It has just been announced that the regular Brummies race night for 2010 will remain on
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

There have recently been two developments which offer hope of a rapid solution to keeping Speedway at Perry Barr on a long term basis.

Firstly during the Joe Thurley Memorial Trophy meeting, Birmingham Speedway tested out the new reduced noise exhaust systems. The aim is for these new silencers to reduce noise levels by about 10 decibels.

Jon Hunt and Karen Hamilton listened at various locations and were pleased to note the way it reduced the volume of noise across Perry Barr.

Earlier in the day Karen Hamilton, Ray Hassall and Jon Hunt visited the track and met Graham Drury to discuss further environmental measures.

This was a productive meeting. Graham Drury suggested planting about 100 metres of fast-growing high conifer trees along the line of the bank of the River Tame. Jon Hunt had expressed concerns that the river is acting as an echo chamber where there is currently only a chain-link fence and then the river, which is flanked by factory walls. Once fully grown, this line of trees would help prevent sound reaching the river and screen the track from both the Nash Square and the Cliveden Avenue Teddington Grove neighbourhoods of Perry Barr.

It would also have a big environmental impact. It would hugely improve the appearance of Perry Barr as you approach it from the Birchfield flyover and would provide a green, leafy backdrop to the stadium.

Ray Hassall said: "As everybody knows, I've made it my mission in recent years to get trees back into Birmingham. This proposal from the Speedway would make a big contribution as well as helping to ensure the noise from racing does not give residents cause to complain in future years. I shall be doing what I can to provide advice and support to Speedway to make this happen and have begun talks with our experts in the parks department."

Edit - since the story first "broke" Birmingham Speedway have launched a Sponsor A Tree campaign. We would encourage everyone to "Dig for Brummies" and donate £20 towards the cause. Full details of the scheme are on the Brummies own Web Site.

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