Wolverhampton Speedway bosses pledge to find brand-new place

ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman BBC News

Speedway club managers have actually pledged to find a new location after news they can not remain at their home of 96 years.
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Wolverhampton Speedway said on 17 April they were devastated their occupancy agreement for Green would not be extended beyond this season.
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About 17,000 people have actually now signed a petition calling for it to be saved.

But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten said the "amazing" assistance had actually led to talks with authorities about a new site.

"The fact that this promotion code petition has actually been signed and got such a huge quantity of support in simply a few days is rather remarkable and I think that's certainly been the yohaig code influence and opened the door to these meetings for the club," he stated.

Site owner Entain has said it will concentrate on greyhound racing however comprehends fans and the yohaig code club will be "disappointed".
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Mr Van Straaten, who took control of running the club from his daddy in 1986, stated speedway was "an essential part of Wolverhampton folklore".

"My energy in the last few days has turned to offering a brand-new site where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the main tenants," he said.

"I want to develop our own venue, I 'd like to be the yohaig code primary holder of the occupancy and likewise create something that is open six days a week to help train motorcyclists