs the Star Formula Mazda race car and oversees a portunity to know how the championship ended. We re- comprehensive track-side support organization for competing created the race using outside footage and in-car cam- teams and drivers. era shots from the teams and it all came out really nice and different. It was a lot of work, too!!! The success of the Star Mazda Series is evidenced by the fact that fields of 30 to 40 cars have been commonplace at many "The main targets of the project are three fold: to pro- races. mote the series in Latin America, to inform drivers from that part of the world about the Star Mazda Champion- Drivers in the series may also pursue any one of six divisional ship and encourage them to further their careers by rac- championships based on geographically determined sched- ing in North America, and to generate exposure for the ules (east, west, central, southwest, southeast and northwest) sponsors of South American drivers in their home mar- in addition to the Star Mazda Championship presented by kets. Goodyear. Prizes and awards valued over $1,000,000 are dis- tributed annually to top series’ performers. Serramalera: "It's not all the races, but enough to give our audience south of the border a good idea of what this The annual schedules for the Star Mazda Series have includ- series is all about. We've been working very hard for a ed high profile events where Formula Mazda cars appear as long time on finalizing these broadcasts and are very the “opening act” to some of America’s top drawing racing se- pleased to be able to finally announce firm air dates and ries. In its supporting role, the Star Mazda Series has been times. This is just the first step in our program to expose paired with a variety of major types of racing, including such South American drivers to the Star Mazda Champion- headliners as the American LeMans Series, IndyCar, Champ- ship, and we expect the audience for the 2010 season Car, Formula One, race trucks and NASCAR stock cars. broadcasts to be larger and more knowledgeable." For more information go to www.starmazda.com

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American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” 7 2009 AUTO RACING ALL-AMERICA TEAM As selected by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association

JERRY TITUS AWARD Jerry Titus Award Winners Dario Franchitti 1970 Al Unser IRL Indy Car Champion 1971 / 73 Mark Donohue FIRST TEAM 1972 George Follmer OPEN WHEEL: Dario Franchitti 1974 / 80 Johnny Rutherford STOCK CAR: Mark Martin 1975 A.J. Foyt ROAD RACING: Jon Fogarty / 1976 Don Prudhomme DRAG RACING: Tony Schumacher 1977 / 78 / 84 Mario Andretti SHORT TRACK: Donny Schatz 1979 Rick Mears TOURING SERIES: Ron Hornaday 1981 Darrell Waltrip AT LARGE: J.R. Hildebrand 1982 Shirley Muldowney SECOND TEAM 1983 Bobby Allison OPEN WHEEL: Helio Castroneves 1985 Bill Elliott STOCK CAR: Jimmie Johnson 1986 Bobby Rahal ROAD RACING: David Brabham / Scott Sharp 1987 Dale Earnhardt DRAG RACING: Ashley Force Hood 1988 Geoff Brabham SHORT TRACK: Joey Saldana 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi TOURING SERIES: Parker Kligerman 1990 / 94 Al Unser Jr. AT LARGE: Frank Manzo 1991 Harry Gant HONORABLE MENTION(At least 5% of the vote) 1992 Juan Manuel Fangio II OPEN WHEEL: none 1993 Nigel Mansell STOCK CAR: Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart 1995 Jeff Gordon ROAD RACING: Gil deFerran / Simon Pagenaud, 1996 / 99 / 00 / 02 John Force Luis Diaz / Adrian Fernandez 1997 Tom Kendall DRAG RACING: Larry Dixon, Mike Edwards, 1998 / 01 Jeff Gordon Robert Hight 2003 J. J. Yeley SHORT TRACK: Levi Jones, Brad Kuhn 2004 Tony Kanaan TOURING SERIES: Justin Lofton AT LARGE: Travis Pastrana / Christian Edstrom 2005 Dan Wheldon 2006 Tony Schumacher *NOTE: In Road Racing and Rally, co-drivers with identical records 2007 / 09 Dario Franchitti are now voted as one. 2008 Tony Schumacher

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American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” 8 All-America Team Dinner & Ceremony Recap Submitted By Susan Wade / Photos By Kay Nichols

