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MAS DU CLOS
Description	Permanent street circuit, built by Bardinon family near to family castle for driving their own colleciton cars. At first it was built as a kart track (maybe using link between La Tuor and Le Restaurand corners), in mid 1960s it was lengthened up to 3100 m. Thanks to its secrecy, it was used also for test - Formula 1 too - far from photographers and their cameras.
Location	Aubusson 23 - Creuse - Limousin
Location	400 km - 250 mi from Paris
Latitude - Longitude	+ 45°55'30"     + 2°18'30" 45.925     2.308333
UTM Coordinates	X = 446370.348  -  Y = 5085947.098  -  Zone 31T
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    GéoPortail
Altitude AMSL	690 m - 2264 ft
Inauguration	1963
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) Forum Forum Chat in English Aerials of circuits [ENG] (2) Forum Forum Europe France FRA - Mas du Clos: circuit from French Le Mans film [ENG] (3) www.mas-du-clos.com/circuit.htm (4) www.mas-du-clos.com/d/circuit.htm (5) www.mas-du-clos.com/e/circuit.htm (6) Autosprint 10/1976 (page 54)

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Mas du Clos
Description	Original track layout
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	January 1st 1963
Closing
Last update of this page	March 4th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	La ligne droite des Stands - Le Pieu - Le Chalet - Le S du Lac - Le Musée - La Meule - Le Restaurant - La Piscine - Le Pont - La Tour - Le S du Raccodrement
length	400  m	1312  ft	0.249  mi		(3)

Mas du Clos
Description	Intermediate track layout, built I don’t know when between 1963 and 1967
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	March 4th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	La ligne droite des Stands - Le Pieu - Le Chalet - Le S du Lac - Le Musée - La Meule - Le Restaurant - La Piscine - Le Pont - La Tour - Le S du Raccodrement

Mas du Clos
Description
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	1967
Closing
Last update of this page	August 9th 2002
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	La ligne droite des Stands - Le Pieu - Le Chalet - Le S du Lac - Le Musée - La Meule - Le Restaurant - La Piscine - Le Pont - La Tour - Le S du Raccodrement
length	3071.8  m	10078  ft	1.909  mi		(3)
Min width	9  m	30  ft			(3)
Max width	14  m	46  ft			(3)
Straight length	610  m	2001  ft	0.379  mi	Start finish straight	(3)
Max. gradient (uphill)	15  %	8.5  °			(3)
Max. gradient (downhill)	12  %	6.8  °			(3)
Bend minimum radius	12  m	39  ft			(3)
Max minimum radius	500  m	1640  ft	0.311  mi		(3)

Latitude - Longitude: + 45°55'30", + 2°18'30"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

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NAME LENGHT m RADIUS m CAMBER % approach center exit La ligne droite des Stands 610   4.9 3.4 5.8 Le Pieu 285 68.15 15   12 Le Chalet 205 500 3 3 3 Le S du Lac 248 171 1.4 1.4 1.4 90 109 7.6 7.6 7.6 Le Musée 195 54 7.6 4.5 8.7 La Meule 91 24 7.7   5.8 Le Restaurant 28 16 0 0 0 La Piscine 26 12 0 0 0 Le Pont 49 22 7.6 7.6 7.6 La Tour 49 22 7.6 7.6 7.6 Le S du Raccodrement 70 40 11.2 11.2 11.2 98 62 4.9 4.9 4.9

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
March 4th 2007			Guido de Carli
December 5th 2004			Guido de Carli			New	Description with map
August 9th 2002			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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