Piaggio Ape Race

[totti]

www.topgear.com/uk/photos/piaggio-ape-racer-driven-top-gear-2012-09-27?imageNo=6







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ALL INFO HERE

www.2commute.co.uk/2012/10/23/news/monkeying-around-in-an-ape/



i was told if you've got an ape pickup (kitted out to race spec)you can enter too,,
Thats 4 races each about 1.5 - 2hours long completing 110 laps per race..
(malossi 102cc, 19mmcarb etc, roll bar+bumper bar, and remove side windows -replace with nets,)

this would be a fine bit o fun,, But a fair distance for meself,, maybe someone else interested??

EMAIL address+phone number on flyer of organisers contact them if interested...

+ITS FREE TO GO WATCH

[ozoap]

Contacted the bloke today, said it starts about 2. Didn't say how many entries there was. Free to get in.
Wants to do an 'unlimited' class next year.

[tony]

I had a go of it. Weird things! He took it to show and demonstrate at Newark bike show.

[ozoap]

Great afternoon at Rye House.
5 vans there, at least 2 more ready for next meeting according to organiser.
Dilemma is now, build smallframe sprinter or get one of these!!!

[Wayne Miller]

They do look like fun dont they Oz, I need more space to store one though. Buying a new house next year or year after I recon they'll be one in the stable not long after

[ozoap]

Hopefully be in my new place next month. Plenty of room there.
About 4k for brand new race prepped Ape and race entries. And you own it after.
Meeting was a qualifiying session and a 1.5hr race, Teams had 3 or 4 drivers.
4 Drivers. Grand each. Im in!!
There is a 'hire' one avalable per meeting. Getting the price this week. Split 4 ways it could be a good laugh.

[ozoap]

Enjoyed the day out so will hopefully be at july meeting.

[Rhys135]

Do they have to be malossi tuned?

[tony]

They aren't tuned as yet. 43 stroke with a 110 cc kit on. The fella knew nothing about where smallframe motor tuning is at tbh. Nice bloke but I drove the ape and it was very slow.
Might make good banger type racing. It will all be close for sure but after a while people will get bored unless they go fast. That's what happened in Italy.
Now look at em. They fly. Mad things.

[ozoap]

Jun 12, 2013 23:43:34 GMT tony said:

They aren't tuned as yet. 43 stroke with a 110 cc kit on.


Might make good banger type racing. It will all be close for sure but after a while people will get bored unless they go fast.

If they have a kit on surely that means they are tuned. Just because they havnt had £kkk spent having someone build an engine.
Banger racing? I didn't see a single pikey.
Slow, one of the closest and most popular race championships in the UK is 2CV racing. Slow, but all as slow/fast as each other with 'wayward' handling.
£4k Ape then having to spend 5k on an engine will kill it before its even started.
I thought that scooter clubs/shops would be getting involved as it's multi driver and costs can be spread between 3 or 4 people.
It was a good day out with friendly banter between competitors. Lets hope it grows. It was entertaining seeing 4 slow Apes 'dicing', with 15 on the grid it would be a fantastic spectical.
Driving round and round on your own as you did cannot replicate what it's like to race them.

[tony]

By banger type racing I mean as the are all on a par paint will be scraped. In fact the fella mentioned this to me himself. It will be very close.
At the moment they have a bolt on kit. Maybe that is tuned then.
Glad you had a good day with it anyway

[madmax]

These ape, are running on standard gearing?


Something like this looks fun and not to expensive:

[ozoap]

Anyone go? I was away racing elsewhere so couldn't make it.

[Ellis]

I recently rolled my Piaggio ape during my CBT
Where can i get one of them anti roll bars???
email me as I will probs never see this thread
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