Fort Invasion ,Cl;oud 9 ,29/06/2008

We had a really good turnout for this one .Twenty eight scooters left Clubbies bound for New Brighton .Our club numbers were boosted by the arrival of The Dabbers s.c. along with lads from Crewe and Winsford and even a guy from The Mysterons s.c. London (was this a navigation error on the M25 ? ! ! ).It was great to have such a good turnout .The route followed the usual shambles of losing a few at every set of lights and roundabout before leaving chester on the Parkgate rd.Things improved as we got out to Mollington,but not for long ,as it started to rain ,by Heswall it was pissing down and I finally stopped at Thustaston when I realised we only had four scooters ! Everyone had stopped on route to don wet weather gear .Bernie turned up in some high viz,dayglo pants that would give you a headache,if you wernt wearing sun glasses !wow !
Despite the discomfort everyone seemed in good spirits and we all arrived in New Brighton en masse. Lots of scooters were already there and Pete and Darren from Supertune arrived soon after us ,having nipped back to base to fit a replacement carb to Petes Lammy,so he could do the ride.Well done lads !
We all did our own thing from there on,the punk band Instant Agony were relentless in their set ,which was entertaining ,but didnt suit everyone ! Instant Agony fans and off spring provided alot of good people watching for the hour that we listened to the band .Everyone made their own way home in what turned out to be a sunny and windy afternoon . Thanks to Cloud 9 for the organisation and to Instant Agony for the visual experience ,oh ,and the music !!

'Storm the fort' Sunday 29th June

Seems to be called 'The Fort Invasion' this time! It was great last year, (suntan cream needed) Cloud 9's do. Supertune shop will be closed that Sunday. Dave contacted me and suggested meeting at 11.00 for a 11.30 departure time from Clubbies.


See you later if not before.

Pete.

Evening Rideout ,Tuesday ,June 10th

Ade Jones tells me The DABBERS s.c.(Nantwich) are keen to ride to the Durham Heiffer on Tueday evening 10th of June .As this coincides with our normal club night we could take advantage of the light nights and join up with them .for a pint .Its weather dependent ,of course,but its a long time since the club rode at together midweek .I will do it and anyone is welcome to join me who wants to .Post comments if you think this could be a regular activity during the summer

Southport Weekender ,June 6/7/8th

Anyone who wants to ride up to the Southport do next weekend with Chester scooter club members should meet at the EIGHT RIGHTS pub (just off the Parkgate Rd.at the Blacon roundabout) at 1.30pm on Friday,6th june .Dave Buckley and Gavin ,Ade Jones and Dave Sheehan are planning to start off together ,so contact any of them for more info . Note the pub is not our usual one !

Wrexham s.c. rideout

The day started off dull and cool for our ride over to Wrexham s.c. base for the start of the 7th rideout to the Horseshoe Pass. I arrived at Clubbies a couple of minutes ahead of 13 scooters from Ellesmere Port s.c.,Chesters finest drifted in before the appointed departure time of 12.15. A further group of more than 10 from cloud 9 and Liverpool s.c. arrived as we departed ,at a guess about 35 in all. On arrival at the Walnut tree pub some of the Chester members were already there .Kick off for the rideout was set for 1.15 and as usual this worked very smoothly with lots of marshals on the busy junctions blocking the traffic . I noticed several had parked the scooters up and helmets were off ,and standing across the junction ,perhaps a less agressive tactic than jamming your scooter across the cars bonnet ? They could just mow you down anyway ,but look on the bright side,no damage to your scooter ! The pace of the rideout really picked up after we turned left at Four Crosses and hit the open road everyone going for it to get to the Ponderosa at the front !no point ! there is always a massive que no matter when you get there!The mass ride always finishes at the Ponderosa as the big bunch of scooters fragments into smaller groups and clubs for the ride back to Wrexham .Several lots even turned around to retrace the route rather than going on down the Pass.As this is the most spectacular part of the whole run ,with a wide choice of pubs in Llangollen,I didnt see the point of coming so far and turning back!An uneventfull run back to Wrexham to the Walnut Tree for the usual burgers ,stalls ,raffles and chat rounded off a pleasant days scootering .Big thank you to all at Wrexham s.c. for making the effort for us all to enjoy ourselves scootering in Wales again .Looking forward to next year .

Pictures from the rideout HERE select slideshow at the top.

More pictures from George (Eugene's son) HERE. select slideshow.

Loads more pictures to buy HERE

Oulton Park Review

Well what a fantastic day out out was had by all who attended, the sun shone all day and just got hotter and hotter. Seven scooters and one Yamaha DX (ridden by Darrens's father in law) left the Supertune shop at about 10-15, myself and Darren from the Chester club and Dean and the others were from the Northern Aces. We arrived just in time to see the end of the first scooter practice round and boy were they flying round, they were using the full circuit all the way round Esso bend which proved a long track for the scooters really, taking them around 2 and a half minutes to get round, compared to 1 minute 15 seconds for the top bikes.
After chatting to some of the racers in the paddock we tried viewing from different corners on the track and bumped into Thommo and Garry at Lodge corner, Garry was on his SX, but Thommo had come in his van (with daughter + friend + dog). We later met up with John from Supertune, who had arrived late and his mate Andy who kindly let us use the boot of his car for our helmets and coats.
Both scooter races turned out to be interesting affairs and subject to very close tussles between Charlie Edmonds and Stuart Day on the Lambrettas, both very experienced racers and past champions. We hung on for the last scooter race at 5-15pm and then made tracks back to Chester arriving back around 6 pm.

Pictures from the day HERE. select slideshow at the top.

This Weekend's Scooter Events 31st May+1st June

This weekend there is an event on each day Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday 31st May - Scooter Racing at Oulton Park. The race meeting is one of the rounds of the BSSO (British Scooter Sport Organisiation), which are held around the country at different race tracks and are part of a motorcycle racing day as there are not enough scooters racing to hold a dedicated meeting just for them. There will be around 30 different scooter racers on the day in different classes, some Lammies, some Vespas and some auto's. The racing agenda for the scooters consists of 2 practices and 2 full races, with the first practice starting at 11am. Iknow that John (Darren's mate from Supertune) is going and I think Peter from the shop and various other local scooterists have also shown interest and a loose arrangement has been made to meet at the Supertune shop for 10am, to get up to Oulton in time for the first practice session, it's £12.00 pay on the gate. I intend to go to this one so if anyone wants to contact me to meet up on Saturday, feel free.

