During the early 1920s motorcycle racers started to race around a circuit composed of local streets surrounding the Belgian city of Mettet.

After World War II Jules Tacheny was appointed president of the Royal Motor Union de l’Entre Sambre et Meuse (RMUESM).

Jean-Claude Chemarin was the most successful rider of the Mettet endurance race, winning the event four times.

In 1950 the first edition Grandee Trophée Entre Sambre et Meuse was held at the 7.387 km (4.590 mi) street circuit.

As of October 2016, the fastest official race lap records of the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet are listed as: [8] Since 2019 the World RX of Belgium was renamed Spa World RX of Benelux and takes place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.