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Twisted Wheel Scooter Rally 2008
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Motoretta Eurosport
45 Esandar Dr
Toronto, ON M4G 4C5
416 696 0600
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How to find us
"Look for the people with the big smiles, wandering around in a sea of about 150"
This year's Twisted Wheel Scooter Rally is going to be bigger and even more fun than last year's. We will start the day with a light breakfast at 10 AM. Next we will have a fun big group ride of the city starting around 11 AM to 1130 AM. Upon return to our starting place there will be a free BBQ starting around 130 PM, courtesy of Motoretta and Vespa Canada. There will be contests and games during the afternoon as well all to help raise money for our charity, CILT. Practice your slow riding skills as they will be put to the test during our contests. Make sure your ride is looking good because you might win a prize if you are chosen to have the sweetest ride that day.
Contests
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories
Scooterist who was the farthest traveled to attend the rally.
Sweetest Vintage Scooter
Sweetest Modern Scooter
Nastiest Rat Scooter
Filthiest Scooter
Best Matched Scooterist and Scooter
Prizes will be awarded in the following Skills Contests.
Straight slow race First and Second Prizes
Slow Cones with a Prize in each of the following scooter categories
50-99cc, 100-200cc and >201 cc
During the afternoon, at the discretion of Canadian Scooter Corporation there will be a limited number of test rides on the following bikes:
Aprilia Mana, Piaggio MP3, Vespa S and the Scarabeo 200 !
There is a scooter skills course being run at the end of the day available for limited numbers of TMSC Full Members as an added bonus to the rally attendees.
Once again we will be having a raffle with a grand prize of a brand new Vespa LX 50 donated by Vespa Canada and Motoretta as well as a $300 gift certificate for Fred Perry's awesome clothes and accessories amongst other great prizes. ALL funds from the raffle will go to CILT, Centre for Independent Living Toronto. http://cilt.ca/defaul... We hope to have the draw for the raffle around 330 PM.
Don't forget to bring your cameras and video cams because we will having having a contest for the best photo and video of the rally.
Full Memberships and 2008 Renewals will be available for purchase in the afternoon, after the BBQ.
Sponsors for this year's Rally include:
Vespa Canada, Motoretta, Fred Perry, TMSC,
Yamaha, Kymco Canada, Karma Wellness, SOMA chocolatier
10 AM start time with breakfast
1130 AM group ride commences
130 PM BBQ
230 PM Contests and other events
330 PM Raffle drawing
400 PM Proficient Scooterist Clinic
Times are approximate
Who attended?
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141 attendees
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Princess Vespa (+1 guest)“ Really fun - wish we could have gotten there sooner and gone on the ride. Next year maybe they'd like to have my man's band playing as well! ” -
John Joedicke (+1 guest)“ Great seeing all the faces and all the variety of bikes. Couldn't find the breakfast, but coffee and cookies had to suffice! Enjoyable jaunt around the city. ” -
“ It was very good. The location wasn't as handy to get to and from as the Keating Channel Pub, but I understand the reasoning behind the change and agree it made sense. ” -
“ I'm always looking forward to the greatest Rally of the year. - Dave (Big Foot) ” -
“ Excellent rally! Met many nice people however I did not manage to win any prizes...too bad so sad for me! The ride would have been nicer if we had kept together as a large group, I was looking forward to stoppng traffic. All in all it was a great twisted rally. I look forward to next year! Your TMSC Menber Kevin aka the Red Tomata ” -
“ It was great fun. The weather could have been better, but that can't be controlled!! It was a wonderful opportunity to meet other scooterists. The only suggestion I would make is maybe to keep the 50cc scooters togther during the ride. I have a Vespa LX50 and there were times, although try as I may, I couldn't keep up with the larger bikes due to the lack of power. There are many meet-ups/rides I can't attend because they are not 50 cc friendly and I don't want to be in a position of holding others back either. ” -
“ Great ride. Liked the Queens park Circle loop. ” -
“ Totally awsome! ” -
“ I wasn't able to attend the whole rally. From the small part that I did see it looked great. Everything looked very well organized and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. attendance numbers appeared to be high. ” -
“ Wonderful ” -
“ A long day, but worth it. ” -
“ Had such a blast !! Great energy from so many fun people !! ” -
“ We had an awesome time! I believe 150 scooterist were present and accounted for. We raised mucho monies for our charity, CILT, I believe it was about 30-35% more than last year! Good going everyone. Thanks to everyone for making it fun for us. Thanks to all our generous sponsors! I hope everyone had a great time. ” -
Vespa Jax (+1 guest)“ Another great year for TMSC! ” -
“ Awesome!! ” -
“ I had a fantastic time eventhough my clutch cable snapped in the middle of the ride but it was wonderful meeting new people and seeing familiar faces. :) Looking forward to next year and hopefully getting my baby back soon so I can go to some more meet ups. :) ” -
“ Well organized Rally. ” -
“ This was an exceptional day, thanks to everyone involved. That includes the organizers, participants, sponsors - EVERYONE. I only wish had more of an opportunity to speak to people, besides a quick hello. I fear I did a bit too much running around and aggressive cooler stocking, as I ended up with a sprained finger and I'm essentially the walking wounded today, but that won't stop me from doing it all over again :) I've read some of the feedback, about ways to improve next year's rally and it's all valuable insight from you, the participants, so keep it up. Thanks for making it happen. AND kudos to everyone that bought raffle tickets or simply donated cash, doing that helped us raise $1,616 for CILT !!!! ” -
“ What an awesome group of people and a great day - can't wait 'til next year's rally now. ” -
RogerJ (+1 guest)“ Well organized. Great route and guiding. Made a large group manageable. Great company, scoots and hospitality by Vespa Canada/Motoretta and cooperation from the many sponsors. Test rides were appreciated by all as well as the music. Administration was first rate and the field trials a lot of fun. Most of the riders rode well in group. Good to see the scooterists up from Michigan! ” -
“ WOW!...What a great rally!....The organization was amazing, the events were fun, and I believe everyone had a great time. I certainly did!...Looking forward to next year's event, already! ” -
Simona (+1 guest)“ Had a fantastic time! Thanks for organizing this, guys :) ” -
“ Organizers went to a ton of work, thank you from all of us. Music, prizes, a nice ride around the city, and the raffle all good. The meal was excellent, and an outstanding contribution from Motoretta Eurosport. Wishes for next time: we could have a large poster at the sign-in with instructions for group riding. These could be reviewed with registrants. That would be a good time to tell people what time the ride will start, and how we will form up. When we get back, it might be fun to have the cones set up in advance, and just let people test their skills without necessarily waiting for the official contest. However, the contests for slow riding skill were fun. Thank you again to all the people who invested time and effort in making this a success! ” -
“ Best rally Toronto has ever seen! ” -
“ Great people, great fun! ” -
“ Gotta Love it! ” -
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