Mallala Motorsport Park is a 2.6km bitumen motor racing circuit located 1 hour north of Adelaide, South Australia. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ...

History

The Mallala circuit is on the site of a former RAAF 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] The RAAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force, with the central circle replaced by a Kangaroo, a symbol of Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th)  - Land 983,482 km²  - Water 60,032 km² (5. ...

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 Australian Police Department uses the circuit for driver training and assessment. The South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. ...

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 Adelaide's parklands. Mallala hosts an annual round of the Fujitsu V8 Development Series. Greg Murphy in a Holden Commodore leads 3 other cars at Bathurst V8 Supercar is a touring car racing category, the most popular category of domestic motorsport in Australia and one of the worlds biggest and most professional racing championships. ... The Adelaide 500 (also known as the Clipsal 500 for naming sponsor Clipsal Electronics) is an annual racing carnival for Touring Cars held on a street circuit in the east end of Adelaide on a shortened form of the former Australian Grand Prix track. ... The Adelaide Street Circuit (34° 55′ 45″ S 138° 37′ 15″ E) is a temporary race track in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia. ...

Other major meetings held at Mallala annually include Supertruck Racing and the CAMS Nationals. CAMS can have the following meanings: California Academy of Mathematics and Science, a high school for gifted students located in Carson, California on the campus of the California State University Dominguez Hills. ...

Most meetings at Mallala are run by the Sporting Car Club of SA.

References

Mallala Motorsport Park
Sporting Car Club of SA Inc
RAAF Museum: RAAF base Mallala