A deal will be ratified today to move speedway out of Western Springs, allowing cricket to make the inner-west stadium its Auckland home.
Mayor Phil Goff will sign an agreement with Speedway Promotions director Biill Buckley and Regional Facilities Auckland boss Chris Brooks to end the 90-year motorsport history at Western Springs.
Speedway will move to a purpose built home near the airport at the end of the 2019-20 summer.
A new oval playing field and new stands would be built if cricket made Western Springs its new home.
Under the proposal, the stadium would still host concerts, be the home ground of Ponsonby Rugby Club and would also become the base for Australian Rules Football.
The mayor confirmed that speedway's new home will be Colin Dale Motorsport Park in Wiri, east of the airport.
Speedway Promotions had rejected the move as recently as March, but with their lease at Western Springs expiring next year, they approached the council to renew negotiations.
Auckland’s Western Springs Speedway is facing an uncertain future after ongoing noise complaints.
Cricket’s move to Western Springs would allow cricket to schedule more international fixtures in Auckland after only three Test matches were played in the city in the last decade.
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