Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge To Discover Brand-new Venue

25 April 2023
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Nick Clitheroe & Clare LissamanBBC News


Speedway club managers have actually vowed to discover a new location after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.


Wolverhampton Speedway stated on 17 April they were devastated their tenancy contract for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.


About 17,000 people have actually now signed a petition requiring it to be conserved.


But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten stated the "amazing" assistance had resulted in talks with authorities about a brand-new website.


"The fact that this petition has been signed and got such a substantial amount of assistance in just a couple of days is rather remarkable and I think that's certainly been the impact and unlocked to these conferences for the club," he said.


Site owner Entain has said it will concentrate on greyhound racing but understands fans and the club will be "dissatisfied".


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 brand-new website where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the main tenants," he stated.


"I want to produce our own venue, I 'd like to be the main holder of the tenancy and likewise develop something that is open 6 days a week to help train motorcyclists; to train youngsters to take them off the streets."


He said he had managed to bring a stadium to Redcar and had actually acquired knowledge from that project.


"I 'd like to be in a position where I can bring a speedway stadium to the city of Wolverhampton," he stated.


The from people made him believe this was possible.


"The amount of individuals that signed the petition has actually took my breath away. The support for this sport is rather incredible," he said.


Mr Van Straaten said it would be an "immense" blow if it didn't occur, however included he was going to be positive and they had the rest of this year to search for a site.


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