Wolverhampton Speedway bosses pledge to find brand-new location
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News
Speedway club employers have actually vowed to discover a new place after news they can not stay at their home of 96 years.
Wolverhampton Speedway said on 17 April they were ravaged their occupancy contract for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this promotion code 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 "incredible" assistance had actually led to talks with authorities about a new website.
"The reality that this promotion code petition has been signed and got such a big amount of support in simply a couple of days is rather remarkable and I believe that's definitely been the impact and unlocked to these conferences for the club," he stated.
Site owner Entain has stated it will concentrate on greyhound racing but understands fans and the club will be "dissatisfied".
Mr Van Straaten, who took control of running the club from his father in 1986, said speedway was "a vital part of Wolverhampton folklore".
"My energy in the last few days has actually turned to offering a brand-new website where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the yohaig code primary occupants," he said.
"I wish to create our own location, I 'd like to be the main holder of the occupancy and also produce 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 an arena to Redcar and had actually acquired understanding from that project.
"I 'd love to be in a position where I can bring a speedway stadium to the city of Wolverhampton," he stated.
The response from individuals made him think this promotion code was possible.
"The amount of individuals that signed the petition has actually took my breath away. The support for this promotion code sport is quite fantastic," he said.
Mr Van Straaten stated it would be an "enormous" blow if it didn't happen, but added he was going to be positive and they had the yohaig code rest of this promotion code year to look for a site.
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