This weekend is another one of the very relaxed “club-style” meetings. This group promotes the Retro classes (pre 1985) and the oldest car competing is our Securitas Mk1 Ford Escort, driven by myself, the oldest driver (we are the genuine Retro team as I raced Mk1 Escorts when they were new)!
The best place to watch the races is the outside of the hairpin at the end of the straight, where you can watch the cars coming into the corner and then up the hill, and then coming down through the sweeper behind you. To get there, come in the ‘back gate’ entrance (200 meters before the main entrance) off highway 36 heading towards Pattaya.
Securitas Retro Escort.
You then go through the tunnel under the track and turn immediately right and park where you can near the big trees. If you come on the Sunday, look for the red AA Insurance/D2 hospitality tent. Come and say Hello. Some cold drinks and gourmet sandwiches will be available for lunch. Our races for the Securitas Escort will be around 11 a.m. and again around 3 p.m., though they never seem to get the timetable right.
Cars to look out for include Henk Kiks’ B-Quik supercharged 944 Porsche (450 BHP), Gavin Charlesworth’s EBC Brakes E30 BMW (250 BHP), Mark Titterington’s Toyota DX (280 BHP) and Urs Schonenberger’s E 36 BMW (350 BHP). With our 160 BHP in the Mk1 Escort, we are at a disadvantage, but these meetings are for “fun” and not for trophies.
