Club History

The Lambretta Club USA was established in 2003. Prior to 2003 there were various attempts to form a national club were mostly in the west coast. The LCUSA's earliest member numbers come from these longtime Lambretta enthusiasts. One must remember from the day Innocenti closed it's doors in 1971 until the late 90's, the glue needed to hold a club together over such a vast place like the USA was an extremely difficult task. Today we have ready access to all the parts and knowledge needed to ride our Lambrettas. The LCUSA and our website is a place where new and old enthusiast can physically or virtually meet to share in all things Lambretta.

The Lambretta Club USA was established in 2003. We are not the first Lambretta
Club in the USA. Prior to our formation, there were various attempts to form a
national club in various US cities. Some of these Lambretta clubs lasted for a
few years and had active memberships. In 2000, The Lambretta Club America
(LCA) was founded by Jay Fichialos and Paul Baczuk, of Salt Lake City. Jay took
a founder role. Hitting as many west-coast scooter rallies as possible to establish a
contact list. Being a Lambretta enthusiast at heart, Jay reached out to Europe's
"Lambretta Elite" for inspiration. After his time in Salt Lake City, Jay moved to
Michigan for grad-school and met other enthusiasts. Then assisted by Ryan Israelsen,
Abbigale Israelsen, and Missi Kroge these fellow founders collected a database of
names from all over the USA. After a name change to "Lambretta Club USA" (LCUSA)
just one year later, the passionate sparks needed to jumpstart this club began. In
addition to having US based members, neighboring Canadians also signed up. Jay is
very proud of what he started and is happy to see what we are doing today. Our earliest Jamborees were very different from what we do now, for example in 2006 the LCUSA teamed up with the Vespa Club of America in Denver for the "Amerivespa/Lambretta Jamboree". In 2007 we teamed up we the New York area scooterists for "Death to Gotham/Lambretta Jamboree".

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation and enjoyment of Lambretta scooters. The growth of our club can be attributed to the enthusiasm and support of our members. Fostering friendships and sharing knowledge with like-minded Lambretesti, the LCUSA proudly strives to serve it's members and supporters by being on the forefront of technology, information, and source of all things Lambretta.

PAST OFFICERS

Jay Fichialos- President 2003 (one year)

Craig Bachler - Vice President 2003-05

Missi Walker - Treasurer 2003-07

Abbi Israelsen - Secretary 2003-07

Kieran Walsh - President 2004-2007

Missi Walker - Treasurer 2003-07

Abbi Israelsen - Secretary 2003-07

Kieran Walsh - President 2008-2011

Jen Obal - Secretary 2008-2010

Christina Sacco - Secretary 2010-2011

Darren Berry- President 2012-2015