Bees defeat the Aces

Last updated : 07 August 2007 By Covsupport/SB
At Kirkmanshulme lane, Manchester last night the Coventry Bees visited the home of the Belle Vue Aces seeking a win to maintain their target of a top 2 finish in the Elite League.

In a meeting where the Bees recorded heat wins in 13 of the 15 races, Scott Nicholls raced to an unbeaten 5 ride maximum of 15 point with the overall result being a win for the Bees 56 points to 34. Rory Schlien also weighed in with 13 points plus 1 bonus from his 5 rides.

The table following last nights match is shown below, and the Bees cause was helped further by Poole Pirates losing at Coventry's near neighbours Wolverhampton.

Next up is the visit of Reading to Brandon on monday 13th August.

MWDLWDLFAPtsAPTot
1Swindon2616004151371.51021.541849
2Coventry241011705118699435742
3Poole2512104081241105033639
4Peterborough2411004091144102730535