Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge to find new Venue Wolverhampton Speedway managers pledge to discover brand-new location ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman BBC News Speedway club managers have promised to find a brand-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 calling for it to be saved. But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten stated the "amazing" support had actually resulted in talks with authorities about a brand-new site. "The truth that this petition has actually been signed and got such a big amount of assistance in simply a couple of days is rather amazing and I think that's certainly been the influence and opened the door to these meetings for the club," he said. Site owner Entain has said it will focus on greyhound racing but comprehends 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 vital part of Wolverhampton folklore". "My energy in the last couple of days has turned to providing a new site where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the primary tenants," he stated. "I want to produce our own venue, I want to be the main holder of the tenancy and also create something that is open six days a week to help train motorcyclists; to train youngsters to take them off the streets." He stated he had actually handled to bring an arena to Redcar and had gained understanding from that project. "I 'd like to be in a position where I can bring a speedway arena to the city of Wolverhampton," he stated. The reaction from people made him believe this was possible.