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The ESC – European Scooter Challenge scooter race
The Scooter Center supports motor sports and also the ESC – the European Scooter Challenge. As the name suggests, it is a circuit racing series with classic scooters made of sheet metal, mainly Vespa and Lambretta. Already in the eighties the first circuit races were held in Austria and Germany.
The main goal of the ESC is to provide a broad platform for scooter racing enthusiasts with all kinds of requirements.
The various racing classes, which cover beginners to professionals as well as ladies, are based on these thoughts.
Especially the standard classes are to be emphasized, in which real top-class motorsport can be realized with low maintenance and money expenditure.
ESC race report – Cheb Challenge 2020 – Kartarena Cheb (CZ) – 01.08.2020
After the year 2020 offered hardly any possibilities for sports activities on old 2-stroke shift scooters, the time had finally come on 01.08.2020!
The first race of the European Scooter Challenge of the year 2020 could take place. The Kartarena in Cheb, Czech Republic opened its doors and more than 40 Vespa racers came from
- Germany,
- Austria,
- France
- and Poland
to finally let the asphalt glow again.
Heat Battle of Cheb
With temperatures of over 30°C and bright sunshine all weekend long, this was an easy exercise. Those who already arrived on Thursday or Friday could use the time to get the last shadow places in the paddock and to test the scooter extensively on the track.
Raceday
Saturday was the day. Race Day! We started in 5 classes, among them 3 “standard classes” two for small frames, one for large frames, where the scooters have to be equipped with uniform engine components to enable equal conditions and exciting duels.
Especially exciting was the Smallfames. 17 starters competed for the places on the podium in the small unit class K5. Among them Vespa legend Stoffi Maier and newcomer Valentino Randazzo. The old master and the young daredevil offered each other thrilling duels with daring driving manoeuvres at the head of the field. Shortly before the end of the race, however, the two leaders were involved in a crash, and so victory went to Markus Moderer, who drew attention to himself with fast lap times. Valentino saved himself to 3rd place, 2nd place went to Felix Richter.
The second gripping duel of the day was in the faster Smallframe Einheitsklasse K4 between Achim Wolf and Robert Leibfarth. The latter was able to secure pole position in qualifying. With a rocket start however Achim put himself directly at the top of the field. After some duels at the top Robert could push himself with a hard braking maneuver past the leader and drive the race home. The podium of the K4 was finally completed by Benedigt Neuberger who crossed the finish line only a blink of an eye earlier than his competitor Albert Heigold.
The other racing classes also showed exciting racing on this wonderful racing day. Congratulations to all podium finishers.
New starters welcome!
The ESC was also able to welcome three new starters this weekend. The newcomers were warmly welcomed into the driver’s circle and – like every new participant in the ESC – were exempted from the entry fee at their first race.
For those of you who are now in the mood for scooter racing: 2 more ESC races will take place this year. The ESC Polish GP on 29.08.20 in Zielona Góra (PL) and the “KR automation” race at the Harzring on 26.09.20. Registration and entry at www.eurochallenge.de
Thanks to helpers and organizers, and the SCK for their support.
See you at the next race … ;)
The results in detail:
- K1: 1. Romain Baguet; 2. Thomas Lenkeit; 3. Marten Schnitzler
- K3: 1. Toni Fattorusso; 2. Christian Gattinger; 3. Marco Abbate
- K4: 1st Robert Leibfarth; 2nd Achim Wolf; 3rd Benedigt Neuberger
- K5: 1. Markus Moderer; 2. Felix Richter; 3. Valentino Randazzo
- K6: 1. Matthias Sinkovits; 2. Maiko Jandl; 3. Igor Kulesza
Fastest race lap: Achim Wolf (1:03.102)
Author: RL
PMT tyres – uncompromising sports and racing tyres for scooters
Have you driven the new PMT tyres yet? If you are also in scooter racing, you will know about the enormous importance of the tyres.
