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Wrong. As an out and out racer Crumpy had the opportunity to go through both meetings unbeaten, which would have been one hell of a feat. He didn't make it, which was a shame for him. Aces fans will never criticise a ride for trying. The Aussie psyche means that coming second is not really different to coming fourth, which is why Crumpy is a winner. It is also why his team mates will not criticise him. He might have been born here, but his determination is 100% Aussie. Just wish team GB had five of his ilk.

But had Poole won, it would have been "great event", "great format", "best team won", etc. Still the Crump/Stead victory will further fuel his hatred of Belle Vue, which is bordering on the paranoid.

I just love the honesty of speedway riders - Kylmakorpi really had nothing to ride for, other than professional pride and points money, but gave it his all in beating Lindback and Pedersen. But for his ride in Heat 25, us Aces fans would nothing to celebrate. I do believe that Kylmakorpi should be in the GP, but "politically" there are only around 4.5 million in Finland, so not a huge expansion market for BSI. I hope JK and Hans Andersen both qualify for the GPs next season, as both are better than quite a few of this years crop.

Riding Kirky Lane week in, week out has obviously done Crumpy a lot of harm!!! It would be great to see a GP at a track like BV or Wolverhampton, not that it's going to happen. It would make a change from the boring full throttle open venues which dish up pretty poor racing. Maybe Sam's comments are sour grapes as he could never seem to get around turns three/four at Kirky Lane?

For me Richardson should be out of the GP's, along with Pepe and possibly NKI. NKI shouldn't have been in in the first place - only Olsen and his BSI cohorts could possibly believe that NKI is a better rider than Hans Andersen. NKI does at least have the potential to improve, whereas Richardson and Pepe will most probably go backwards. For me Steady should be in for next season - he is the top Brit in the averages (for now) and a vastly improved rider from last season. Hans Andersen should also be a must and I would include Joonas Kylmakorpi, who, like Steady has come on leaps and bounds this season. All these three are what I would call real racers, which the GP needs. Another rider worth considering is Jesper B, who has been in the GP before and is now recapturing the form that made him such a great prospect a few years ago. I daresay had Kylmakorpi been a Latvian he would have got a wild card for this season - maybe a GP for Finland?