Duncan Tappy

{{short description|English racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Duncan Tappy

| image = Duncan Tappy.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|6|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = West Ewell, England

| racing licence = 12px FIA Gold {{small|(until 2018, 2023–)}}
12px FIA Silver {{small|(2019–2022)}}

| current series = European Le Mans Series

| first year = 2008

| current team = United Autosports

| car number =

| former teams = Rollcentre Racing

| starts = 18

| wins = 1

| poles = 1

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 4th

| year = 2022

| prev series = Zip Formula
UK Formula Ford W. Series
British Formula Ford
British Formula Renault 2.0
French Formula Renault
Formula Renault NEC
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
World Series by Renault
Firestone Indy Lights
International Formula Master

| prev series years = 2003
2004
2005
2006–07
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009

| titles = Formula Ford Festival
British Formula Renault 2.0

| title years = 2005
2007

}}

Duncan Tappy (born 26 June 1984 in West Ewell, Surrey) is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.

Racing career

=Early career=

Tappy began his racing career in karting, finishing runner-up in the 2004 UK Formula Ford championship winter series. In 2005 he took part in the full UK Formula Ford season with Jamun Racing, taking ten victories to finish second in the standings. During this year he also won the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival and was selected as a finalist for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC award.

In 2006 Tappy stepped up to the British Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with Jamun Racing, finishing his debut year eighteenth in the standings. He was also awarded 'Rising Star' status by the British Racing Drivers Club. He transferred to Fortec Motorsport for the 2007 season, taking sixteen podium finishes, including nine race wins, to end the year as series champion.

At the end of the season Tappy was named as British Club Driver of the Year{{cite news | url = https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/1926233.tappys-year-to-remember/ | title = Tappy's year to remember | publisher = Sutton and Croydon Guardian | date = 2007-12-25 | access-date = 2021-08-11}} at the annual Autosport Awards{{cite web |title=2007 Autosport Awards videos |url=https://www.autosportawards.com/video/2007 |website=Autosport Awards |access-date=11 August 2021}} and once again nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

=Single seater racing=

Following his Formula Renault championship season, Tappy raced in a number of single-seater championships between 2008 and 2011, most notably Superleague Formula where he competed in each of the four seasons and was part of the Japan team that finished runner-up in the truncated final season. In 2010 he won the Auto GP teams title with DAMS and finished third in the driver standings. Other outings came in World Series by Renault, the Firestone Indy Lights Series and International Formula Master. In early 2008, Tappy also made two appearances as a rookie driver for A1 Team Great Britain in Mexico City{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Alison |title=Jarvis and Tappy join forces for A1 Team GBR in Mexico |url=https://www.automobilsport.com/teams-pilots--35,13403,Jarvis-and-Tappy-join-forces-for-A1-Team-GBR-in-Mexico,news.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811140553/https://www.automobilsport.com/teams-pilots--35,13403,Jarvis-and-Tappy-join-forces-for-A1-Team-GBR-in-Mexico,news.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=11 August 2021 |website=Automobilsport.com |access-date=11 August 2021 |date=7 March 2008}} and Shanghai.{{cite web |title=Team GBR sets sights on Top 3 |url=https://www.pitpass.com/34443/Team-GBR-sets-sights-on-Top-3 |website=Pitpass |access-date=11 August 2021 |date=4 April 2008}}

=Sports cars=

In April 2008, Tappy made his sportscar debut when he took part in the Monza 1000km Le Mans Series event.{{cite news | url = http://www.duncantappy.com/news.php?action=view_article&article_id=84 | title = Duncan Tappy to race Rollcentre Pescarolo | publisher = duncantappy.com | date = 2008-04-20 | access-date = 2008-06-24}} Driving a Pescarolo Judd for Rollcentre Racing, he finished the race in seventh position.

He returned to sports car racing in 2012, competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series for ART Grand Prix alongside Grégoire Demoustier. The pair finished fifth in the Pro-Am Cup with a win in Navarre. From 2012 to 2017 he raced in a number of different GT3 championships, including further Blancpain Endurance Series campaigns, the British GT Championship, GT Asia and International GT Open.

Since the 2018 season, Tappy has competed in the LMP3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series. Partnering Michael Benham in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for Lanan Racing, he took a class win at Le Mans in 2018 and won three times in 2019, finishing runner-up in the championship. In 2020 he signed with United Autosports,{{cite press release | url=https://www.addmanagement.co.uk/press/duncan-tappy-signs-for-united-autosports-european-le-mans-series | title=DUNCAN TAPPY SIGNS FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES | date=6 February 2020 | access-date = 30 July 2021}} and finished runner-up in the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series. He is currently competing for the team in the European Le Mans Series.

