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

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SWSC Dawlish pre-season scooter rally | RALLERY

It’s 8 am, and my alarm is going off; it's time to get up and head for Dawlish. One problem, I've had three hours sleep after a particularly late finish at work. Ah, I'll be fine! Off I trot, M27, A31 through the New Forest and then on to the…

iggy-grainger21 April 2026

Team Dexter, Vespa endurance racing team at Whilton Mill 2026.

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Whilton Mill 8 – Scooter Endurance Race 2026 | SPORT

The British Scooter Endurance Club is sponsored by The 2026 British Scooter Endurance Club kicked off with the first of their two annual meetings at Whilton Mill at the end of March. The weather forecast for the weekend was changeable, and it lived up to it: we had heavy rain,…

iggy-grainger16 April 2026

EGIG 407cc Vespa Smallframe with straight cut dyno exhaust.

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eGig 407cc Vespa Smallframe cracks 100bhp | NEWS

We've brought you a couple of stories recently about high-horsepower scooter engines, but last weekend, eGig set a new naturally aspirated power record. We've seen Lambretta Lutz smash the 100bhp barrier with his Banshee-barrelled twin, although his scooter was aided by the use of laughing gas. Then, in February, Nico…

iggy-grainger13 April 2026

Scooters at Darley Moor for the BSSO test day.

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BSSO Test Day Darley Moor | SPORT

The BSSO season kicks off at Lydden Hill next weekend (18th-19th April), and it's looking like one 16-year-old racer won't be there, unfortunately. Looking for sponsors Racing isn't a cheap hobby, and teenage exuberance doesn't pay the bills, so George Fielder will be watching trackside instead. Although we sponsor George (do a…

iggy-grainger9 April 2026

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Burton Brewers Custom Show | EVENTS

The first quarter of the year is meant to be a quiet one in the world of scootering, not so much any more, though. With pre-season events, a week in Lanzarote with VFM, big birthday parties, weddings and funerals, it meant I had to miss the inaugural visit to the…

iggy-grainger7 April 2026

A classic image of scooterists on the campsite at Scarborough 1988. Image by Col.

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400 Years of Scarborough – Col’s SLUK back | Nostalgia

2026 is a landmark year for the seaside town of Scarborough. 400 years ago, in 1626, spa waters were found at the very site where the Scarborough Spa building now stands. That, readers, is the very same spot where many of you will get together this weekend to admire scooters,…

iggy-grainger2 April 2026

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Make your MARK and win this ‘Vintage Metals’ Lambretta | NEWS

Hands up, how many of you have suffered from (or are suffering from) mental health issues?* It's something that is usually invisible and often stigmatised, but we riders can help each other through it. It may not be a miracle cure, but a ride out on a scooter often helps…

iggy-grainger31 March 2026

Uni Lambretta reedvalve manifolds from AF Rayspeed.

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New Lambretta UNI/AF reed valve manifolds | NEWS

Those of you who read (and watched) our feature on AF Rayspeed's new products last year will be pleased to hear that some of the new Lambretta parts will arrive shortly. Small or large block? The first of those products is the bolt-on reed valve manifolds we showed you in…

iggy-grainger30 March 2026

The Le Mans-style starting grid for thew British Scooter Endurance Race, at Whilton Mill, 2024.

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British Scooter Endurance Racing: Whilton Mill | NEWS

If you enjoy watching scooters get thrashed around a track non-stop for eight hours, get yourself down to Whilton Mill this Saturday... Yes, folks, the British Scooter Endurance Club (BSEC) are holding their first meeting of the year on Saturday, 28th March. That's very early this year (last year's Whilton…

iggy-grainger26 March 2026

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Vespa Smallframe Pinasco Zuera 251 & exhaust available now | NEWS

Pinasco showed us their Zuera 251 casings for Vespa smallframe at EICMA last year. At the time, they were waiting for the dedicated expansion chamber to be produced. Well, it's here now. The exhaust has been designed carefully to work with the Zuera 251 and also to fit under the…

iggy-grainger24 March 2026