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A blast from the past
Believe it or not - In the old days, there was once a permanent circuit at Surfers Paradise. The last ATCC meeting held there was in 1987, when Jim Richards won in a BMW. The circuit land is still used as an airstrip, and for some Movieworld stunts, but is no longer an active race circuit. Here's the old control tower.
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That name rings a bell...
1998 Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bright made his champ car debut at Honda Indy 300.
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Bright in Action
After a slow start, mainly due to interrupted practice sessions, Bright drove a stunning race to be in fifth position when he hit Max Papis trying to avoid the spinning Roberto Moreno.
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Backmarker Brad
Brad Jones ended up in front of the field, but one lap down in race two, following a tangle with Paul Weel.
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Skaife Attack!
Skaife attacks a chicane. Skaife twice during the weekend hit the tyre walls when going through chicanes, but only caused superficial damage to the Commodore.
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Consistent Larkham
Mark Larkham was lucky (for once) to end up with a fifth place overall finish after being hit from behind by Murphy.
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Skaife leans
Skaife flys through the first part of the first chicane.
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Bargwanna
Jason Bargwanna had one of his best performances of the season, finishing fourth overall, despite not qualifying in the top ten.
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Baird's improvement
Craig Baird's ninth position overall was his best since round five, and could be a sign that improvement in the SBR camp is finally coming just in time for Bathurst.
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News! Romano scoops new sponsor
Have a look at the radiator of Paul Romanos's Commodore in this picture. Half of the air flow to the front scoop is obstructed by debris including a page of newspaper. This is what forced John Bowe out of race two with overheating problems. Romano has gained new sponsorship from Betta Electrical.
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Tander's Early Exit
Tander's weekend was cut short when he crashed the Valvoline Commodore on Friday. It also ended his record breaking run of most consecutive shootout pole positions.
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Ingall on the inside
Lowndes side by side with Ingall into the Honda Hairpin.
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Too excited over the kerbs?
Paul Morris gives a fine example of Kerb hopping at the chicane. Over 200 reports were made to officals during the first sessions on Thursday, and while nobody got black-flagged, some drivers got the black and white triangle flag for unsportsmanlike driving during the races.
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Bowe goes to EL
John Briggs elected to run John Bowe in the CAT racing EL for the Indy 300 supports; like Morris, preserving their primary chassis for the FAI 1000.
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Action
Brad Jones leads Dugal McDougall and Paul Morris through the WorldCom Chicane on Friday.
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Flaming Kid
Lowndes works the wheel at the Honda Chicane
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