S COOTERI NG
This month we’ve a very special report from Scott Swarbrick and his entry in the Rabbit 24 Hour race in Pomposa. Scott writes: For those who don’t know me, I started racing scooters back in September 1994 and have raced Lambrettas, Vespas and autos, with race wins on all types and championship wins on some. One thing that had been an ambition of mine from the first time I raced in the UK was to compete in Italy. Pre-internet, many of us knew about the Malossi Trofeo and the Polini Cup and knew that these were the pinnacle of scooter racing. I enquired about both championships but discovered that Italian residency was required to enter. Fast forward to 2016, when we took the decision to buy a house in Italy, securing Italian residency in 2020.
At some point I realised the ‘fringe benefits’ that my residency opened up regarding those scooter championships. I reapplied to both series, was accepted by both, but was once again thwarted, this time by the ACU who demanded a licence upgrade and £300 paid to them for every race I entered in Italy. As it transpired, this may have been a blessing in disguise.
I went to watch a Polini Cup round early in 2022 and the pace was
