QUADROPHENIA Show
THE BROOK in conjunction with the TIME-BOMB present their first ever full electric QUADROPHENIA Show. To be held at the Brook in Southampton on Friday 8th August 2008
It is almost 30 years since the cult film Quadrophenia came to British Cinema’s and captured the imagination of a generation. To celebrate, the first full live electric Quadrophenia Show is premiering at the Brook.
The evening will feature full electric live performances of the music from the film QUADROPHENIA and other classics from THE WHO performed by the Southampton base band TIME-BOMB. The show will also include a full moving light show, Quadrophenia video and still projection show. Other top attractions are a top Northern Soul DJ, spinning classic British Soul from the 60’s and kicking off with the night will be the classic mod and ska set from Time Bomb.
SHOW PROGRAMME
8.30 - 9.15 Top DJ, DJ Hammy's Supersonic set
9.15 - 10.15 TIME-BOMB ska and MOD set
10.15 - 10.45 DJ Hammy's Northern Soul set + Quadrophenia Video Show
10.45 - 12.00 QUADROPHENIA SHOW plus moving light show and special projection effects
12.00 - 1.00 DJ Hammey's Supersonic set
This is the Brook's first ever full electric Quadrophenia show, a night not to miss. This is a full show not just a gig. Tickets are £8.00 in advance or £9.00 on the door
Come in your Mod (or Rocker) gear and best ‘Acer’ Mod and ‘Acer’ Mod’ett get a special Quadrophenia prize. Up for grabs are Time Bomb CD's, a few remaining 2 Tonic CD's, copies of the Full Quadrophenia DVD Feature Film and much more.
• For more details, goto: www.time-bomb.info
First Lambretta around Nurburgring?
Mik Houghton, from Aldridge, Birmingham, recently rode his scooter around the infamous Nurburgring in Germany and as far as we know is the first Lambretta to do so (please contact us if anyone knows of any previous attempts).
His Lambretta, a genuine GP 200 Electronic with a
mild tune, had to be equipped with flashing
indicators to be allowed to compete. With strict
guidelines by track officials, Mik had to guarantee an
average speed of 80mph and somehow he managed
to bluff them into believing him. Still not sure
whether to let him out, the organisers agreed that
they would hold all other vehicles back for seven
minutes, so he wouldn’t become a mobile chicane.
With its 13.4-mile distance and 147 turns,
concentration had to be 100 per cent. Though the
traffic was held up, it didn’t take long for cars to catch
him, with Porsche GT3s blasting past at 150mph. Even
with the distractions, Mik completed his lap in a time of
17 minutes with an average of 53mph. When you think
that it takes a professional driver 50 laps to learn all the
corners on the track and the fact the surface is pretty
poor in places, he achieved a very respectable time.
To commemorate the feat, Mik was given a graphic
to adorn his scooter (something that is only available
once a lap has been completed). With good track
knowledge and a fully prepared race scooter, it could
be possible to lower the times, but hats off to Mik
Houghton the first person to complete a lap of the
Nurburgring on a Lambretta.
Genuine PX accessories
Classic Vespa PX scooter owners can customise their machines with a range of genuine Piaggio accessories. Available are a chrome-plated front bumper (£64.99), matching rear rail (£94.99), front rack (£99.99) and rear rack (£94.99). However, buyers can make a saving with a chrome kit, including all of the above, for £334.99.
Available from Piaggio dealers nationwide, or call 0117 972 5552 for information.
Freeway Scooters
Apologies to Freeway Scooters who were accidentally left out of the previous edition of the ‘Round Your Way’ feature. Freeway provides a range of services for scooterists, including parts, servicing and clothing as well as selling scooters. They are based at Unit 6, Belmont Yard, Belmont Road, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1QJ and can be contacted through their website (http://www.freewayscooters.co.uk/) or by phoning 01227 277 865 or 07951 405 203.
Lambretta Museum opens
The official opening of the Lambretta Museum, based in Weston-super-Mare, will be at the Weston Rally on the weekend of 8-10 August. Casa Lambretta dealer Scootopia will also have an Open Day the same weekend on 9 August and Vittorio Tessera should be in attendance. Museum owner, Stuart Lanning, says it should be a really good weekend.
