Mallory Park ....................to be sold for housing !!

[Martin Booth]

Without wishing to be to alarmist............there is a good chance that the circuit will be sold for to housing developer Wilson homes in the very near future.There have been complaints from local residents about the noise from the circuit,and the local district council have taken those very seriously.The circuit needs the usage it has at present to be a financially viable proposition to its lease holders and the owner ,Yorkshire businessman Mr Chris Meek.A meeting is due to take place tomorrow night (Wednesday)to discuss viable alternatives for the circuit use,and according to Motor Cycle race media, if a solution is not worked out the circuit could be sold sooner rather than later.

[Brian1946]

That's a shame, I haven't raced on it but the first thing to strike me was why choose to live near a race circuit then complain about the noise!!!

But... I don't have any real idea of what's needed to make it viable and acceptable, sorry.!

[AlbertHerring]

Public meeting called off, apparently. From No Limits Trackdays' FB page:

[Aubisque]

eek.

My summers wouldn't be the same without Mallory, I have enjoyed both driving round it and cycle racing on it.

It's a great facility, need to keep it alive.

[Martin Booth]

................yes it would be a good idea for people to e mail the council to support the circuit,as,at the moment the circuit is way over its allowed usage days.And if it is forced to compromise ,and is forced to stick to its allowed quota of usage its highly likely that non-income events will be at the very least stopped totally.

[highlandpro]

I've Just Emailed the Council mate also I'm going to Organise all the Mallory in August and Setember on behalf of Clay Cross Road Team.
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[Tom Butcher]

I've emailed them but to be fair to the locals it seems Mallory want to increase the allowed usage days way above the current 90 odd to about 160 - it's not that the locals want to change the status quo - it's the track that want to use it more often than has been allowed for the past 27 years.

I'm guessing that bicycle racing is not going to count as an allowed usage day - as we don't make much noise - they'll be talking about limiting motorsport. In fact if they allow 160 days of motorsport then it might even mean some of the evenings we use are taken up by track days or suchlike. I do wonder if the story about selling it for housing is just to put the frighteners on the locals that their village might double in size and to generate a bit of publicity for their campaign to get more days motorsport.

[Daphne Brackett]

[Martin Booth]

i see what you say tom but are you saying that all competitors are some how teleported to the circuit twice a week !!i know your not but all that traffic does have an effect.Look i'll tell you this I have been a Mallory supporter for longer than i can remember,seen and heard Graham Hill racing Jaguar saloon cars,watched and heard the wonderful Mike Hailwood on the 297 Honda six,and seen Ayrton Senna testing Formula Three cars there.I know what happens there on a weekly basis.The circuit usage is above what it should be NOW,42 days of racing,approx 44 days of official testing ,track days virtually every saturday throughout the year,private testing etc etc,.and that does'nt include the moto cross,which due to the use of 4 strokes now has become much more of a problem all over the country.Now believe me the usage for cycling was in part done to appease local government,a way of saying look what we are doing to help other sports,as were a number of charity events and the occasional running races.I know this because I negotiated the use of the circuit,negotiated the dropping of the entry fee ,and still have dealings on occasion with the circuit management.the potential for loosing the usage for cycling is real!!

[Martin Booth]

Just as a little foot note Tom.Technically the circuit should not be used for "activities" after 5 o'clock in the evening.

[maryhinge]

Statment from Hinkley and Bosworth Borough Council http://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/press/article/1270/mallory_park
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[Aubisque]

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27277

[Mr.B]

Classic example of the private sector not taking external costs into account.

It's been a long time since I raced there (so I don't remember the exact topography of the site) but, assuming it is noise that is the main problem (rather than congestion and local air quality effects) perhaps the solution would be for the circuit's management to pay for remediation measures (in line with 'polluter pays principle') e.g. put up more/higher fencing, pay for double glazing for those affected and plant trees around the edge of the circuit?

As others have said would be a pity for all concerned to lose this facility.

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[AlbertHerring]

Well, logically, if it was run on a modest loss-making basis (in pure financial terms) by an organisation of any nature that could absorb such a loss, such as the public purse, then it should be possible to protect the general utility that the facility provides against a need to increase negative externalities such as noise pollution because of external financial circumstances. But it seems unlikely that an accountant-engineered solution will be much good to anybody.

[Hans Datdodishes]

As a country we need homes more than we need chipper races
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[AlbertHerring]

GPWM. Although not the sort of houses that would inevitably be built there by a property developer, so council estate it is, then.

[John McC]

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