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Scooter Mania!: Recollections of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally
Steve Jackson
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Description for Scooter Mania!: Recollections of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally
Paperback. Scooter Mania! Recollections of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally offers a complete history of the event including competitors and organizers personal experiences, the controversies and difficulties experienced by the Rally Committee in what became a remarkable 20 year chapter in the history of Scootering Sport and Tradition. Num Pages: 128 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 207 x 8. Weight in Grams: 334.
A year-on-year account of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally, the brainchild of WWI veteran-turned-politician, James Mylchreest Cain. Following a fact-finding mission to Dusseldorf, accompanied by Peter Agg from Lambretta, the second Rally went International for 1958, and was to grow in popularity throughout the 1960s, attracting competitors from countries as far and wide as Australia, USA, Rhodesia, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Czechoslovakia and India. In addition to gymkhana and endurance events, closed-road and circuit racing attracted fast men such as Neville Frost, John and Norman Ronald, Ray Kemp, Andy Smith, and Norrie Kerr. In 1971, the then ... Read more
A year-on-year account of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally, the brainchild of WWI veteran-turned-politician, James Mylchreest Cain. Following a fact-finding mission to Dusseldorf, accompanied by Peter Agg from Lambretta, the second Rally went International for 1958, and was to grow in popularity throughout the 1960s, attracting competitors from countries as far and wide as Australia, USA, Rhodesia, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Czechoslovakia and India. In addition to gymkhana and endurance events, closed-road and circuit racing attracted fast men such as Neville Frost, John and Norman Ronald, Ray Kemp, Andy Smith, and Norrie Kerr. In 1971, the then ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845846480
SKU
V9781845846480
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson bought his first Scooter at the age of 17, and attended his first Scooter Rally, at Morecambe, in 1984. A nomadic lifestyle followed, including memberships of Scooter Clubs in Birmingham, London and Devon, attending National Rallies, and sleeping in leaking tents. His interests later veered towards classic cars and motorbikes, but he never really got over his first ... Read more
Reviews for Scooter Mania!: Recollections of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally
makes for interesting reading for any scooter owner, old or new. VE-UK will undoubtedly prove enthralling for many scooter enthusiasts, bringing back great memories for those involved and enlighten the rest of us who unfortunately missed out. Scooter Mania is a very good read and certainly worth the GBP14.99 RRP. Scootering The IoM Scooter Rally was of ... Read more