Teignmouth Scooter Rally | RETRO RALLERY

Approx 70 or so motorcycles of all shapes, sizes and ages were entered into the Oliver’s Mount Race Circuit Hillclimb on Sunday 8^th October. Vintage bikes, classic bikes, modern sports bikes and a few supermoto/motocross bikes thrown in for good measure make for a good spectacle!

But those of us with good taste really turned up to cheer on the four Lambretta riders competing. They were all flying the flag and helping to promote the ‘Scooters on the Mount’ side of the hillclimb events.

The competitors race up part of Scarborough’s legendary Oliver’s Mount road race circuit. It is an anticlockwise track, which is very rare in racing. The bit the hillclimb sprint uses, starts in the area normally used for the pits and finishes at the top of the main hill – the highest point on the track.

The riders go up one at a time with a 30 second or so delay, which makes for constant flowing action. The bikes go in category order – classic, then modern and in different capacity limits too.

Approx 70 or so motorcycles of all shapes, sizes and ages were entered into the Oliver’s Mount Race Circuit Hillclimb on Sunday 8^th October. Vintage bikes, classic bikes, modern sports bikes and a few supermoto/motocross bikes thrown in for good measure make for a good spectacle!

But those of us with good taste really turned up to cheer on the four Lambretta riders competing. They were all flying the flag and helping to promote the ‘Scooters on the Mount’ side of the hillclimb events.

The competitors race up part of Scarborough’s legendary Oliver’s Mount road race circuit. It is an anticlockwise track, which is very rare in racing. The bit the hillclimb sprint uses, starts in the area normally used for the pits and finishes at the top of the main hill – the highest point on the track.

The riders go up one at a time with a 30 second or so delay, which makes for constant flowing action. The bikes go in category order – classic, then modern and in different capacity limits too.

Approx 70 or so motorcycles of all shapes, sizes and ages were entered into the Oliver’s Mount Race Circuit Hillclimb on Sunday 8^th October. Vintage bikes, classic bikes, modern sports bikes and a few supermoto/motocross bikes thrown in for good measure make for a good spectacle!

But those of us with good taste really turned up to cheer on the four Lambretta riders competing. They were all flying the flag and helping to promote the ‘Scooters on the Mount’ side of the hillclimb events.

The competitors race up part of Scarborough’s legendary Oliver’s Mount road race circuit. It is an anticlockwise track, which is very rare in racing. The bit the hillclimb sprint uses, starts in the area normally used for the pits and finishes at the top of the main hill – the highest point on the track.

The riders go up one at a time with a 30 second or so delay, which makes for constant flowing action. The bikes go in category order – classic, then modern and in different capacity limits too.

 Who: South West Scooter Clubs

 

 What: Scooter Rally

 

 Where: Devon Valley Holiday Park, Teignmouth

 

 When: April 15th-17th

 

 Why: A new exciting event in a lovely part of the world

 

The scooter scene has become stagnant of late, the same towns on the same dates year in year out. Rallies unchanged in many cases for nigh on 20 years. Groundhog Day springs to mind. Thankfully there are still new things to do, new places to visit and Teignmouth was one such event. 

 

Hosted by those black shirted tattooed freaks of the South West Scooter Clubs and held in a stunning location beside the estuary with everything on site you could want, plus a fine smattering of pubs just a ferry ride away (yes a ferry could take you to the other side of the estuary) this was just what the scene needed. With just 750 places available on site the event accommodation sold out faster than a One Direction gig and it meant it was slightly more exclusive than a national rally and gave it a chilled out vibe. 

 

Time was tight for me so I only made it down for the Saturday, battling through heavy snow, freezing temperatures and rain to get to the sunshine of the south west. Reports were that Friday night was fantastic with indie covers band Marquis Drive kicking ass in the main room. We’d sent some of our stickers down and they were well abused, judging by the photos sent to us by Shelley Evett everything that moved was sticker bombed (Shelley also won best of show for her lovely DTC Lambretta). 

 

Arriving just after the custom show finished we spent a chilled out sunshine filled Saturday afternoon with one of the best live bands around (if you like big slapping double bass and frenetic guitar and drums) – the Rocker Covers never fail to impress and had the bar packed. Saturday night saw the Simmertones providing a ska fuelled set to keep the pork pie hat brigade happy but I missed them unfortunately due to an unscheduled late night caravan party with a few friends. 

 

Sunday arrived and we blasted home wondering if we’d ever stop this crazy lifestyle, 476 miles ridden for a night out. Was it worth it? Hell yeah. Would we do it again? Every weekend. 

 

 

Photos by Marcus, words Iggy

 

 

 

 

Skin art is for life not just scooter rallies

Rumour has it this lady was largely responsible for the sticker bombing.

Glum looking Bananaman can be seen via satellite from space

Vertical or horizontal? Stripes are in this season

Mean drops...

Black Lammy auto, tasty

Roadkill

Nice shirt...

Don't get lippy with us son...

Old ladies often thrown huge knickers at this man

Big slapping drum and bass

Oi, whatchoo lookin' at?

Bill Mac in trademark hat.

South West shirts, also available in black

A bit early for a picnic

Hi-Viz wearing SWSC head honcho, Stuart Lanning,

Many scooterists took to the caravan lounge rather than freezing in the bedrooms. Tents are warmer, probably...

What the 'L' is that?

A few SLUK friends

Andy Greensleeves, South West Scooter Clubs organiser

Fancy a legover?

A Stark reminder that tattoos aren't optional

Hello mum

Strange headwear, nice scooter though

Bonjour Dave

Purple people eater

Hassled beards, tattoos and flat caps are the norm down south

Life's a Drag

Sticker bombing

 

On Friday night news reached us of a serious incident at Teignmouth. ScooterLab stickers were being abused in serious fashion. Anything that could be adhered to was sticker bombed, it’s not big and it’s not clever. We received these secret spy shots so thought we’d better share them. Thanks to our undercover agent, Mrs Evett for bringing this to our attention and we apologise if you were affected by this incident. 

These dyslexic girls ran out of fingers, good try though.

Security, setting a good example

Even Steve flew in from Oz for a sticker

Well filled shirt