Hi all,
Yes, John Macdonald used his Lotus 30 in Macau as his racing history in this car shows. There is at least one photo of him in the car at Macau taken at Yacht Club Bend.
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02-Sept-67. GT and Sports Car Race. Batu Tiga, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DNS. Although entered the car was withdrawn prior to the start because of a suspected cracked block.
03-Sept-67. Tunku Abdul Raman Trophy, Batu Tiga, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formula Libre. 75 laps. 158 miles. DNF. John Macdonald had to cut away some of the bodywork to accommodate larger wheels (or tyres?). Dropped a valve in practice resulting in a broken piston. Welded up for the race but only lasted a lap or two before the front suspension collapsed. He had started from the back of the grid but by the time he had finished the first quarter of lap 1 he had overtaken half the field! He pitted after lap 1, restarted, but retired shortly afterwards.
08-Sept- 1967. Johor GT and Sports Car Race. Pole position with a 1m 41.2s. DNF. John Macdonald broke the sports car lap record by 4.8 seconds in practice and started on pole. He had a slow start but took the lead on lap 2 and held it until lap 13 when he retired with a broken upright (without hitting anything).
09-Sept-1967. Johor Grand Prix. 60 laps. 138 miles. Pasir Oudang circuit. length = 2.2 miles. Broke an upright in practice without hitting anything which resulted in no brakes. Luckily, he managed a long stop in a straight line up an escape road with storm drains on each side! Teddy Yip loaned John a Lotus 22 for the race in which he took 3rd place.
19-Nov-1967. Macau Grand Prix. Guia Circuit. 60 laps. 228 miles. Qualified 5th with a 3m 05.8s. DNF. John was last after the first lap and came into the pits. He soldiered on but a leaking radiator forced his retirement at the Melco Hairpin on lap 25.
07-Jan-68. Motor Sports Club of Hong Kong Hillclimb Championship. Golden Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Round 2. 913 yards. FTD with a 39.42s. John held the motorcycle, GT, and open class car records for this hill.
24-Mar-1968. Fuji 300 Yomiuri Asian Challenge Cup. 70 laps. 300kms. 24th place. Although the car didn't complete the race it was classified as a finisher. The car was sold in Japan to a Mr. Schitzuwawa, the owner of the Fuji Circuit. Shortly afterwards the bodywork was re-modeled, "thereby removing the only beautiful thing about it" according to John.
That is all I have about this car.
Angus