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Bridlington Trade & Custom Show

For those who didn’t over-indulge, the doors opened at 11am on Saturday for Britain’s longest running scooter only trade and custom show. Organised by the LCGB, this Saturday daytime event never disappoints and is always that place to see some stunning custom scooters for the first time. One of the main organisers, Simon Collins (aka Toot), said: “It was the best and most supported scooter custom show held by the LCGB in recent times, (in my humble opinion of course!), with 87 scooters in the main hall (not including the Lambretta fire engine), from 94 scooters initially entered. Of these, the Ridden scooter entries outnumbered the Custom entries by 2-to-1.

"The quality and effort to show the scooters entered had risen (again) from the previous year and there were 49 different winners of the various trophies sponsored by LCGB affiliated scooter clubs and various scooter dealers.

"Some useful feedback has already been received on this years show and for 2012 I'm already planning a few tweaks to the judging categories, including a couple of new trophy classes specifically for small frame Vespas and the Luna range of Lambrettas (Lui/Vega/Cometa).

"If any of your readers have any other feedback (constructive, or otherwise) I'd be more than happy to receive it, they can e-mail me on: oasc@btopenworld.com”. 

As is the norm, the show winners were announced at the end of the afternoon, along with the dates for the 2012 BSRA national rallies. Then it was time for everyone to get themselves ready for the Saturday evening entertainment and again, the Spa, provided the venue, leading to many hangovers on the Sunday morning for that long (or short) journey homewards.

For more information from the Bridlington Rally visit the LCGB blog site at www.ilambretta.com/newsblog/

 

SHOW RESULTS

The winners of each trophy listed below are shown by: scooter name – reg no (owner's name in brackets)

Best of show – Scootering magazine *(plus £75 cash prize):
Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)

Best ridden scooter – Classic Scooterist Scene:
Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis)

Spectators choice – LCGB *(plus £75 cash prize):
Little Lam – PN52 ZRO (Craig Walker)

Best custom Lambretta – Heart & Soul SC:
1st: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden).
2nd: Pulp Fiction – PKF 487J (Andy Lamb)

Best custom Vespa – Wigan Blue Beats SC:
1st: Chaos – Y356 DRR (Tom Hargreaves).
2nd: Darlospeed street racer – (Sue Moffatt)

Best custom Lambretta street racer – Modrapheniacs SC:
Eddie Grimstead Imperial TV200 – DPC 225B (Nigel Hetherington).
Only one category entry

Best Custom  Vespa street racer – Scootermaniacs SC:
1st: Darlospeed street racer – (Sue Moffatt).
Only one category entry

Best custom engineered scooter – Fungus The Bogeyman SC:
1st: Enforcer – (Gary Mitchell).
2nd: Little Lam – PN52 ZRO (Craig Walker)

Best custom scooter with accessories – Andy Francis Scooters:
1st: Eddie Grimstead Imperial TV200 – DPC 225B (Nigel Hetherington).
2nd: Old Las – LAS 607 (Mark Gummerson)

Best custom chopper/cutdown – Warsop Sinners SC:
1st: Red Devil – (Frank Osgerby).
2nd: In for the Kill – S85 AVY (Tim Craig)

Best custom Lambretta pre-1959 – Nottingham Crusaders SC:
1st: Model B – 617 XUB (Mark Richardson).
2nd: White & Black S1 – (Ian Rawlings)

Best custom Lambretta Series 1/2 – Keighley SC:
1st: LD150 Mk3 – 897 LMP (Brian Clough).
2nd: Caravaggio – (Simon Knill)

Best custom Lambretta Series 3/SX range – Doncaster Hunters SC:
1st: Golden Special – FHJ 286D (Paul Douglas).
2nd: In The City – JVY 318S (Andy Pycraft)

Best custom Lambretta GP range – Leeds Central SC:
1st: Enforcer – (Gary Mitchell).
2nd: GP200 Electronic – CCG 406K (Michael Green)

Best custom Vespa up to and including Rally – Barnard Castle Lyons SC:
1st: 1956 Vespa 42L2 – ODM 506 (Paul Gray).
2nd: Only one category entry

Best custom Vespa P range/T5 – Mersea Island Scooter Rally:
1st: Chaos – Y356 DRR (Tom Hargreaves).
2nd: Alice in Wonderland – (Gary Mitchell)

Best ridden Lambretta – Darlington SC:
1st: AF S-Type – KWE 930J (Daz Westgarth).
2nd: Eye Candy Race Paint – UNW 437R (Paul Hindle)

Best ridden Vespa – Orgasm Addicts SC:
1st: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis).
2nd: Misty Blue – T214 YNU (Alison Thornley)

Best ridden Lambretta street racer – Essex Lambretta Club:
1st: King Kenny – GCX 444N (Stephen Clark).
2nd: McClaren F1 – ABW 36D (Mark Kendall)

Best ridden Vespa street racer – Velocity Scooters:
1st: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis).
2nd: Why Be Normal (Vespa Auto) – A870 EGY (Nige Massey)

