December issue out now.

Taupo Racing Report
Ride Report: Canscoot Show Weekend
Calendar of Events
Auckland to Bluff 1959

Cape Reinga New Year 1958
Street Racer aka V8 Interceptor
1987 PX200 – 21 years ago
Calendar of Events

Inside This Issue
Road user rule change
Isle of Wight: Foreign Correspondents
Calendar of Events

The September issue of Scoot NZ is available now.

At the Kiwi!
Benny’s Scooter Shop
Jack Christie & Airco
Calendar of Events
Southland Vespa Club
Foreign Correspondents
Mighty Maicoletta

Calendar of Events

Auckland

September: Vespa Club of New Zealand monthly ride
Sat 28th Sept – 4pm social ride
vespaclubnz@hotmail.com

Saturday 13th September: Magnetos
2nd Saturday of each month.
Ride around Akld’s Nth Shore via Westgate : Meet at Honeywell, 10am. Duration approx. 2hrs

Sunday 28th September: Magnetos
4th Sunday of each month.
Riverhead Forest Ride : Meet at Honeywell, 10am. Ride duration approx. 3.5 hrs
Magnetos.org

e-motion:
Tue 16th Sept – 7pm launch party 21 New North Road, corner Basque Street.
info requests and RSVP to goetz@scooteremotion.co.nz.

Tauranga

Tuesday 2nd September: Cornerstone Pub
1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm

New Plymouth

Sunday 7th September: Scooterama, 214 Devon St West
1st Sunday of the month, between 12 – 2pm.
scooterama-nz@hotmail.com

Taupo
22nd November: Scooter Racing, Taupo International Racetrack
Phone Scooterworld 09 360 0886 for details.
http://www.motott.co.nz

Taumarunui
November: Scooter Racing, Go kart track
Phone Scooterworld 09 360 0886 for details.

Palmerston North
Saturday 6th September: Palmy SC – Cold Kiwi
Day trip to Waiouru. Leaving 45 North St 8am.
Andrew Lynn 027 271 7834

Napier
Sunday 7th September: Ujazi Cafe, Tennyson St
1st Sunday of the month, 2pm.
January: Combined Magnetos / Napier Scooter Boys weekender
Kennedy Park Holiday Camp (the site of the 1st NZCSC rally in 2000)
Magnetos.org

Wellington
Wednesday 3rd September: Fidels, Cuba Street
1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm
Saturday 20th September: Caffe Italia, 469 Adelaide Rd, Berhampore
3rd Saturday of the month, 10:30am
scootwell.co.nz

Christchurch
Thursday 11th September: Vespa Room
2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30pm @ the Vespa Room
Sunday 28th September: Monthly Ride. Joe’s Garage, 194 Hereford St
Last Sunday of the month Meeting around 12:00, riding at 1pm.
Canscoot.co.nz

Canscoot Show Weekend ride
14-16 November 2008

Leaving Christchurch on the morning of Friday 15th November, heading through Kaiapoi – Ashley – Amberley – Waipara – Waikare – Scargill Valley – Beach – Shingle Rd – Cheviot – Gore Bay – to Waiau. First night staying in Waiau (try Waiau Holiday Park, 03 315 6672, or Wairau Lodge 03 315 6003).
On Saturday, heading from Waiau to Kaikoura on the Pacific Triangle Road, with extra rides likely as this is a short leg of the trip. (Kaikoura accommodation: Top 10 Holiday Park 0800 36 36 38, Adelphi Backpackers 03 319 5141, Beach Rd Holiday Park 0800 692 322, A1 Kaikoura 0800 605 999.
Sunday departure to home, either Christchurch or Picton to the ferry.
Further information: petechilds@blackwells.co.nz

Cold Kiwi
5th -6th September: near Tangiwai / Waiouru
www.coldkiwi.co.nz

Australia

23rd – 25th January 2009: National Scooter Rally
Bicheno, Tasmania
www.nationalscooterrally.org.au

October 2009: National Classic Scooter Rally
Adelaide
autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLambrettaClubOfAustralia

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This calendar is compiled from a variety of different sources, with the intention of it being as accurate as possible. Where possible a contact phone number, email, or website is given for further confirmation of the event. Scoot NZ disclaims all responsibility for any problems arising as a result of errors in this calendar, or last minute changes to events, however any known corrections or changes are published online at http://www.scootnz.co.nz.

If you wish to add events please contact me by the 20th of the month for printing in the following months issue.

August issue of Scoot NZ is out now.

