iggy-grainger, Author at ScooterLab.uk (SLUK)

Nikita Donaghue on her DTC Lambretta at Cadwell park.

Nikita becomes first female to win BSSO Championship | NEWS

Last weekend at a rain-soaked Lydden Hill in Kent, Nikita Donaghue became the first-ever female to win the BSSO Scooter Racing Championship. Trophy haul Not only has the 33-year-old from Leeds won the 2024 BSSO Scooter Racing Championship but she also won the LCGB Production Class, BSSO 6a Class and…

iggy-grainger22 October 2024

A partially assembled Lambretta GP RetroReplicas model kit.

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Win a Lambretta GP model kit | FEATURE

How many of you have done a Google search for 'Lambretta models' in the past and been disappointed? We first featured Tim Draper’s rendering work way back in 2018. Basically he'd created a perfect computer-generated Lambretta GP image, with every detail imaginable. That's it pictured above. Build your own GP…

iggy-grainger21 October 2024

The Red Barn Woolacombe during the annual scooter rally.

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BSRA #9 SWSC: Woolacombe National Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

Woolacombe is a firm favourite on the National Rally calendar and quite rightly so, as it continues to be as good and as popular as ever. The rally is based on the Golden Coast Leisure Park and the accommodation always sells out instantly, resulting in neighbouring holiday parks also benefitting…

iggy-grainger17 October 2024

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BSSO Cadwell Park – Race report: #65 Ben Readings | SPORT

For the first time ever, a BSSO event and a BSEC event clashed. This meant a decision had to be made by the Hornet Racing team, whether we wanted to go and do the endurance at Teesside or if we wanted to go to Cadwell. To me, a straightforward choice.…

iggy-grainger14 October 2024

2025 BMW C 400 X in the new "Rugged" special edition.

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New 2025 BMW C 400 GT and C 400 X revealed | NEWS

BMW is the latest manufacturer to release details of its updated scooter range for 2025 with the BMW C 400 GT and C 400 X getting a Euro 5+ makeover. The aggressive-looking C 400 X and touring-focused C 400 GT have had a facelift for 2025, with upgraded standard equipment…

iggy-grainger11 October 2024

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British Scooter Endurance Club – Tside8 2024 | SPORT

Sadly for me, this event rather rudely clashed with a scooterist friend's wedding in Las Vegas. This meant for only the second, or third time in BSEC's history I had to miss competing. It's also the reason why this race report has been published later than usual. Luckily, the recently…

iggy-grainger11 October 2024

Capstan & Bunsen, two mythical characters that represent ScooterLab. Capstan is the smoking beagle. he rides in the sidecar, Bunsen is the scooter riding monkey. Both escaped the facility in 2016 after being used for others experimental gain.

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Where do Scooterists fit in an A.I. Driven world? | FEATURE

If you feel like you need a break from the invasion of the digital world, then you are not alone. That moment of peace, for many of us, comes when we don a crash helmet, start a scooter and ride. If you are touring then you can take your time…

iggy-grainger10 October 2024

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2025 Honda Forza gets updated | NEWS

Honda's premium-level Forza receives some aesthetic changes, equipment upgrades and increased practicality for 2025. More intuitive The trio of GT class scooters includes the 125, 350 and 750. The Forza range will all come with a new five-inch TFT screen with revised menus and layouts for intuitive control, increased clarity…

iggy-grainger8 October 2024

An aerial view of CroVespa 2024 in Croatia with scooters lining the marina roads.

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Crovespa 2024: An annual Croatian Vespa event | RALLERY

Without a doubt, one of the best things I've ever done on a Vespa is to ride to Croatia for Vespa World Days 2015. Sleeping in 11 different countries, most in a tent and having the ride of a lifetime. The three-part feature from that Vespa World Days trip will…

iggy-grainger8 October 2024

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Vespa GTS: gone in less than 60-seconds | VIDEO

How long do you think it takes a couple of young scrotes to steal your chained-up pride and joy? The answer, sadly is much less time than you'd imagine. This daylight theft happened to a scooterist in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire two weeks ago. The Vespa GTS was parked outside the owner's…

iggy-grainger7 October 2024