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

Thousands of Vespas takingh part in the ride out during Vespa World Days, Pontedera. The Tuscan countryside can be seen in the distance.

Vespa World Days 2024 Pontedera | FEATURE

Mammoth Italian Vespa celebration couldn’t fail to impress, despite some organisational issues and the very British April weather. I’ve been on some group rides in my time, but the Saturday tour from Pontedera to Peccioli blew my mind. Around 15,000 Vespas of every colour and style slowly cruising out of…

iggy-grainger25 April 2024

14-year-old BSSO Rookie, Geirge Fielder in the kitty litter on his pinjk Vespa PK at Lydden Hill.

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BSSO Rookie’s Report: George Fielder #229 – Lydden Hill | SPORT

14-year-old BSSO rookie, George Fielder had his first race meeting last weekend at Lydden Hill. The Team George Vespa rider is the youngest geared scooter rider in BSSO history and will be sharing the highs and lows of his season with SLUK readers. The high for this meeting was finishing…

iggy-grainger24 April 2024

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Damsels in Distress – BSRA #2 Portrush | RALLERY

I'll hold my hands up and confess that I was a bit sceptical when I heard there was to be a National Rally held in Northern Ireland. Would enough people from the mainland make the effort to attend? Could the all-female scooter club, Damsels in Distress pull it off? Hell…

iggy-grainger22 April 2024

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8000 scooters to take part in Vespa World Days parade | NEWS

Thousands of Vespa fans are converging in the manufacturer's home town, Pontedera this weekend to celebrate Vespa World Days.Vespa clubs from 55 countries are represented at the event with Vespitsi from Australia, Canada, Japan, the US, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Pakistan, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia,…

iggy-grainger19 April 2024

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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