2011 Race of the Year

August 2019 June 2013 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mallory Park The 2011 Race of the Year was a non-championship motorcycle race held at the Mallory Park circuit in Leicester, England. Race summary Parkalgar Honda's Sam Lowes fought a hard battle to take victory on the 2011 Buildbase Mallory Park Race of the Year, setting a new Supersport lap record in the process, in very hot and slippery track conditions. The first start was red-flagged on the second lap, when pole-sitter John Ingram crashed his BMW on the Stebbe Straight, removing Christian Iddon (Triumph) in the process. Both riders were unhurt and unable to take the restart. It was Bogdanka PTR Honda of James Ellison who took control of the early stages of the race, quickly pulling out a gap on the chasing pack. Lowes was fourth on the opening lap, but moving up to second and set about hunting down Ellison, passing him into the hairpin on his Parkalgar Honda Supersport Ellison looked to come straight back. Despite constant pressure for the rest of the race, it was Lowes who took the win by 2.4secs. Classification Pos Driver Entrant / Bike Laps Time 1st England Sam Lowes Parkalgar Honda 18 2nd England James Ellison Bogdanka PTR Honda 18 + 2.471 s 3rd Australia Billy McConnell Triumph 18 + 16.382shttp://www.mallorypark.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=79 Race of the Year Mallorypark.co.uk 2013-08-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110803115226/http://www.mallorypark.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=79 2011-08-03 References Race of the Year Race of the Year