Sittingbourne Crusaders 44 Stoke Spitfires 49

SITTINGBOURNE Speedway club went down to Stoke Spitfires in a thrilling last heat decider at the Old Gun Site on Sunday.

The Crusaders failed to pick up a single fourth-placed position told the story of the Conference clash.

Ashford's Luke Goody was the unluckiest of the Kent side's septet, falling in three of his outings.

Mark Baseby suffered a shed chain when second in his opening ride and a fall in the decisive heat 15 as Lady Luck failed to smile on him, too.

Sittingbourne scorers: M Baseby 11; D Warwick 10; A Baseby 8; D Felton 6; L Goody 3; J Reynolds 3; G Meakins 3.