Retro Events Archives

A drunken man crashed out on the grass outside his tent at a scooter rally in Kelso. There's a battered Vespa PX parked alongside.

BSRA #4 Kelso National Scooter Rally | RALLERY

Regular readers here on ScooterLab will have likely heard of the Kelso scooter rally, if not attended one or more of them over the years. It’s one of the ‘set in stone’, ‘always on the calendar’ kind of rallies. Every year, its future existence as a rally is questioned, with…

iggy-grainger5 June 2024

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Cadwell BSSO: The highs and lows of racing – rookie George Fielder and nobbled veteran Steve Wright | FEATURE

BSSO Rookie, George Fielder turned 15 just a few days after the Cadwell meeting but he's still the youngest scooter rider to grace the tracks for many years. Juggling school and racing isn't easy and calls for a few sacrifices, but when you're as keen as mustard, getting up at…

iggy-grainger3 June 2024

34 classic scooters racing to the first corner at the Whilton Mill Scooter Endurance in May 2024.

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The Whilton Mill 8 – Scooter Endurance Racing | FEATURE

After last year's biblical Whilton Mill, all the stars aligned for our return and it stayed warm and dry for the whole meeting. Much to the relief of all who survived last year! If you've missed our previous features on British Scooter Endurance Club events do a Google search for…

iggy-grainger23 May 2024

A custom Lambretta GP sat against black railings overlooking the sea in Tenby, South Wales.

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BSRA #3: Tenby National Scooter Rally 2024 | RALLERY

So, I've got a few weeks to do a major engine rebuild before I head off to Tenby, plenty of time... Fast forward to 10 pm the night before I'm due to leave for deepest, darkest South Wales and I've finally finished, pretty normal for me.Friday morning and I'm meeting…

iggy-grainger13 May 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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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

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

Classic scooters parked outside the Burton Brewers Custom Show 2024.

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First show of the year – Burton Brewers | RALLERY

Whilst 300 Brits were busy sunning themselves in Lanzarote with VFM, around 1500 scooterists were freezing their bits off riding to, or walking around Burton. It was baltic on Saturday morning, with freezing fog making it feel even colder for much of the trip. Thankfully my early morning ride was…

iggy-grainger27 February 2024