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

2003

|align=left| Zip Formula Great Britain

|align=left| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 48

| 11th

2004

|align=left| UK Formula Ford Championship Winter Series

|align=left| Steve Mole Motorsport

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2005

|align=left| UK Formula Ford Championship

|align=left| Jamun Racing

| 20

| 10

| 5

| 3

| 17

| 479

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2006

|align=left| British Formula Renault 2.0

|align=left| Jamun Racing

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 101

| 18th

rowspan=3| 2007

|align=left| British Formula Renault 2.0

|align=left rowspan=3|Fortec Motorsport

| 20

| 9

| 7

| 9

| 16

| 512

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 30

| 33rd

align=left| French Formula Renault 2.0

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| NC

rowspan=4| 2008

|align=left| Le Mans Series - LMP1

|align=left| Rollcentre Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 14th

align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

|align=left| Porsche Motorsport

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| Formula Renault 3.5 Series

|align=left| RC Motorsport

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

| 23rd

align=left| Superleague Formula

|align=left| Tottenham Hotspur

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 257†

| 11th†

rowspan=3| 2009

|align=left| International Formula Master

|align=left| Team JVA

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 22nd

align=left| Indy Lights

|align=left| Genoa Racing

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

| 32nd

align=left| Superleague Formula

|align=left| Galatasaray S.K.

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 133†

| 16th†

rowspan=2| 2010

|align=left| Auto GP

|align=left| DAMS

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 37

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

align=left| Superleague Formula

|align=left| Galatasaray S.K.

| 11

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 5

| 540†

| 6th†

rowspan=2| 2011

|rowspan=2 align=left| Superleague Formula

|align=left| Japan

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 136†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| Turkey - Galatasaray S.K.

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 88†

| 10th†

2012

|align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am

|align=left| ART Grand Prix

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 58

| 5th

rowspan=3| 2013

|align=left| British GT Championship - GT3

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Von Ryan Racing

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 54

| 13th

align="left" | FIA GT Series - Pro-Am

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align="left" | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am

| align="left" | Black Falcon

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

| 35th

2014

|align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

|align=left| M-Sport Bentley

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 15

| 17th

rowspan=2| 2015

|align=left| GT Cup UK - GTO

|align=left|

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| NC

align=left| GT Asia - GT3

|align=left| Bentley Team Absolute

| 11

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 96

| 7th

rowspan=4| 2016

|align=left| Intercontinental GT Challenge

| rowspan="3" align="left" | Garage 59

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 18th

align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align="left" | International GT Open

| 12

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 3

| 31

| 8th

align="left" | GT Asia - GT3

| align="left" | Bentley Team Absolute

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 4

| 88

| 9th

rowspan=2| 2017

|align=left| International GT Open

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Garage 59

| 12

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 4

| 44

| 7th

align=left| Le Mans Cup - GT3

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 13

| 13th

2018

|align=left| Le Mans Cup - LMP3

|align=left| Lanan Racing

| 7

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 29.5

| 8th

2019

|align=left| Le Mans Cup - LMP3

|align=left| Lanan Racing

| 6

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 91.5

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

rowspan=2| 2020

|align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMP3

| rowspan="2" align="left" | United Autosports

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 46.5

| 6th

align=left| Le Mans Cup - LMP3

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

rowspan="3" | 2021

|align=left| Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3

| rowspan="3" align="left" | United Autosports

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 58

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMP3

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 11.5

| 25th

align=left| Le Mans Cup - LMP3

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4.5

|26th

rowspan="3" | 2022

|align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMP2

|align=left rowspan=2| United Autosports

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 73

| 4th

align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 284

| 21st

align=left| Le Mans Cup - LMP3

|align=left| Cool Racing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

2023

|align=left| GT Cup Championship - Group GT3

|align=left| Greystone GT

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

2024

|align=left| McLaren Trophy Europe - Artura Trophy

|align=left| Greystone GT

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

: Team standings.

: * Season still in progress.

=Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! DC

! Points

2007

!nowrap|Fortec Motorsports

|style="background:#;"|ZAN
1

{{small

}

|style="background:#;"|ZAN
2

{{small|}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|OSC
1

{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|OSC
2

{{small|11}}

|style="background:#;"|ASS
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ASS
2

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ZOL
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|ZOL
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|NUR
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|NUR
2

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|OSC
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|OSC
2

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|SPA
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|SPA
2

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|HOC
1

{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|HOC
2

{{small|}}

! 33rd

! 30

|}

=Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! DC

! Points

2008

! nowrap| RC Motorsport

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| SPA
1

| SPA
2

| MON
1

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1

{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2

{{small|21}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
1

{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2

{{small|19}}

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

| BUG
1

| BUG
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
1

{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
2

{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
1

{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
2

{{small|Ret}}

! 23rd

! 6

=Superleague Formula record=

==2008-2009==

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Operator

!colspan=2|1

!colspan=2|2

!colspan=2|3

!colspan=2|4

!colspan=2|5

!colspan=2|6

! Position

! Points

rowspan=2|2008

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Tottenham Hotspur

!rowspan=2 nowrap| GTA Motor Competición

!colspan=2| DON

!colspan=2| NÜR

!colspan=2| ZOL

!colspan=2| EST

!colspan=2| VAL

!colspan=2| JER

!rowspan=2| 11th

!rowspan=2| 257

style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 13

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 10

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 14

rowspan=2|2009

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Galatasaray S.K.

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Ultimate Motorsport

!colspan=2|MAG

!colspan=2|ZOL

!colspan=2|DON

!colspan=2|EST

!colspan=2|MOZ

!colspan=2|JAR

!rowspan=2| 11th

!rowspan=2| 239

style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 11

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

==2009 Super Final results==

  • Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

2009

! nowrap| Galatasaray S.K.
Ultimate Motorsport

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| MAG
{{small|DNQ}}

| ZOL
{{small|N/A}}

| DON

| EST

| MOZ

| JAR

==2010-2011==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! Operator

!colspan=3|1

!colspan=3|2

!colspan=3|3

!colspan=3|4

!colspan=3|5

!colspan=3|6

!colspan=3|7

!colspan=3|8

!colspan=3|9

!colspan=3|10

!colspan=3|11

!colspan=3|12

! Position

! Points

rowspan=2|2010

!rowspan=2 nowrap|CR Flamengo

!rowspan=2 nowrap|Alpha

!colspan=3| SIL

!colspan=3| ASS

!colspan=3| MAG

!colspan=3| JAR

!colspan=3| NÜR

!colspan=3| ZOL

!colspan=3| BRH

!colspan=3| ADR

!colspan=3| POR

!colspan=3| ORD

!colspan=3| BEI

!colspan=3| NAV

!rowspan=2| 6th

!rowspan=2| 540

style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan=3| 2011

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Japan

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Atech Reid Grand Prix

!colspan=3| HOL

!colspan=3| BEL

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

!colspan=3|

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=2| 2nd

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=2| 136

style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

nowrap| Turkey – Galatasaray S.K.

! nowrap| EmiliodeVillota Motorsport

|

|

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| X

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!10th

!88

: Non-championship event.

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key)

==Indy Lights==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! Rank

! Points

2009

! nowrap| Genoa Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STP
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STP
{{small|27}}

| LBH

| KAN

| INDY

| MIL

| IOW

| WGL

| TOR

| EDM

| KTY

| MDO

| SNM

| CHI

| HMS

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32nd

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8

=Complete Auto GP results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Pos

! Points

2010

! DAMS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN
1

{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN
2

{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
1

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IMO
2

{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
1

{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
2

{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAG
1

{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG
2

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAV
1

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAV
2

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1

{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
2

{{small|11}}

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 37

=Complete European Le Mans Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2008

! nowrap| Rollcentre Racing

! LMP1

! nowrap| Pescarolo 01

! nowrap| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10

| CAT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|7}}

| SPA

| NÜR

| SIL

|

! 29th

! 2

2020

! nowrap| United Autosports

! LMP3

! nowrap| Ligier JS P320

! nowrap| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LEC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
{{small|4}}

|

! 6th

! 46.5

2021

! nowrap| United Autosports

! LMP3

! nowrap| Ligier JS P320

! nowrap| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
{{small|10}}

! 25th

! 11.5

2022

! nowrap| United Autosports

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMO
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALG
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! 4th

! 73

=Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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! Year

! Team

! Class

! Make

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2022

! nowrap| United Autosports

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 V8

| DAY

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
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|style="background:"| LGA
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|style="background:"| MDO
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|style="background:"| WGL
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|style="background:"| ELK
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|style="background:"| PET
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! 21st

! 283

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