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11th Box Hill rideout
Few events in the south can have such a reputation for bad luck with weather as the Area 51, Lost Souls Box Hill Rideout on 27 April. There were thunderbolts and lightning, but miraculously no one got particularly wet, even those wearing desert boots.
The scooters gathered at the Newlands Corner car park and wound their way towards Dorking and the Box Hill meeting place with its selection of Sunday car trippers and surprised hairy bikers. The caff did a roaring trade, permitting those scared of a drop of April showers to hide their barnets under cover. A great, friendly meet with many interesting scooters. One example had to be a Yamaha-engined sub Lambretta (not much Lambretta) also featuring a belt-driven Mini rear wheel! For those wanting to boogie, the regular haunt of the Shalford Working Man’s Club was waiting at 2pm with scootering sounds to suit all tastes.
Dave D
Be careful what you buy
That nice shiny scooter you saw in an internet auction might not be what it seems. That nice spray job could hide a multitude of sins, like a dodgy frame as seen here, turning this Lambretta into a lethal wreck as soon as it got out on the road. Think before you buy!
RIP Rob Kearny Bedford Lion Hearts SC
It is with deep sadness we have to report the Death of Rob Kearny who was Known to those of us around in the 80's especially, Rob was a Skinhead, & member of the Bedford Lion Hearts Scooter Club in the 80's, with a zest for living life to the full, Rob was amoung the people who were with me on
the way to Exmouth in 1986 when I had my accident, so Rob was especially close to mine & Ginger's hearts.
The Funeral is to be held on 23th April 2008
at Upper Stondon Church for the Service and Burial and Wake to be held at the Bird in Hand in Henlow anyone that knew him will be welcome, there could
not be a more apt day than St Georges day for Rob. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family & friends. Goodbye & rest in Peace mate (BSSC)
Caz & Ginger
Bolton Spartans Scooter Club
STOLEN SCOOTERS IN LINCOLNSHIRE
Lincs Lambrettas at Saracens Head Spalding was broken into on the evening of 25th March. Stolen were 3 of their own scooters and 2 customers scooters (4 lambrettas and 1 Vespa)
Please see list of stolen scooters below. If any one has any info please contact Russ or Jez at Lincs Lambrettas on 01406 422115
Lambretta ser3 Special Red/white Reg AGS254D
Lambretta GP Green/White Reg A375DUX
Lambretta ser3 Red/White frame No 125Li 3075859
Lambretta ser2 Black/White frame No 125Li758893
Vespa 90 Reg No BTN245K
Please help if you have any info, unfortunately there is still scum about!
GS louvres
Restoring a GS160? There’s an ongoing problem with the louvres (bars) on the engine side panel, which are often missing and are not easy to fabricate. But help is at hand from Bulletproof Scooters USA. The louvres are $12 each and if you need a floor (with or without braces), they make those too. Email Fastcrib@aol.com for info.
The Lambretta Bible
A new Lambretta book should be available at the end of May. Called ‘The Lambretta Bible’ it’s written by Pete Davies (British Lambretta Archive). It consists of 160 pages with 192 pictures and covers a wide range of Lambretta-related subjects as listed here:
• Complete model history for each Italian machine
• New, previously unpublished photographs
• Frame number information
• Anecdotal information
(where relevant)
• 1960s British dealer specials covered
• Coverage of specially prepared machines from Lambretta Concessionaires
• Full machine specifications and production changes
• Paint code information included
• Publicity and promotional material used where relevant
• Detailed information from dealer special staff and Lambretta Concessionaires staff
Retail price is £29.99 but Pete is offering it for £25 (plus £3.50 p&p) through his website (www.britishlambrettarachive.co.uk)Signed copies will be available from WS9 Scooterworks (Walsall), ESP Scooters (Wigan), Sandy Scooters (Sandy), King’s Lynn Scooter Shop, Lambretta Cottage Restorations and maybe one or two others. It will also be available from Veloce.
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