Scooter desert racer

[fridayflash]

such a cool pic i just had to air it here, its a vespa racing in the desert at the 1972 NORRA mexican 1000! two scoots were entered that year and others in the vintage desert racing page (facebook) speak of competeing against vespas in other desert settings around that period...cool!!!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=304001&d=1413170832

[AllanB]

Cool pix. ,,,,,,

[awa355]

I like the chin guard.

[fridayflash]

yep, looks like a baseball helmet! hate to think how that 10'' front wheel handles in the sand washouts. heres a pic of rick siemen racing a chopper in the desert, inspired by the easy rider craze...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=304002&d=1413171162

[awa355]

Drag racing on scooters, I didn't know there was a distance as short as 1/32 of a mile. The tyre warm ups are impressive.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zBEjMqJ8IA

[MisterD]

Four Vespa PXs entered the 1980 Paris-Dakar and two finished: http://www.motorsportretro.com/2010/02/dakar-rally-on-a-vespa/

[fridayflash]

the dakar? fawk!! youd surely cop some serious fatigue on and bike let alone a scooter. twenty years ago i remember some scooter dudes out of auckland doing a scootercross type thing at rallys, knobblys on etc making obstacles out of pallets and whatnot

[MisterD]

We gave dirt racing another go back in about 2006 , must have some photos somewhere

[MisterD]

Here we go:

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/1098185_10151632860358460_1177831705_n.jpg?oh=f3c5 30defa7ff0a3b2c7b19546c675b8&oe=54C443CD

L-R Vespa PX, Belladonna RV180 and a Lambretta Li