Roads: Scarborough Spring Cup faces cancellation

Next week’s Spring Cup at Oliver’s Mount will be postponed after the Auto Cycle Union (ACU) have been unable to grant a Course Licence for the event.

Following a number of serious incidents involving spectators at last year’s Gold Cup, a comprehensive risk assessment of the Scarborough circuit was carried out with the ACU requesting a list of additional safety imporvements for the course from the event’s promotors, the Auto 66 club/PMH Promotions in January this year.

A subsequent circuit inspection took place on 21^st March 2018, where it was found the organisers had been unable to achieve all the necessary improvements by the agreed deadline. This deadline was then extended, but with certain improvements still not in place the ACU has been unable to provide a licence for the course meaning no permit or insurance can be issued for the Spring Cup due to take place between 20/21^st April.

The ACU has said they will work with the organisers and promoters as well as Scarborough Borough Council to aim to run events at the venue later in the year.

The full statement from the ACU reads: “Following a comprehensive Risk Assessment of the Olivers Mount circuit, members of the ACU Road Race Committee met with Directors of Auto 66 / PMH Promotions in January this year and agreed additional safety improvements for the Olivers Mount Circuit.

“A circuit inspection took place on 21st March 2018, as agreed, to find that the Organisers had not achieved all the improvements required by that deadline. The deadline was extended to Tuesday 27th March and then further extended to Friday 6th April.

“With regret, the ACU are unable to provide a Course Licence for Olivers Mount circuit which means no Permit / Insurance can be issued for the Spring Cup Event due to take place on 20/21st April 2018.

“The Organisers/Promoters in conjunction with the ACU and Scarborough Borough Council will work together to try and achieve events at the venue later in the year.”