It is not only the tread pattern that matters, but especially the right rubber compound. The optimal tyre is tuned:
- matching the weather
- suitable for the track
- suitable for the vehicle
- suitable for the driving style and ability
We now have a wide range of tyres from PMT Tyres
The enormous difference in performance of tyres in motorsport is immediately obvious to anyone who has tried the legendary PMT tyres.
Buy tyres now to be ready for the race trackMade in Italy: PMT Tyres
The Italian tyre manufacturer PMT (Pauselli Modell Tyres) has been in existence since 1990, originally producing tyres for RC cars and the popular Italian minibike racing series. Since they have also developed tyres for motorcycles and especially racing tyres for scooters, they have very quickly achieved a top position among the favourite tyres of racing drivers. The PMT tyres are available in perfect compounds for the various soil, weather and temperature conditions.
Slick, mixture: hard
The slick with hard compound is ideal for tracks with high asphalt temperatures and heavy use due to many exchange bends and braking manoeuvres. The hard compound is the most abrasion resistant and can therefore be used very well in Endurance / long distance races. The warm-up phase for the optimum operating temperature (~ 80° C) is significantly longer with this compound than with the “medium” or “soft” compound.
The recommended air pressure for front is 1.2-1.3 bar and for rear between 1.4-1.9 bar.
Slick, mixture: medium
The medium bridges the gap between the hard and persistent as well as the extremely well adhering but also quickly wearing soft mixture. The medium thus covers a very wide range of applications. Its optimum operating temperature is ~ 75°C and, like the hard compound, requires a longer running-in time than the soft compound to reach temperature.
The recommended air pressure for the front is 1.2-1.3 bar and for the rear between 1.4-1.9 bar.
Slick, compound: soft
The soft PMT compound offers full grip even at lower temperatures. It wears out correspondingly quickly at higher temperatures and then no longer offers its full grip level. On the other hand, it reaches its optimum operating temperature of 70°C very quickly.
The recommended air pressure for the front is 1.2-1.3 bar and between 1.4-1.9 bar for the rear.
Slick, rain
PMT offers with the Rain Slick a new interpretation of an intermediate. Based on the rubber compound of the pure rain tyre, an intermediate with slick tread pattern has been created. It is ideal for changeable weather conditions with the same proportion of wet and dry sections.
The recommended inflation pressure for the front is 1.2-1.3 bar and for the rear between 1.4-1.9 bar.
Rain Racing
The rain tyre from PMT plays in the highest league of rain experts for the circuit.
Whoever mounted this tyre needs a good excuse if it didn’t work out with a good placement…
The recommended air pressure for the front is 1.2-1.3 bar and for the rear between 1.4-1.9 bar.
Drag race
The Drag Race tyres from PMT are ideal for all quartermill engines.
Here no grip is lost and all power is transferred to the asphalt without slip.
This also means that there is no mercy for clutch or gearbox..
Casa Lambretta-Racing-Team uses BGM PRO Tuning parts
Lambretta Racing
We supply a selection of our high-quality BGM PRO Lambretta products to the Casa Lambretta Racing Team of Vittorio Tessera.
The racing team is very successful and currently scores wins all across Europe. We are glad to be allowed to contribute with our BGM parts. The following parts are fitted in the racing Lambrettas:
BGM PRO products
- Rear shock absorber -BGM PRO R12 V2 Black Edition, 300-310mm- Lambretta LI, LIS, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – black, item number BGM7772
Most current version of the Lambretta BGM shock absorber. In comparison to earlier versions, this has been further optimised.
The greatest novelty being the height-adjustment of the shock absorber of up to 10 mm. Thus making it possible to generate more space between frame and intake.
New features:
– Bushes supported with silent rubbers
– Progressively wound spring
– Rebound and compression damping with marks hard -> soft
– Length-adjustment of up to 10 mm
Proven features remained the same:
– Massive 14 mm piston rod
– Spring preload adjustment
– Massive CNC body, anodized
- Clutch -BGM PRO Superstrong 6 discs, 10 springs- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – 47 teeth, item number BGM8011NR47
The BGM PRO Superstrong Lambretta clutch is the plug & play solution – Made in Germany.
