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  1. Mallory Park (Motorsport) Limited enters administration

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    As you may be aware Mallory Park, motor racing circuit, home to Midlands motor racing, has faced a series of difficulties in recent months to which it has regrettably been unable to reach a solution with local residents, the council and the landlord. As such, it entered into administration on Monday 30 September 2013.

    Ian Robert, a partner at Kingston Smith & Partners LLP, the corporate recovery arm of accountancy firm Kingston Smith LLP, was appointed Administrator. Ian said: “I will be working with all the stakeholders to ensure that Mallory Park will see racing again. I hope the administration process can assist in finding a solution which will be beneficial to all parties concerned.”

    He continued: “To that end, I will be negotiating with the landlord and the council, with the support of the BARC, to ensure that racing can be enjoyed at MP for years to come. Although it is early days, I am hopeful that, once a solution to the lease is found, all of the company’s creditors should receive a substantial dividend, which I understand is very much the driving force behind the continued support of the BARC.”

    On behalf of Mallory Park, Kingston Smith & Partners thanks you for your continued support. The circuit is temporarily closed but we are working toward reopening quickly. Please return to this page for further information, which will be updated regularly.  

    www.mallorypark.co.uk

  2. 'Every Sunday', in remembrance to Marco Simoncelli

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    Each Sunday as night falls, the passion for Marco Simoncelli will burn again in Coriano for 58 seconds.

    in remembrance to Marco Simoncelli - groupA three metre long flame will burn from the installation of artist Arcangelo Sassolino, created by an idea from Lino Dainese and Marco's family. There's nothing better than fire to represent Simoncelli's soul and enthusiasm, the things that made people love him.

    'Every Sunday' will offer the same emotion he gave to his fans on the track and was unveiled on Thursday 12 September in the presence of family, authorities, riders and friends of Marco.

    The first public appearance of the flame was yesterday at 7pm and will be repeated every Sunday.

  3. SK-Art - Motorcycle Photography

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    The memories of your experiences may be remembered in your mind, however with a professional photograph from SK-Art, these moments may be shared (and showed off) with everyone...

    Owner Susan's expertise has been highlighted in the press and with a private exhibition which Pirelli UK supported. An extensive portfolio is on the website, which captures the spirit of Motorcycling.

    A free consultation is offered where Susan will visit with a portfolio sampling a selection of her work.

    Susan will be hosting her 3rd Wheels and Motion Exhibition at the end of 2013 (Date to be confirmed) with samples of her work.

    At Rivington Barn each Sunday, covering various events and available for private commissions.

    www.SK-Art.co.uk

  4. Dainese presents its 2014 collection

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    This evening Dainese presented its 2014 collection in front of selected UK media and supported racers including Pol Esparagaró, Nicky Hayden, James Hillier, Guy Martin and Luis Salom. The special event took place ahead of the 12th round of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 at Silverstone this weekend, where Esparagaró, Hayden and Salom will continue their respective season assaults.

    New products unveiled from the 2014 collection include the Laguna Seca Evo P one-piece suit, two leather jackets (Stripes Evo Pelle and Laguna Evo Lady) and two textile jackets (Carve Master GTX and Laguna Seca D-Dry).

    Three new gloves were introduced, namely the winter-warm Scout Evo GTX, the classically styled Essential and the Veloce sports glove, as well as three new boots – the Lince GTX for touring, a casual sneaker-inspired Street Biker D-WP and the racing-styled TR-Course Out. There were also two new jeans, the D1 1K and the D1 1K Pred, as well as some updates made to the Manis back protector. More new products will be released from the collection later in the year.

    Alongside the new products Dainese presented its D-air systems. Both launched on the market over the last two years the systems are designed to protect riders on track (D-air Racing) and on the road (D-air Street).

    D-air Racing is a wireless system built into a Dainese one-piece leather suit that detects a fall or slide immediately and sends a trigger signal to activate the airbag. Not just an airbag, the system also features data acquisition software developed by German company 2D (2d-datarecording), which supplies some of the top teams in MotoGP and F1. The software gives D-air wearers an effective tool to monitor riding performance and record telemetry data, which can be downloaded and displayed on a computer.

    The D-air Street is vastly different; the airbag and deployment facilities are fitted in the jacket and the mechanics of the whole system are fitted to the motorcycle. D-air Street features a fall sensor that is physically connected to a display unit on the bikes dash. This shows the rider system information, including when the device is connected, the battery life and information about the pillion’s system, if they are wearing one.

    Both D-air systems are available from supported D-air Dainese dealers, while the new collection will start to be available in UK dealers from mid-October.

    For more information, or to find your nearest dealer visit www.dainese.com

  5. Correct tyre pressures are essential...

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    ...to the safety, performance and running costs of motorcycles. 

    Just 3psi under-inflation and we can be using 5% more fuel and shortening tyre life by 10% to 15%!  Under-inflated tyres are more likely to puncture too – especially in the wet.

    Now, Stamford based TyrePal Ltd have introduced their TD4100 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System to take the worry and uncertainty out of checking motorcycle tyre pressures on the move.

    Simple to fit and set up, the Tyre Pal TD4100 relays pressure and temperature information continuously from lightweight, dust cap sensors to an easy to read handlebar monitor.  A bright red LED also flashes a warning of any impending tyre disasters. 

    The system needs no wiring and comes complete with instructions, mounting bracket and batteries.  The sensors have anti- theft locking rings and the monitor clips off for safe-keeping; it has a waterproof cover too. Re-balancing of the wheels is generally unnecessary.

    With all newly homologated cars having to fit TPMS from November 2012, their safety benefits go without saying.  With the TyrePal TD4100 retailing at just £149 including VAT and a full year’s warranty, the financial benefits are now also too good to ignore…

    Order yours on line at www.tyrepal.co.uk