Wolverhampton Speedway managers pledge to discover new place
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News
Speedway club managers have actually pledged to find a new place after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.
Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were ravaged their tenancy agreement for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.
About 17,000 individuals have now signed a petition calling for it to be saved.
But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said the "fantastic" assistance had actually caused talks with authorities about a new site.
"The truth that this promotion code petition has been signed and got such a big amount of support in simply a couple of days is quite amazing and I think that's definitely been the influence and unlocked to these meetings for the club," he said.
Site owner Entain has said it will concentrate on greyhound racing however comprehends fans and the club will be "disappointed".
Mr Van Straaten, who took control of running the yohaig code club from his father in 1986, stated speedway was "a vital part of Wolverhampton folklore".
"My energy in the last few days has turned to supplying a new site where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the primary tenants," he stated.
"I 'd like to create our own place, I wish to be the main holder of the occupancy and likewise develop something that is open six days a week to assist 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 actually acquired understanding from that project.
"I 'd like to be in a position where I can bring a speedway arena to the city of Wolverhampton," he said.
The reaction from people made him think this promotion code was possible.
"The amount of individuals that signed the petition has actually took my breath away. The assistance for this promotion code sport is rather amazing," he stated.
Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "immense" blow if it didn't occur, but included he was going to be positive and they had the rest of this promotion code year to attempt to find a website.
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