The entire clutch has six BGM PRO clutch plates, ten springs, which have been designed just for this clutch, and 1.5mm steel discs. The clutch fits like plug & play without spacer or other fiddling.
The surface of the six discs in connection with the supplied springs was manufactured to transfer torque of 60Nm. We also offer softer springs for moderate setups.
You want to use other springs? Please consider that their block size shouldn’t exceed 15mm. All CNC manufactured parts of the clutch are made of 42CrMo4. - Clutch springs -BGM PRO- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – hard (5.5 coil) – 10 pieces, item number BGM8010FX
BGM PRO clutch springs are made in Germany and are subject to repeated quality checks. Made of Oteva70®, stable and true to scale. There is no lateral deflection before the spring blocks. It goes back to the original length when unloaded. The clutch spring keeps its full elasticity. The spring constant is significantly tighter than the original spring constant. Perfect for tuned engines. - Clutch plate set incl. steel discs -BGM PRO Superstrong Racing Red- Lambretta LI, LIS, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP – 6 discs, item number BGM8006KT
BGM PRO Superstrong clutch plates version “Racing Red” are in the top ranks of high performance plates. The organic plate blend is made for high pressure and high temperatures in racing and therefore highly loadable. The high quality plate material is thinner than the usual cork. This allowing the assembly of an additional drive plate in the entire Racing Red plate set.
- Cable set -BGM PRO- Lambretta DL, GP, item number BGM6401N
Revised version of the proven Lambretta BGM PRO cable set. Well-known features, like correct length of inner and outer shells, outer cable with PFTE sleeve for easy use and detailed plan to lay cables obviously haven’t changed. Improved details are new. Like double pressed cable end sleeves or inner cables, which last longer. Cables for clutch and front brake now come with inner cables with cable barrel. This takes quite a bit of strain off the cables at the lever, making torn clutch cables a thing of the past.The set contains the following cables: Gears (2x), clutch, front brake, rear brake, throttle cable, additional long inner gas cable to use with larger carburetors, choke cable and solder fitting to adjust length to non-original carburetors. - Clutch bush -BGM PRO- Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP, item number BGM8010B
The BGM PRO clutch bush is another innovation in clutch technology for Lambretta. High-quality, special material always stands for perfect gliding behaviour. The bush allows smooth disengagement behaviour of the clutch, perfecting your start and resulting in a clean engagement without jolts even for high performance engines. The BGM bush is made of special material (use with a bit lubricant only) and precisely made of one block.
– Special material for high loads
– Made in Germany
– Smooth disengagement behaviour of the clutch
– Start without jolting
– Circumferential lubrication groove
– Fits Lambretta LI, LI S, SX, TV (series 2-3), DL, GP
Video Lambretta Racing
Photos Lambretta Racing
10-h Scootentole endurance scooter racing in Magny Cours
The third endurance, organized by the Association Scootentole and Retro Scooter Nivernais on the long Club track of Magny Cours , entered a new phase:
- 34 teams at the start,
- some 130 pilots of
- six different nationalities.
Nice weather , beautiful track , the event is full of promises. Qualifying on Saturday saw the “official teams” confrontation during which , the 225SS Casa Lambretta steals the pole to the swift ” full Quattrini ” liquid cooled Vespa . Right behind , the Team Burzock LML PX 215 Pinasco engine created a surprise by beating the Squadra Corse MitoLambretta (AF Rayspeed RB20 ) and the german Dart Racing Team PK 150 Polini Evo…
On sunday, to the delight of drivers and spectators, right from the beginning of the race, started a track battle wich opposed the best Lambrettas against the best Vepas. On the Lambretta side, within the first hour, the Casa Lambretta boys had a broken crankshaft, while the MitoLambretta Rayspeed AF were still at the forefront, and the Lambretta-Authentik (RT195 MB Dev) was holding the 4th place … before breaking his exhaust. Seems Like Vespas were going to win the fight this year !
