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Dan is comfortably the No1 rider in the UK, so not sure that keeping doing the same thing will improve his game... He has reached that level now where he can regularly miss the gate in the UK and still often come from the back to win.. However. Learning to NOT miss the gate as often as he does will be the difference for him, as he has all the other attributes to reach the very top.. Therefore, riding (with and against), several riders from the highest level EVERY meeting he races in can only benefit him I would say.. Last night he again weighed in with nearly 40% of the Aces points, which he has done so, (and even better), several times this season already, so not sure that by doing this so regularly he is getting the challenge he will need to remain race sharp at the highest level.. Talking of % points of the teams total. Dan and Tom got 66% of the Aces total last night.. What an effort... Yet 18 rides from the other four yielded a total of just 13 points.. Your'e not going to win many Speedway meetings with that return...

By the end of every season, whoever are the Champions need to make around a dozen medals or more to give to all who have guested and helped them to win the title...

Unfortunately that is the regular comment every year post play off time... A fantastic sport, sadly undermined and undersold by the very ones who underpin it with cash... Can never cross over into mainstream sports or wider media due to the way it's ran, but still a great spectacle and night out if you don't take the team element too seriously and just enjoy what can truly be (uniquely) a breathtaking sport.... As shown particularly on Monday and to a lesser, (but still entertaining enough), degree tonight...

And to be fair to him, he was only a 'soldier of fortune' for one night only, so quite understandably could have felt 'job done', said his goodbyes and cleared off for a long old drive home.. And looks like some work to do on his bike too in time for those two matches so the faster he gets that sorted the better...

Geoff had given him a lift down and didn't want to hang around...

I would go Peterborough beating maybe the Aces in the final..

Probably only made seven medals and Hans has got one...

Should have let them do a lap of honour sat on a Chieftain Tank...

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Well done Peterborough... Fitting the league leaders end up winning the league.... Typically the 'engine room' for the Aces, as always seem to happen, come up short.. Dan must feel like Crumpy did when riding for the Aces.... Rob Lyon too proved himself (again) a very astute manager... Great send off for Bjarne as well, not bad to still be that good after all these years is it? And Cookie gets a winners medal. Quite ironic after all the years he rode for the Aces and didn't..... Scotty a class act in that interview...

What a ride from Bewley... Quite fitting the amount of times he has scored a massive % of the Aces points in several matches... Didnt team ride again though... Just took the easy route of passing all three on one lap....

Ooooooooh Controversial... He did start though so fair enough..... Lucky for Peterborough... Name on the trophy?

Has anyone got an old black and white helmet cover in their kit bag? Might be worth a try to see if you could get away with it.... Although Mark might have brought one....

Brilliant from the young lad again.. Some real prospects knocking about...

Lemon handed momentum to the Panthers..

Lemon does know that only the reserves can replace each other tonight doesnt he? Getting their rides "out of the way" wont allow any tactical ride to replace either of them.. Why choose to run two reserve races?

Lemon chose to have two reserve races...

What a strange RR choice v those two...

For now....

To be honest, taking the pee.. So many seem to moan about Dan and his lack of team riding.. Its usually because the others are too far behind him..

100% agree... Win the race and expect your team mate to do his bit by beating his level of opponent.. The 'Polish Way'...

Great ride from Etheridge.. Brilliantly shepherded home by Dan...

Couldn't the Aces have had him for Kurtz? If so.... Doh!!! If nothing else just to stop Peterborough getting him...

The last match of the season.. Cant see he/she realising this or they already would have..

It's sometimes like watching it on the radio....