Sunday 1st June - Wrexham S.C. Annual Ride-Out. This is the annual ride-out to the Ponderosa Cafe at the top of the Horshoe Pass, down into Llangollen and back to Wrexham for a pint at Walnut Tree pub. They usually have a custom show and trade stands and it's very well organised and attended with over 300 scooters last year. The ride-out leaves Asda carpark opposite the pub at 1-30pm, so I suggest meeting at Clubbies at 12noon and leaving by 12-15 to get down to Wrexham in time to have a quick look around at the scoots before the off.

Jesters s.c. @ Leek ,Staffs

Six scooters left Clubbies at 10.30 for the fifty mile ride to Leek .Gary Clarke(sx200)Bernie and Tracey(sx200),Eugeneand Will (jet 200)Mike Wilford (li 150)Mark(px125) and me (tv200). We picked up Gavin at the rugby club on his t5 on the route out of Chester . The air temp was cold despite the sunshine but as we have said before the scooter engines really sing along on cold ,damp air. We met up with four lads from wrexham on the approach to Nantwich ,one of whom managed to hit an orange lane marker,bounce off the kerb and end up in the middle of the road .He was a bit scraped,but unhurt .His t5 had scratched panels and the front brake leverwas broken off. We were told the panels on both sides were scratched because he fell off yesterday as well !!
We arrived in Leek about 12.30 and just managed to squeeze into the Square behind the red lion pub ,the focal point of the do . Iwould guess a couple of hudred scooters ,with a lot of "fully moded". The band was " Debonair "and started up ten minutes after we arrived,with alot of good "sooter" tunes . The Hog Roast was a bargain at £2 and really delicious,all in all an excellent venue ,with more than the normal number of dealers stalls for a one day show . We left at three and some of us called in the Durham Heiffer onthe way back to have a drink and a bite with Ade and Lisa and family . A good scootering day ,no rain ,mostly sunshine .I clocked 140 miles ,so the Chester ones did 100 roundtrip.

More photos HERE Select slideshow at the top of the page.

Leek Jesters Scooterfest 4 Sunday 18th May

This coming Sunday 18th May is the annual Leek Jesters Scooterfest which is held in a really good location, in a car park in the centre of the town which is surrounded by pubs, how good is that !! There are usually plenty of trade stalls and a good custom show, also maybe a hog roast and live music. It's a good ride about 45 miles from Clubbies, but an easy route through Nantwich and Stoke on good roads.

For those who fancy this one I suggest meeting at 10am at Clubbies and setting off by 10-15am, this should get us there for 12 to 12-30, perfect for the start of the custom show.

Route is A51 to Nantwich, follow M6 motorway signs to junction 16 M6, straight across onto the A500 to Stoke, then take the A53 to Leek.

Northwich Thundersprint

Five scooters left Clubbies for this one, picking up Gavin en route. When we eventually found the meeting place at Stretton, none of us could believe our eyes at the turnout of scooters,there must have been over 200 scooters parked up in a super little private road just off J10 M56, loads of lads from all over Lancashire, with Liverpool and Manchester clubs having quite a number in attendance.

The ride-out into Northwich was very well organised by the local club, (Omega SC) with good marshalling holding back the cars so we could get into the town. We parked up at Northwich Glass and filled their carpark, this was in a very good spot as it was only 10 mins walk down to the Thundersprint venue and the weather for this one was excellent, with the sun really beating down all afternoon.

Once we had managed to find a viewing point the cheerleader girls kicked the show off then there was a circuit by an open backed truck with ex-bike champions waving to the crowd including Giacomo Agostini, for those that don't know he was motorbike GP champion on the MV Agusta 15 times through the 60's + 70's and still a good looking bloke even at 65 years of age. There was even a display by one of the last remaining flying Spitfires and very good the pilot was too.

The Thundersprint itself was perhaps a little disappointing with the vintage bikes all doing a timed lap around the main shopping car park, most times averaging around 27 seconds, with the fastest one I saw 24.9 secs. However the grand stands were all full and there must have been thousands of people there for the day out and what's amazing is that it was all totally FREE.

We had a good ride back along the A51 through Kelsall and Tarvin, dodging the speeding bikers all the way back. All in all an excellent and different day out.

Click HERE for some pictures from the day, select slideshow at the top of the page.

Northwich Thundersprint Run - Sunday 11th May

This Sunday the 11th May is the Northwich Thundersprint annual festival and although predominantly a bikers event for vintage and modern bikes, it is a fun day out for everyone.

The ride-out (for the scooters) is being organised by Omega S.C. from Northwich and is being supported by the Lancashire Alliance. There is a meeting point for the scooters near Warrrington, with a mass ride into Northwich, departing at 12 Noon, the details taken off the Lancashire Alliance website is as follows -

Meet at the entrance to the Shire Hospital, Stretton, Nr. Warrington on the A49 / M56 junction 10 at 11:30am. Depart at 12:00pm for mass ride into Northwich town centre parking at the Matalan carpark to watch the annual Thundersprint. (Classic Motorbike Racing around the town centre). Details on http://www.thundersprint.com/
Contacts Trevor - 07761625075 or Nigel - 07989953561

I suggest that for those who are interested we meet up at Clubbies at 10-15 to leave at 10-30, this should give us plenty of time to get over to Warrington to meet up with the other scooterists. I hope to go on this one, so I will work out a suitable route to get to the Stretton meeting point.

Llandudno Scooter Rally 2008

Picture link at the bottom of post.

Graham and Bernie left Chester for the Saturday run out to Llandudno, meeting up with Dave at Holywell. Dave then lead us on an interesting route through Dyserth, Rhuddlan, Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Rhos on Sea and finally into Llandudno, which was jammed packed with cars and people due to at least two other big events going on over the week-end as well as the scooter rally.

We finally parked up outside the View cafe and took a well earned coffee break before having a look around the Custom Show which was outside the main Venue Cymru building, with the trade stalls inside. There was a fair turn out of scooterists from all over the North West and Midlands, but not as many as I was expecting. The weather stayed dry and as the day wore on it got warmer and brighter until the sun eventually broke through from the middle of the afternoon.

We took a detour to Pete and Tina's campsite for a cup of tea before heading home in the reverse route, all in all an excellent day's riding.

More photos HERE (select slideshow).

Well done the lads for braving the rain on Sunday, it looks like it kept mostly dry for you anyway. I have now added Daves pictures to the link above.

SUPERTUNE...Closed this Sunday ( 4th May)

Hello, I'm coming for the ride to Llandudno this Sunday (4th May)so the shop will be closed for the day. Got to get some wind in my hair!

Let me know on Saturday or early on Sunday morning if anyone needs any parts desperately and i can open up or bring them down to Clubbies. 07884 385462

Taraa and see you soon.

Pete Morrissey.

