New track plans.

[Nevs]

Allan addressed those present tonight with hopefully very positive news.

When I asked him about what should be said on forums he said "Just say watch this space"

I also wanted to ask him if it was Allen Or Allan as no one seems to know but that took second place once we were asked in the quiz to spell Tres/Tressar/Tressarue/tyressarieu correctly for an extra point-some smart arse shouted out Flybe ;D


Just handed the sheet to Wiktorko-he seemed to know

Maybe he wont mind if we just refer to him as Al ;D

Hopefully wont be long guys and girls for more news.

Those that were there tonight are aware-for those that werent then you should have been and will have to wait just a tad longer.-Hopefully not too long though......
Keep the faith and just wait for more news without speculating.

So as he said.... watch this space...

He wants the fans to know and you will be amongst the first to know whatever.

Lets just leave it at that for now pleeease.

[headmistress]

Thanks for update Nevs. Really really sorry couldn't make it last night - Headteacher had a darned meeting; so had to make do with SKY but enjoyed watching Bomber showing all and sundry how to ride on an 'interesting' track. His training at the old CG certainly paid off!

BTW the rumours that I am becoming an associate of the Devils are grossly exaggerated - just filling a gap, that's all! Cut me open and you'll find green and white (ooh, yuck..)

Will certainly watch this space! Fingers, toes and all crossed.

Who won the quiz then - and when's the next - because I can spell Tresarrieu!

[idh]

Heres the latest straight of the press (the E&E) an is what Allan told us all at the supporters meeting last night.

"The Exeter Falcons' dream of moving to a new track at Haldon Hill will take a significant step forward when a planning application is submitted in the next seven days.

New backer Allen Trump - who will invest more than £250,000 into the new stadium - is to hand over his plans to Teignbridge District Council either late this week or early next week.

The Falcons have been without a home since the County Ground in St Thomas closed its gates to speedway after 76 years last September.

That forced the Exeter team to pull out of the Premier League for the current season and left fans wondering if their side would ever return.

But local businessman Trump's efforts will lift their hopes - and he was confident his plans for a 320-metre track inside Exeter Racecourse would be given the green light.

He also warned that failure to secure permission at Haldon would almost certainly spell a permanent end for speedway in Exeter.

"We did the noise tests last week and it passed with flying colours and the course got planning permission for a longtrack circuit in 1977, so I'm confident about our chances," Trump said.

"This isn't a virgin greenfield site with houses all around. We are going on to a site that is ideal for speedway.

"There's no residential areas around and there are two main roads very close-by. The nearest habitable properties are 1.5km away.

"There is a huge demand for speedway in the area, as evidenced by the last night at the County Ground.

"Exeter's always been a speedway town - it's been there since 1929.

"But I believe that if we don't get planning permission at Haldon, we will find it very difficult to continue with the sport. We will struggle to find a site as good as Haldon."

Trump and Falcons promoter David Short hope planning permission for the track will be given by August or September this year. That would enable Short to tell the British Speedway Promoters' Association annual conference in November that Exeter will run a Premier League team in 2007.

The plans they will submit are for a 320-metre track along with a 200-seat grandstand that includes bar and hospitality facilities.

The rest of the proposed track will be circled by a six-feet high bank for spectators to stand on."

Please do not send any E-mails to Teignbridge Council as Allan would prefer, When the time is right, Letters of support.

We will publish exact details of address etc. Once we know the application is submitted and relevant details obtained.

[BOXER]

Good luck to Allen and David with the planning application, 320 metres seems a good length for the track. Was up at Halden for a horse race meeting a few weeks ago, stewards up there seem keen to host speedway, it will be good to have a landlord who really want us unlike the rugby club. Lets all keep our fingers crossed that all goes well.

[idh]

Below are 5 Articles that have been posted on the Western Morning News WEB Site This Is Devon www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/displayNode.jsp a little bit more in depth articles than I posted the beginning of the week.

Article 1

Exeter speedway backer Allen Trump hopes to make the club the envy of the Premier League if the Falcons are given the chance to run again next season.

The city businessman will invest about £300,000 in a new track at Exeter Racecourse if Teignbridge planners approve the application he will submit to them early next week.

Trump hopes to have the Falcons flying at the purpose-built stadium on Haldon Hill in time to race in the league in 2007 - and the former Exeter City FC chief executive insists he wants to run the business in the 'right way'.

"There's going to be a tight group of us running it, but it has to be done properly," the publisher and property developer said.

"I learned a lot when I was at the football club (Exeter City) and I probably tried to change too much too quickly.

"But it's going to be different with the speedway because we've got it set up properly.

"We have started from scratch and we want to fill the vacuum left by (former promoter) Colin Hill's death."

The Falcons have been without a home since the County Ground - which had been their base for a glorious 76 years - closed its gates to speedway last September.

Previous backer Terry Russell then withdrew his interest from the club and the future looked bleak. But Trump has stepped in to revitalise the chances of the shale sport returning to Exeter.

The Falcons plan to build a 320-metre track inside Exeter racecourse, with seating for 200 people, corporate hospitality and bar facilities. The track will have an air fence to improve rider safety. Trump hopes to have planning permission secured in plenty of time for the club to compete in 2007, when it is hoped they will be one of the most professionally-run clubs in the league.