Vespa Pugenti Corsa Quattrini leaded ??the race from start to the finish, tremendous for a first participation! For the second place, the battle for the podium between four opponents, saw the Germans of the Dart Racing take the advantage over the French LML-Pinasco-Burzock (third and first largeframe), followed by the Spanish PK Racing Rolando Quattrini, and the Italian team of MitoLambretta. Ranked during a time in the top 5, the PK of SPRT (Quattrini), the PK of PRT-Korona (Falc), the PX Authentik (210 Malossi) and Old Scoot Racing (Parmakit 177), and the small Pinasco VSP21, due to falls or mechanical problems, were forced to back down into the rankings. … Despite the long track (tough for engines) and the hot sun, most teams classified in the first part of the ranking table, were those who experienced no major mechanical problems !
As previous years, this event went perfectly well, and what a pleasure to see the joy of the teams who managed to cross the finish line. This race is already a classic. The organizers hope that, a probable extension of the grid to 45 teams would make things even more exciting! See you next year !
Many thanks to our partner: Scooter Center
Classement final / final ranking :
1.Vespa Pugenti Corsa Quattrini (ITA-Thomas Leonardi/Cristian Mazelli/Mauro Murgia)- Vespa Proto 125cc liquide full Quattrini – 352T. – MTC : 1.33.225
2.Dart Racing (GER-Mark Dittgen/Robert Ludwig/Felix Richter/Torsten Wengeler/Alex Stroh) – Vespa 150 Polini Evo- 340T. – MTC : 1.35.612
3.Burzock Team-LML France (FRA-Lucien Jules/Jean-Luc Nobleaux/Ben Robillard) – LML Star4 moteur PX 215 Pinasco – 332T. – MTC : 1.35.821
4.Rolando Racing Motorodelo (ESP-Rolando Guldris/Jose Perez Guttierez/Fabio Vasques/Pedro Sequeira) – Vespa PK Quattrini M1. 327T. – MTC : 1.40.465
5.MitoLambretta Squadra Corsa (ITA-Luca Bortoletto/Francesco Collodello/Matteo Marconi) – Lambretta Proto RB20 AF Rayspeed – 320T. – MTC : 1.35.811
6.Scuderia Heini Zoller Hof (GER-Matthias Henze/Ivo Knahn/Skender Imeri) – Zundapp Bella 250S “Scramblenette” – 314T. – MTC : 1.44.965
7.Squadra Corse Unogas (ITA-Stefano Bono/Fulvio Brambilla/Fabio Ferrando) – Vespa Special 133 Polini – 314T.- MTC : 1.42.695
8.Stihl Racing Team (GER-Toni Fattorusso/Stefan Kummermehr/Ralph Hofmann) – Vespa Cosa 210 Malossi – 312T. – MTC : 1.45.855
9.Authentik-Lambretta (FRA-Gilles Fraval/Lionel Mahous/David Palloume) – Lambretta LD MB dev 195RT – 309T. – MTC : 1.43.541
10.Racing Mob Creusotin (FRA- Eric et Christophe Bidot/Daniel Blanc/Marc Lacombre) – Vespa PK 133 Polini – 306T. – MTC : 1.45.428
11.Bozamix Racing (ITA-Paolo Bozzini/Alessandro Carrella/Filippo Collova)- Lambretta 186 Super Imola – 305T. – MTC : 1.40.093
12.VSP 21 Team (ITA-Fabrizio Sala/Livio Damiani/Alberto Cosa/Gianluca Giorgini) – Vespa Small Pinasco – 298T. – MTC : 1.39.216
13.SPRT 1 (FRA- F-Xavier Bres /Julien Desnuelle /Maxime Dias/Olivier Doussot) – Vespa PK 144 Quattrini puis 133 Polini – 297T. – MTC : 1.36.446