Polo Shirts with club logo

I have got my act together ,at last ,to organise a polo shirt with the club badge on .Uniformity clothing next door to Clubbies can do the whole job for us for £15 per shirt. We have gone for Fruit of the Loom make as these were our old Centurions shirts and have worn well . Colour is white and there are male and female versions .This is a heavy duty polo with the red white and blue wolfs head emblem embroidered int the shirt ,65mm diameter badge . the next step is to get the names and sizes of everyone who wants one ,we need at least 20 to start this off.
Have a look at the sizes below and let me know your size and how many you want by posting in the comments box at the bottom of this box
MENS S=36"-38" , M=38"-40" ,L=42"-44", XL=46",XXL=48",3XL=50"-52"


LADIES , XS=8, S=10, M=12 ,L=14, XL=16 . Ialready have orders for about ten ,so the sooner the list fills up ,the sooner we get the shirts . Dave .

Llandudno Rally ,this weekend

Sorry to be so late posting about this do ,but I was hoping to get some opinion from the members at the club meeting last night.Unfortunately I was the only member at Clubbies last night,so we are no further forward ! Some are going down Friday and staying till Monday .Some are going Sat or Sunday and not staying .
I would suggest meet at Clubbies 10.30 am on Sat. and again on Sunday for anyone in the chester area wanting to ride down on either day . I will probably go both days but will not come into Chester but am happy to meet up on route . If anyone wants to do this ring or text me .If you've got a legshield banner put it on if you can ,it always looks good when there's scooters from all over the country,we are very lucky to have a national scooter rally so near to home,so support it if you can ,cheers to all for now ,see you at the weekend, Dave.
P.S. LIVE BANDS on Friday "JAM'D " and Sat. "BASKETCASE",so I will be going back down again Sat .night ,but by car !

North Wales Nomads "Into the Valley " 20th april 2008

For more picture click HERE and select slideshow at the top of the page.

Well done to Steve for making this his first long ride with the club after buying a new PX125 ! Exactly the same as last year ,the weather forecast was all doom and gloom ,but just the same it was an over the top forecast and apart from a few early spits and spots it remained dry and cold for the whole trip . Six "chester "scooters left macdonalds ,Mold ,with eight club members ,for the run via St Asaph to Abergele where over seventy scoots came together for the event .This years route went inland from Abergele through the hills to Llanfair T.H. and on down into the valley of the Conway via Llanwrst ,up to Betwys-y-Coed for the lunch break .The return route back to Conwaywas supposed to cross to the far bank andreturn via Trefriw.Due to confusion when Chester scoots left to refuel the other sixty odd scoots followed (nobody likes to be left behind !!)and the wrong road was taken by the rideout! Chester s.c. followed the planned route ,now alone,back via Conway ,Llandudno prom ,Colwyn Bay ,back to the finish in Abergele! It all made for a good laugh when we walked into the Nomads pub they were trying to sort out who in their club had messed it up ! Sorry lads ! An uneventfull ride back from Abergele via Rhuddlan ,Dyserth ,Lloc ,Holywell ,with acold wind in our faces (Steves bringing more clothes next time !)ended a ride of close on 135miles for those from Chester,well done all .Theres afew more photos I will pass to Graham to post for us and Ithink steve took some to. Dave.

Whos Renown @the Post Office club ,Saturday 26th April

Club member Dave "weller" Buckley is putting on another of his excellent charity fund raising nights at the Post Office Club .This time he has booked the Who tribute band "Whos Renown " . This one is tickets only ,on sale from the man himself who will be at the scooter club on tuesday night around 8pm this Tuesday 15th .Anyone having difficulty getting tickets get in touch with me . Its limited to 200 and half have already gone ,so dive in now !
see you there ,Dave.

Nomads s.c." Into The Valley " rideout .Sunday 20th April .

Next Sunday 20th of April is the annual North Wales Nomads rideout .This year it starts from their pub in Abergele ,up the Conway valley to Betwys -y-coed and back to Abergele .(see the flyer on our events page ).
Chester Scooter Club will meet at Clubies (Grosvenor Arms) @ 10am and go via Mold (Aldi/Macdonalds car park 10.45am ) via St Asaph ,to Abergele to arrive before 12 noon .Put the legshield banners on if you can find them !
This was a good turnout last year and a dry ride,so lets hope we get away with it again . See you all next Sunday , Dave .

Pat's Easter Egg Run Photos 2008

Pat from The Grosvenor Arms came up with a really good quality set of pictures taken on the day, I've loaded them up so you can all see them. The one showing the scooters setting off with all the exhaust smoke is fantastic and really shows the excellent turn out we had on the day.




If you want to see the photos in a bigger scale click HERE and selct slideshow at the top of the page.

New Quay Rally 4/5/6th April

More pictures at the bottom of the page

Pete and Tina ,Judy and I decided to have a go at this rally this year as we missed it last year. It was advertised on the Welsh Scooter Forum website as a tickets only do so we sent for them and booked a B+B in nearby New Quay. With a bad weather forecast and Tina struggling with a throat infection Pete made the decision to get Tina to follow us down with the car and trailer,just in case ! We left Holywell 11.30 Friday and planned to stop for coffee at Rhugg on the A5 . We accidently met up with six scooters from Wrexham s.c. and all decided to carry on down together via Bala, Dolgellau,Aberystwyth to New Quay . Weather was dry with low cloud nearly on the roads through the mountain passes but it was very cold . Ferret and Dave from Wrexham set a fast pace and I was glad of a refuel stop at Dolgellau ,as Judy and I were the only "two up" scooter,but as a 44year old 200 Lammy will always hold its own against a 4 year old 200 vespa we didnt have any great problem !!
The "do" was based at the Llanina Hotel at Llanarth ,just outside New Quay .A good venue,for camping and the pub with the night do on Friday and Saturday nights but a three mile journey to New Quay town ,a great little harbour town with an excellent choice of pubs and eating places .Friday night music and party got into full swing by 11,Saturday night was the same thing again ,a live band would have given it a bit of variety .Steve Flynn and his wife turned up on Saturday morning ,as a couple of dealers set up there stalls for a parts fair. The "rideout ",planned for 1pm ,never materialised so we had our own ride to Aberaeron up the coast in bright sunshine,but an ever stronger freezing cold wind . We came out the B+B on Sunday morning to falling snow accompanied by a freezing cold wind.Boy, was I glad that Pete had brought the car and trailer,with enough room for two scooters !!
Would I go again ? Yes! The roads are some of the best for an interesting ride,scooter parking was safe and easy in a little town were parking a car would be a nightmare.Only criticism would be a bit more laid on during the Saturdayand a live band on Saturday night .Apart from Wrexham s.c ,Telford Tigers,Salford Knights and Cloud 9 the rest were from south Wales and Istill havent a clue the name of the organising club,but whoever they were thanks lads ,it was a good effort!!Will send Graham the rest of the pictures to put on later .Dave.

