mallory Park 2012

expaddockrunner · 20 Jan 2012, 15:18 (Ref:3014591)

Not sure if this is in the correct thread,

Mallory Park 2012 Calendar, when is it going to be released!

Gamla Hairpin · 20 Jan 2012, 15:29 (Ref:3014595)

Mallory Park 2012 Car Racing Meetings

June 4 BARC Live TV
June 24 Vintage SCC
July 22 British Rallycross
July 28/29 Classic Touring Car Racing Club
August 12 BARC
August 26/27 Classic Sports Car Club
September 30 BARC
October 7 Historic Racing Drivers Club
October 14 750MC

and that's the lot as far as I can see........

thebullet · 20 Jan 2012, 16:04 (Ref:3014606)

It just gets worse every year, less and less car meetings.

expaddockrunner · 20 Jan 2012, 16:07 (Ref:3014608)

Thx, Gamla Hairpin.

After seeing the story in motoring news (oops, Motorsports news) the brscc would not have ANY meetings at mallory for 2012.

i have seen there is a rally event on the feb 5th.

saddelbags · 21 Jan 2012, 01:22 (Ref:3014802)

How sad we uesed to have 20 car meetings at Mallory BRSCC always had 8 or 9 meetings 750 3 or 4 and big entrys 240 at some BRSCC meetings 14 races. Any one remember the Mallory Mafia? good old days

M Greenslade · 23 Jan 2012, 16:30 (Ref:3015758)

Quote:

Originally Posted by saddelbags

How sad we uesed to have 20 car meetings at Mallory BRSCC always had 8 or 9 meetings 750 3 or 4 and big entrys 240 at some BRSCC meetings 14 races. Any one remember the Mallory Mafia? good old days

Who is sabblebags, not John Sadler by any chance, if so, yes remember the halycon days of Mallory Park, with Pete Balls and his silver topped cane which he would shake at drivers he didn't like!!!

Happy days...................

Bladders.

Joyce George · 23 Jan 2012, 20:30 (Ref:3015857)

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

Who is sabblebags, not John Sadler by any chance, if so, yes remember the halycon days of Mallory Park, with Pete Balls and his silver topped cane which he would shake at drivers he didn't like!!!

Happy days...................

Bladders.

Wonderful man was Pete - taught both Chris & myself to flag with feeling!!

As you say, Halycon days!

saddelbags · 24 Jan 2012, 02:29 (Ref:3016009)

Yes Martin you are right I am John Sadler yes wonderful times PJ was a one off with his evil eye ring we had grate times.

Alan Raine · 24 Jan 2012, 07:58 (Ref:3016044)

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

...remember the halycon days of Mallory Park, with Pete Balls and his silver topped cane which he would shake at drivers he didn't like!!!

Happy days...................

Bladders.

On post with PJ Balls was a laugh a minute but deadly serious when it needed to be. Here he surveys Paul Morton and Stuart Kestenbaum at the hairpin. Note photographer John Gaisford topping up his suntan!!

M Greenslade · 24 Jan 2012, 08:40 (Ref:3016055)

Quote:

Originally Posted by saddelbags

Yes Martin you are right I am John Sadler yes wonderful times PJ was a one off with his evil eye ring we had grate times.

Nice to catch up with again John after all these years. Great photo, kind of sums up the era, not even allowed to stand there now,let along in half naked in sandals.......The best has gone.

Bladders....

saddelbags · 24 Jan 2012, 09:29 (Ref:3016078)

Maybe we could have a nostagia tread for us old marshal to talk about old times

NewYankee01 · 27 Jan 2012, 18:38 (Ref:3017902)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamla Hairpin

Mallory Park 2012 Car Racing Meetings

June 4 BARC Live TV
June 24 Vintage SCC
July 22 British Rallycross
July 28/29 Classic Touring Car Racing Club
August 12 BARC
August 26/27 Classic Sports Car Club
September 30 BARC
October 7 Historic Racing Drivers Club
October 14 750MC

and that's the lot as far as I can see........

The dreaded list of almost entirely single dayers for the full year.

paddy · 27 Jan 2012, 22:33 (Ref:3017982)

Does anyone know why this has happened? Looking at that list I may only make the 750mc meeting in October and perhaps the meeting at the end of August.

kipper · 28 Jan 2012, 09:43 (Ref:3018083)

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddy

Does anyone know why this has happened?