14.La Drouille Racing 2 (FRA-Adeline Buffet/André de Araujo/Flavien Poret/Vincent Cuisset) – Vespa PX 166 Malossi – 296T. – MTC : 1.50.082
15.B&B Racing Team (FRA-Thomas Bartolini/Sébastien Baumert/Dino Vinciguerra) – Vespa PK 133 Polini Evo – 295T. – MTC : 1.45.148
16.8 Ball Racing 1 (FRA-Ric Delacuisine/Frédéric Deluy/ Stéphane Garcia /Stéphane Quentin) – Vespa PK Quattrini M1 – 295T. – MTC : 1.45.313
17.T.V.S.C Racing (FRA-Sam Carrette/Jean-Marc Couillaud/Grégoire Fallay/Jordane Vacher) – Vespa PX 177 Pinasco – 288T.- MTC : 1.51.567
18.Bic Racing Team (FRA-Charles Baulu/Nicolas Domerc/Benoit Wunschel) – Vespa PX 210 Malossi MHR – 261T.- MTC : 1.52.865
19.GDM 1 Vespa club Savoie (FRA-Bertrand Ablondi/Yannick Clavel/Jean-Michel Excoffier) – Vespa PX 215 Pinasco – 242T.- MTC : 1.48.431
20.Boyscoot Shop 2 (FRA-Mickael Chabot/Alexis Chevalier/Julien Roux) – Vespa PK 133 Polini – 233T. – MTC : 1.44.715
21.Boyscoot Shop 1 (FRA-Philippe Dupont/Sébastien Jacquinot/Thierry Pot) – Vespa PX 221 Polini alu puis DR177 – 216T.- MTC : 1.46.374
22.Casa Lambretta (ITA-Mattia, Micol et Paolo Pacini) – Lambretta 225SS Casa – 208T.- MTC : 1.31.025
23.La Drouille Racing 1 (FRA-Jean-Paul Belmondouze/Ulysse Blanc/Guillaume Bordas) – Vespa PX 210 Malossi MHR – 208T. – MTC : 1.42.193.
24.8 Ball Racing 2 (FRA-Sophie Deluy/Florence Gillot/Emilie Paris/Thomas Lehmann/Thomas Boisson) – Vespa PK 133 Polini – 207T. – 1.48.858
25.Authentik Racing Team (FRA-Stéphane Azcue/Cyril Castera/Marc Cheverlepot/Sylvain Mathieu) – Vespa PX 220 Malossi – 202T.- MTC : 1.37.116
26.Seventies Scooter Boys (FRA-Romain Baguet/ Stefan Barbot/Eric Bazard) – Vespa Special 133 Polini Evo – 177T.- MTC : 1.38.113
27.PRT-Korona Racing (FRA-Maxime Gautier/Fabien Follet/Patrick Vengeon/Stefano Villa) – Vespa PK 130 Falc Racing – 159T.- MTC : 1.31.717
28.Jean Jean Motion (FRA-David Darphin/Désiré Donat/Karim el Khomri/Joaquim Modesto/Julien Rioult) – Vespa PX200 – 155T.- MTC : 2.00.112
29.Old Scoot Racing (FRA-Eric Daca/Stéphane de Cancellis/Thierry Fortin/Joël Puzantian) – Vespa PX 177 Parmakit – 148T. DNF/AB – MTC : 1.38.437
30.GDM2 Vespa Club Savoie (FRA-Alex Brunet/Aurélien Grosmaire/Patrice Fontaine/Angelo Scalzo) – Vespa PX 177 Pinasco puis 177 Polini- 135T.- DNF/AB – MTC : 1.50.257
31.GDB Team (CH-Stéphane Keickeis/Georges Luthi/Jean-Paul Wenger) – Vespa PK 133 Polini – 212T.- DNF/AB. – MTC : 1.50.414
32.Bricol’Boys Team (FRA-Antoine Cocozza/Stéphane Demonchaux/Florian Illiaquer) – Vespa PK 136 Malossi – 82T.- MTC : 1.42.356
33.MitoLambretta 2 VNR (ITA-Francesco Agostini/Martino Nardi/Marco Rubino) – Lambretta Proto Full Mito VNR 205 – 2T.- MTC : 1.48.661
34.RSP-Area 51 (FRA-Benjamin Arneguy/Richard Beaudet/Olivier Muscat) – Vespa SS replica Quattrini – 148T.- DNF/AB/DEC – MTC : 1.43.655
Meilleur temps en course / best lap : Casa Lambretta (ITA-Mattia Pacini) : 1.31.025