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- Caen Circuit 1950’s
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Caen Circuit pictured from the Caen Holiday Inn Hotel 2009
A Grand Prix for formula One (F1) and formula two (F2) cars was held at the circuit in Caen during the 1950’s, With great drivers such as Sir Stirling Moss and Jean Behra in cars like the 250F Maserati and the BRM 25 winning the event. Traces of the circuit can still be found around the outside of the horse track with tree lined avenues where the car would have once raced.
A good place to see the circuit is from the the Holiday Inn Caen City Centre. Which was used by the drivers and teams it is located right in the centre of town, directly in front of the racing grounds and very close to the centre “Expo-Congrès”. The hotel has 88 rooms (48 rooms with air-conditioning). All rooms are equipped with TV satellite & wireless internet access. The hotel bar and the restaurant “Bistrot Foch” are ideal places to relax after walking the route of the old circuit. For meetings and events, the hotel has 8 meeting rooms equipped for small meeting groups.
