During the motor race meeting at Kaeng Krachan a couple of weeks ago the Securitas Retro Escort Mk 1 broke its exhaust and we drove to Cha Am to find a friendly little exhaust shop.
The owner was thrilled to have a racing car use his workshop and did an excellent job (and cheap too). However, while we were there, up rolls a Vespa motor scooter, ridden by an Aussie Drew Milne. Drew, it turned out, was a former Formula Ford champion in South Australia, and that was why he stopped when he saw the Securitas race Escort.
Drew Milne and the Vespa.
Drew is on a ride to London from Adelaide, which he estimates will take eight months – or so! The scooter is equipped with GPS, and has an alloy box at the back for keeping toothpaste and shaving gear.
It was great to see that the pioneering spirit hasn’t been bred out of the young Aussies these days, and you can find Drew at facebook.com/vescapade or [email protected].
