{"id":493213,"date":"2013-07-01T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=16936"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:50:47","slug":"the-friendly-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-friendly-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friendly Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_552170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-552170\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LS201307-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-552170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LS201307-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Chris MeekPhoto: James Beckett Collection\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LS201307-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LS201307-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LS201307-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LS201307-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-552170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Meek<\/p>\n<p>Photo: James Beckett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Mallory Park was purchased, including the estate, in 1983, I cemented a long relationship with the circuit that went back to the 1950s. My first race was in 1957 with my first win on Whit Monday 1959 in an Elva Courier. The last race I won there was in 1983. During that time I experienced the widest spectrum of emotions, highlights and disappointments but one thing is for certain\u2014it was always exciting and never dull on what has always been my favorite circuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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