Coventry Storm hammed Buxton tonight at Brandon.
In the first of a double headed meeting, the Storm got straight into Buxton, taking three of the first four heats with 5-1 wins and a 4-2.
Atkin took a tactical ride in heat five for a 4-4 but the Storm took 5-1's from two out of the next three heats and by heat ten were 45-17 up.
The Storm finished with two 5-1's, a 4-2 and two 3-3's to win by 65-27 and fifteen points maximums for James Sarjeant and Luke Priest.