"Unhealthy clubs attract bad people and good clubs attract good people," Trump said. "The classic case of a good club is Arsenal. They are a good, well-run club that is respectful to its previous employees and players - I hope to create that style at Exeter speedway. We will pay riders weekly and little things like that. You can't expect riders to go out and do the business when you're three months behind with their wages. You must pay your bills on time.

"If you do good things, then good things come back to you. You get a reputation in sport, either good or bad.

"Riders will look at out air fence and see that we care about their safety and word soon gets around. We want to be known as a good club - that's why I spent £6,500 on an air fence."

Article 2
Exeter Falcons fans have reacted with optimism to the fact that they could soon be watching their team at a new track on Haldon Hill.

New backer Allen Trump is expected to submit a planning application for a circuit at Exeter Racecourse in the next few days.

And Robin Playsted, who is the secretary and treasurer of the Falcons' supporters' club, was relieved that the management had finally revealed their plans.

"We've been waiting a long time, but since Allen Trump appeared on the scene things have speeded up tremendously," he said.

"It would be good news to have a speedway track back in or near Exeter. The big advantage of Haldon is that there's going to be masses of car parking, unlike at the County Ground.

"It's going to be very different from the County Ground, but it will produce excellent and exciting racing, which is what I'm after."

Life-time fan Tony Lethbridge, who fulfilled almost every behind-the-scenes role at the County Ground, was equally positive.

"I think it's absolutely terrific news, very exciting. It gives everybody hope," he said. "A lot of people said it would all come to an end, but I always felt confident that the Falcons would fly again.

"It's hugely exciting having someone put money into the sport."

Article 3
Falcons promoter David Short agreed with Trump. "The old Exeter speedway and the County Ground are dead and gone," he claimed.

"This is the new Exeter speedway and we want to make a much better reputation.

"And we want a track that riders want to ride at.

"We want to give skillful riders a chance so that the races aren't all decided at the gate."

Article 4
Exeter speedway's new money man believes the Falcons have an excellent chance of being given planning permission for a new track at Haldon Hill.

City businessman Allen Trump reinvigorated the Falcons' bid to move to Exeter Racecourse in March, when he agreed to back the project and even stump up £6,500 for an air fence.

In the next few days he will personally hand the planning application into the Teignbridge District Council offices in Newton Abbot.

And despite the problems Exeter had at Westpoint and the many tracks around the country that have struggled to get the go-ahead, Trump was very optimistic for two major reasons - the isolation of the proposed site and the fact it has previously gained permission to host longtrack racing.

"There was an objection to having a track at Haldon last October from a fire brigade home at Harcombe, but that was all on the basis of noise. We did the noise tests there last week and passed with flying colours," he told Echo Sport.

"We did the tests and you couldn't hear the bikes at all from the home. There's no noise problem up there, particularly with the A38 and A380 so close by.

"There's been no comeback on the tests because nobody heard them - the nearest habitable property is 1.5km away.

"Also, in 1977, planning permission was given for a longtrack circuit and speedway training track. The authority said at the time that speedway was an 'appropriate use' for the site.

"That was in use for three years before it stopped being used because the promoting company moved away. That shows the area has established use and most of the old track is actually still there - that's another reason why I'm confident."

In fact the property developer is so confident of planning success that he has already started dreaming of the Falcons' first meeting at Haldon Hill, which he hopes will be in early April next year.

"I hope to follow a timescale that gives us permission some time in August, which would mean we would have everything in place for (promoter) David Short to go the BSPA conference in November and tell them that we can run," Trump said.

"We hope to declare to run in the Premier League and our current timescale allows that to happen. But we need an early decision in order to get a team together.

"It's essential we get planning permission as soon as possible. We hope to host the first meeting in the first week of April and we definitely want to be running by next Easter."

Article 5
The plans for a new speedway track that are about to be submitted to Teignbridge District Council should have every single Exeter Falcons fan very excited.

Exeter speedway hope to build a 320-metre track to provide plenty of exciting racing and a stadium that can hold up to about 5,500 people.

The track itself, which is a crucial 20m longer than the similar circuit at Somerset, promises to put the County Ground to shame. The 12m wide straights, 15m wide bends, which will be banked by 2-3ft, and state-of-the-art air fence are all sure to bring the best out of any rider.

Around the outside of the track there will be the pits - which spectators will be able to see in to - in one corner, with catering and a children's play area in another. The 40m-long grandstand will have seating for 200 people, plus a bar, referee's box, toilets and hospitality boxes.

The rest of the track will be circled by six-feet high banks that follow the curve of the track and have windbreaks on top. Concrete terracing seven or eight steps deep will be built on the banks.

And there'll be a huge amount of parking spaces.


All still great news all the best Allan

[wealdenwillie]

Sounds absolutely brilliant. As headmistress says, everything crossed for a good result.

[Peregrinner]

So what do we want from the new track?

Nobody thinks of everything, so what should the builders consider?

I read that at Kings Lynn racing was delayed to allow the sun time to set. Any building, or maybe a specific building should make sure that the setting sun is behind it precluding the need for any delays.

What else should the builders consider?