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532:"League speedway reaches Central Essex"
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658:Categories
472:References
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298:champions
285:champions
196:Len Silver
189:Len Silver
146:, Essex .
110:1952, 1953
88:Track size
75:Club facts
622:25 August
597:25 August
515:25 August
233:Position
200:Hoddesdon
144:Rayleigh
136:Speedway
134:were a
39:Rayleigh
543:14 June
150:History
80:Colours
59:Founded
53:England
49:Country
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236:Notes
67:Closed
43:Essex
642:ISBN
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