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Scooters To Descend On IOW

Scooters To Descend On IOW
By Isle of Wight Radio Reporter Sat, 25 August 2012 8:09AM

Thousands of scooterists are expected to descend on the Island this bank holiday weekend for the annual scooter rally.

The event's been running since the early 1980s and is supported by the British Scooter Rallies Association.

Organisers claim it's the "biggest scooter rally in the world".

Dozens of scooterists will be camping at Smallbrook Stadium and organisers have told Isle of Wight Radio a packed programme of entertainment has been planned at pubs and clubs in Ryde.

There's also a mass scooter ride out on Sunday which will leave the Ryde Arena car park at 1pm and finish at Sandown Rugby Club.

The festival is expected to attract up to 6,000 scooters.

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