McKay himself won many races, with his best remembered title winning the inaugural Australian Touring Car Championship in 1960 driving a Mark I Jaguar.
Contrary to popular belief at the time, the Monaros were actually prepared for the 7,000 mi Marathon that would travel through eleven countries by GMH under the supervision of its Sales Director John Bagshaw and chief engineer Bill Steinhagen, and not by Scuderia Veloce.