It is not too late to apply to be part of the team for the Lexmark Indy 300. You could be a track marshal, fire marshal, flag marshal, or grid marshal; or work in the corporate suites, pit lane, information booths, grandstands, the media centre, or on the gate; or even take fans on pit tours.

All volunteers receive two Lexmark Indy 300 shirts, one Lexmark Indy 300 cap, one poncho, one set of ear plugs, a four-day General Admission guest pass, daily lunch and drinks and an invitation to the Lexmark Indy 300 Post-Race Volunteers Party.

People can still apply to be a volunteer by contacting the Lexmark Indy 300 office on phone 07 5588 6800 or via the website at www.indy.com.au/event/volunteer

From Surfers Paradise to Skye. From Broadbeach to Burnie. From Kirra to Kunnunura. From Main Beach to Moil. From Coombabah to Cairns. These are homes of some of the 1500-strong volunteers that will work at the Lexmark Indy 300 this year.

While Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Kirra, Main Beach and Coombabah are within a short drive of the circuit, Skye in Victoria, Burnie in Tasmania, Kunnunura in Western Australia, Moil in the Northern Territory and Cairns in North Queensland are thousands of kilometres away.

So what is it about the Lexmark Indy 300 that draws volunteers from all over Australia and even New Zealand to the Gold Coast for those four days in October?

Is it the opportunity to work on Queensland’s premier Event?

Or be part of one of the world’s feature annual motorsport Events?

Is it the friendships and team comradery that develops amongst volunteers?

Is it the chance to spend four days on the picturesque Gold Coast?

Is it the opportunity to mix with drivers and other celebrities having a great time?

Or could it be the Post-Race Party that volunteers go to?

Cairns resident Brad Skennar, 46, has been to 13 of the 14 Lexmark Indy 300s held on the Gold Coast so far, and for the past five as a Volunteer. Brad, who is involved in training and assessing in the mining industry by trade, spends four days a year as a Champ Car Technical Observer at the Lexmark Indy 300.

“The Lexmark Indy 300 is a great event. I have always been heavily involved in motorsport, and being a volunteer at Indy is an important part of my year. I enjoy catching up with friends, the comradery is great, and being closer-to-the-action that most, is another drawcard,” said Skennar.

From one end of the country to the other, Tasmanian Ron Peach also makes the annual sojourn to the Gold Coast for the Lexmark Indy 300. The Burnie resident is a welder by trade and then a senior sector marshal at Indy responsible for one part of the racing circuit.

“What brings me back from year-to-year is the general attitude of the Event. The organisers make you feel welcome and look after you whether it is with uniforms, food or information. The real winner is that you get to meet other people from all over the country – it is a big social event, and you really feel like you are doing something not only for the Gold Coast but for Australia,” said Peach.

From the cool of Tasmania to the heat and humidity of the Northern Territory, 52-year-old Erik James plans to drive over three days from Darwin to the Gold Coast to suit up as a pit lane official at this year’s Lexmark Indy 300.

“I have been a member of the North Australia Motor Sport Club for about the past eight years, so have motor racing in my blood. This will be my second year at Indy. It certainly is completely different to motor events in Darwin. I love the variety of racing on the Gold Coast, especially as there is no way that Champ Cars will ever race in Darwin. And just working in a different environment from what I would at home is really enjoyable,” said James.

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