A firm decision regarding whether or not the Wightlink Islanders will come to the starting tapes for the start of the 2014 British Speedway season, and indeed if it will be at all feasible for them to do so, is the major item the club’s shareholders must discuss and vote upon when they gather together at Smallbrook tonight (Tuesday).
It is D-Day for speedway on the Isle of Wight with the distinct possibility that the very last speedway action ever staged on the Island has already been and gone after 17 years ago of action at Smallbrooke since in 1996, if the club cannot find ways of stemming budget deficits by raising funds almost immediately.
Being described as the most important shareholders’ meeting in the club’s history, all shareholders and fans are being urged to attend the meeting tonight at 19:00 to have a say on the future of speedway on the Island.
Despite much discussion on the night, no decisions were reached at the first staging of the club’s AGM on 12th November, with it being agreed to defer those until tonight. Since then, much discussion has taken place.
Club chairman, Brian Ginders, represented the Wightlink Islanders at Tuesday’s league AGM at the British Speedway Promoters Association HQ in Rugby, Warks where he was unable to declare that the Isle of Wight would continue to be part of the National League in 2014.
The board now have until 31st January 2014 to enter a team to participate in next year’s season, however a decision is required this evening to allow sufficient time to gather a team for 2014.
