Croix-en-Ternois
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Croix-en-Ternois is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
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Geography

A farming town located 28 miles (45 km) west of Arras at the junction of the N39 and D100 roads. Croix-en-Ternois is about 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) south of Calais
Calais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....

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Motorcycle race track

Croix-en-Ternois has a small motorcycle
Motorcycle
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 race track
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...

. The circuit is just over a mile long and is well-known for its very long main straight and exquisitely twisty in-field section. It is generally loved by small-bike racers for whom the twists are a joy.

The circuit is used very regularly for various car and bike race meetings, and is also frequently open for track days. The circuit is also used by the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BEMSEE) as a round of their annual race calendar.

The circuit is friendly place with a bar and cafe on site. The paddock has some power provision and has toilets and showers, though they are not up to much. In 2004 the toilet block near the circuit entrance had sparse plumbing, contents of the toilets dropped into an open sewer and flooding was common.

Population

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century
  • Remains of an 15th century castle.
  • The eighteenth century château.

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