Wolverhampton Speedway employers promise to find brand-new venue
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News
Speedway club managers have promised to find a brand-new location after news they can not stay at their home of 96 years.
Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were ravaged their tenancy arrangement for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this promotion code season.
About 17,000 people have now signed a petition calling for it to be saved.
But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said the yohaig code "amazing" support had resulted in talks with authorities about a new site.
"The reality that this promotion code petition has actually been signed and got such a substantial quantity of support in simply a few days is rather impressive and I think that's definitely been the influence and unlocked to these conferences for the club," he stated.
Site owner Entain has stated it will concentrate on greyhound racing however understands fans and the club will be "disappointed".
Mr Van Straaten, who took control of running the club from his daddy in 1986, stated speedway was "a fundamental part of Wolverhampton folklore".
"My energy in the last couple of days has actually turned to providing a brand-new website where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the primary tenants," he stated.
"I wish to create our own location, I want to be the primary holder of the occupancy and likewise create 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 managed to bring an arena to Redcar and had actually acquired knowledge from that job.
"I 'd love to be in a position where I can bring a speedway arena to the city of Wolverhampton," he stated.
The response from individuals made him think this was possible.
"The quantity of individuals that signed the petition has took my breath away. The assistance for this promotion code sport is quite fantastic," he stated.
Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "enormous" blow if it didn't occur, however added he was going to be positive and they had the rest of this promotion code year to try to discover a site.
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