Easter Egg Run 2008

The rain thankfully kept off for our annual Easter Egg Run to The Children's Ward of The Countess of Chester Hospital and this year broke all previous records with a total of 54 scooters parked up at The Grosvenor Arms before we set off.

It was also a record for the number of eggs delivered this year as can be seen from the photos and grateful thanks are given to Pat and all of the regulars from The Grosvenor pub and the other businesses who genorously donated to our charitable scooter run. In particular, thanks go to the staff of the following companies and businesses - Browns of Chester, Alans Skip Hire, Royal House Pharmacy, Airbus Hanger 92 lads, Chester Against Business Crime and all The Security Staff and of course thanks to all of the individual scooterists who brought easter eggs along.

Chester Scooter Club would like to thank all of the scooterists who made the effort to come along and support this event, including Dabbers Scooter Club from Crewe + Nantwich, The Atherton Scooter Boys + Girls who made the longish trip over from Lancashire, The Northern Aces, The Chosen Few, Ellesmere Port Scooter Club and all the individual scooterists from around the local area, what a fantastic way to start off 2008.

Please click HERE for more photos from the day and select slideshow for full size pictures.

NEW PICTURES ADDED FROM DAMON - ATHERTON SCOOTER BOYS - Click HERE above.

Chester Scooter Club Egg Run Sunday 16th

As this is our first full club activity for 2008 it would be good to get a good turnout of our own club scooters .Mention it to any scooter mates you can think of .We meet at the Grosvenor Arms ,Handbridge at 12noon and leave at 12.30 prompt . Pat the landlady is laying on food on our return so try to come back to the Grosvenor from the hospital ,to show our appreciation of the support Pat gives the club all year round .Sharon Newell has left a message on the guest book saying she would like to come along in memory of Steve who started the egg runs to the Countess Hospital ,lets hope she can make it . All the best to all ,see you next Sunday ,Dave .

Supertune opening hours for Chester Egg Run

Hello,
Because i want to ride on our Chester Scooter Club Egg Run on Sunday 16th March, I will be opening the shop early from 10am to 11.30am and then coming for a razz on the old Li. If enough people want me to open up after the visit to the Countess for a coffee and a chat let me know, it will be a pleasure! Get in contact on supertune@hotmail.co.uk.
Let's make it bigger than ever,

See you all soon, Pete.

Ride out this Sunday ,march 2nd

Trevor Howard from Northwich Scooter Club has suggested we all meet up at the Durham Heiffer this Sunday ,March 2nd to "blow the cobwebs out,have a pint and a natter". Nantwich Scooter club are also coming ,so for anyone wishing to dodge Mothers Day ,meet at the Grosvenor Arms at 12 noon Sunday .If the weather is very bad ring me on Sunday morning before 11am .Hope to see some at the Cheeky Monkeys do on Friday . Dave .

The Cheeky Monkeys @ Durham Heiffer

Ade and Lisa have booked The Cheeky Monkeys to play at the Durham Heiffer next Friday night 29th February . Entry is £3 on the door ,band starting around about 9.30pm .See you there ! Dave .

Click on the website link below for the Cheeky Monkeys playlist

http://www.cheekymusic.co.uk/song%20list.htm

Get Well Soon 'Wilf'

Just to let you all know that Wilf, (Mike Wilford) suffered a Heart Attack last week, he went into The Countess and later to Broad Green Hospital and had some 'Stents' fitted to open up the arteries. He's OK and resting at home at the moment, but has been put on R+R for 6 weeks by his doctor, so I'm sure you would all like to join me in wishing him a speedy recovery and hopefully we'll soon see the 'glint of his mirrors' when he's back riding around Chester later on in the year.

Get well soon Mike from all The Chester Scooter Club members.

Chester Scooter Club Easter Egg Run Flyer

Thought you all would like to see the nice flyer that Bernie has had done for our Easter Egg Run in March. You can click on it for a bigger image.

Northern Aces Pre-Season Do

A few of us are thinking of going along to The Northern Aces do at the end of Feb, If anyone fancies it here are the details.

Blow the Cobwebs off Rideout to Eastham

Blow the cobwebs off yourself and your scooter tomorrow ! Liverpool s.c., Cloud 9 ,St Helens s.c. and Northern Aces are planning to meet up at Eastham Rake at 12.30 on Thursday 27th December . I cant make it as I am working , but Mike Wills sent me the info in a txt message . I would guess you need to meet at Clubbies 11.30 latest to leave 11.45 to be on time at Eastham . Wills mobile is 07769580151 to make arrangements

2012 National Scooter Rally Dates

For all who may be interested these are the main National Scooter Events for this year, below it are some local events for your diary.

BSRA NATIONAL RALLIES 2012

BSRA NATIONAL RALLIES 2012
Easter Bank Holiday 6th to 9th April - Whitby
Mayday Bank Holiday 4th to 7th May - Builth wells
June Bank Holiday 1st to 5th June - Kelso
22nd to 24th June - Cleethorpes
13th to 15th July - Lincoln County Showground LCGB National Rally(Details to follow)
27th to 29th July - Weston S Mare
Aug Bank Holiday 24th to 27th - Isle Of Wight
August 31st to September 2nd - Mersea Island 20th Anniversary Rally
21st to 24th September - Woolacombe
26th to 28th October - Bridlington


Local Scooter Events for your Diary in 2012

North Wales & Borders Alliance-2012 Events

Clubs affiliated to the North Wales & Borders Alliance are -
North Wales Nomads SC
Bolloxspeed SC - Deeside
Cloud 9 SC
Liverpool SC
Wrexham SC
Headbangors SC
Northern Aces SC
Chester SC
Northwich Omega SC,
North Shropshire SC, Oswestry
Chosen Few SC, Deeside

So NWBA dates for 2012 are as follows:
4th March - St David's day rideout, hosted by HeadBangors SC.
1st April - Chester SC Easter egg run.
22nd April - Into the Valley 6, hosted by North Wales Nomads SC
13th May  NWABA / LSA  PARKGATE  RIDEOUT
27th May - Llangollen rideout, hosted by Wrexham SC
17th June - Storm the Fort, hosted by Cloud 9 SC
July 6 / 7 / 8 The Isle of Man Scooter Rally - (Contact Barry Turner for Details)  
13-15 July - Bolloxspeed SC weekender at Chester Rugby Club
27-29 July - Northern Aces SC weekender at Corus Club, Shotton. Deeside
12th August - Liverpool SC rideout to Sefton Park, Liverpool
9th September - NWBA Petrolheads cafe Bagillt to River Dee Chester
23rd September - BBQ hosted by North Wales Nomads SC

Whos a clever boy then ? !

