The Premier League football team who wanted an F1 track in their stadium
Originally reported by FourFourTwo, when looking to reno🌃vate their stadium - Kenilworth Stadium - in 2003, then-owner John Gurney had big plans.
Gurney wanted to turn th𓆉eir existing venue🎶 into an impressive 70,000-seater stadium into an all-purpose arena.
He had plans to make Luton as a 🅷base for a number of American sports such as NFL and 🍃NFA, as well as F1.
An F1 track would feature around the stadium, with Gurney claiming one-race per year could bring in approximately £20🤪0 million.
It didn’t stop there as Gurney hoped to rebrand the club, potentially re-nam🌼ing it as ‘London Luton’ akin to the nearby airport.
All of his crazy plans disillusiܫoned the fans, particular🥀ly as he sacked manager Joe Kinnear.
His time as chairman of Luton lasted just 55 days, conceding he was ‘the most hated ma𝄹n in football’ a year later.
Luton are in a better place now having started their Premier League campaign, with a new stadium expected to😼 be completed by 2🅷026.
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