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902:"Speedway: could make a comeback"
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882:on 8 December 2007
833:2012-04-04 at the
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124:Major team honours
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1414:Categories
1384:52°53′56″N
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723:References
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116:Track size
103:Club facts
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69:Long Eaton
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292:Position
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190:and the
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