Beach Cross Racing and Parkour, Margate.

 

Last weekend the regular beach cross racing event was down on Margate's main sands.
The weather was good and there were crowds of people watching the racing.

I was watching the crowds as much as the racing, taking street photography style photos as well.

 

Because the main beach was out of bounds for the visitors and the tide was in, there was only a tiny bit of beach left near the steps.  I was impressed that some people were in the sea this time of year.

walking back up the High Street I came across a group of young people doing some street dance, parkour moves. Running and jumping up the walls of the shops and doing somersaults. Great to watch, though not many people on the street.

Beach Cross racing on Margate main sands.

There are two Beach Cross racing competitions held in Margate each year which draw crowds to watch the quad and motorbikes. The second competition was last weekend and you could hear the roar of the bikes from our house.

I enjoy watching the races, the bikes churning up the sand, (this time because of the wind, quite a lot of sand was blowing across to the spectators) and the jumps they make from the sandunes. As the bikes go round the course you get views of bikes at various stages of the race.

Bikes can get stuck in the sand and you can see how much work it must take to physically race on the beach.  It is an international event and riders do come from Europe to take part.
I couldn't find a programme at this event so can't identify the riders unfortunately.

At the pit stop bikes and bikers make a colourful scene and around the beach there are various stands and stalls.
 The website for the Beach Cross event is here