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Custombike Show Norrtaelje , SW • 3 Jun www . custombikeshow . se
Wheels & Waves Biarritz , FR • 12-16 Jun www . wheels-and-waves . com
IRF24 Indian Riders Fest ( 5th ) Budweis Custom Show Ceske Budejovice , CZ 13-16 Jun www . indianridersfest . eu
Club of Newchurch Festival Neukirchen am Grossvenediger , AT • 20-23 Jun www . newchurch . at
BMW Motorrad Days Berlin , DE • 5-7 Jul www . bmw-motorrad . com
World Ducati Week Misano , IT • 26-28 Jul www . ducati . com
Polish Bike Week Karpacz , PL • 1-4 Aug www . polishbikeweek . pl
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ( 84th ) Sturgis , SD , US • 2-11 Aug sturgismotorcyclerally . com
Glemseck 101 Leonberg , DE • 30 Aug-1 Sep www . glemseck101 . de
European Bike Week Lake Faak , AT • 3-8 Sep www . harley-davidson . com
Automechanika Frankfurt , DE • 10-14 Sep automechanika . messefrankfurt . com
Italian Bike Week Lignano Sabbiadoro , IT 12-15 Sep www . italianbikeweek . net
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Eternal City Motorcycle Show Rome , IT • 28-29 Sep eternalcitymotorcycleshow . com
Biketoberfest Daytona Beach , FL , US • 17-20 Oct www . biketoberfest . org
Oslo Motor Show Oslo , NO • 25-27 Oct www . oslomotorshow . no
Bigtwin Bikeshow & Expo Houten / Utrecht , NL • 1-3 Nov www . bigtwin . nl
SEMA Las Vegas , US • 5-8 Nov www . semashow . com
EICMA (# 81 ) Milan , IT • 6-10 Nov www . eicma . it
Custombike Show Bad Salzuflen , DE • 29 Nov - 1 Dec www . custombike-show . de
Scooter class debut at Glemseck 101
Ralf Jodl and the team at German specialist SIP Scootershop ( based near Munich ) are avid ' FlameKeepers ' where the passion for scooters in general , and older machines in particular is concerned - especially the older Vespas , and especially scooter racing . But even they have managed to ' take it to another level this year ' with the debut of a Scooter Class at the popular Glemseck 101 on the former ' Solitude ' racetrack outside Stuttgart ( September 1-3 , 2023 ). The centrepiece of the weekend is a classic acceleration race - old-school , hand-started with a flag , without timing , over 200 m with handmade motorbike conversions putting their unique combinations of performance and style to the test . Grass-roots racing at its best . A spiritual home for customisers with oil under their fingernails . This was the first year with a class specifically for scooters with an invitation from the ' Rocket Race Club ', the pathway on half an hour on the
track in a very crowded schedule that has people on a wait list for a chance to get on the track . Unfortunately , it seemed impossible to simply take part in the Glemseck 101 race with a scooter . There was no class that scooters fit into . " You had to apply for each class , and there were more than enough riders who would like to take part ," says Ralf . " The waiting list was long , and the organisers were not exactly waiting for request from scooter owners ." Eight scooters competed in a knockout format in front of an event crowd that can number as many as 40,000 motorcycle enthusiasts off all kinds for the weekend . The " Rocket Race Club " organises its own racing classes within the Glemseck 101 weekend . " Spectacular café racer conversions with lots of bang for the dragstrip populated the paddock when our time came , and we were allowed to join them this year with our racing scooters . " We were called to the start at 14:30 on the final afternoon and my adrenalin shot through the roof . I have rarely ridden in front of a grandstand with thousands of spectators - almost exclusively motorcyclists . How would the scooters be received ?
" The flag drops , I ride the first race . On the way back , I was curious to see how the scooters would be accepted as starters . Then the surprise : the grandstand applauds and celebrates . Hardly anyone had expected the performance of the old ' Gear Pulleys '. In the end , everyone there was a petrolhead , and whoever delivers is respected . The spirit of this event is unique . " I am lucky enough to win the scooter class in a final against Tobi Meusburger from Austria . A Vespa Smallframe with a high-end BFA plate rotary engine . Tobi not only has one of the fastest scooters , he also rode extremely strong and gave me and my VNA racer with a 400 Egig cylinder a
close race . We put on the best show we could for the Glemseck crowd . " In the end the organisers allowed a race against a motorbike after all . The winner of the scooter class against the winner of the Big Coffee Class . So , it was me against a Suzuki GSXR Dragster . Generally , I am quite optimistic about such duels , but with this opponent I was afraid it might be a bit predictable . " I win the start by a narrow margin and fight back until the middle of the second gear and about halfway . Then the Gixxer comes by . I shift into third gear and luckily don ' t lose many more metres to the finish . Second place in this duel for me , but one of the most brilliant races I have ridden ." This was the 16th ' annual ' holding of the Glemseck 101 , and will Ralf and the happy band of scooter maniacs be back for the 17th ? " You bet we will !" The riders of the scooter class : Andre ' Jüterbock , Falco Engelfried , Jesco Schmidt , Michael Ziesel , Nico Gnisci , Patrick Brändle , Tobias Meusburger , Veit Nübel . www . sip-scootershop . com
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