Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge to find Brand-new Venue
Wolverhampton Speedway employers promise to discover brand-new location
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman BBC News
Speedway club employers have vowed to discover a brand-new venue after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.
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Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were devastated their tenancy arrangement for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.
About 17,000 individuals have actually now signed a petition calling for it to be saved.
But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten stated the "fantastic" support had actually resulted in talks with authorities about a brand-new site.
"The fact that this promotion code petition has actually been signed and got such a substantial amount of support in just a few days is quite exceptional and I believe that's definitely been the influence and opened the door 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 "dissatisfied".
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Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his daddy in 1986, said speedway was "an important part of Wolverhampton folklore".
"My energy in the last few days has actually turned to supplying a brand-new site where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the yohaig code primary renters," he said.
"I 'd like to develop our own venue, I 'd like to be the primary holder of the occupancy and likewise develop something that is open 6 days a week to assist train motorcyclists; to train children to take them off the streets."
He said he had actually handled to bring a stadium to Redcar and had gained knowledge from that project.
"I 'd enjoy to be in a position where I can bring a speedway stadium to the city of Wolverhampton," he said.
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The reaction from people made him think this was possible.
"The amount of individuals that signed the yohaig code petition has actually took my breath away. The assistance for this promotion code sport is quite fantastic," he said.
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Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "tremendous" blow if it didn't happen, however added he was going to be positive and they had the rest of this year to look for a website.
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