Congratulations to ADAM !for passing his car driving test yesterday .Lets just hope he doesnt trade all those scooters in for a Ferrari , (or Transit ! ) as most of the rest of us did once we passed the car test ! All the best Adam from all at the club ,drive safe ! Dave .

North Shropshire SC Xmas Bash Details

Click on the flyer for details of John's (Supertune) Xmas Bash, then use your back button to come back to here.

North Shropshire Xmas Bash

Fantastic Night At The Durham Heifer

Just a quick thank you to Ade, Lisa and family for putting on a great night at The Durham Heifer pub, the meal we all had before the band came on was was super and the atmosphere in the place was really buzzing. A big thanks to MOSES who were excellent as usual and really got the place rocking and thanks to all the different Scooter Clubs and individuals who came along and supported the event, a great night was had by all.

Steve Newell's Funeral Arrangements

The details of Steve's funeral are now known, it will be held next Tuesday 4th December at 12-15 pm at St' Anthony's R.C. Church, Saltney, Chester, then on to the Crematorium and afterwards at The Carlton pub Handbridge.

The church is situated on Saltney High Street, Chester, on the Welsh side of the railway bridge opposite the garage, if you want to do an internet search or use sat-nav to find it, the post code is CH4 8SF.

Steve Newell

It is with sadness that I have to report that Steve passed away on Saturday,after a long battle against ill health,which he fought hard against for many years .He loved scootering and his contribution to the Chester scene was great. In the early 70s ,along with his mate Jezza Holden they formed the first Cloud 9 scooter club ,in Chester. Again in 2002 he founded and ran the Chester Centurions S.C. only finishing with it when his health started to give out .He was a very well known face at all the rallies ,rideouts and charity runs and raised a lot of charity money through his own efforts .He will be sadly missed by many who knew him .Scootering has definitely lost one of its well known characters.Thanks,once again,Steve for getting us all together ,your lasting legacy will be that hopefully the old city walls of Chester will ring to the sound of old Italian two stroke motors for many years to come .Our condolences naturally go to Sharon and familyat this sad time . Goodbye Steve. Dave.

Christmas Present Run

Sunday the 2nd is the Christmas present run to the Countess Hospital.
Because it's great fun I want to come on it, I am opening Supertune 9-11am ( instead of usual Sunday 12-2pm.)
If anyone wants to use the shop as a meeting point before going down to Clubbies and then Bill Smiths, tea and coffee can be supplied!

Cheers, Pete.

North Wales Nomads Xmas Do

This is the flyer for the North Wales Nomads Do if anyone fancies a Xmas bash, just click on the flyer for the details then click your back button to come back to here.

news of Steve Newell

Many of our Members , who previously belonged to the Chester Centurions, will know our scooter buddy from Northwich, Trevor Howard. He rang me to tell me that Steves health has deteriorated badly despite having spent the last three months in the Countess Hospital,and he is now at home again .Iam sure all our members would like to thank Steve for starting the Centurions and bringing a like minded group of scooterists together . Without all his efforts at the start there would not be a club today, thanks Steve . Dave .

Southport Rideout this Saturday, 17th November

This Saturday is the Southport Custom show and Rally .Several of our members have decided to ride up there for the day so if you want to come along be at Clubbies ( Grosvenor Arms ) for 10.30 am on Saturday. All the best , Dave .

Moses @ The Durham Heiffer ,Friday 30th November

Ade and Lisa have managed to book the band "Moses " for a scooter related ,pre Christmas do on FRIDAY night November 30th ,all the local clubs are being invited so it should be a good night . Its £3 pay on the door . for anyone who hasnt seen Moses before your in for a treat !They always go down a storm ! See you there ! Dave

Great Manchester Rideout ,Sunday October 14th

This Sunday is the Manchester Rideout,a Lancashire Alliance do . They are all meeting up at H
eaton Park,Prestwich @11.30 for a 12 noon departure, a mass ride into central Manchester and on to a pub in Salford is the plan . Weather forecast is good so why not take this late opportunity to blow the dust, or in some cases cobwebs ,off your scooter and go !Meet at the Grosvenor Arms at 9.30 for a 10 am departure. Contact telephone is Andy on 07738062369.See you soon Dave .

Lake Vyrnwy ride , Sept 30th 2007

With a dissapointing turnout of only two scooters the day didnt look promising ,but as often happens, you get one of the best rideouts of the season ! We planned to take the Oswestry by pass,the road to Welshpool then offthrough Llansantffraid on B roads to Lake Vyrnwy
As we got to the Chirk roundabout ,Bernie and Tracey wernt behind me anymore . The sx200 had nipped up after a swift run down the Wrexham by pass . I think it took fright when we were passed by a pack of at least twenty Harley Davidsons,one of whom gave us a blast with his American Cop siren ! Friendly enough ,probably off the reservation..... The sun came out on the last few miles of the approach to the Dam ,very spectacular. Avisit to a cafe in an old farm high above the lake for a superb cream tea was just what was needed before tackling the Hirnant Pass over the mountains to the north towards Bala . Its a single track road through some of the most spectacular scenery in Wales .We met two cars in the ten mile ride,good job with some of the bends and steep climbs . Both Lammies lapped it up and once back in Bala it was the usual run back via Llandegla going our seperate ways at Treuddyn . I clocked a total of 120 miles from home to home ,not a drop of rain . We will definitely do this one again next year,possibly the other way round !

Graham's Rhyl Rideout Pictures

Spurred on by Daves selection of Rhyl Photos, I remembered that I had also taken some, which again this year was a fantastic sunny day which I really enjoyed. Sorry if the pics appear a little dark, but I was quite taken with the engineering work on the green Lammy 'Hot Snot'(nice name)fitted with a twist and go auto engine, this is similar to the scoot Karl Ceplis is working on over the winter.

The Road to Rhyl ( or ruin )

Just a couple of snaps on our run up to the Rhyl weekender . The last picture is three scooter boys from Heswall ,my old hometown .The big lad in the middle is the brother-in-law of one of my best mates,this lad was about 8 years old the last time Isaw him . My, how hes grown ! Dave .

Alternative rideout this Sunday to Southport

The Lancashire Alliance have got ameeting and mass ride into Southport this Sunday .The Southport Sandgrounders S.C. are organising the do .Further info is on our ' events ' page for September . Our members Andy Swarbrick and Brian Gosling are going and suggest anyone who wants to join them to be at the Deeside ice rink/Leisure center at 10.45 on Sunday morning . Andies contact tel.number is 07738062369 . Dave .

