What do you do?
“I own a company called ‘Historic Motor Sports’ that
sells racing equipment and I am a one man museum
of cars related to models of the 1960’s. I also keep
track of cars that raced in Macau and the majority are
in australia or New Zealand. They were sold because
no one would take care of them here.”
How did this racecar love of yours start?
“It began in australia. I was 14 when I started as an
aircraft mechanics apprentice. My father was a ford
mechanic, one of the first in australia, so it came
naturally. I flew bi-motor Catalina’s in New Guinea in On Phillip Island,
my late 20’s, and in 1967 [not 1964 as written in the Australia, in 1960
newspaper] amidst the riots in Hong Kong I arrived with a car he built
to work becoming an engineer for Cathay Pacific for and raced
over 30 years. I was working on four-engine turbo
Lockheed aircrafts at the time and for a while went
to the united States to train with boeing. Meanwhile,
I was developing my interest in racecars and
building them…”
How many times have you been in a Macau Grand
Neville McKay
Prix either as a mechanics or a driver?
with Steve Holland
“My first Grand Prix in Macau was in 1967. but back
in Macau
in 1957 I built a car to race in the Phillip Island
racetrack in australia and my last competition in an
official race was in 1972, but I raced in Macau in other
events and recently in the 50th anniversary of the
Grand Prix.”
In the Macau
Grand Prix
Can you share some memorable
stories from the GP?
“I have so many. I remember especially stories
related to Teddy yip [founder of STDM with Stanley
Ho, he started racing for fun in the 1950’s and
eventually owned a f1 team]. One day, Teddy’s racing
car had a flat tyre right before the start of the race. So
Teddy went to say nobody was to start without him
while he sent his mechanic, who was a good friend of
mine, to look for a tyre! He found one, the wrong size,
but never mind, the car made it to the race and even
to the end of it!”
What kind of cars do you build?
“among others, the Mallock’s, especially the u2
model. It was used by John McDonald in 1973, a
racing car and motor-cycle enthusiast from Hong
Kong - originally from england - and best known as
the most successful driver in Macau Grand Prix in the
early 1970’s. That same car he used then was rebuilt
by me and is running in australia right now.”
How long does it take to build one?
“I buy pieces from around the world and it takes me
six months to a year to build or recover a race car.
and I’d rather rebuild something historic. In Macau
my dream is to start the Historical Society of Vehicles.
It would be so nice to parade them in the streets!”
What is the dream you have
With Teddy Yip’s
but don’t believe it will come true?
team in the Macau
“There were 27 formula Junior races in Macau in the
Grand Prix
past and I would love to revive it. The formula Junior
ended because the cars went out of fashion. I adapt
the old models I am rebuilding to make them meet
the safety standards.”
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