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Mallala Motor Sport Park
Mallala Motor Sport Park is a bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Mallala in South Australia, 55 km north of the state capital, Adelaide.
== Mallala Race Circuit (1961 to 1971)==
The Mallala Race Circuit, as it was originally known,〔Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Easter Monday, 15 April 1963, page 6〕 was established on the site of the former RAAF Base Mallala. The land was purchased from the Royal Australian Air Force at public auction in 1961 by a group of enthusiasts seeking to create a replacement for the Port Wakefield Circuit.〔(Mallala History ) Retrieved from www.spriteclub.com.au on 24 May 2010〕 South Australia had been allocated the 1961 Australian Grand Prix on the state by state rotational system that applied at that time, but the organisers had subsequently been informed by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) that the 2.092 km (1.3 mi) Port Wakefield venue, which had hosted the 1955 Australian Grand Prix, was no longer suitable to host the event.〔(Austin 7 Club SA 50 Years ) Retrieved from www.austin7clubsa.com.au on 25 May 2010〕
The opening meeting for the new venue was held on 19 August 1961 with Bib Stillwell winning the main event in a Cooper Climax.〔 The 1961 Australian Grand Prix headlined the circuits second meeting with Lex Davison winning his fourth and last AGP driving a Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF.〔The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 288〕 The original lap distance of 3.38 km (2.1 mi) was reduced to 2.601 km (1.616 mi) in late 1964〔 when Bosch Curve was moved closer to the Dunlop Curve Grandstand,〔The Revised Race Track, Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, 12 October 1964, page 6〕 thus removing the north eastern leg of the circuit.〔(Mallala circuit map ) Retrieved from www.silhouet.com on 25 May 2010〕
Mallala served as South Australia's home of motor sport throughout the sixties〔 and it hosted a round of the Australian Drivers' Championship each year from 1961 to 1971.〔Gold Star Supplement, Racing Car News, August 1972〕 The Australian Tourist Trophy was held there in 1962 and 1968 〔1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56〕 and the single race Australian Touring Car Championship was staged in 1963, as were annual rounds of the same championship after it changed to a series format in 1969. In 1971 the property was bought by Keith Williams who at the time owned the Surfers Paradise International Raceway, and was constructing the new Adelaide International Raceway.〔 Mallala was closed in that year as Williams had a court ordered covenant placed on the property preventing any motor sport activities. This ensured that Adelaide International would become the new home of motor racing in SA.〔
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