Wolverhampton Speedway managers promise to find brand-new location

ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News

Speedway club employers have actually pledged to discover a new venue after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.

Wolverhampton Speedway said on 17 April they were ravaged their tenancy agreement for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this promotion code season.

About 17,000 individuals have actually now signed a petition requiring it to be conserved.

But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said the "remarkable" assistance had resulted in talks with authorities about a brand-new website.

"The truth that this promotion code petition has been signed and got such a huge amount of support in just a couple of days is rather impressive and I think that's definitely been the impact and unlocked to these meetings for the club," he said.

Site owner Entain has stated it will concentrate on greyhound racing but comprehends fans and the club will be "disappointed".

Mr Van Straaten, who took control of running the club from his father in 1986, stated speedway was "a fundamental part of Wolverhampton folklore".

"My energy in the last few days has turned to supplying a new website where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the primary renters," he stated.

"I want to create our own place, I wish to be the main holder of the occupancy and also produce something that is open six days a week to help train motorcyclists; to train youngsters to take them off the streets."

He said he had actually handled to bring a stadium to Redcar and had gotten understanding from that task.

"I 'd enjoy to be in a position where I can bring a speedway arena to the city of Wolverhampton," he stated.

The reaction from individuals made him think this was possible.

"The quantity of individuals that signed the petition has actually took my breath away. The support for this promotion code sport is quite amazing," he said.

Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "immense" blow if it didn't happen, but added he was going to be favorable and they had the rest of this promotion code year to search for a site.

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