Gold Coast Indy 2007

LEXMARK INDY 300 - 2007 "POWER ON" again!

This time there were over 300,000 visitors during the four-day carnival held from October 18 to October 21 and we were there again!

There were performances from ex Australian Idol singer Ricki-Lee and also live bands featuring Kisschasey and The Veronicas plus this year the Indy had 'Indyfest', an all-day music music festival, featuring live bands and DJs. The festival line up included Good Charlotte, Small Mercies, Butterfingers, Kisschasey, Potbelleez and many more.

The Raceline Promotions Hot Rods Drivers Parade

The V8 Supercar and Champ Car drivers were driven around the track right before the main race on Saturday and Sunday. There were Corvettes, Mustangs, Cobras, Cadillacs and some outstanding Hot Rods on display, as well as the Drivers.

Champ Car drivers Oriel Serva in the Cobra and Will Power (Team Australia) in a bright yellow corvette.

Russell Ingall V8 Supercar Legend!

STUNTZ BURNOUTS SPEED SKILL

The entertainment schedule also included on-track entertainment from the CAPA Stunt Team, Victor Bray and Brett Stevens Burnout Displays, Australia’s best Drift cars, Army Parades and the Speed Comparison.

Put you fingers in your ears .. this is one of the loudest cars I've ever heard ... it hums, it rattles, it rolls .. it shakes .. and so do you!

THE CARERRA CUP

PORSCHE, PORSCHE, PORSCHE

Poor, poor, poor Porsche ...
.. enough to make a grown man cry!

Maybe the Indy Girls cheered them up.

It's time to go down to trackside for a visit to the a pits ..

A pile of slicks

$$$$ machinery $$$$

$howgirls from Jupiters Casino visit the pits and add a bit more colour.

Then the effervescent Indy Girls, on show again!!!! Always smiling!

The crowd are exhuberant and avid racegoers. After a couple of days of partying and drinking, it seem that anyone can do anything and let me tell you -- they give it a really good go! The 'ladies' in the crowd seem to enjoy stirring up the spectators too!

Don't want to let the ladies down ... six pack anyone!

Honey with that toast!

It's not all about the girls!

Ladies, start your engines!

A Jack Daniels Racing Team supporter showing his true colours.

THE AIR SHOW

The Air Show is fantastic. The RAAF Roulettes, Army Blackhawk Helicopters and ARH Tiger Helicopter took to the skies of Surfers Paradise and again my favourite the F-111 performed a “dump and burn” down the main straight.

The F1-11 gets pretty close to the high rises during the flyovers.

Then the massive fuel burn before heading out to the horizon until it's just a dot in the distance.

The Roulettes in action.

NOW, BACK TO THE RACING ...

BUMMER!

V8 SUPERCAR CHALLENGE 2007 (28 laps)

2007 V8 RESULT

1st Garth Tander

2nd Russell Ingall

3rd Jason Richards

A racing heavyweight .. V8 Supercar transport support truck and trailer

THE LEXMARK INDY 300 CHAMP CAR RACE

Team Australia's Will Power had led away from the standing start but never achieved a win. After being released by a pit official back into the pit lane just as David Martínez was entering the pit stall in front of him, he ran into the back of Martínez's car. This damaged Power's right front suspension and forced his return to the pits for repairs which then left him at the back of the field. He kept racing until Lap 19, trying to pass Katherine Legge, unsuccessfully ending in a smash - so Power's day ended with a broken car and he got a pretty sore wrist to boot!

Canadian, Paul Tracy span out in Lap 1 and later in the race, he used too much fuel to stay ahead and had to enter the pits on the 'white flag' lap for fuel, wherein he consequently stalled the car and stuffed it up, ending the race in ninth place.

2007 Race Result

1st Sebastian Bourdais, who on that day became the first ever driver to claim a second Lexmark Indy 300 victory in the whole 17 year history of the Indy. His win also sealed a record breaking fourth consecutive Vanderbilt Cup Championship title.

2nd Justin Wilson.

3rd Bruno Junqueira - who still managed this placing after stalling on the grid at race start.