Scootering – August 2019

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Owner:SimonTipper

Club:Undecideables S.C.

Portsmouth

Hometown:Portsmouth

First interest in scooters:“When I

was 16 years old andIfirst watched

Quadrophenia; it all started then!”

Scooter:

Type:LambrettaGP200

Engine Spec:

Kit:RB225

Crank:60 mil race

Exhaust:JL

Clutch:Upgraded

Is it reliable:Yes

Having circulated the main field over

the course of Friday and Saturday,I’d

already picked out potential winners of

the ‘Campsite Custom’ award.With

these scooters in mind, on Saturday

afternoonIdeveloped the ‘narrowing

down’ stage of the decision by checking

to see if any of them had been entered

into the official rally custom show.

Having viewed the custom show I

discovered that two of the scooters I’d

had my eye on had been entered, which

left me withachoice of three. I

returned to the main field and finalised

my judgement. The choice was close,

but SimonTipper’sstunning Lambretta

Street-Racer won me over.

Simon explained that he’d always

wantedastreet-racer.“Imoved up from

having an Indian GP200 and it was the

upgrade that I’d always wanted!”

Simon bought the scooter in April

2018 after seeing it advertised on social

media. “I bought it from Sean Pedelty

nthe condition that it’sinn ow,and I’m

grateful to him and the people involved

nthe build They’realot smarter than

me, the scooter looks terrific and the

performance is fantastic.Ihave to say

thank you to them all that I’m now able

to enjoy riding it!”

Simon described the performance as

beingabeautiful bike to ride. “It’s

quick, it’sresponsive and it’severything

you’d expect fromaquality street-racer.

tcruises at 80mph no problem and

the top speed is 90mph+!”

The only potential upgrade that Simon

sconsidering making is replacing the

current front disc brake withaCasa item.

that was going on, outside, event goers
moved from one themed marquee to
another.Meanwhile, the mobile catering
vans were busy and the mood around the
venue was cheerful.

Saturday scorcher!
Saturday morning broke andIemerged
from my tent to the sound of scooter
chatter; the smell of breakfast being
cooked; coffee being served; andageneral
sense of excitement about what was to
come from the day ahead. Having freshened
up, it was time to take advantage of the
unbroken sunshine and set off around the
rally site to check out what was going on.
By mid-morning the Dyno Shootout was set
up andacrowd had gathered around the
safety barriers to watch scooters being
tested by the dyno team under the watchful
eye of their owners.

Variety and activity
At the same time custom show
scooters started to form up outside the
main marquee next to the Dray,which
would later open its doors to deliver
the custom show.Outside the Dray,
whilst rally goers enjoyedabeer and a
chat, they were treated toalive
acoustic performance withavariety of
Brit-Pop and scooter rally tunes. Just

after lunchtime around 200 scooters

and their riders formed up on the road

near to the main gate ready for the

rally ride-out. It was easy to see that

all the riders taking part were enjoying

the camaraderie of the event and, of

course, the beautiful weather.Having

watched the ride-out set off and having

completed another circuit of the main

field, it was time to grababite to eat

before havingalook round the custom

show.The latter was then judged and

the final scooters on the Dyno

Shootout were making their last-

minute challenge for the top speed

title award. Dave Porter announced the

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BritPopandscooterrallytunes.Just titleaward.DavePorterannouncedthe

An orderly queueformsatthe gate

On site and set up