SKIPPER Chris Harris topped the scorechart with a paid maximum and a new track record as the Buildbase Bees recorded a convincing home win.
Bees again showed the determination which has been evident throughout a tricky spell - and ended with their biggest home win of the season so far.
Opponents Eastbourne had their own problems on this occasion and certainly couldn't be faulted for effort, but Bees put in an all-round display which comfortably gained them the three points they required.
The home side had a huge majority of heat wins, limiting the Eagles to just four all night, and there was no stopping skipper Chris Harris, who completed a perfect three days with a new track record and his first maximum of the season.
Harris scorched around in 57.6 having made the first corner his from the outside in the opening race, and an immediate bonus for the Bees came when Filip Sitera first move aside Davey Watt off turn two, and then did likewise to Lukas Dryml on turn four to set-up a home 5-1.
Sitera was involved again in Heat 2, this time at the front, but the race was all about youngster Josh Auty, who marked his effective home debut with a paid win courtesy of a strong move on Chris Schramm at the end of the first lap and then a spirited defence of second place.
Edward Kennett was clearly keen to impress against his former club, and he once again showed the way in which he has adapted to the Coventry track with a terrific effort in Heat 3. He was squeezed out into the first bend but moved inside Cameron Woodward on the second lap and then dived under Lewis Bridger at the start of lap three, then moving wide to block his former team-mate's return challenge for an excellent win.
The Eagles hit back with a shock 5-1 in Heat 4 as Schramm moved inside Rory Schlein off turn two, and next time around as Schlein was contemplating his next move Dryml neatly held the inside and cut through as well for a 5-1 which cut the gap back to four points.
But with Watt suffering more problems in Heat 5, the visiting skipper was quickly reversed to the back as Kennett used the outside on this occasion to hit the front by passing Ricky Kling on turn four. With Kling then making an error on the second bend, Ricky Wells was able to make his way through on the inside, and another 5-1 for the Bees was the outcome.
Heat 6 produced a terrific battle for second place, with an all-action Auty initially hitting the front around the outside and being team-ridden by Harris. Unfortunately when Auty went wide on the second lap the pairing was split, and that allowed Dryml to get into the action and eventually take second place, despite Auty's best efforts to re-pass him.
With the Eagles ten points in arrears, the deployment of Bridger as a tactical ride in Heat 7 was a logical move, and things looked promising initially as they held a 4-2 situation with Bridger making a good inside move to go in front. But Schlein had learnt from that, and repeated the pass on Bridger next time around to take the lead - and as Bridger tried to respond around the outside, he went too wide and Auty came through the open gap to partner Schlein to maximum points as the 'double' went totally wrong for the visitors.
Heat 8 was shared with Kennett defeating Woodward in fairly routine fashion, but there was little that was routine about a splendid Heat 9 with Dryml making the start and repelling everything that Kennett could throw at him, generally on the outside - until the start of the last lap when Kennett switched back and surged down the inside, then holding the second bend and racing away for a brilliant win.
Heat 10 was another fine race, albeit with an unfortunate ending for the Eagles, who again looked good in the early stages with Woodward and Bridger holding a 5-1. Harris, however, made it inside Bridger off the fourth bend and then found an almost non-existent gap on the outside to pass Woodward on lap three, whilst it all went wrong for Bridger on the last lap as he clipped the back straight fence and was sent over the handlebars, with his machine landing on him.
Bridger was treated on-track and was able to walk back to the pits, but with shoulder, leg and finger injuries, he could take no further part in the meeting.
That was a further blow for the Eagles as Bridger would have been ear-marked for rider replacement in Heat 11, but at least from their point of view Watt got his night off the mark with a six-pointer as a tactical ride over Schlein, Auty again battling hard to get the better of Schramm for third place.
Eastbourne's outside chances of taking a point from the meeting were slightly improved by a 5-1 in Heat 12 as Kling got clear in the early stages and Schramm rode a good second bend to make his way between Sitera and Wells - but Bees' response was immediate, as Harris and Schlein both made rapid starts in Heat 13 and there was no way through for Watt, despite his initial challenge.
Harris and Kennett were both unbeaten at that stage, but Kennett was destined not to go through the card, as despite some considerable efforts he was beaten in Heat 14 by a fine effort from Woodward, who did deserve a race win for the way he had competed during the meeting. It was nip-and-tuck for third place too, with another Auty/Schramm battle this time resolved in favour of the Eastbourne rider on the third lap.
But Harris wasn't to be denied his full house, although it took a strong first bend to do it in Heat 15 as he and Schlein combined to shut out Woodward, with Watt's night rather summed up by his early mechanical failure.
It set the seal on an excellent night's racing, and with the Bees set to move back to being a full-strength unit, they have maintained their position well throughout the injury problems and can now continue their challenge in the upper reaches of the Elite League table.