SWINDON Robins sealed their first away victory of the season with a classy triumph at Coventry Bees tonight.

Alun Rossiter’s men had been short of competitive action in recent weeks and were riding competitively for just the sixth time in 2016 but a host of impressive displays saw the Robins claim swat the Bees for the second time this campaign.

The hosts’ Jason Garrity got the better of both Jason Doyle and Charles Wright in the opening heat of the night to hand the Bees a 4-2 victory but the home side then suffered some early jitters.

First, James Sarjeant’s chances literally went up in smoke during heat two as a spectacular-looking technical malfunction saw the Coventry man grind to a halt with the finish line in sight, allowing Stefan Nielsen to nick third place ahead of him as Rohan Tungate took victory.

The Bees’ Danny King then suffered a tumble in heat three and finished a distant fourth as Nick Morris and Grajczonek combined to hand the Robins a 4-2 win whilst their opponents continued to stutter.

As the two teams prepared for heat four, it was Josh Bates’ turn to be left cursing his bike as he stalled at the start line and was excluded for missing the two-minute warning but the race was eventually drawn 3-3, with Justin Sedgmen impressing as he crossed the line first ahead of Garrity and Sarjeant.

Tungate picked up his second win in as many rides as he crossed the line first in heat five but he wasn’t able to rack up a finishing time as Wright lost control before colliding with the barriers – however, the Swindon man was able to walk away.

Robins skipper Doyle won a fierce battle with Bates finishing fastest in heat six but with the two teams sharing another 3-3 scoreline, Rossiter’s troops remained just two points ahead at 19-17.

Early on, the seventh heat of night looked as though the visitors would strike the first major blow of the meeting as Sedgmen and Grajczonek led Kryzysztof Kasprzak and Harris but latter – Coventry’s captain – stormed his way back into contention and blazed past both Robins riders to rescue a 3-3 draw from the brink.

But Swindon did finally manage to top up their advantage in the next race as Wright showed no ill-effects from his earlier fall, successfully holding off the dogged challenge of Sarjeant as Tungate took third ahead of Bates to make it 26-22.

Tungate was sent out in place of Nielsen in heat nine and the move paid instant dividends as the 26-year-old romped to victory whilst Sedgmen closed the door on Sarjeant and Garrity to hand Rossiter’s men their first 5-1 of the meeting.

That maximum was quickly followed by another in heat 10 as Wright provided the perfect foil to number one Doyle, refusing to budge as Harris nipped at his heels and ensuring that Swindon stamped their authority on proceedings as they extended their advantage to 36-24.

Kasprzak was handed the tactical ride in heat 11 as Coventry rolled the dice but Morris crossed the line first to limit the damage as the Bees’ Polish number one was second and then in heat 12, Nielsen made up for his difficult night by supporting Tungate to help the visitors rack up another 5-1, making it 44-30.

The Bees did show some late fight as Kasprzak and Harris combined to secure the hosts their first maximum of the night in heat 13 and then Bates and King combined to rack up a 4-2 win in the 14th race of the night.

But the night belonged to Swindon, with a 3-3 draw in heat 15, with Doyle and Morris taking second and third respectively to ensure that the Robins took maximum points.