Rideout ,this Sunday,30th September .

Good weather forecast for this Sunday ,so we are having a ride down to Lake Vyrnwy ,deep in 'injun country, anyone who feels like coming meet at Clubbies at 10am . See you there ! Dave .

Blatant and sexist advertising!

Took loads of photos at a sixties night down at Bar Lounge last Sunday here's a few...

Rhyl, a few photos 'cus can't fathom Picasa 2

RHYL

sorry, having real problems getting pictures on, very confusing... will try again very soon, Pete.

Rhyl Rideout This Saturday 15th September

For those who fancy a ride up to Rhyl on Saturday, we are meeting at 10- o clock at Clubbies, The Grosvenor in Handbridge, or for those who live more North Wales way, we will be calling in at The Deeside Ice Rink at 10-30am. The rideout from The Robin Hood Chalet Park in Rhyl is due to start at 1-pm, so we should be in plenty of time to have a look around the trade stands beforehand.

The weather is forecast to be dry all day so fingers crossed and let's have a good day's scootering.

Aberdovey Rideout Sept . 9th 2007

Aberdovey ride Sept 2007

10am Sunday saw only 3 scooters " up for it " at Clubbies . The forecast was dry but cloudy ,so the temps were down ,so all scooters singing along , but all the riders glad they had stuck to several layers of clothing . A few spots of rain over llandegla moors and on to Bala to meet up with Gary Clarke and Perry .Adam + Linnie, Bernie + Tracey , Dave+ Judy all now re fuelled and the 5 scooters pressed on at a good pace towards Dolgellau taking the short cut (and steep climb) through Brithdir . Earlier ,on a long ,uphill stretch Adam suffered a"nip up " heat seizure ,even though the engine has done nearly 3000 miles. This was blamed on reducing the oil from 25:1 to 33:1 also on "Crazy Bollocks "(alias Bernie Griffiths ) for keeping such afast pace ! No harm done,anextra slurp of oil added and next stop superb pub bythe lakeTal y llyn .After a coffee its on to Aberdyfi and excellent fish and chips at Walkers on the sea front .A stroll around the harbour followed before setting off up the coast via Tywyn,Fairborne back to Dolgellau .As we waited to get out onto the A470 Garys SX200 cut out . After a lot of trial and error repairs it couldnt be coaxed back into life and the phone call to Perrys girlfriend to rescue them was made . The remainig three scooters reluctantly left Gary and Perry sitting ,very relaxed,on a bench,under a tree,in the middle of nowhere .A sad end for them after a superb ride . Alast coffee stop at Bala and then hammer on as the light is starting to go splitting our seperate ways after llandegla moor ,D+J towards Mold and Holywell , Bernie ,Adam and the girls on to Chester .Excellent rideout,lets go again next summer ! I clocked 200 miles ,only 20 less than the ride back from the Isle of Wight ! CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE THE OTHERS

Aberdyfi rideout ,this Sunday, Sept .9th

At last we have managed to get a date ,with a good weather forecast, to do the much talked about "Aberdyfi Run ". Bernie and Tracey went a couple of years ago, on the G.P. and have wanted to repeat the trip since, so for anyone who wants a good ride through North Wales, with spectacular countryside, to the west coast of Wales, be at the Grosvenor Arms (Clubbies), ready to leave at 10 am this Sunday. Dave.

Isle of Wight photos

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Isle of Wight 2007

Isle of Wight 2007

Isle of Wight weekend - Photos taken by Dave and Judy, Pete and Tina.

Once again we decided to ride down , setting off on Thursday at 8a.m. from Holywell meeting up with Pete and Tina at Whitchurch. Superb weather, scooters both enjoying the cool morning air. A brief stop at Kidderminster for coffee was followed by a very long stop in a layby at Gloucester when Pete's SX developed horrible heavy mechanical noises! Recovery was the only option. So Pete and Tina returned to Whitchurch on a truck while Dave and Judy went on alone to Cheriton and our B &B for the night, 220 miles from Holywell. Imagine our surprise at 9.30 the next morning when Pete and Tina turned up on Tina's new Vespa LXV having left Whitchurch at 4am! True scooterists! We all caught the boat lunch time Friday despite Dave's navigation error taking him away from Portsmouth towards London! We arrived on the Island in glorious weather which was to last the entire weekend. After dumping our cases we met up with Bernie, Tracy, Adam and Linney on Sandown seafront for a drink.

On Saturday morning we all left the B&B together for the short ride to the rally campsite and parts fair at Smallbrook Stadium, meeting up with John and Darren (Supertune) on their stall, also meeting up with Tommo, Gary and Mark. On Saturday afternoon we visited the custom show at the Ice Rink just in time to see Carl Ceplis win a bag of trophies with his scooter Zulu. Well done Carl!

As usual there was a great variety of venues for evening do's, both in Sandown and Ryde. The highlights for us this year were the Liquid Lounge(the Small Fakers) and The Town Club in Star Street, Ryde which featured Ska , Bluebeat, reggae and two tone music with much lively dancing and with bitter at £1.30 a pint Dave was in his element!

Sunday morning saw us all heading for Ryde seafront for the mass ride-out. This year an attempt was to be made on the GUINESS Book of Records for the largest uninterupted convoy of scooters. The holders of this record are Italians with 400 scooters. We believe the record was broken with something like 1100 scooters! We await confirmation.

On Monday we all packed up ready for the journey back to the mainland, Bernie and co retrieving their hire van in Southampton and Dave and co riding back up to Cheriton and the B&B, where the owners of the B&B laid on a BBQ for us and invited other friends including Chris from the Eastleigh Spitfires SC who helped us out last year when we broke down in the village! (The same damned SX!)

We had an uneventful ride home on the Tuesday, sad that it was all over but glad to be off the scooter. Hope to be there next year.

Dave and Judy

Wrekin Targets RideOut This Sunday 19th August

Just to let you all know it is planned to do a rideout this Sunday the 19th August to the Wrekin Targets S.C. open day event at 'The All Labour In Vain' Pub, Horsehay,Telford, Shropshire. Meeting at The Grosvenor 'Clubbies' at 10-30 am for leaving at 11 am.

Supertune Shop Opening Pictures

Here are the pictures from today's shop opening followed by a nice relaxing coffee down at The Groves. Chester Scooter Club wish Darren and John the very best of luck with this brave new venture.

