Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge to find new Venue
Wolverhampton Speedway bosses pledge to discover brand-new venue
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News
Speedway club employers have actually pledged to find a new location after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.
Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were ravaged their occupancy contract for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.
About 17,000 individuals have now signed a petition requiring it to be conserved.
But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten stated the "incredible" support had actually led to talks with authorities about a brand-new website.
"The fact that this petition has been signed and got such a huge amount of support in simply a couple of days is quite amazing and I think that's definitely been the impact and opened the door to these conferences for the club," he stated.
Site owner Entain has said it will focus on greyhound racing however understands fans and the club will be "disappointed".
Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his father in 1986, stated speedway was "a fundamental part of Wolverhampton folklore".
"My energy in the last couple of days has actually turned to offering a new website where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the main renters," he stated.
"I want to create our own venue, I wish to be the main holder of the occupancy and also develop something that is open six days a week to assist 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 gained understanding from that project.
"I 'd enjoy 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 believe this was possible.
Wolverhampton Speedway bosses pledge to discover brand-new venue
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News
Speedway club employers have actually pledged to find a new location after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.
Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were ravaged their occupancy contract for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.
About 17,000 individuals have now signed a petition requiring it to be conserved.
But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten stated the "incredible" support had actually led to talks with authorities about a brand-new website.
"The fact that this petition has been signed and got such a huge amount of support in simply a couple of days is quite amazing and I think that's definitely been the impact and opened the door to these conferences for the club," he stated.
Site owner Entain has said it will focus on greyhound racing however understands fans and the club will be "disappointed".
Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his father in 1986, stated speedway was "a fundamental part of Wolverhampton folklore".
"My energy in the last couple of days has actually turned to offering a new website where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the main renters," he stated.
"I want to create our own venue, I wish to be the main holder of the occupancy and also develop something that is open six days a week to assist 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 gained understanding from that project.
"I 'd enjoy 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 believe this was possible.