Tonfanau Road Races

4 motorbike race meetings a year (Easter, Spring Bank Holiday, July, August Bank Holiday) are held by Crewe and South Cheshire MCRR at the Tonfanau cicuit. Tonfanau is a 1-mile, clockwise circuit, built on part of a former military base.

Getting there: just to the north of the town, on the opposite side of the Dysynni river mouth
Website: tonfanauroadracing.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

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