Clem Smith the owner of Mallala Motorsport Park celebrated his 85th Birthday this week!

Clem is still the driving force at Mallala and very much involved in all operations at the track.

Clem celebrated his milestone with friends and family at a private function at Brighton,

We wish Clem many more happy years ahead! 

10/10 Matsuri made its second visit to Mallala Motorsport Park on January 21st, and what a visit it was!

Over 120 cars were split into 3 groups and given 12 hours of open track time on both the Mallala Track and Skid Pan. There was plenty to do for the drifters and the large crowd was treated to some entertaining drifting as well.

Mallala Motorsport Park has released its 2012 calendar!

To find out what’s on this year at Mallala click here to get this year’s dates.

It is going to be another busy year at Mallala with many drive/practice days and all of your favourite events. There will be new events and changes to some old ones. Keep an eye on the Mallala Website for all event details.

Over two sunny days in December 2011 horsepower heaven took over Mallala with 2 days of noise, tyre screeching and melting rubber as Mallala Motor Sport Park hosted the third Mallala Performance Nationals, or MallaNats.

The MallaNats competitions included Burnouts, Drags, Go to Whoa, Dyno Challenge, Power Skids, Show 'n Shine, plus the Drift Asylum and the popular track cruises.

The first 10/10 Matsuri of 2012 will be on Saturday January 21st at Mallala Motorsport Park.

After a very successful and popular inaugural 10/10 Matsuri in July this year it is all back by popular demand. The July event attracted one of the biggest drift crowds in recent times despite the wet weather as well as over 170 drifters. The format gave both the drifters and crowd an entertaining day of drift with nonstop action for 12 hours straight.

The 2011 G1 Drift Series continued with Round 2 on Sunday 24th July. Round 1 in March delivered one of the best Rounds in G1 history and Round 2 didn't disappoint either.  Just like Round 1 there was some incredibly close drifting.

All day the standard of drift on display was amazing and finished with one of the most entertaining Top 4 battles.

Round 2 of the G1 Drift series

Entries for Round 2 are strong with all the big guns all coming out to play which means it will be another close round.

The Championship is wide open with many looking to push themselves up the championship table.

Round 1 on March 5th had a bit of everything with some of the closest drifting seen at G1, as the final battles went down to the wire. G1 veteran James Mardle took out the opening round over Dale Campaign. Third went to 2010 G1 Champion Simon Michelmore.

What an event! The first 10/10 Matsuri showed that drifting is defiantly still alive. With 172 entered and one of the biggest drift crowds in recent times. This was despite the rainy weather. Everyone involved had a ball and the day ran like clockwork.

10/10 Matsuri is here! This is a traditional style Matsuri or drift festival bringing drifters with a variety of experience together for a massive day (and night) of drift.

This Saturday will see over 180 drift cars hit the Mallala circuit and the brand new Mallala skid pan. What will you see? Lots of open track time, no competition, passengers will be allowed (conditions apply). The brand new Mallala Skid Pan will also get its first official work out at an event.

This will be one of the biggest gathering of drift cars in one place in Australian drift history!

There will be three groups of different skill level rotating from the track to the skid pan throughout the day.

This action packed day cannot be missed! Spectators entry is ONLY $15 with kids under 14 FREE.

 

Rnd#2 2011 Shannons Nationals - Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Cars
Mallala, May 13-15

Just 12 months ago, V8 Touring Car ‘veteran’ Chris Smerdon (Smerdon Racing) sat on pole position for the series second round at his home circuit, but a lot had changed for the category since the Shannons Nationals was last at Mallala Motor Sports Park.

It wasn’t just the series that had changed either, Smerdon himself was behind the wheel of a ‘new’ car having taken delivery of the ex-James Courtney BA Falcon built by Stone Brothers Racing during the second half of the 2010 season.

Whilst an immaculate example of SBR engineering, Smerdon had not conducted any test laps on the South Australian circuit - a circuit he admitted rewarded local knowledge - so he was making no early predictions as the 15-strong field lined up for opening practice on Friday morning.

The second round of the 2011 Shannons Nationals provided the strong Mallala crowd with some outstanding action on a day where the series favourites made things look very difficult.

PREVIEW: RND#2, 2011 SHANNONS NATIONALS - Mallala, SA (May 13-15)

Mallala Motor Sport Park will reverberate to the sound of V8 Touring Cars this weekend during round two of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships.

A strong field of Kumho Tyres supported V8 Touring Cars will be led by local driver, and the series’ inaugural champion, Chris Smerdon in his ex-James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing BA Falcon. Smerdon is no stranger to Mallala, but the pole-sitter from the 2010 round will have his hands full this weekend balancing learning a new car, with combating the onslaught from one of the strongest fields in the series history.

PREVIEW: Rnd#2 2011 Shannons Nationals,

Mallala Motor Sport Park (May 13-15)

Mallala will resound to a once familiar battle cry, when the V8 Touring Cars return to the South Australian venue to continue the now famous Holden versus Ford rivalry during round two of the 2011 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships over the May 14-15 weekend.

 A full field of Kumho Tyres supported V8 Touring Cars, cars with a heritage linked to some of the greats, from Craig Lowndes to Mark Skaife, Russell Ingall and John Bowe, will line up for what is turning out to be one of the hottest categories on the Australian circuit racing scene this year.

Drift is alive and well in SA. Mallala’s latest  Drift School has a record 73 entries for May 7^th.

The additional numbers will be easily catered for because of the new skid pan which is ideal for developing drift skills.

Over recent years the Drift School has provided an ideal ‘hands on’ training ground for up and coming drifters. Experienced G1 drivers spend the day teaching the theoretical and practical side of drifting as well as sharing first hand competition experiences.

With so many entries the future of drift in Australia is looking bright and we look forward to seeing these drivers at future 10/10 Matsuri and G1 Drift events.

 

The inaugural 10/10 Matsuri will be at Mallala Motorsport Park on July 2^nd.

This is a traditional style Matsuri or drift festival event bringing drifters with a variety of experience together for a massive day (and night) of drift. There will be lots of open track time, no competition and passengers allowed.

Matsuri is a festival that celebrates drift that takes away the pressure of competition and allows a bunch of people to come together to enjoy drifting and drift culture.

South Australian Simon Michelmore showed why he is one of the premier drift racers in Australia taming both the wet and tricky conditions as well as a classy field of local and interstate drivers at last weekends Drift Supercup at Mallala Motorsport Park.

2010 G1 champion Michelmore made the best of the tricky conditions which saw the circuit become wet and then dry again in a matter of minutes at times. Michelmore won the Pro Class battle from fellow SA driver Tom Monkhouse who had his own battle to make the final after a collision with Christian Pickering in the Top 4 Battle final as well as a rerun to contend with in the same round.

Welcome! The new Mallala Website has arrived. This Website has everything you need to know about Mallala Motorsport Park. From event dates and information, practice dates and information, how to get to Mallala, history, sponsorship opportunities, galleries, links and much much more.

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Mallala Motorsport Park has released its 2011 calendar!

To find out whats on this year at Mallala click the events the menu bar to get this year’s dates.