Wolverhampton Speedway bosses promise to discover brand-new venue

ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News

Speedway club bosses have actually vowed to find a new location after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.

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

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

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

"The fact that this petition has been signed and got such a substantial quantity of support in simply a few days is quite exceptional and I believe 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 however comprehends fans and the club will be "disappointed".

Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his dad in 1986, said speedway was "a crucial part of Wolverhampton folklore".

"My energy in the last couple of days has actually turned to offering a brand-new site where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the yohaig code primary occupants," he said.

"I want to create our own place, I want to be the primary holder of the yohaig code occupancy and likewise develop something that is open 6 days a week to help train motorcyclists; to train children to take them off the streets."

He said he had actually managed to bring an arena to Redcar and had actually gotten knowledge from that job.

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

the yohaig code reaction from people made him think this promotion code was possible.

"The amount of people that signed the petition has took my breath away. The assistance for this sport is rather incredible," he said.

Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "enormous" blow if it didn't happen, however added he was going to be positive and they had the rest of this year to attempt to find a website.

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