Europe's top quad bike riders in action on Margate Main Sands as 2010 Beach Cross Championship revs up
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by Martin Jefferies
Formula One returns to the deserts of Bahrain this weekend but
all eyes were on Margate on Saturday and Sunday, as the town hosted
its very own sandy spectacle of speed.
Thousands of fans packed the promenade to watch Europe's top
quad bike and motocross riders battle it out in the opening rounds
of the 2010 Beach Cross Championship.
The Main Sands were transformed into a temporary 1.5-mile race
track, complete with spectacular dune jumps and tight, twisty
chicanes.
Picture Gallery
Action from the 2010 Big Sky Beach Cross at Margate Main Sands
Picture by Paul Dennis
Hundreds of spectators lined the promenade in Margate to watch the opening rounds of the 2010 QRA Beach Cross Championship
Picture by Paul Dennis
There was action on two wheels as well as four at the Big Sky Beach Cross event in Margate
Picture by Paul Dennis
Margate seafront provided a spectacular backdrop for the weekend's racing
Picture by Paul Dennis
Riders head past the Clock Tower in Margate on their way to the Main Sands
Picture by Paul Dennis
Action from the 2010 Big Sky Beach Cross at Margate Main Sands
Picture by Ruth Cuerden
Four wheels off the ground as a quad bike rider attempts one of the artifical jumps
Picture by Ruth Cuerden
Riders sent the sand flying as the QRA Beach Cross Championship returned to Margate
Picture by Ruth Cuerden
Spectators in Margate were also able to enjoy some fast-paced two-wheeled action
Picture by Ruth Cuerden
A motocross rider gets to grips with the temporary race track on Margate Main Sands
Picture by Ruth Cuerden
Promoters at the
Quad Racing
Association (QRA) were inundated with entries for the
Big Sky
Beach Cross event. Frenchman Jérôme Bricheux and
British contenders
Paul Winrow,
Justin
Reid and
Paul Holmes
were among more than 90 riders who signed up for the two-day
festival.
Race organiser Tony Nash said: "The response from the riders and
the local community was absolutely fantastic.
"There was some really stiff competition in 2010 and the event
is now recognised across Europe as one of the best. Jérôme brought
a few of his friends with him from France for this year's race and
we had a couple of guys from Czechoslovakia and South Africa as
well, so there was a real international flavour to the
weekend."
Monday, March 08 2010
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