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• Need an excuse to go to Germany in August?

  How about Scooter Weeked 2010 ? It's probably the largest event of its kind and if you've got 10 minutes to watch the video above, you might start pricing plane tickets. Looks like a total blast, though I would also schedule an appointment with... Posted Jan 22 2010, 01:29 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Race, 2-Stroke, Video, Germany

• Is this how the speeder bike started out?

  Minuses: Uncomfortable, no storage space, poor fuel efficiency for a scooter, burns through rear tires. Pluses: Would stand a good chance of smokin' a Porsche 911 Turbo in a drag race. MCN, mostly known for Motorcycle News, couldn't help themselves... Posted Oct 13 2009, 03:08 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Custom, Race, Gilera, Tuning

• Polini Cup highlights

  I'm digging my way out of an email avalanche, so I'll be posting a few scoops that aren't their freshest, but still tasty. Thanks to Graham, a loyal soldier of the Moped Army, for this video scoop from the April and May Polini Cup races! Be... Posted Oct 05 2009, 11:34 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Race, Moped

• 3nd Annual Smoke Out Mini Bike Championships

  I love the idea of whacky mini bike races and apparently others do as well. We have brought you the San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation's Mini Moto and now we have a scoop on the Smoke Out Mini Bike Championships ! The mini bike event... Posted Aug 21 2009, 01:06 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Oddity, WTF, Funny, Race, Rally

• In Italy they take their drag racing seriously

  Just ran into this video. I figured that if you like drag racing you'd like to see how they do it in Italy. Posted Dec 11 2008, 02:08 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Race, Video, Scooter

• Definition of "Bat outta hell"

  I was tip-toeing through the TopSpeed.com blog (see title link) and found this video. I think it does a great job of illustrating the following: Bat out of Hell Raped Ape Scalded Dog Going like the Clappers He's definitely not riding this road for... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:54 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Vespa, Race, Video, OMG

• Look out for the SWARM!

  "They're not headed for the shops, they are racing and racing seriously!" Thanks Tim! Looks and sounds AWESOME! Posted Jun 14 2008, 05:47 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Race, Video, Scooter

• Micromoto racing looks like it belongs on cuteoverload.com

  Six year olds + 39cc minimoto race bikes + giant helmetheads = Awwwww CUTE! (Bradley "Stunt boy" Ray in some kneedraggin' action from Josh Daley's site ) Posted Mar 04 2008, 04:29 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Off Topic, Motorcycle, Race

• OMG! Hayabusa vs. Yamaha Jog?!

  I nearly fell out of my chair watching this video. Come on! Just the thought of a 'Busa racing a Jog is just "GTFO" preposterous. It's the NEW turtle versus hare. MUST WATCH! Thanks to Motoblog.it (title link) for catching THAT one.... Posted Feb 04 2008, 02:27 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Motorcycle, WTF, Yamaha, Race, Video, OMG

• Need help spending $39,000? Buy a 50cc hybrid moped

  "Far out" cannot sufficiently describe this baby. What we have here is one of five in existence. It's a Pi X Plug-in Hybrid 500cc moped. What's so special about it, is that it was built for and tested for Bonneville speed trials... that... Posted Dec 09 2007, 03:20 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Race, Moped, Hybrid, OMG

• Manjit Bassan wins the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally

  Damn! Mud bogging?! You ever seen anything like this at the Gymkhana? Another year of the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally has concluded with Manjit "The Man" Bassan taking home the Rs (money). Here's a snippet: It was lucky that a competitive... Posted Oct 17 2007, 07:19 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Race, Damn, Rally, India

• Killer Cutdown

  DEG082 Originally uploaded by scooter-center.com Can anyone even recognize what this once was? Thanks to scooter-center.com for sharing! Click to see it a bit bigger. Read More... Posted Sep 01 2007, 02:40 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Photography, Custom, Race