The Chimay Street Circuit (also known as Circuit de Chimay) was a
street circuit
A street circuit is a motorsport racing circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor races. Airport runways and taxiways are also sometimes part of street circuits. Facilities such as the ...
in
Chimay,
Belgium
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used during the
Grand Prix des Frontières between 1926 and 1972, when the event was discontinued due to safety reasons. The course length was .
In 1975, a shorter version of the Chimay Street Circuit was used in races for classic
motorcycle
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s.
Layout
The most southern corner and at the same time the slowest corner in the course borders the town of
Chimay. A long straight leads to the town of Salles. Passing the church of Chlle de Arbrisseau, the most northern point is reached - the town of Thiérissart - before turning back south down the main straight.
References
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Motorsport venues in Belgium
Sports venues in Hainaut (province)
Sport in Chimay