Coventry Bees were beaten by Belle Vue 48-42 tonight at Brandon.
The Bees were down to a 5-1 loss in the opening heat when Kryzsztof Kasprzak's bike packed up but James Sarjeant and Kacper Wornya rode to a 5-1 to level the scores in the second heat.
After a 3-3, Max Fricke won for Belle Vue in a 4-2 in a heat that was re-run three times.
Woryna won in a 3-3 and Danny King rode to victory in a 4-2 to level the scores again at 18-18.
Kryzsztof Kasprzak and Chris Harris rode to a 5-1 as did The Worrall's in heat eight.
Belle Vue took the next two heats 4-2 before former Bees rider Scott Nicholls was excluded for bringing down Woryna and Kryzsztof Kasprzak won in a 4-2.
Woryna won in a 4-2 in heat twelve but the visitors took a 4-2 to go into the lead by two points which was six with Nicholls and Fricke taking a 5-1 in the penultimate heat.
Chris Harris took the win in a 3-3 in a final heat but the Bees had another defeat on their hands.