Supertune shop Grand Opening Day

Anyone that wants to go to the Opening of John and Darrens new venture, this Sunday , we will be meeting in the Grosvenor Arms ( Clubbies )car park @ 10.30 for the short ride to the shop. We should have the opportunity ,depending on weather of a ride out, Parkgate , into Wales,or if its crap the Groves or back to Clubbies ! Hope to see you Sunday , Dave .

Supertune New Shop Grand Opening

Just to put this advert back on the top of the pile.

Whittington Rideout Sunday 5th August

Just to let everyone know the final arrangements for this North Shropshire rideout, is to meet at 10-30am on Sunday the 5th August at The Grosvenor pub 'Clubbies'. We will be leaving between 10-30am and 11am to travel down the old Wrexham road and through Wrexham and will be keeping off the the Wrexham By-Pass as much as possible, if we are in time we will meet up with the Wrexham lads, but if not we will ride straight to the pub at Whittington.

Northern Aces / Rugby Club Rally 2007

Here are a small selection of pictures from last Saturday's rally at The Rugby Club run by The Northern Aces, where the sun actually shone for once this summer!!

Supertune Shop.. the paint is drying...

As you may know Darren and Johns new shop is opening on Sunday 12th Aug, Come and have a gander and pick up some bargains... See you all there.

Click on the image to see a readable version!

Durham Heifer / Chester Scooter Club Do Video

This is my first attempt at editing and uploading a video to Youtube, so I hope it works and be gentle with me. This is only a small amount of the footage that Mike Wilford took on the day, (Mike you really will have to keep your video arm a bit more still) but it gets the flavour of the day quite well - Enjoy.

Just click on the arrow to start the video.

Durham Heifer / Chester Scooter Club Event Report and Pictures

Enjoy the pictures from the day -

The day started with dry weather with even bits of blue sky visible, so it was up and get ready and down to The Grosvenor in Handbridge for the 11am mass rideout over to Ade + Lisa's. There was an excellent turn out of scooters when I arrived and by 11-15am there must have been 90 scooters that left Handbridge for the rideout, which took the route down the Wrexham Road, along the A55 and off at Sainsbury's rounabout for the easy run down the A41 to Broxton.
Most of the scooters arrived at The Durham Heifer O.K. at around 12- noon, with only one or two minor breakdowns and one lad who had a puncture.
Ade + Lisa had worked very hard to make the pub very welcoming and they were soon hard at work cooking the burgers and hot dogs on the BBQ. The rear garden was well set out with loads of seating and there was plenty of covered areas ready for the inevitable rain that was to come later. The far side of the pub was set up for the trade stands and there were at least five different stands selling scooter parts and clothing, which was very impressive. The scooters just kept coming and coming and at it's busiest at about 1pm we estimated there were 150 scooters parked up around the pub.
The band 'Moses' arrived a little later than planned at about 1-45pm but soon got set up in the covered gazebo in the garden, the wait was well worth it as they soon got into playing their excellent covers of the Jam and Paul Weller and also played tracks from The Small Faces, The Who, Jet and others. The band really lifted the spirit of the crowd as the rain started to lash down, but it didn't deter Dave Buckley from his dance routine and he was soon joined by others happily dancing in the rain.
Chester Scooter Club would like to thank all the scooterists who made the effort to come and support this event, some travelling long distances from Liverpool, Southport, Stoke on Trent and North Wales, we hope you all enjoyed yourselves and were not too dissapointed that we didn't do any custom show or gave prizes for other categories, but as this was a first for us we just wanted to keep things simple and make sure people just relaxed and had a good time.
Also a big thank you must go out to Adrian and Lisa and family for having the bottle to host this event at The Durham Heifer, which is a wonderful venue with plenty of room and has great potential for further scooter events, thank you very much - roll on next year.

The Chester Scooter Club / Durham Heiffer Rally

Just a reminder for all that the Durham Heiffer pub rally is on this Sunday the 22nd July, please try and come along and support this event, mass rideout from The Grosvenor Arms pub in Handbridge, Chester at 11 am.

Click on flyer below for details.

Darren and John's New Supertune Shop Open Day

Supertunes new shop is having an open day on Sunday 12th of August at its new premises on Hoole Road, Chester. all stock will have a 10% discount for people on the day and some things will be even cheaper!! vintage scooters on display, custom show etc and 3 pubs all within 100 yards! any extra info ring john on 07968 750904

Isle of Man Scooter Rally - Report and Pictures.

Well a fantastic week-end was had by all and nine scooters left Clubbies a little later than planned due to the ferry being delayed because of high winds in the Irish Sea. We had a trouble free if blustery ride through to the Isle of Man ferry terminal in Liverpool and checked in and parked up together to wait for the ferry to come in. The 11-15am sailing soon developed into a 1-15pm sailing, but as soon as the ferry arrived we were all fairly quickly aboard with the scooters strapped down.
The crossing proved to be a pretty rough storm force 7 affair with most people going fairly quiet and sitting still to get through any feelings of sea sickness. We arrived in Douglas around 4pm and all headed off to find our hotels. The lads who stayed at The Chester House Hotel (which was the headquarters) had night time do's arranged for both Friday and Saturday night in the club underneath the Hotel.
We woke up Saturday morning to bright sunshine and light winds and after a full English breakfast and a stroll down the prom, we made our way to the TT start and finish grandstand for the big ride out. When we all arrived you could really see how many scooterists had supported Barry's event, there must have been the best part of 200 scooters in attendance, most from the northwest, but some from further afield, Ireland and two guys had ridden all the way from France for this event.
12.30pm saw the start of the ridout, which was in the opposite direction round the TT course than the bikes normally do, so we headed out over the mountain section first and enjoyed the marvellous views down into Ramsay from the top. The half way stop was Gingers pub at Sulby, which was ideal and very relaxing, with the following section down through Kirk Michael having lovely twisting bends which were superb scootering roads and you could really start to understand how this island is perfect for two wheels, whatever you ride. The final section skirted close to Peel and cut back across the island through little villages and back down to Douglas. There was just time for a sit down at a quayside cafe for afternoon coffee and then it was time to gather at the Ferry Terminal ready for the second rideout to Peel. Just as we were getting complacent with the hot and sunny weather, half way to Peel the heavens opened and a we all got caught in a heavy rain shower. However it was well worth it as the town of Peel is quite unique with very narrow streets and we soon found ourselves down at the quayside at a lovely pub that Barry had selected, after an easy ride back it was quick change for Saturday night's entertainment.
We all woke on Sunday morning to a perfect sunny seaside morning and after a full english breakfast some decided on a little rideout over to Laxey, while others just chilled out in Douglas until lunchtime when it was time to go and get the ferry home.
The ferry crossing home was trouble free and very calm and we docked in Liverpool at about 4-45pm. It was a nice idea of Mike Wilford to ride over and meet us off the ferry and we set off through the old tunnel and down the A41 and back to Chester, "edit" with the Chester lads just missing a massive thunderstorm on the way home, but unfortunately the North Wales riders rode straight into a torrential storm.

