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the team named "Rangers" until 1974 when the "Archers" name was used for one more season. The track opened again in 1979 and were called the "Nottingham
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100:Red, white and blue
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871:on 8 December 2007
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207:broadsiding
155:Long Eaton
1409:Long Eaton
1403:Categories
1373:52°53′56″N
1026:2016 Teams
712:References
161:Long Eaton
105:Track size
92:Club facts
62:Derbyshire
58:Long Eaton
1376:1°15′41″W
957:18 August
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802:18 August
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518:Invaders
505:Invaders
281:Position
187:' track.
931:16 March
895:BBC News
820:Archived
466:Archers
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440:Rangers
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414:Rangers
401:Rangers
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375:Archers
362:Archers
349:Archers
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310:Archers
179:and the
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191:History
167:as the
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76:Founded
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284:Notes
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