The work on the Blankenberge dyke got the better of the famous mini-kart track. The dike will be renovated and the concrete circuit will have to disappear, because the owners have not found another place to relocate their autodrome. Installed on the Côte since 1963, Michel Claeys and Véronique Van Moorter had no other choice but to go out of business on August 31.
“We feel a little disappointed,” they told VRT. The two owners were a little put in front of a fait accompli, and blame the city for it: “The closure of August 31 was curtly communicated to us in an e-mail. The city had no plans for an alternative. We have made proposals, but they could not be accepted “. “For 57 years we have brought tourists to Blankenberge and now we are thrown in the trash. This way of doing things hurts a lot.”
But for Michel and Véronique, the most important thing is to have entertained thousands of tourists, and to have survived the coronavirus despite everything: “We thank all our customers and school groups for the confidence we have enjoyed for years. so we can end this period with our heads held high.
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