When is the race meeting at Mallory Park?

When is the race meeting at Mallory Park?

Join us on December 26th for our annual Boxing Day Race meeting, an action packed day featuring both car and motorcycle races. Gates open at 9am. Practice due to start at 10am and racing at 11.20am. With ample parking and access to food and a licensed bar it is the perfect end to the Christmas season. Adults £11 in advance and £13 on the gate.

When is Mallory Park circuit going to be closed?

In line with the latest Government announcement regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), we will be closed from Thursday 5 th November. No activity, motorsport or otherwise, will take place at Mallory Park Circuit until Wednesday 2 nd December 2020, at the earliest.

What makes Mallory Park motorbike circuit so famous?

With legendary corners like Gerard’s and Devil’s Elbow, it was famous for its annual ‘Race of the Year’, which regularly attracted the world’s best riders and crowds of 50,000, whilst it also played host to the British Championships and Transatlantic Trophy Match races when the lap record was in excess of 100mph.

Who was the sponsor of the Mallory Park Sidecar Race?

This led to it Race of the Year and Sidecar race of the Year being sponsored by the Daily Mail. Under the control of Peter Fulke Greville, Grovewood Securities, Mallory enjoyed its golden days in the 1960s and 1970s with some of the greatest names in motorsport competing there.

When did motorbike racing return to Mallory Park?

Racing was limited for a period in the early 1980s before it returned to a full programme of activity in the 1990s and 2000s albeit with a number of chicanes introduced in order to slow speeds around the narrow circuit.

Why is Mallory Park known as the friendly circuit?

Mallory Park is known as the friendly circuit for good reason, all the staff there are extremely helpful and the onsite cafe is superb. Built in 1956 the circuit still retains its original layout and although not the shortest circuit in the UK its lap times are one of the quickest.

What to expect at Mallory Park on track?

Over the start finish line and a late turn into Gerrards. Initially you can see three seams in the tarmac that look like lanes on a motorway for the first part of the corner. Set the car up in the middle lane and gradually bring the car into an apex about a third of the way through the corner.

When is the 50th anniversary of Mallory Park?

So, as well as looking forward to the 2021 season, Mallory Park is also looking back as they plan on celebrating a famous and historic anniversary which took place 50 years ago next year. That’s because one of the greatest races ever to take place in British motorcycling history took place at Mallory Park half a century ago next September.