FEATURE
MACAU GRAND PRIX
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do it forever.
And then, there's Macau.
Now that's a different matter
entirely.
Macau is located roughly
40 miles west of Hong Kong
and can be best reached
by a fast-ferry TurboJet from
HKG Airport. Not too many
Americans I know have heard
much about Macau. It's the
Las Vegas of Asia, bring-
ing in more daily bets than
all of Nevada combined.
Although it started out as
a very poor fishing town, it
has now grown to be among
the wealthiest regions in the
world per capita, sporting
new hotel casinos every-
where like the WYNN, Veni-
tian and MGM Grand.
Macau residents have the
fourth-highest life expectancy
on the planet even though
its 650,000 inhabitants live
in a total area of 12 square
miles, making it the most
densely populated region
in the world. The city also
boasts large art museums,
parks with public workout
equipment, jogging trails
and a single modern movie
theater surrounded by literally
thousands of shops.
But what does all this
mean to us? Well, the most
(Above) Why does
Mark race Macau?
"Because we live
in a world that acts
so unnecessarily
insane sometimes
that I can only
find sanity within
a world that is
incapable of
bullshit." What a
line that is.
(Right) Miller's
trusty steed for
the past couple of
Macau attempts
has been the aging
EBR 1190 RS.
"Don't even think about it. Find something else to get you
going. It's too bloody dangerous, please, please walk away."
