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Whilton Mill scooter endurance Le Mans start as 40 scooters head off for an 8 hour race.

Scooter Endurance – Whilton Mill 8-hour | SCOOTER RACING

BSEC Whilton Mill 8-Hour Coronation Race brought to you with the support of Northampton General Hospital A&E The long wait since the last BSEC endurance race at Teesside in September was finally over. As the sport grows, regular entrants were joined by several new teams keen to experience the excitement…

iggy-grainger18 May 2023

Young lad sat on a Vespa covered in cartoon style graphics surrounded by other scooters.

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South West Scooter Clubs: BSRA #2 -Weston-Super-Mare | Rallery

One thing we’re not short of at the minute is Bank Holiday weekends. The first of three in May saw us heading to Weston. Having just picked up a new Vespa GTS SuperSport from Piaggio for a future SLUK road test, it made sense for me to use that for…

iggy-grainger9 May 2023

Scarborough scooter rally 2023 looking down to the beach with the bridge and lots of scooters.

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BSRA #1 Scarborough Easter National Scooter Rally 2023 | RALLERY

As I snicked my Quattrini-kitted Eibar into first gear and pulled away from home in a cloud of blue smoke, I was busy working out just how many years it was since my first scooter ride to Scarborough. It’s not easy trying to do complicated mathematics with winter gloves on…

iggy-grainger17 April 2023

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Custom Airbrushing Live at ScooterExpo | NEWS

We are pleased to announce that award-winning artist Dave Dickinson will be appearing live at ScooterExpo on 21 May 2023. As Dave Dickinson Kustoms (DDK), Dave has been the artistic talent behind many of the country’s top custom scooters and motorcycles since he started painting scooters professionally back in 1997.…

iggy-grainger30 March 2023

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Important update: Big 7 Scooter Rally new date and venue | NEWS

It was announced on social media at the end of last week that Big 7 Scooter Club have had to change both the date and venue of their 2023 National Scooter Rally. The decision was made after the original Hop Farm venue literally doubled its substantial costs to hire the…

iggy-grainger20 March 2023

Trays of mixed classic scooter parts at Melton Mowbray, Mammoth scooter parts fair.

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Parts galore at the mammoth scooter parts fair | EVENTS

Kev Walsh and Eric Tudor were the main men behind the largest scooter parts fairs in the UK for many years. Since their deaths, there's been a gap in the scootering world and its calendar. Or there was until last October when the East Midlands Scooter Alliance and Scooternova Magazine…

iggy-grainger13 March 2023

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Burton Brewers Custom Show | RALLERY

The Burton Brewers are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than with a hugely successful custom show? The event has been running for many years but their usual brewery museum venue has sadly closed since last February. This meant the club had to think…

iggy-grainger1 March 2023

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Scooterist Meltdown – Wunderland Kalkar | RALLERY

It’s been a long winter and with all the doom and gloom about I felt I needed a scooter fix and all the partying that goes along with it. So I made a last-minute decision to pop over to Germany for the return of the Spirit of 84’s Scooterist Meltdown…

iggy-grainger20 February 2023

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ScooterExpo entries go live | NEWS

Scooter Lab and ScooterNova Magazine are hosting ScooterExpo 2 on Sunday, May 21st at Alfreton Leisure Centre. Here’s how to enter your scooter and a bit more information about the event. Our 2019 ScooterExpo show was very well received by everybody in attendance and was noted for it being a…

iggy-grainger26 January 2023

Chuck Swonnell back in the 1960s sat on his Lambretta, photo by ScooterNova Magazine.

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Scooter Expo 2023 – an exhibition of the finest classic and custom scooters | NEWS

First exhibits announced As the booking of exhibits, traders and special guests gather pace behind the scenes of the second Scooter Expo (taking place on 21 May 2023), we are pleased to announce the first scooters that will be shown. As many will recall, the legendary ‘Chuckles’ Swonnell was booked…

iggy-grainger20 January 2023