Mallory Park
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Mallory Park is a race track situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley.
Only Lydden Hill is a shorter race track in the UK. It has two formations of a one-mile oval and a full circuit of 1.35 miles. There is a lake in the middle on the oval. Despite its short length and its having Shaw's hairpin, the tightest corner of any UK track, Mallory is a fast circuit, as from the hairpin on it is flat-out all the way to Gerard's, a very long right-hander. Gerard's is the only corner of any real note, and is also the longest corner on the UK circuit scene[citation needed], one that sees most racers actually accelerating through the bend and changing up a gear half way round.
In recent years a new bend "Edwina's" has been added following the straight after Gerard's.
Annually in October, The Festival of Sidecars takes place. No solo machines compete, but sidecars of all categories are entered, including three wheelers such as those made by the Morgan Motor Company.
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| British motor racing circuits |
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| Anglesey - Brands Hatch - Cadwell Park - Castle Combe - Croft - Donington Park - Goodwood - Knockhill - Lydden - Mallory Park - Oulton Park - Pembrey - Rockingham - Silverstone - Snetterton - Thruxton |
in recent years the circuit has been modifiyed with the addition of a small complex on the exit of gerrards. This was added for use by the bsk (British Superbike championship) to slow the bikes down for saftey reasons in time for th next corner.
Mallory Park does still not have any proper gagage facillities only a few breeze block structures wouthout the addition on gagrage Mallory park will fail to bring backchampionships such as the BTCC which raced there a wile ago.
