NICK VAN NUGTEREN'S MGB SLUGS IT OUT IN THE WET WITH CHONG BOON SENG'S MODERN-LOOKING LOTUS 23B, BOTH RUNNING IN THE SAME 1601-2000CC SPORTS AND GT CLASS IN THEIR 15 LAP RACE HELD IN THE WET ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOTUS 23B ACTUALLY BEGAN LIFE AS A PUSHROD LOTUS 23 IN THE USA. IT WON THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX OF 1963 AND ONCE MORE (WITH TWIN CAM CONVERSION TO 23B SPECIFICATIONS) IN 1965 IN THE HANDS OF ALBERT POON BEFORE CHONG BOON SENG ACQUIRED THE CAR FROM RICHARD WONG AND ALBERT POON FOR THE 1966 GRAND PRIX. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO BATTLE IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA OVER THE YEARS, EVENTUALLY TAKING ON A MORE MODERN CAN-AM LOOK UNTIL IT WAS TOO TIRED TO RACE ANY LONGER. THE REBUILT CAR, NOW BACK IN ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION, IS WITH THE SON OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS.
1973
19980006814 - 0034
S158047
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