In January 2025 we visited AF Rayspeed and sat down with Ray and Ben Kemp for an extensive chat about scooters. From working for Arthur Francis in the 1960s, scooter racing throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the famous TS1 and RB kits, being the UK's Lambretta scooter importer, and on to the new scooter … Continue reading AF Rayspeed – past, present & future
Back in the early 1960s, a young girl in Manchester purchased her first scooter, a Lambretta. Fast forward to 2023 and the same young lady rode her current scooter to the international Euro Lambretta rally organised that year by Lambretta Club Great Britain in Lincoln, England. With the decades in between filled with riding, rallying … Continue reading Scooter Legend Ann Weir – exclusive interview & archive
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Bertone-designed Lambretta Grand Prix being launched. It also marks 50 years of Ray Kemp working with Lambrettas, although Ray possibly won't thank us for reminding him of that fact. It’s a superb commitment nonetheless. In the latest edition of ScooterNova magazine we celebrated this, and also Ray’s rather … Continue reading A special Lambretta GP
British Scooter Sports Organisation Provisional Fixture dates for 2017 announced today. Great news to see that the Anglesey meet coincides with the BSRA National Scooter Rally in Llandudno so, for one weekend at least, we can have our cake and eat it! BSSO Dates for your diary 24 March 2017 - Mallory Park Test Day … Continue reading BSSO Scooter Race 2017 Dates Announced
With the final round of the BSSO British scooter racing championship taking place this weekend at Cadwell Park, here's a trio of vintage sporting images to capture the mood! Back in the 1940s and 1950s, sporting success was seen as a good way of proving a scooter's worth to the general public and press alike. … Continue reading Let’s go scooter racing!
