IT'S a day for lederhosen, frauleins, bratwurst and beer at Redcar Races today.
The Oktoberfest Beer Festival Raceday was a big hit last year and it's back again with great prizes to be won in the "Best Dressed Bavarian" competition.
We're publishing a gallery of pictures as the day unfolds. Pride of place goes to Richie Young, of Redcar, who's marking his stag do in a rather fetching way...
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