1/77Race Pandemonium as Indy cars get though turn 1 way back before the series left.
Flashback: Indy over the years
All the thrills, spills, crashes and mayhem of the Gold Coast's famous Indy Carnival over the years. From 1991 until 2008 it became one of the greatest moments on the city's calendar, with celebrities, drivers and locals all turning out to a weekend of incredible racing.
2/77Gold Coast Indy 300. Nine car pile-up at start of the 2002 race. Pic: Wayne Jones
3/772006 Gold Coast Indy - Day Three - Balcony action at Indy.
4/77Actor Nicole Richie with then-fiance singer Joel Madden during Gold Coast Indy race 21 Oct 2007.
5/77Japanese Indy car driver Tora Takagi flies upside down through the air following the horror crash at the start of the Honda Indy 300 in 2002.
6/77An accident during the Gold Coast Indy Car Grand Prix Race in Surfer’s Paradise in 1994.
7/77The infamous moment an crew on an Army helicopter holds up a ‘show us your tits’ sign at the 2004 Indy
8/77Indy Friday. The army's Black Hawk and Tiger helicopters.
9/77OCTOBER 13, 2000 : Bare breasted women entertain crowd on the Gold Coast Pic Glenn Barnes.
10/77Racing driver Will Power at Indy in 2007
11/77Racing driver Bruno Junqueira (1) colliding with Sebastien Bourdais (2). in 2003
12/77Racing driver Juan Montoya (Target) crashes with Gil de Ferran (Marlboro) during the first lap accident in 2000
13/77Topless balcony antics in 1999.
14/77Racing driver Brad Jones (r) and Rodney Forbes in an accident. in 2000.
15/77On track crowds in 2007. Pic by Luke Marsden.
16/77Racing driver Adrian Fernandez waving to the crowd celebrating a 2000 win
17/77Kerri Anne Kenny gets into the spirit of Indy with fellow revellers l-r Trevor McAleenan, Harley MacKie, Jimmy Feltcher Tiger Pregnell at the Lexmark Gold Coast Indy
18/772006 Miss V8 Supercar Winner, Jenna Dawson (C, brunette), 21yrs, of Surfers Paradise with other entrants.
19/77Series winner Sebastien Bourdais is launched from the pits by his crew Pic: StevePohlner
20/77Sebastien Bourdais celebrates his win with a donut at the chicane pic Phil Norrish
21/77Racing driver Patrick Carpenter crashing into a concrete wall in 2004
22/77Will Power suits up in 2008.
23/77F-111 screams past during a previous Indy
24/77The Roulettes entertain overhead in 2007 - Pic Luke Marsden
25/77Indy driver Danica Patrick in 2008.
26/77Team Australia’s Will Power acknowledges the crowd after crashing out at Falken corner in 2007 - Pic Adam Head
27/77The pit crew working on car in 1991.
28/77The pit crew shades driver Dean Hallbefore first practice session at the Gold Coast Indy Car Grand Prix Race in Surfers Paradise, Queensland 15 Mar 1991.
29/77Motor racing cars during the Gold Coast Indy Car Grand Prix Race in Surfers Paradise in 1991.
30/771991 winner John Andretti (c) and placegetters Bobby Rahal second (l) and Rick Mears third (r) show their trophies after the presentation ceremony
31/77Trans-Am driver #12 Cameron McLean crashes out during Gold Coast Indy Car Grand Prix Race in Surfer’s Paradise, Queensland 19 Mar 1994. (News Ltd, Ex News Brisbane)
32/77Rick Kelly makes a quick exit from his smoking car during V8 Supercar race in 2008
33/77Warwick Capper with girls on balcony during 2008 Indy on the Gold Coast.
34/77The Indy cars race around the track
35/77Michael Andretti in the air during the 1994 Indy
36/77Nikon Gold Coast Indy 2008 - an aerial view of the Indy race track.
