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Vintage cars roll into Bridlington for beach races

Leanne Brown
BBC News
BBC A woman with dark hair, a headscarf and large yellow flower smiles as she sits in black and yellow car. She is wearing a black check dress with a red necklace and red belt.BBC
Sharon Luty and her yellow Ford will be taking part in Race the Waves on Bridlington South Beach

Vintage vehicles have rolled into a seaside town as part of a festival of speed.

Race the Waves will see cars, trucks and motorcycles race over a 200-yard course on Bridlington South Beach in East Yorkshire.

Some of the vehicles have paraded on Church Green in the town ahead of the racing, which starts on Saturday. The event finishes on Sunday.

Tourism body Visit East Yorkshire described it as a "unique event within the UK motoring calendar".

A red vintage car is parked alongside a green vehicle on a patch of grass in the shade of a tree.
People were given the chance to have a closer look at some of the vehicles that will compete on Saturday and Sunday
A man wearing a flat cap, polo shirt and dark jeans stands next to a rusty looking pickup truck
Paul Garbutt, event organiser, managed to take in some of the cars before the weekend of racing kicks off
Four vintage cars, in cream and green colours, line a path surrounded by trees
Some of the competitors have travelled from as far away as Oklahoma in the US for the event
A man with grey hair, sunglasses and a beard sits next to a white truck. He is wearing dark jeans and a white Hawaiian style shirt with flowers on it.
Roger Saunders, who has restored his 1953 Chevy pickup truck, said the event was "crazy" but said he "loves it"

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