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SICK AND TYRE-D Boy racer ruins seafront road
Most displays will be on Saturday 4th November
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WEEKEND ON THE COAST FOR ARCHBISHOP
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5K PINTS DOWNED AT FESTIVAL
The second annual beer and cider fest was a success
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Words and main photos by Dave Barry BOY-RACERS who caused £52,000 worth of damage to fresh tarmac on Scarborough seafront are being sued by the council. A few days after workers finished resurfacing Royal Albert Drive, the Static Royals car-club convened on the seafront. On social media, Scarborough Council was quickly accused of shoddy workmanship, although it is the county council which repairs roads. A photo of a ruined tyre on Facebook was accompanied by the words: “This is what caused all that damage - bare metal and thousands of revs. No wonder the road is shredded. It was not meant to stand up to this kind of abuse - it’s not Silverstone!” An eye-witness reported seeing “hundreds of kids and cars doing hand-brake turns and racing each other near the Oasis cafe. “There must have been 200 cars and 300-400 kids, and one copper on duty, up by the skateboard park. “The road was only resurfaced last week and now these idiots are racing on it”, the eye-witness said. “We drove by the cafe towards the
Corner [the Sands] and we were surrounded by kids. “One was holding up a sign saying Burn Out, then a couple of cars sped away burning rubber as they went. “The few that we passed were using the road for racing each other and showing off - that is the sort of madness that will ruin it for the rest of them. “Looks like one lad has done a wheel-spin / start and ripped his tyres down to the rim and that seems to be the main reason the road got chewed up”. A Static Royals spokesman stated that the culprits were not club members and that the November meeting would go ahead as planned. The damage had to be repaired
quickly, in time for the McCain run along the road. A county council spokesman said: “The county council spent more than £600,000 repairing and resurfacing Royal Albert Drive, which took several weeks. “The improvements were made to benefit the local economy and enhance the area for residents and visitors. It is disappointing that more work had to be undertaken, resulting in further cost to the public and inconvenience for drivers and residents”. David Bowe, corporate director for business and environmental services, said the council would pursue some of the £50,000 repair costs from the driver in a civil claim.