Mallala Motorsport Park
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Mallala Motorsport Park is a 2.6 km bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Mallala, 1 hour's drive north of Adelaide, South Australia.
[edit] History
The Mallala circuit is on the site of a former Royal Australian Air Force base. It was originally developed into a motor racing venue in 1960, but fell into disuse after 1971. It was later redeveloped by South Australian motorsport personality Clem Smith and re-opened on June 27, 1982.[1]
[edit] Current status
Since its re-opening, the Mallala circuit has been used for car and motorcycle racing, along with private driver training courses. The South Australia Police use the circuit for driver training and assessment.
The circuit is no longer used as a venue for the V8 Supercar Championship Series, as in 1999 the South Australian round was transformed into the Clipsal 500 held on the Adelaide Street Circuit in the Adelaide Park Lands. Mallala hosts an annual round of the Fujitsu V8 Development Series.
Other major meetings held at Mallala annually include the Australian Superbike Championship, Supertruck Racing and the CAMS Nationals.
Most meetings at Mallala are run by the Sporting Car Club of SA.
The Elfin Mallala was named after the circuit.