I think that everyone had a really great week-end due to the good weather, good company of fellow scooterists, but most of all the great organisation and hard work put in by Barry Turner and Debbie, so a big thankyou Barry and Debbie from all the Chester Scooter Club members who attended, roll on next year.

Isle Of Man Scooter Rally - Fri 6th to Sun 8th July

After the club meet on Tuesday night, it was decided for all the club members who are going to The Isle of Man to meet up at The Grosvenor pub on Friday morning the 6th July at 8-30am. This seems very early but all scooterists have to book into the ferry teminal by 10-30am at the latest on Friday, so we want to make sure that there is a margin of time for latecomers and dare I say it without tempting fate the 'B' word, if anyone was to have problems between Chester and Liverpool. Can everyone please check over their scooter's during next week looking at all the basics, wheel nuts tight, tyre condition and air pressure OK, cables all working, exhaust all tight and paintwork polished of course !!

We intend to go up the A41 through Bromborough and through the old tunnel and take the docks turn off, to bring us out by the Liver Building.

Please remember to bring:-

Ferry and Hotel Bookings,
Full tank of petrol - N.B. No petrol cans are allowed on ferry,
Two stroke oil,
Any scooter spares you might need,
Your Chester Scooter Club Banner,
Suitable riding gear if the weather is wet.

Let's make it a great week-end and one to remember,

Graham.

New Brighton - Storm The Fort Run 2007

Try this link for more pictures, see if you can see yourself !!!
http://www.vespa.org.uk/cloud9-07-lancs.html

After picking up some of the lads at The Yacht pub on the way up the Wirral we made 13 scooters in total, which was a pretty good show. The weather gods were kind to us today and it got brighter and brighter as we we went up the wirral and when we arrived at The Fort the sun was shining, the tide was in and there was a fresh smell of ozone off the sea. However there weren't many scooters when we arrived, but by 1pm that had changed and the whole parking area was soon full of scooters from all over the north west.

Well done to John for winning best vintage Lambretta in the custom show with his lovely TV 200, which was well deserved, hard luck to Darren, but at least you have had your TV featured in Scootering. It was nice to meet up with a few people I hadn't seen for a while, Karl on his Blues Brothers, and Eric Larkey, even Barry Turner was on two wheels this time. It was nice to meet Dave's mate from West Kirby again (sorry forgot your name), who turned up riding a Raleigh Runabout pedal start moped, which was something different and in lovely condition.

Anyway here are a series of photographs of the day taken by Dave, you can click on the slideshow for larger images if you want.

Wrexham rideout photo to use as a desktop photo

Had a play with the line up photo at the Cafe and have used it as my computer desktop photo. (lots of white space too put your desktop icons)

Feel free to do the same.

P.S. sorry to Brian, Sid and his son Joe who loitered in the shot and had to be removed 'digitally'.

Email me for a decent sized picture if it doesn't appear as such on this site... peter.morrissey@virgin.net

See you all Sunday.. every weather forecast has different views... time for Pint half full philosophy.

Regards, Pete, and thanks Dave for sorting out the invite to be able to post on our website.

Storm The Fort - New Brighton Run Sunday 17th June

It was decided last night at the club that we would leave at 11 - O Clock from The Grosvenor in Handbridge. We will be going along the Chester high road and calling in at the Yacht pub, so if you want to meet there, get there by 11-20 am. We will then carry on up the high road through Neston, Heswall, West Kirby and then on to New Brighton, to arrive around 12 to 12-30.

Wrexham Ride - Out Daves Pictures

This is Dave's selection of photo's from the Wrexham ride out, It looks like Blogger have altered the way photo's are displayed again, so now you get an instant slideshow without clicking on the image, but you can click on the image to go straight to the web album for larger images if you want, anyway hope you enjoy them -Graham.

Wrexham Ride Out Photo Album

The Magnificant Eleven !!!

Llangollen Ride ,Wrexham S.C.

Thanks to Gray for the previous update and photo on last Sundays rideout .The weather forecast was once again very pessimistic .When I arrived at Clubbies as was surprised to find so many already there . Lots of new faces,in the shape of the newly formed Ellesmere Port Scooter Club and very welcome they were to ! Haggis (Nomads + Cloud 9 )also joined up with us for the ride to Wrexham .23 scooters left Clubbies for Wrexham arriving in the usual disarray at the Walnut Tree pub ,a good venue but the rideout has massively out grown it . Blast off was at 1pm and it was said 300 left this year,it did look more this year . The Marshalling was up to the usual high standard that Wxm S.C. always provideso even Chester lads cant get lost !Good photo opportunity at the Ponderosa on the Horseshoe Pass,ten lammies and something else on the end !Sorry Bernie couldnt resist it !! The new legshield banners made a good showand Big Jimmy from cloud 9 said he didnt knowuntil he saw the banners that we were up and running again ,so they do work .(only 2 spare ones now ,all the rest are spoken for ) . We all made it back to the Walnut tree o.k. unlike the couple from Shrop[shire who came off.Thankfully not badly hurt .Ive read of scooters seizing as they run out of fuel but never really believed the engine would keep turning long enough to exhaust the lubrication already on the piston before it conked out ! After an hour or so back in Wxm we starte to work our way home ,the group heading towards Chester made it back in the dry ,but the ones heading north ran headlong into a cloudburst that had been threatening all afternoon . The main road through Buckley was flooded ,so I did about 100 yards on the pavementto avoid the deep water ,evetually arriving home soaked and frozen but after a grand day out !!Many thanks to our mates in Wrexham Scooter Club for once again organising a spectacular ride . Dave

Wrexham Ride-Out Ponderosa Cafe Photo

Thanks and apologies for nicking Peter's copyright, but this was a photo that Pete posted on the Lambretta Club site, (events section) which I thought was well worth putting up on here, allbeit a small scale image. Spot the odd one out competition, (Bernie you really must ride your Lambrettas more !!!)

By the way the story about the accident that we all saw on the Wrexham by-pass was that the scooter rider involved needed to reach down to turn his fuel to reserve, whilst doing this the engine had a slight nip up and he sadly lost control of his scoot, spilling himself and his girlfriend down the road. However there were no serious injuries sustained, but very nasty all the same.

Hopefully either me or Dave will be able to post up more pictures of the day at a later date.