Mallory Park

The Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit in Leicestershire and with a length of 2.173 km one of the shortest permanent race tracks in the UK.

The Mallory Park is situated in the small village of Kirkby Mallory, who gave her name to the circuit. The track was a harness racing track in the 1940s and was in the early 1950s, after several changes of ownership, secured and opened in 1956 as an automotive and motorcycle race track. The first racer on the track was the then British sports cars and Formula 1 driver Bob Gerard, after whom is named a straight line on the track.

The track has several variations. The centerpiece is a 1.6 -km-long oval, which is, however, only rarely traveled. In addition to the Full Circuit and the motorcycle race track, which was extended by additional baffles the round course at 2.269 km. These baffles are necessary because the course would otherwise fast and dangerous for motorcycle racing. 2003, the field of Gerard's Bend was remodeled to reduce the speed before the curve following passage. For complex also includes a motocross course, took place at the 2008 British championship round.

Its heyday was the race course in the 1960s and 1970s, when almost all British motorsport championships guest appearances in the park. In the 1970s and races were held on this track for Formula 2 Championship. Nowadays it is mainly club races are and twice a year race to the British Superbike Championship. In July 2007, the Briton Ollie Bridewell crashed in training fatal. He came on wet roads without any external assistance off the track, crashed and slammed into the limitations. He died from his severe head injuries.