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South West Scooter Clubs: Dawlish Pre Season | RALLERY

After an unnecessarily stressful week (some little scrote tried to pinch my scoot and managed to break the handlebars), I'm sorted and ready for my trip to Dawlish for the SWSC rally at Lady's Mile Holiday Park. It's an easy ride up (about 140 miles for me), even managing to…

iggy-grainger26 March 2025

Jim Holt leading Ben Readings and Sean Collison at Mallory Park BSSO scooter racing.

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BSSO season kicks off at Croft this weekend | RACE PREVIEW

After the winter break, the British Scooter Sports Organisation (BSSO) are back this weekend for a two-day meeting at Croft near Darlington. Here are some useful bits and pieces about who is racing, what's new, a timetable for the weekend and a few other snippets of info. Stock classes Stock…

iggy-grainger21 March 2025

A John Spurgeon sprayed, full custom, Harry Potter themed Lambretta Series 2 at Burton Brewers custom show 2025.

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Burton Brewers Custom Show 2025 | RALLERY

Those Burton Brewers know how to pick a good date for their annual Custom Show. They sandwiched it in between two very wet and windy February days and treated us to a real taste of spring. With perfect blue skies and temperatures hovering around 10 degrees, it was an ideal…

iggy-grainger24 February 2025

The Scooter World hall at the Newark Winter Warmer show.

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Newark Winter Classic Show | RALLERY

Newark's Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic was held last weekend in bitterly cold weather, but crowds still flocked to the Newark Showground. This show is a huge affair with lots of traders and parts sellers outside the various halls, selling everything and anything related to two wheels. Those outdoor traders…

iggy-grainger14 January 2025

Ben Readings leading a group of riders at the BSSO season finale at Lydden Hill.

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Ben Readings #65 The Lydden Hill BSSO finale | SPORT

The final round of our BSSO Championship. The morning alarm rings over a very grey and fairly miserable Lydden Hill. The Forecast isn't looking too great but just four more races of this year's championship, two for Production and two for Group 6. Just four more chances for me to…

iggy-grainger2 December 2024

Scooterists gather outside the caravans at Ladram Bay scooter rally.

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SWSC season finale – Ladram Bay | RALLERY

It's Friday morning and it's rally time again (isn't it always?). I'm meeting up for breakfast before the off. Five of us are riding up to Ladram Bay, all on 2 strokes, what could possibly go wrong? Once we're off the M27 the ride through the New Forest into Dorset…

iggy-grainger27 November 2024

George Fielder on his Vespa at Lydden Hill.

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SLUK BSSO Rookie George Fielder finishes on a high | SPORT

After trashing his usual race bike at Cadwell, George raided the piggy bank (dad's shop) and built himself a new one... Arriving late on Friday there wasn’t much to do, so we just took a chilled-out afternoon, talking to a couple of people before heading off to bed for an…

iggy-grainger20 November 2024

A green custom Lambretta Series One parked with the sea in the background. Llandudno October 2024.

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Llandudno National Scooter Rally – 2024 Finale | RALLERY

It only seemed like yesterday that we were heading to Llandudno for the final rally of 2023. This year seems to have flown by with rallies coming thick and fast (a bit like me riding my scooters). A different view It also seems like yesterday that I started a rally…

iggy-grainger19 November 2024

Loats of scooters parked at the EMSA/ScooterNova parts fair in Melton Mowbray.

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ScooterNova/EMSA Mammoth Parts Fair | EVENT

The twice-annual ScooterNova/EMSA Mammoth Parts Fairs are a firm fixture on the scootering calendar. With a pre-season March event and one at the end of the season in October, they're a great place to buy and sell. After a cold start yesterday, glorious sunshine helped thaw out the early morning…

iggy-grainger28 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