Eastbourne plan to sign on-loan crowd pleaser Lukas Dryml on a full transfer in the next few days after he starred against his parent club.

Eagles boss Bob Dugard opened informal talks with Peterborough counterpart Trevor Swales minutes after Dryml helped clinch a dramatic 50-43 Arlington success over the Panthers.

The extrovert Czech scored a brilliant heat 13 success over star Danes Kenneth Bjerre and Niels-Kristian Iversen, then helped Davey Watt to a 5-1 over the same Panthers pair in the nominated race.

Dugard has also assured reserve Ricky Kling, who had another good night, his place is secure for the season.

Eagles needed something special to round off a depressing week and Dryml provided it with those two late rides after Panthers had reduced their deficit from 12 points to just three in the space of two races.

He celebrated in style, taking a theatrical bow in front of his growing fan club on the home straight and riding across to share a few words with the scantily-clad start line girls.

He then left Swales in no doubt that he wanted to end his association with Peterborough during a brief but animated chat at his pits berth, in which Dugard was also involved.

Dugard revealed: “We were discussing trying to buy his contract and I’ve arranged to ring Swales in the week.

“If the price is reasonable we’ll go ahead with it.

“Lukas has done a good job and he’s very popular.

“I’ve also told Ricky Kling his place is safe. He is showing real signs of improving.”

Dryml was initially signed on a six-week deal after being left out of the Panthers one-to-seven for 2009.

He was adamant he would do well enough to earn a place for the whole season and he could now be staying even longer.

The former GP racer admitted victory over the Panthers was especially sweet and added: “I’m not happy with what Peterborough did to me and my brother Ales.

“They weren’t loyal to us which is why I’d be totally happy if Bob Dugard bought my contract.

“I’m sure it will happen. I really want to race for the fair guys.

“The supporters here are great. I’m really happy about everything, especially with the Czech flag there and singing my name.”

Dryml was not short of help in the pits. His father Ales senior and sidelined team-mate David Norris both offered advice as crunch time loomed.

Dad, a former rider, advised him to change bike after he crashed in heat 11, then got him all powered up for heat 15 as Eagles clung to a 45-42 lead.

“This is the engine for the big man, the big heats, the big wins,” Dryml said of the bike he rode in the final race.

“David Norris told me before heat 13 ‘come on, you’re Lukas Dryml'.”

At that stage, Panthers had just eaten into a 36-24 home lead as Bjerre’ s double points win led a 7-2, then Mads Korneliusson and Kenneth Hansen scored a surprise 5-1 over Kling and Travis McGowan, who was guesting for the injured Lewis Bridger.

Bjerre went within 0.3secs of the track record with his win in heat five and it seemed Panthers would nick it if he and Iversen, who was unbeatable for three rides, got the support they needed.

Instead, Claus Vissing was passed by Kling and, on the last lap, Cameron Woodward in heat 14, turning a Panthers 5-1 into a 3-3 and keeping the hosts ahead.

Watt was a bit reluctant to take heat 15 as he struggled for form but went out there and rode a super race which will do his confidence no harm.

Confidence is rarely a problem with his last-race partner providing someone reminds him who he is.

But who is the real Lukas Dryml?

“Ask David Norris,” said the Czech of his mid-meeting pep talk.

“He said ‘tough man, doesn’t matter if a crash happens, doesn’t matter if something hurts, always goes for it’”

No wonder Dugard is reaching for his cheque book.

Eagles: Kling 11+2 (6), Watt 11 (5), Dryml 10+2 (5), McGowan 9+1 (5), Woodward 8+4 (5), Schramm 1 (3), Norris r/r.

Peterborough: Iversen 11+1 (5), Bjerre 11 (5)^, Hansen 8+2 (5), Korneliusson 8 (4), Bager 2 (4), Vissing 2 (4), Tully 1 (3).