Dario Franchitti continued to celebrate his sec- ond IndyCar Series championship Saturday night, January 16, 2010, winning the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Associa- tion's Jerry Titus Award for the second time in three years. President Dusty Brandel announced Franchitti as the organization's Driver of the Year as AARWBA honored its 40th All-America Team and kicked off its 55th year at the John Force Racing facility. "I'm very proud to win the Jerry Titus award for a second time. It means a great deal to me to be AARWBA's driver of the year for 2009," Franchitti said. "Thanks to everyone at Team Target and all the AARWBA members who vot- A birds-eye view of the banquet area ed." Host Force, a four-time Titus winner who began his day in Rhode Island attending the funeral of family friend and influential Ford dealer and racing innova- tor Bob Tasca Sr., shared the President's Award with crew chief John Medlen. AARWBA recognized them for their dedication to race-car safety in all forms of motorsports through the Brownsburg-based Eric Medlen Project. John Medlen spoke of "a divine passion to motorsports" and saluted the media for drawing awareness to the project's safety initiatives. Force, said the project's early results saved his life. "After Eric's crash, a roll cage was put on my car. I'm standing here because of Eric Medlen," he said, referring to his own brutal 2007 accident six months later. "People say this is John Force's house. But it isn't. It's Eric Medlen's house." Journalist Lewis Franck presented IndyCar and NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi the Pioneer in Racing Award for his longtime dedication and achievement that has made a difference in the industry. "As an industry, we need to stay relevant in the sports landscape," Ganassi said. "We need to stay rele- vant to Detroit. Racing needs to take a leadership role. Innovation is what does it. We need to be bold, like our host, John Force." AARWBA members annually elect drivers to the All-America Team from seven categories: stock car, open-wheel, drag racing, road rac- ing, short track, touring series, and at-large. The Jerry Titus Trophy is awarded to the driv- er who receives the most All-America Team votes. It is named in memory of the late jour- nalist and racer, who was a member of AAR- WBA, the country’s oldest and largest organization of motorsports media profession- als. It is the highest honor AARWBA offers. Franchitti, the open wheel honoree, shared First Team status with other Horsepower Tro- phy recipients Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney The Shav Glick Newsmaker Forum Area

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American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” 9 Dinner Recap Continued

(road racing), Donny Schatz (short track). J.R. Hil- debrand (at-large), Tony Schumacher (drag rac- ing), Ron Hornaday (touring series), and Mark Martin (stock car). Donny Schatz scored a fourth straight World of Outlaws Sprint Car series title and a fourth straight appearance on the AARWBA All-America First Team. Schumacher, like Franchitti a two-time Titus Award winner, won his seventh overall and record sixth consecutive NHRA Top Fuel championship. This is his seventh AARWBA First Team All-America se- lection. Grand-Am ' Daytona Pro- totype champions Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney took First Team billing with a record four victories in 2009. Gurney, son of racing legend Dan Gurney, said, "I now feel part of a very exclusive club. I look back at all of the great winners, including my dad back Dario Franchitti and the Titus Trophy in 1970, and it is really special to be among them, not once but now twice." Fogarty, his GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing teammate, said, "Chances are excellent that Alex and I will never race against Tony Schumacher or Donny Schatz - not that I wouldn't love to. But being able to be honored as peer champions with those guys puts a cool touch on what has already been a great season." Hildebrand, who made the team in 2006 as Formula Ford 2000 champion, returned as the 2009 IRL champion. As a past recipient of the Gorsline Scholarship, Hildebrand presented this year's award to 18-year-old Jo- sef Newgarden, a rising star in the junior formula car racing ranks. John Gorsline of the Gorsline Company each year recognizes a young up-and-coming driver who displays the attributes of a future champion and helps aspiring drivers to develop both on and off the track to attain their professional goals. The two NASCAR First Team drivers, Mark Martin (stock car) and Ron Hornaday (touring series), made a statement for the 50-year-olds. Hornaday, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion, made the list for the fourth time. Martin, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series runner-up, beat out four-time champion Jim- mie Johnson to earn his fifth First Team honor and 15th time as an All-America. Composing the Second Team were Helio Castroneves (open wheel), Jimmie Johnson (stock car), Ashley Force Hood (drag racing), Joey Saldana (short track), ARCA/Remax Series Rookie of the Year Parker Kligerman (touring series), drag racer Frank Manzo (at large), and road racing's David Brabham/Scott Sharp team. Earlier in the day, AARWBA members and guests toured the Brownsburg shops of Force Racing, Vance & Hines, and Don Schumacher Racing, as well as O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

Our very special thanks go out to John Force and his entire team for providing such a wonderful venue for the AARWBA All-America Racing Team dinner event!

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