Coventry Storm beat Kent in the first meeting of a double header at Brandon tonight.
The Storm were held to a 3-3 in the opening heat which was re-run three times and again to a 3-3 in the second heat.
Kent took a 5-1 in the third but Martin Knuckey won in a 4-2 as did Darryl Richings to tie the meeting at 15-15.
Rob Shuttleworth and Dan Greenwood then won in a re-run 5-1 and Knuckey and Jamie Halder then rode to a 5-0 after Perks and Ayres fell.
Two 3-3's were followed by a 4-2 to Kent but in heat eleven, Knuckey and Shepherd fell and were excluded and Morley beat Halder in a 3-2 to Kent.
The Storm were six points ahead and it stayed that way with three 3-3's until the final heat when Shanes beat Greenwood in a 4-2 to reduce the Storm's win to 46-42.
COVENTRY 46: Martin Knuckey 8+1, Dan Greenwood 7+2, Darryl Ritchings 7+1, Conor Dwyer 7+1, Rob Shuttleworth 6+1, Mark Baseby 6, Jamie Halder 5
KENT 42: James Shanes 11, Ellis Perks 10, Danny Ayres 8+1, Ben Morley 8, Adam Sheppard 3+1, Ben Basford 2+2