▁ 3 . 3 8   km ▁( 2 . 1   mi ) ▁Mall ala ▁Race ▁Circ uit ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁was ▁the ▁chosen ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Australian ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁The ▁circuit , ▁now ▁tot alling ▁ 2 . 6 0 1   km ▁( 1 . 6 1 6   mi ), ▁has ▁also ▁hosted ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship , ▁the ▁V 8 ▁Super c ars ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship . ▁Mall ala ▁Motor ▁Sport ▁Park , ▁as ▁the ▁circuit ▁is ▁now ▁known , ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Police ▁for ▁driver ▁training ▁and ▁assess ment , ▁and ▁hosts ▁the ▁Historic ▁Mall ala ▁event , ▁held ▁in ▁April ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Mall ala ▁E quest rian ▁Centre ▁The ▁international ▁standard ▁e quest rian ▁centre ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁is ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁national ▁show ▁jump ing ▁and ▁related ▁event ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Mall ala ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁division ▁of ▁Grey , ▁the ▁state ▁ ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Nar ung ga ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Pla ins ▁Council . ▁ ▁Mall ala ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁Pla ins ▁Council . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Mall ala ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Two ▁Well s ,