Coventry Bees Speedway team were beaten 59-36 at Swindon Robins tonight.
With Kevin Doolan guesting and rider replacement for Olly Allen, the Bees were soon in trouble at the Abbey Stadium, losing the opening two heats 5-1.
Heat three was awarded as a 4-2 to Swindon after Grzegorz Zengota's bike got stuck under the fence.
Scott Nicholls won heat four for a 4-2 to the Bees but another 5-1 in the next heat had Swindon 21-9 up.
Nicholls took the tactical ride and finished second in a 5-3 win, followed by three 3-3's and another 5-1 to Swindon.
Krzysztof Kasprzak had the tactical ride in heat eleven and won for an 8-1 to reduce the deficit to four points but four successive 5-1's to Swindon saw the Bees well beaten by 59.36.
Swindon 59: Peter Kildemand 13+1, Hans Andersen 12+3, Troy Batcherlor 9, Kacper Gomolski 8+1, Nick Morris 8+1, Edward Kennett 7+2, Cameron Heeps 2+1
Coventry 36: Scott Nicholls 14+1, Krzysztof Kasprzak 8, Michal Szczepaniak 5+1, Stuart Robson 5, Grzegorz Zengota 3+2, Kevin Doolan 1, Olly Allen R/R