BACK TO School
That was my first injection of diesel
“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” I love this quote; it’s a great way to wind up teachers, right after pointing out all the holidays they get. It’s also a pretty good way to break the ice on this month’s victim of my camera and questions – Jason Kemp, who runs his self-titled Advanced Driver Training business.
But, does the quote hold up at all when sitting down with him? Nope, not in the slightest! There’s very little Kemp can’t do but I still wanted to wind him up with a little dig.
Kemp had the last laugh, though, as I learnt he’s a mechanic, an auto-electrician, an experienced driver in everything from tow trucks to road trains and a highly qualified driving instructor. Hell, the best I could come up with to find flaws was that the cup of tea he made was a bit on the weak side.
To top all of that off, he has managed to build arguably one of the coolest new series Scanias in Australia. Thankfully, it wasn’t his tea making skills I was in Beresfield, New South Wales, for, though. It was the R620 Scania. What a beast of a truck!
As usual, I do like to introduce you all to the people behind the truck first, sometimes to the detriment of the actual truck itself. However, today, I want to start with just a few lines about the truck itself.
It seriously is a beast, with a 16-litre V8
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