New operator for Mallory Park
Fresh investment for Mallory should have it up and running for 2014
You'll be fully aware of Mallory's predicament after its previous owners entered administration earlier this year. Today an announcement has been made that a new company, Real Motorsport Limited, will run the circuit on a day to day basis.
Real Motorsport is a collaborative effort between Stuart Hicken and Eddie Roberts, both well know in the motorcycle racing fraternity. Stuart owns the BMW British Superbike Team and Eddie is head of Complog, a motorcycle tyre retailer that also supplies British Superbikes.
Plans are apparently underway already to get the circuit prepared for a full 2014 season of events. The official comment from Hicken and Roberts so far is: 'We realise that there is a lot of bridge building to be done with the local community, but... we would like to thank circuit owner Chris Meek for giving us the opportunity of re-establishing Mallory Park and also Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council for advice regarding noise issues and the community'.
Encouraging news for now then. More as we have it!
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We used to live 3 miles from mallory (Newbold Verdon), and loved it!
More events like the Jordan Tarmac Rally -
We cycled there and back, brilliant fun! We honestly thought that it was going to be cancelled, but when we arrived 36 of the 40 cars entered had turned up, brilliant
I remember reading an article where the track was only allowed 100 track days a year and it needed 130 to break even!
I don't know if it was possible to run the circuit profitably without breaching the noise restriction agreement and we certainly won't know by reading the public pronouncements from the parties involved. The only way to find out would be a detailed study of the books.
Hopefully though this will be a new start for the circuit and its relationship with the locals. It appears that many locals and the Council are prepared to support the circuit as long as they are reasonable so the small number of NIMBYs will have limited options to object.
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