Calendar of Events

MAY 2008

BASIC SCOOTER SKILLS WORKSHOP - Week #2
Saturday May 10, 2008. 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. 
RAIN DATE 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.Saturday May 17, 2008

Replay of Week 1 with additional tips for returning scooterists.  Come one and all!  Please contact us to reserve your spot.

SUMMER SATURDAYS RIDE #1
Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Harford, CT
Saturday, May 24th, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Join us for the inaugural ride of our bimonthly Summer Saturdays Ride Series. This week we’ll visit Elizabeth Park, the oldest municipally operated rose garden in the country.  The 102 acre garden boasts nearly 800 varieties of roses, which should be displaying their most fragrant & beautiful blooms in the coming days, so don’t forget to bring your camera!  The neighboring streets are home to some of Hartford’s oldest and most beautiful mansions, which we’ll scoot by on the way back to the shop. If time allows, we’ll stop at a few more historic sites and grab a snack in West Hartford as well.

VESPA HARTFORD & SCOOTER CENTRALE 5TH ANNUAL SUMMER OPEN HOUSE & MINI-RALLY
Saturday, May 31st, 10:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.
RAIN DATE: June 5th

Stay tuned while we firm up the day’s schedule, but plan on the ever-popular scenic ride, post-ride barbeque, rally events and door prizes galore.

JUNE 2008

SUMMER SATURDAYS RIDE #2
White Memorial Preserve, Litchfield, CT

Saturday, June 7th, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.(?)

Explore the beautiful country roads of northwest Connecticut on the way to our scenic hike through the pristine fields and marshes of this privately maintained nature preserve. We’ll stop for lunch on our own in the town of Litchfield before cruising home on a new route.

Scootergate III Bloc Party, Washington, D.C.

June 5th – 8th For those eyeing that “Farthest Traveled” trophy….

SUMMER SATURDAYS RIDE #3
Summer Solstice Picnic at People’s StateForest, Riverton, CT

Saturday, June 21st, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (?)

Join us for a pot-luck extravaganza on the banks of the FarmingtonRiver with plenty of great hiking and fishing nearby. If we play our cards right, we can score a picnic site near some open fields for games, too. We’ll need a non-scootering volunteer to help us transport the lunch goodies, who we’ll generously reward with a substantial meal and donations for gas money for the 40 mile round trip. Call Sue at Vespa Hartford 860-747-2552 to help plan this event.

JULY 2008

Summer Scoot 2008, Worcester, MA
July 4th – 5th

Amerivespa ’08, Chattanooga, TN
July 24th – 27th

Smallstate 5 Rhode Island Rally 2008, Slatersville, RI
August 8th – 10th

ElmCity Scooter Club 3rd Annual Rally, New Haven, CT
September 26th – 28th

AUGUST 2008

SCOOT TOUR OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

August 2nd – 3rd

Mark Your Calendars for the first (and hopefully annual) fall scoot tour and weekend festivities. Routes and eateries are still being discussed, but we are aiming for a 250ish mile ride through Southern New England. 

The weekend seems to be shaping up like this: Friday, August 1, Meet-n-Greet at a local watering hole.  On the morning of Saturday, August 2nd we’ll get on the road early, possibly meeting for breakfast first, and head for the open road. While we’ll be sticking to the back roads, it is a ride designed for 150s, and we count the Buddy 125 as a 150. A chase vehicle will follow the crew picking up dropped parts and helping out ailing scoots.

We’ll fire up the grill here at Scooter Centrale so that when participants return, they will be greeted with food & prizes. Folks who are not up to the ride for what ever reason (work? scoot in pieces in your living room? can’t get a babysitter?) are invited to welcome back the adventurous.