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More than 10 years in the making, the Dainese D-Air Racing system is a new type of rider protection technology that uses a series of accelerometers and electronically operated rate gyros to deploy an airbag mounted in the aerodynamic hump of a leather racing suit when things go wrong on the racetrack. Taking only 40 milliseconds to trigger, the system provides protection for the neck, shoulder and collarbone, cushioning the falling rider before they hit the ground.

Scooter racing has a long tradition in this country and if you’ve never witnessed it then I urge you to go and see for yourself what’s it all about. The machines (both geared and automatic) are highly tuned and the riders really know how to handle their machines. Tearing round the track at break neck speed, there’s no stopping ‘em. Knees down to the ground, round hairpins and through the chicanes, now this is what scooters are meant for – racing and riding hard!

I know that there are some budding racers out there though and I’ll be the first to put my hand up and admit to using the public roads like a race track. Okay so it’s not big and it’s not clever, but if like me you’ve got a tuned scoot, you’re frustrated by speed cameras and you need that fix of speed, then maybe it’s time you got on a proper track for some real racing?

Its seems a long time ago now since the days of the endurance racing series we know as Moped Mayhem – and it is.. Dan Nichols remembers the early days when bikes were pants and beer was in pence..