Mallala Motor Sport Park

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Mallala Motorsport Park is a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) 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 (RAAF) RAAF Base Mallala. 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. In 2006 it was announced that Mallala would no longer host a round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

Other major meetings held at Mallala annually include the Australian Superbike Championship, Supertruck Racing and the CAMS Nationals.

Several meetings at Mallala are run by the Sporting Car Club of SA. Other clubs that regularly use the circuit include the Adelaide Superkart Club, Marque Sports Car Association of SA, and the MG Car Club of SA.

The Elfin Mallala was named after the circuit.