The Gold Coast Indy 300 has secured a title sponsorship from camera maker Nikon. With Nikon on board the 2008 Gold Coast Indy 300 will officially become the 2008 Nikon Indy 300.

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Australian Sport Minister Judy Spence, Indy 300 Chairman Terry Mackenroth and General Manager Greg Hooton were all in attendance to announce Nikon as the naming rights sponsor of the Gold Coast motorsport event. The deal is for a one year partnership with Nikon having an option for a further two years.

James Murray, General Manager of Sales and Marketing, Nikon Australia was noted as saying, “Motor Sport is always a major occasion for photography, and the Nikon Indy 300 will be a sensational spectacle guaranteed to offer many magical moments”.

All of the excitement has also included a public invitation from Gold Coast Bulletin editor Dean Gould to Tony George (IndyCar Owner) to experience the popular racing event first hand before deciding its fate. The Australian event is looking to confirm a regular spot on the IndyCar schedule and the invitation will certainly serve to help George see first hand that Surfers Paradise is one of the greatest temporary street courses on the circuit. Maybe the Gold Coast Bulletin will extend all expenses paid invitations to Bloggers that love the Australian event. ;)

So far the Nikon Indy 300 will include a minimum of 24 IndyCar drivers for the race and there is still hope for a number of others to confirm their entry.

With just over 60 days to go to the event, there is still an open call for volunteers. Volunteers applications will be closing on September 1 and record numbers looking increasingly likely. Management of the event stated that they would like to invite anyone who is interested in being involved in Australia’s premier motorsport event to apply while spots are still available.

Volunteers must be over 16 and are required for the four day duration of the event, October 23-26. Please visit the Volunteers application page for more information.

To help complete our coverage of the Nikon Indy 300 we are also looking for more information on the Bartercard Miss Indy events (key dates, venues, rules and regulations and submission guidelines). If you have any of these details, please email them to inbox@elementofspeed.com and we’ll make certain that they are included in future broadcasts.

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