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before the end

Epic days are upon me. Although my individual season finished two weeks ago, I have two most important matches of the 2011 season, the Polish Extraleague Play Off Finals. These matches keep me in line, and keep me motivated at training in this strong wind! Riding in two countries is very difficult. Constant travels, lack of sleep and exhaustion catches up with you. I was in . Poland last week for the Polish National Championships.

As ridiculous as it sounds, my individual record is pretty impressive, I've never even reached the rostrum in Poland. I must admit I've neglected my country recently, I haven't been ridning in the indis for ages (in fact it was 2007), just once in last 10 years so I had really high hopes of reaching at least rostrum place. I have to say preparation wasn't ideal, I had to get up at 3am to get a coach to Stansted, I have landed at 11:30 at Bydgoszcz to get to Torun for a 15:00 start.

Hot day and a long travel might have a big impact on me, although determination, desire and adrenaline pushed me to the maximum. Having a really bad draw with two outside grids (it's the formula in speedway that determines starting positions with inside gates beeing the most favourable) but managed to keep it together. I managed a second place which is absolutely dream come true. It was that missing piece of success that was eluding me for that long, and it rounds my individual efforts very well this year.

With wins at the Dash Trophies Grand Prix and a third at the Norwich Grand Prix it was then the biggest day of my riding career in America and a win in the World Championships final, the second place in the National final gives me the best season ever so far, and it's not even the end of it. The Polsih league is at its final stage and my team TSZ Pekum Torun have reached the final against the very powerful Leszno outfit. It is going to be raced at both tracks, first match at home at Torun. Ideally we want a large win, so we can control the second leg. We are a strong team and we are ready for it. 

Domestic season also draws to the end. Last sunday was my last match for Leicester in the Premier League, and a win against Wednesfield put us joint leaders with Horspath, but they have a superior points diffrence record to us. There was an emotional moment for me thanks to the clubs officials. They have presented me with the World Champion jersey, which I should receive in America, but unfortunately the organisers didn't have one. I can now put it on my wall, next to my trophy. Hope I can bring some more gold from Poland :D

Lukasz.

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