I think it is a symptom of the fact that a number of clubs reducing the number of events that they are holding in 2012 as a result of the current economic circumstances. I guess Mallory has seen a reduction in meetings as it is seen, in some quarters, as being a less prestigous circuit and therefore a good grid is less certain than other venues.

medius · 28 Jan 2012, 19:35 (Ref:3018289)

Semi-related, the Drifting days have been abandoned for 2012, as has the Awesomefest lifestyle event which was very popular in 2011. No official reason has been given for either so far, possibly linked with the reduction in race days?

ChrisPage · 6 Feb 2012, 16:22 (Ref:3022217)

The 'Awesomefest' website says the cancelation is due to Mallory having to run a reduced number of events due to noise complaints. Can anyone add anything to this? Would be very sad if another great venue is going to get neutered by NIMBYs who should have thought about the circuit when they moved in.

Ian Sowman · 6 Feb 2012, 20:21 (Ref:3022334)

I don't believe the issue is people who didn't think about the circuit when they moved in, but the perceived (rightly or wrongly, I make no comment) 'creep' in usage of the circuit over a period of time. For example, drifting - a more recent innovation - has very different noise characteristics to racing, which I believe isn't a particular concern to most locals providing it is run within established precedents and agreements.

Gerry Taylor · 6 Feb 2012, 23:43 (Ref:3022433)

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

Who is sabblebags, not John Sadler by any chance, if so, yes remember the halycon days of Mallory Park, with Pete Balls and his silver topped cane which he would shake at drivers he didn't like!!!

Happy days...................

Bladders.

Pete Balls, now there's a name to conjure with.

Tim the Grey · 7 Feb 2012, 12:02 (Ref:3022616)

I am told they have run 'unrestricted' noisy testing virtually every Wednesday last year? I know Mike Wilds has tested SEVERAL 70s/80s 3 litre F1 cars there, and both Matra MS670s were out last year...

It MAY be this has upset some locals? I have no data, just pure speculation!

The Fat Clerk · 7 Feb 2012, 12:24 (Ref:3022625)

It wasn't just the noise it was also the nuisance caused by the behaviour at the drift event that upset us locals.

We dont only have testing on a Wednesday, you can hire the ciruit on other days as well, Simon Hadfield took a GT40 around a couple of weeks ago and a Kawasaki either Supersport or Superbike was heading there this morning.

thebullet · 9 Feb 2012, 12:52 (Ref:3023683)

I really hope they don't stop the Wednesday testing, I go every wednesday and there is some really great people and cars there. Simon Hadfield and his crew are a fantastic bunch of people and it is really great to catch up with them and the machinery they bring! 2011 was a great year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlUyx...1&feature=plcp

Many more shots on my flickr from the Wednesdays!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewbarrington/

Tim the Grey · 9 Feb 2012, 13:31 (Ref:3023700)

I'm only bloody jealous... 512 AND a 312.
I must nip over on a Wednesday sometime!

Oh, and great pix, BTW.

thebullet · 9 Feb 2012, 13:40 (Ref:3023705)

You will be suprised what turns up! Didn't expect Mike Wilds on a Wednesday turning up with a Group C Nissan. Nice bloke too.

Go for an upcoming meeting like the week before Silverstone Classic or something

Thanks very much

I waited all day for this to come out, Rob Hall who was testing this machine that had just been restored since its crash in Monaco 2008, it was about to go abroad, didn't want to run it in the wet. It was at the recent Autosport show too.

Alan Raine · 9 Feb 2012, 17:07 (Ref:3023760)

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebullet

I really hope they don't stop the Wednesday testing, I go every wednesday and there is some really great people and cars there. Simon Hadfield and his crew are a fantastic bunch of people and it is really great to catch up with them and the machinery they bring! 2011 was a great year.

I couldn't agree more. I only made it 3 or 4 times last year but some of the cars on circuit were just amazing. No doubt they'll double the circuit entry again for 2012 (It was £2 last year

)

I can't wait for it all to start again!

thebullet · 9 Feb 2012, 22:04 (Ref:3023857)

Next week

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