"Such a sad sight, remember it well from many years back, can almost hear the bikes and smell the methanol just looking at the photos."

"As an impressionable 11 year old in 1976 I used to support Cradley up until 1989 or so. Great times once Dan McCormack brought in Penhall, Gundersen etc. The 1981 World Final at Wembley was the best meeting I ever went to. So sad Cradley is gone now, these guys were my heroes and I still have fond memories of these times, but I could have swung for Penhall when he announced his retirement on the rostrum in 82 and we lost the league title after that. Arrr great days!"

"Not feedback but great news that Cradley may be back. I only went to Dudley Wood once, but I hope very much to see them back next year."

"One of the best racing tracks I ever saw, and I visited it many times as a Glasgow Tigers fan. We won a few times, and lost a few times more than that, but Cradley Heath was always one of the highlights of the year as you knew that in spite of the travel costs, and the fact that it basically took up a full weekend getting there and back, it was always worth it! PS Is the wee house sitting like the Leaning Tower still there there?"

"When I was in the UK for the 1984 USA vs England Test Matches, I got to go to a lot of different tracks. But, like most "Yanks" who visited, the main one to see was Cradley. Great place."

"No Bill..even that leaning house has been knocked down. Or it might have fallen down by itself :)"

"Devastated to learn from Martin Teraud that the wee leaning house next to Dudley Wood is no longer there-suppose the forces of gravity couldn't be denied for ever!"

"It was more than likely Barratts which led to the demise of `The Leaning House of Dudley`as well as the speedway."

"Can't think of Cradley without thinking of the wee leaning house - learning of its demise is akin to finding out that the Leaning Tower of Pisa has finally keeled over - some things just aren't right!"

"Cradley deserves speedway, speedway deserves Cradley - they will be back!"

"This is where it all started for me. My dad first took me to see Bernie Persson and the rest of the Heathens team as a five year old. So many fantastic memories of the place and the teams that rode there. After all these years it still hurts to think that the track is no longer there. Hopefully one day another speedway venue will appear in the local area. If its half as good as Dudley Wood was it will be something special. Ommer Um!"

"What an insult to the Speedway Fans of Cradley. They take away one of the best tracks in Britain then they name a street after it. Come on spare us please."  

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