Spectator-safety the key for Sheffield speedway resumption

But Mole says there is a lot of work to do to ensure spectators can safely enjoy the racing once the green light is given by the government.

Most club chiefs believe social distance measures are possible in their venue and signage has already been put up at Scunthorpe, including restricted numbers in the paddock.

Mole said: “The stadium are confident it could be made a Covid-19 friendly venue; it’s got so much open space and it would be a case of working out the safely designated standing areas per group of supporters who entered.

“The pits aren’t the biggest at Sheffield but we could find a way around that by extending them temporarily like we do on the bigger events and also by restricting the amount of people who can be in at any one time.

“Then there’s other things like one-way entrances, exits and walkways and a list of other things we’d need to ensure were in place as well; not necessarily insurmountable but there’s so much which would require a lot of close consideration.

“We have a great relationship with our landlords at Owlerton and we will work closely with them to ensure the sport can restart at the appropriate time.”

Leicester remain determined to give themselves every chance of staging racing this season.

Following the withdrawal of Glasgow, the team the Lions defeated in last year’s Grand Final, co-promoter Stewart Dickson said: “We have a much larger capacity than most tracks and have been working tirelessly to accommodate our supporters in a safe and sensible manner should we get the green light.”

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