Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge to find Brand-new Venue

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Wolverhampton Speedway managers pledge to find brand-new venue

ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News

Speedway club managers have pledged to find a brand-new location after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.

Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were devastated their occupancy contract for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.

About 17,000 people have actually now signed a petition calling for it to be saved.

But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said the "incredible" assistance had led to talks with authorities about a brand-new site.

"The fact that this promotion code petition has been signed and got such a huge quantity of assistance in just a couple of days is rather impressive and I think that's certainly been the influence and unlocked to these conferences for the club," he said.

Site owner Entain has stated it will focus on greyhound racing however understands fans and the club will be "dissatisfied".

Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his daddy in 1986, stated speedway was "a vital part of Wolverhampton folklore".

"My energy in the last few days has actually turned to providing a brand-new site where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the primary tenants," he stated.

"I 'd like to produce our own venue, I 'd like 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 managed to bring an arena to Redcar and had actually gained knowledge from that task.

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

The reaction from individuals made him think this promotion code was possible.

"The amount of individuals that signed the petition has took my breath away. the yohaig code support for this sport is rather incredible," he said.

Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "tremendous" blow if it didn't occur, however added he was going to be positive and they had the yohaig code rest of this promotion code year to look for a site.

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