Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge To Find Brand-new Venue

25 April 2023
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Nick Clitheroe & Clare LissamanBBC News


Speedway club managers have pledged to find 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 tenancy agreement for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.


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


But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said the "remarkable" support had caused talks with authorities about a new site.


"The fact that this petition has been signed and got such a huge quantity of assistance in simply a few days is rather remarkable and I believe that's definitely been the impact and unlocked to these meetings for the club," he stated.


Site owner Entain has stated it will focus on greyhound racing however comprehends fans and the club will be "disappointed".


Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his dad in 1986, said speedway was "a fundamental part of Wolverhampton folklore".


"My energy in the last few days has turned to offering a brand-new website where we can develop a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the main renters," he stated.


"I wish to develop our own location, I 'd like to be the main holder of the occupancy and also create something that is open six days a week to assist train motorcyclists; to train youngsters to take them off the streets."


He stated he had handled to bring a stadium to Redcar and had actually gained understanding from that job.


"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 people that signed the petition has took my breath away. The assistance for this sport is quite incredible," he said.


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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