MRP visits Scootertronics

Twist an Gone 2010 Scooter Drags and Swap Meet

This will be a great event for scooters this year so check it out . I met with Jeremy Hall of NASRA he is putting this together and it should be a great event. We met at The Dealer Expo and spent a little time together discussing scooter racing with Louie of Polini and SPIparts and also with Sean and Adam from ScooterWorks. What a great time we had and thanks goes out to all that are coming on board with sponsorship and racing with us this year. 2010 WILL BE HUGE

Scooter shop or Motorcycle shop to buy a scooter ?

Buying a scooter, Scooter Shop or Motorcycle Shop?

Scooters are a very unique mode of transportation; widely different from most modern motorcycles. Consequently, many motorcycle shops that carry scooters lack the knowledge and/or passion necessary to provide the best buying experience. While there are motorcycle shops that are knowledgeable about scooters, they are few and far between. On the other hand, every scooter specific shop we’ve had the pleasure of visiting has been passionate and knowledgeable about scooters. In their cases they have to be, it’s their core business.

A shining example of what a great scooter shop should be is Scootertronics of Thurmont Maryland. They combine the three most important ingredients for a successful scooter shop, great brands (Linhai, TNG ,Keeway and more) a top notch mechanic (Tommy Thunder), and a wonderful staff (Scooter Mike, Mary “Thunder” Chaffee). Those three ingredients sum up the huge benefit of doing business with a scooter specific shop. You get a knowledgeable staff who knows the product, wonderful mechanical support, and well as the fact that you are supporting a local establishment that gives back to the scootering community.

On the flip side, while we’ve never had a bad scooter experience in a motorcycle focused shop, our experiences have never been quite as good as a scooter-centric shop. The motorcycle focused shops definitely don’t have the knowledge of the scooter shops, and the passion is normally not as high.
Basically it all boils down to supporting those who support the scootering scene. Scooter shops have the knowledge, passion, and desire to support and grow the local scootering community. While motorcycle focused shops aren’t necessarily doing anything bad to the scootering community, they’re definitely not doing as much as the scooter-only shops. My grandfather always said ” do business with those who do business with you.” For most scooterists that is without a doubt the scooter shop.

Check out Scootertronics on the web at scootertronics.com or come out and see them in person at 104 Frederick Rd in Thurmont Maryland 21788 .They are right across from the Cozy Inn at the base of the Catoctin Mountains .

This is a great town and a great place to buy and ride your scooter. Scootertronics has many local rides and clubs that you can participate with to get the great scooter experiance . They are also working on a vintage scooter museum and the race scooters all over the mid Atlantic. So  come in and check them out.

1964 Vespa Allstate

So I just wanted to show off my 1964 Vespa Allstate 125 . I have been restoring this scooter for myself inbetween all of the customers scoots. I got to ride it for the first time this year and it was a blast. It draws a lot of attention everywhere I go.

This year I will be showing it at a bunch of shows along with some other scooters we have done.

The 1964 Allstate 125 Thunder Scooter

Before

After

Get yours done from the pros at SCOOTERTRONICS.COM for all your vintage scooter restoration, parts and upgrades

SRC Racing at VIR

 SRC Racing Team

The team has once again moved to the top of the points standing with their win at VIR Speedway. The team is doing great this year with lots of wins under its belt. Tommy Thunder has yet to give up first place to anyone yet .He has even been out on the track with a few KTM 470CC PLUS and kept right up in with them thru the tight parts of the track ,as for the long straits well thats another story , but he gets right back on them in the turns.

Here is our race camp at VIR

Here is some footage of the SRC  Race Crew at Virginia International Speedway this year in June for the Championship Cup Series. .

Our scooter team took first , second and third place in finals for 50 cc and 70 cc classes

Tommy Thunder 1st place on 2000 zuma two stroke

Scooter Mike     2nd place on Yamati  two stroke

Shiffty Shifflet    3rd place on RSM four stroke

Lightning Levy who is one of our shop mechanics and techs has joined us this year on an RSM Four stroke scooter and is doing great he has got a few thirds and a second place in the Grass Roots Racing compitition at Colonial Beach Speedway.He tried to over take his teammate Tommy Thunder on the last lap of the finals and did get by him but lost the scooter in the turn as he passed Tommy and layed it down . We have since called him Lay it down Levy. LOL

Scooter Mike who is the owner of Scootertronics and the SRC Team has also come onto the track this year. He is riding a custom Yamati 70cc scooter built by Tommy Thunder. This scooter rips and Mike has became a great race competitor and enjoys all the track time with his team.

We added a new rider in june when Levy could not make the VIR race and Shifty Phil Shifflet came out to fill in Levy’s place .He did great and we are now building a scooter for Shiftey to race full on with us .

 

Scooter racing is a way for all to get involved with the racing industry at a very small cost so come out and check it out .