Super Scooter: A NOS-fuelled Piaggio NRG drag racer

The words 'drag racing’ and ‘scooter' shouldn't belong in the same sentence. But if you ask us, the idea of boosting micro-sized machines to race instead of commute sounds like buckets of fun. Especially when your race bike makes five times its original power, runs nitrous, and weighs next to nothing. This plucky little sprinter started out as a Piaggio NRG—a 50 cc scooter from the mid-2000s—but it's come a long way. Power is up from the stock 4 PS to a heady 20 PS, and the curb weight is just 56 kilos—124 pounds. The story revolves around friends and...