37/77Will Power in 2008
38/77Action from the 1991 Indy
39/77Japanese driver Hiro Matsushita suffered a broken leg in this crash during qualifying for the Gold Coast Indy Car Grand Prix Mar 1992
40/77Aussie Racing Cars at the Gold Coast Indy. Winner of Race 3 Paul Morris, driving for Supercheap Racing.
41/77IndyCar Series Qualifying KV Racing Technology (Car 8) Driver- Will Power
42/77Gold Coast Indy 1991
43/77V8 Supercars supporters of Greg Murphy urge him on . PicNathan/Richter
44/77Team Penske motor car racer Ryan Briscoe all smiles after being the first Australian to win the Gold Coast Indy 300, 26 Oct 2008.
45/77Gold Coast Indy 2008 drivers : Ryan Briscoe before the race.
46/77Nikon 2008 Gold Coast Indy 300 - Aussie Racing Cars Race 3.
47/77Driver- Justin Wilson in the 2008 Indy
48/77Racing driver Anthony Tratt (75) and Mark Larkham (10) at the 2001 Indy
49/77Racing driver Jason Bright exiting the pits for the first time in 2000.
50/77Racing driver Gil de Ferran watching Marlboro Team pit crew try to repair car damage after an accident in 2000.
51/772007 Gold Coast Lexmark Indy 300 Race - Champ cars head to the first chicane -
52/772007 Gold Coast Lexmark Indy 300 Race - Team Australia’s Will Power in the car before the race
53/77Crowd at Lexmark Hairpin during the Gold Coast Indy.
54/772007 Indy Gold Coast, Carrera Cup Race 3 - Grant Sherrin (19) is stuck on a rubber bumper after colliding with Rodney Jane’s car (7) at the first chicane - Pic Peter Wallis
55/77Champ Cars warm up at Gold Coast Indy 300 : Katherine Legge at the first chicane
56/77A downcast Team Australia’s Will Power after crashing out at Falken corner in 2007 - Pic Adam Head
57/77Will Power is strapped into is car during qualifying.
58/772007 Indy Gold Coast, Champ Cars practice 2 - Paul Tracy in the pits - Pic Adam Head
59/77V8 Supercar driver Garth Tander in 2007. Pic Adam Head
60/77Driver Adrian Fernandez on his way to winning the 2000 Honda Indy Gold Coast 300,
61/77Champ Cars Qualifying at the 2002 Indy. Pic: Peter Wallis
62/77Paul Tracey outside his car after slamming into the wall at the VB chicane in 2006. Pic Jeff Camden
63/77Third place Rick Kelly sprays brother Todd Kelly at Indy. Photo Steve Pohlner
64/77Lenny Bray, 25yrs, James Bease, 21yrs, and Kane Mullins, 23yrs on VB Hill in 2006. PicMegan/Cullen
65/77Cameron McConville enters the first chicane during the V8 Supercars Race 2.
66/77Overall points winner Jack Elsegood , leads the pack during Race 3 . PicDerek/Moore
67/77Crowds at the 2005 Gold Coast Indy carnival . PicJeffCamden
68/77Cristiano da Matta , #21 red car left , crashes with the Mario Dominguez , blue car , on lap 1 of the Gold Coast Indy 300 Champ Cars Race in 2005 . Pic Adam Head
69/77Leader Sebastien Bourdais escapes the crash at the first chicane in 2005. Pic Phil Norrish .
70/77An aerial view of USA driver Mario Andretti leading during practice at the Gold Coast Indy Car Grand Prix Race in Surfers Paradise, Queensland 16 Mar 1991. (AP Wire photo/Russell McPhedran)
71/77The Roulettes entertain overhead in 2007 - Pic Luke Marsden
72/77F-111 flies over in 2007.
73/77Team Australia driver Will Power on the Cold Coast on the back straight of the circuit in 2007. - Pic Bruce Long
74/77A major crash.
75/77A major crash.
76/77A major crash.
77/77A major crash.
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