The Silver Haired Scooterist
BRITISH SCOOTER
GRASS TRACK
CHAMPIONSHIP
1973
B.S.G.T.C. 1973
OVERALL CHAMPION
TROPHY
It was great to become the 1973 overall champion in the British Scooter
Grass Track Championship for the third time prior to emigrating to Australia
in the following year. This has been just one event of many leaving indelible memories
of competiton and friendship.
L-R Nev Frost - Road Race Champion, Ted West - Sprint Champion,
Dave Oldland - Grass Track Champion, Maurice Braithwaite - Road Trial Champion
It was a treat to be sandwiched between these three guys.
I think one of my trophies must have been for trendiest shirt collar of the year!
Liz Chappell - Lady Champion
Bromley LC - Club Champions
ISLE
OF
MAN
I.O.M.M.S.A.
B.S.G.T.
1973 1st
Steve Roberts (429) from Liverpool Sporting Scooter Club has been a solid performer for many years and got off to a cracking start.
Bob Young applying pressure.
Whenever Alan Keane hit the front it was always a great challenge (near impossible) to overtake.
Scooter Royalty in the chasing pack: Norrie Kerr (172), Trevor Sharp, Luke Kitto (352), Steve Roberts (429), Steve Hare (obscured by 429), Liz Chappell (389).
Marshalls watching on left: Ian and Terry Frankland.
SOUTHEND
L.C.G.B.
Southend G.T.73 Group 1
1st D.Oldland
Update:
I am indebted to Tony Hickmott (Luton Lambretta Club) for the information below. Who would have thought that after 47 years there is still this sort of detail to enrich the memories.
Tony: “By the way, I viewed The Silvered Haired Scooterist and can tell you that the lady presenting you with an award over a table of trophy’s at the Southend Rally is Shiela Meads, the wife of Peter Meads. Both were very active members of The Luton Lambretta Club In the early 1960s. Peter was at one time Chairman of BLOA, British Lambretta Owners Association, the for-runner of The Lambretta Club of Great Britain. Peter and Shiela took over a local village pub in the 1970s and were landlords there for over 40 years until retirement. Peter was a top rider in his day, and took part in many events, including the Bats scooter scrambles, before entering the first grass track event riding the then redundant Noys Stingray scooter scrambler. There is very brief film of him on YouTube ridding his TV175 at one of the Southend Rally’s.”
Look out for a future guest post from Tony.
VESPA 125 U1953. Only 7,000 units of the U Vespa scooter were ever produced, making this model one of the most sought after by collectors. Created in 1953 as the economic model – the letter “U” stands for utility – it was designed to counteract Lambretta’s competition and got sold on the market for 110 dollars. For the first time the headlight was mounted at the height of the handlebars instead of the front fender.