Talking serious now. However, does that really matter? Dave Webster will always remain a great pioneer, and a great refference, no matter if the LCGB says that he was a great influence. So was Geoff Stephens, Norrie Kerr (did I spelled that right?) Ray Kemp and all the other pilots out there who gave their two cents for scooter racing... IMHO it should be the BSSO that kept him in a shrine.
We had great Lambretta riders here in Spain in the 60's and nobody but me and other fellow Lambrettistas have cared to visit them and find out more about their history as riders. There are still so many out there who remain silent, living in total isolation from the world. Whenever you call them and say you are a Lambretta enthusiast, their voice just suddenly changes and feels like they have seen light for a second after being in the dark for days. They receive you with open arms and want to tell you everything they did in a nutshell. Is great.
I bet the biggest sattisfaction for a rider/pilot is when other race enthusiast knows and appreciates their achievements, even if they where little. People who know nothing about the whole spirit will never understand what if feels to be taking corners at 50mph on a windy track, or not even that, just BE THERE, with the team, as a support member or part of the crew, to be forced to pull out bodger engineering within a 20 minute time frame cause your racer is due in 30 minutes to rage around the track like there is no tomorrow.
Just a thought. Much respect to Webster and all the others who have made scooter racing what it is today by the way. The more I know about it, the more I want to know. Very interesting.
Here is a picture, of Spain's greatest Lambretta pilot. Antoni Estivill:
