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

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BSSO 2024: Round 1 – Croft | SCOOTER RACING

Some of the spectator's scooters at Croft Last year's SLUK Rookie, Ben Readings is back this year to share his second race season. We'll also have some race coverage from 14-year-old new boy, George Fielder. He'll be writing about the rounds he can wag school to compete in. Here's Ben's…

iggy-grainger17 April 2024

140th of Piaggio Vespa GTV special edition scooter in white with blue graphics.

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Limited edition Vespa GTV | NEWS

Vespa fans from all over the world will be heading to Pontedera, home of the Vespa, for Vespa World Days later this week. Piaggio was established in 1884 and to celebrate its 140th anniversary they've created this special edition Vespa GTV. The scooter will be sold for just four days…

iggy-grainger16 April 2024

14-year-old BSSO scooter racing rookie with his pink Vespa PK.

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Introducing SLUK’s BSSO rookie – George Fielder | SPORT

At the start of each race season, ScooterLab tries to give rookie racers a platform to show what they're doing during their first year. For 2024, we've got the youngest BSSO rider in years writing blogs for us. George Fielder is still only 14 years old. George hails from Southampton…

iggy-grainger16 April 2024

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Heading to Northern Ireland? Portrush BSRA | NEWS

This coming weekend sees scootering history made as Northern Ireland hosts its first-ever National Scooter Rally in Portrush. The ticket-only event is being hosted by the Damsels in Distress and sold out very quickly, as did ferry places from the UK. We've ended up having to take a Scottish ferry…

iggy-grainger10 April 2024

Scooterist wearing Doc martins kickstarting a yellow street racer Lambretta.

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Kickstarting 2024 – BSRA #1 Whitby National Scooter Rally

Some kids grow up thinking Easter is all about the rising of Christ (or the eating of chocolate eggs) but it's not. We all know it's time to point scooters towards the seaside! Children and grandchildren of scooterists grow up wondering where their parents – or granny and grandad have…

iggy-grainger10 April 2024

A line up of classic custom scooters against a wall at Dawlish scooter rally.

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South West Scooter Clubs present Dawlish pre-season | RALLERY

Those wonderful folk in the SWSC certainly know how to find a great venue and how to put on a great event, Dawlish proved to be another to add to that list. Since the sad demise of the excellent Teignmouth rally, which many looked forward to as the start of…

iggy-grainger9 April 2024

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Farewell to Scooterist Meltdown! | NEWS

Sad news reaches us from Germany today. After a decade, the popular Scooterist Meltdown event is no more. The Wunderland site in Kalkar was sold to new owners last year and they're making the venue more family and business-orientated. Marcus told us "The new owners have presented their ideas. These…

iggy-grainger8 April 2024

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198 metre Vespa ski jump world record | NEWS

What did you get up to over the weekend on your scooters? Whatever it was, I doubt it was as adventurous as Günter Schachermayr's latest Vespa stunt. The 46-year-old Austrian stuntman used his Red Bull Vespa PK50 to fly 198.5 metres at the flying hill in Höhenhart (Ried in Innkreis).…

iggy-grainger8 April 2024

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April 6th-7th: BSSO kicks off at Croft | NEWS

This weekend (April 6th-7th) sees the 2024 BSSO Scooter Racing Championship kicking off at Croft for a two-day meeting. The circuit is located close to the North East's Lambretta stronghold, Darlington - so it usually attracts a good crowd of spectators. Tickets are available online in advance for £16.50 per…

iggy-grainger4 April 2024

Viva La Vespa 2024 Bangkok with Vespa scooters.

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Viva La Vespa 2024 Thailand | NEWS

Italy may well be preparing for Vespa World Days later this month in Pontedera but it's not the only place where Vespisti gather to celebrate this iconic marque. In March, Thailand saw thousands of Vespa enthusiasts flocking to six different Thai regions, Bangkok, Buriram, Chiang Mai, Songkhla, Khon Kaen and…

iggy-grainger2 April 2024