The racing of motor scooters helps the motor scooter enthusiast meet their hunger for speed. Each race has a different class for riders. Some, officially sanctioned, racing events allow the participant to ride their wild, tricked out modified motor scooters. Also, you can even race a motor scooter if you have a stock scooter. Additionally, you can race your a scooter that is as small as 50cc.

Their are many different types of motor scooter races. Drag Racing motor scooters tends to be popular in Europe, and racing on twisty tracks is popular in the United States.

The rules for every sanctioned racing authority varies. But, all officially sanctioned scooter organizations have certain safety requirements. For example, riders must have a full face helmet and a set of leathers. Additionally, your bolts on your scooter need to be safety-wired so they do not come loose when you are racing. Also, Nyloc nuts maybe required on parts of your scooter and you may be required to tape your headlights to your scooter. Overall, when compared to motorcycle and/or stock car racing, motor scooter racing is not that expensive of a hobby.

Their are several regional, and international motor scooter sanctioning racing organizations. Here are some of the major ones:

Mid-America Scooter Sports (MASS) - This organization serve the midwest where they organize races in Ohio, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

As the name implies , the Eastern Scooter Racing Association (ESRA) holds motor scooter races on the eastern coast of the United States.

American Scooter Racing Association (ASRA) - is based in California and is the Grand Daddy of motor scooter racing organization in the United States.

British Scooter Sport Organization (BSRA) - As the name implies this organization governs motor scooter racing in the United Kingdom. It runs races from 50cc scooters and up to 650cc. According to their website it costs 27 pounds to participate in their race.