Chinese racer Ma Qinghua, the latest rising star in the auto racing scene, visited the Transformers 30th Anniversary Expo at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Expo Friday afternoon, just before attending a press conference at the integrated resort where The Venetian Macao announced its sponsorship of Ma to race in the 2014 FIA WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) in Beijing Oct. 4-5, Shanghai Oct. 11-12, and lastly in Macao at the 61st Macau Grand Prix Nov. 14-16 this year.
Co-organised by The Venetian Macao and FM Event, and supported by the Macau Government Tourist Office, the Transformers 30th Anniversary Expo showcases over a thousand Transformers toys and fan collectibles from different eras, multiple giant Transformers statues including seven-metre-tall likenesses of the Autobot leader Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, as well as the world debut of two-metre-high 3-D Transformers holograms. Open until Oct. 5, 2014 at Cotai Expo Hall F, tickets and more information are available at www.venetianmacao.com/macau-entertainment/transformers-expo.html or www.cotaiticketing.com.

Photo caption: Chinese racer Ma Qinghua visits the Transformers 30th Anniversary Expo Friday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo. Ma was in town to attend a press conference announcing The Venetian Macao’s sponsorship of his FIA WTCC races in Beijing, Shanghai and in Macao’s iconic Macau Grand Prix this October and November.