Scootering

TALKIN’ TARGA

Bump into Tino Sacchi at a rally, event or trade show and chances are that Tim Boardman isn’t far from his side. A scooterist since his teens and fluent in three languages, Tim has an enviable CV – but how does an Englishman find himself working alongside one of the most passionate Lambretta enthusiasts in the world? Intriguingly the answer lies with one of the most famous rallies of the 1980s, Dunbar.

“I went to school in California,”

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