Best ridden engineered scooter – Crawley SC:
1st: Orange – TRN 22A (Stephen Welbourne).
2nd: The Monster – W641 VFM (John Walker)

Best ridden scooter with accessories – Scooter Restorations:
1st: SX200 – KKH 391D (Graham Ashley).
2nd: Got There in the End – AAG 507X (Jeffrey Reeve)

Best ridden chopper/cutdown – Scunthorpe Pathfinders SC:
1st: Why Be Normal (Vespa Auto) – A870 EGY (Nige Massey).
2nd: King Kenny – GCX 444N (Stephen Clark)

Best ridden Lambretta pre-1959 – Lincoln & Newark Scooter Riders Collective:
1st: 1955 LD150 – OHR 15 (Terry Lofley).
2nd: 1957 LD Mk 3 – MJR 179 (Derek Cooper)

Best ridden Lambretta Series 1/2 – Frontline SC:
1st: TV175 S1 – 837 XUB (Mark Richardson).
2nd: ‘Blue L Do’ with Pav Trailer – 912 XUF (Kirk Wattis)

Best ridden Lambretta Series 3/SX range – New Forest SC:
1st: Squeak – MKH 339E (Kevin Boyle).
2nd: Ochre SX – SSR 467F (Martin Robinson)

Best ridden Lambretta GP range – Wisemen SC:
1st: The Ultimate – XKH 285H (Trevor Edney).
2nd: DDK Super Monza 240 – TNC 35J (Frank Donaldson)

Best ridden Vespa up to and including Rally – Colchester DVLC:
1st: Malossi 8 Ball – PNW 384C (Ian Ellis).
2nd: Mrs D’Arcy – KAP 480L (Theresa D’Arcy)

Best ridden Vespa P Range/T5 – Armandos Scooters:
1st: Faithful Friend – ONG 519W (Nick Pegg).
2nd: Apple Racer – DK54 FCJ (Nigel Oldroyd)

Best non-Vespa/Lambretta – York Inset SC:
1st: Moto Rumi Formichino– 170 YUB (Dominic Wake).
2nd: Zundapp Bella 200 – (Brian Cook)

Best paintwork – Blackpool Lambretta Owners Club:
1st: Eye Candy Race Paint – APY 235G (James Winter).
2nd: White & Black S1 – (Ian Rawlings)

Best mural – Trojan SC:
1st: Pulp Fiction – PKF 487J (Andy Lamb).
2nd: Midnight Oil – C45 APY (Tony Rowntree)

Best chrome/engraving/plating – Leeds Central SC:
1st: Trafalgar – PGU 562K (Damon Vaughan).
2nd: The Who – YBO 139T (Sean Wooden)

Best automatic engined scooter – Twist & Go Magazine:
1st: In for the Kill – S85 AVY (Tim Craig).
2nd: Orange – TRN 22A (Stephen Welbourne)

Best club display – Scootering Magazine *(plus £75 cash prize):
1st: Leeds Crusader SC.
2nd: VMSC (Vintage Motor Scooter Club)

Best individual display – Selby Moving Targets SC:
1st: Alice in Wonderland – (Gary Mitchell).
2nd: O’Fortuna – VAM 71J (Shane Hayter)

Best first time entrant – Dean Parish SC:
1st: East Coast Connection – G6 AFR (Mark Kendall).
2nd: Iconic – VOD 319J (Patrick Adams)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The show organisers would like to thank the following for their support:
The trophy sponsors: Affiliated LCGB scooter clubs and scooter dealers
The judges: Wisemen SC
The show marshals: who worked all day from 7am until 4pm
The entrants: 87 on display (from 94 scooters entered).

 2012 RALLIES ANNOUNCED AT BRID

BSRA NATIONALS
April 6-9: Whitby
May 6: Builth Wells
June 2-4: Kelso
June 22-24: Cleethorpes
July 27-29: Weston super-Mare
Aug 24-27: Isle of Wight
Sept 1-2: Mersea Island
Sept 21-24: Woolacombe
Oct 26-28: Bridlington

OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Feb 11: Scooters got Talent (adult themed event). Newport, Wales
March 4: Wicksteed Parts Fair
March 16-18: VFM pre-season. Morecambe
March 24-25: Modrapheniacs (LCGB). Sanford
April 15: VMSC Extravaganza. Coventry
May 12-13: Essex LC (LCGB). Southend
June 8-10: EuroLambretta. Belgium
June 14-17: Vespa World Days. London
July 6-8: Porthcawl (SWSC)
July 13-15: Lambretta 65th Anniversary (LCGB). Lincoln
Aug 11-12: VFM Run to the Hills (TBC)
Sept 15: VFM Strictly Scooters (TBC)
Sept 16: National Scooter Shootout 2012. Elvington
Oct 7: Wicksteed Parts Fair
Nov 16-18: VFM Gt Eastern. Mablethorpe