Doug Coutts – 150 Super
Barista @ Work
Follow up:
JP – Scooterworld
1970 Picton Rally
Calendar of Events
News
Looking back to 1981

There have been some updates and corrections to the Calendar of Events.

Here is the Calendar with corrections and updates (Racing and Vespa Club of New Zealand):

Auckland

Saturday 9th August: Vespa Club of New Zealand monthly ride (was 2nd August)
Leave 4pm from Scooter e Motion. Across the Harbour Bridge to the North Shore for exploring and fish & chips.
vespaclubnz@hotmail.com

Sunday 10th August: Magnetos Coffee and Cake
Meet at Honeywell 10am. To Howick Historical Village Cafe.
Saturday 30th August: Magnetos Army Bay run
Meet at Honeywell 10am. To Howick Historical Village Cafe.
www.magnetos.org

Sunday 17th August: Scooter Training Day.
There is a Scooter Training Day on Sunday, 17 August, 2008 starting at 9.30am at the Kart Track in Patiki Road, Avondale.

Registration is at 9.30am and track time starts at 10.00am.

ALL are welcome – this scooter training is aimed at those who have little riding experience or who wish to gain more confidence in their scooter riding ability in a “no test, no pressure, no traffic” environment.

The cost is $99.00 and includes a catered lunch. If you do not have a scooter, helmet or gloves, you can request the loan of these essentials by downloading the registration form on the following website:

All interested in this scooter training day are asked to register in this way prior to the training day. If you have any queries, please contact Dione on ph.(09) 527 0904.

A qualified instructor will also be present if you wish to take the practical component of the Basic Handling Skills – the cost of this test is $70.00.

Tauranga
Tuesday 5th August: Cornerstone Pub
1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm

New Plymouth
Sunday 3rd August: Scooterama, 214 Devon St West
1st Sunday of the month, between 12 – 2pm.
scooterama-nz@hotmail.com

Taupo
November: Scooter Racing, Taupo International Racetrack (was August)
Phone Scooterworld 09 360 0886 for details.

Taumarunui
November: Scooter Racing, Go kart track (was August)
Phone Scooterworld 09 360 0886 for details.

Palmerston North
Sunday 17th August: Palmy SC – Pohangina Loop
Leaving 379 Featherston St, 10:30am
See map on centre pages.
RSVP Pete Clarke 021 516 737
Napier
Sunday 3rd August: Ujazi Cafe, Tennyson St
1st Sunday of the month, 2pm.

Wellington
Wednesday 6th August: Fidels, Cuba Street
1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm
Saturday 16th August: Caffe Italia, 469 Adelaide Rd, Berhampore
3rd Saturday of the month, 10:30am
www.scootwell.co.nz

August: SCS 2008 Winter Bucket Series – Round Four
Slipway Driving Facility, Long Valley, Brooklyn
Sign on: 11:00 am, Race start: 12:00 am
www.scs.net.nz

Nelson
Morley Motorcycle & Marine, Stoke
Rides will resume in September…

Christchurch
Thursday 14th August: Vespa Room
2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30pm @ the Vespa Room
Sunday 31st August: Monthly Ride. Joe’s Garage, 194 Hereford St
Last Sunday of the month Meeting around 12:00, riding at 1pm.
www.canscoot.co.nz

Canscoot Show Weekend ride
14-16 November 2008
When is a Labour Weekend ride not a Labour Weekend ride? When it’s a Canterbury Show Weekend Ride.
This years event, which has been run for at least the last six years, looks to be a little less strenuous than previous rides.

Leaving Christchurch on the morning of Friday 15th November, heading through Kaiapoi – Ashley – Amberley – Waipara – Waikare – Scargill Valley – Beach – Shingle Rd – Cheviot – Gore Bay – to Waiau. First night staying in Waiau (try Waiau Holiday Park, 03 315 6672, or Wairau Lodge 03 315 6003).
On Saturday, heading from Waiau to Kaikoura on the Pacific Triangle Road, with extra rides likely as this is a short leg of the trip. (Kaikoura accommodation: Top 10 Holiday Park 0800 36 36 38, Adelphi Backpackers 03 319 5141, Beach Rd Holiday Park 0800 692 322, A1 Kaikoura 0800 605 999.
Sunday departure to home, either Christchurch or Picton to the ferry.
Further information: petechilds@blackwells.co.nz

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W. Whites and the PX200e 1987
Molesworth Station
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1970 Vespa Club of New Zealand Picton rally
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