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SCMP Reporter

AWAY from the drama both on and off the track at yesterday's Macau Grand Prix, a poignant moment was being enacted at a building not far from where the roaring action was taking place.

  At a solemn ceremony at the newly inaugurated Grand Prix Museum attended by Governor Rocha Vieira, the former vice-president of the Philippines, Salvador ''Doy'' Laurel, led his family in commemorating the contribution made to the Macau Grand Prix by hisbrother, Arsenio Laurel, who was killed on the track during a 1967 race at the age of 34.

  The Laurels, including Arsenio's widow Maria Paz and their five children, presented to the museum the Lotus car in which Arsenio (nicknamed ''Dodjie'') won the race in 1962 and 1963. He crashed while leading the race and heading for his third victory in the event.

  Reminiscing about his brother, who is accorded a place of honour in the museum, Laurel recalled how the news of his death arrived.

  ''I had just been elected to the Philippine Senate, and Dodjie sent me a telegram from Macau congratulating me and telling me that it was now his turn to win a race,'' remembered Doy.

  ''That message arrived at my victory party, only to be followed by another one three hours later informing us that he had crashed.

  ''The real tragedy about the affair is that prior to leaving Manila for the race in Macau, Dodjie had worked tirelessly on my election campaign. In fact, he looked so worn out when he was preparing to fly out to Hong Kong that I tried to persuade him to withdraw.

  ''As a family we hope his contribution to motor sports both in Macau and in the region will not be forgotten.''   The Grand Prix Museum in Macau will ensure that won't be the case.



Family honours Grand Prix hero