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MAGNY-COURS RACE TRACK
Racing, Karting and Formula One memories in the Loire and Burgundy

Nevers again! It’s the end of the road for the French GP at its home for the last 18 years. 2007 is the last year for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Magny-Cours. Bernie Ecclestone has yet to announce a new venue, but hints at a potential street race in Paris, a la Monaco. How Parisians will feel about steel barriers along the Champs Elysee and Mercedes-MacLarens screaming past the Notre Dame across the Pont Neuf, we have yet to see, but it can’t be that different than Paris traffic is already. But you can still get your speed thrills at the race track in central France. The Magny-Cours facility will continue to host other racing events and offers a variety of car racing and motoring fan entertainment experiences.

Located just south of the city of Nevers in Burgundy where it meets the Loire in the village of Magny-Cours, and just off the A7 motorway, the race course is about an hour and a half from Paris and two hours from Lyon in the opposite direction and about an hour from Dijon in Burgundy. The Nevers Magny-Cours facility actually consists of four race tracks. The Grand Prix track is the main course which has hosted the French GP since 1991. A modern wide and fast circuit with grand stand seating. The “Piste Club” track is a shorter and narrower road course used for racing classes and car testing. On weekends a casual visitor to the track can get into a hot Porsche and tear around the course under instruction, at the Porsche Driving Experience. There is an off-road track for moto-cross and atv racing.

The International Competition Karting Track is open all year around for kart rental. They offer two levels of karts to rent 10 horsepower for the beginner or 21 horsepower for the more experienced and a chance to say you raced at Magny-Cours! The upper level spectator area allows an excellent view for friends family and loved ones to critique your style. The facility is also available for corporate and group events.

The Nevers Magny-Cours track was the home track for the Ligier F1 Grand Prix race team, later taken over by Prost Racing. The Ligier / Prost racing history can be seen at the track race museum, a monochromatic celebration of racing – all the cars are Ligier blue, with photographs of the drivers, Alain Prost, Jarier, Olivier Panis, Jacques Lafitte, and more recently Jean Alesi and Nick Heidfeld. The museum is located at the center crossover bridge next to the track snack bar and just a couple of euros to visit. © Bargain Travel Europe

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See Also:

MONACO GRAND PRIX
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PARIS PIT STOP ON THE CHAMPS ELYSÉES
L'Atelier Renault

CARS AND TRAINS OF FRANCE
French National Rail and Auto Museums in Alsace

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