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Does The ‘No Sleaze At Indy’ Rule Extend To The Grid?

9:19AM Clem Bastow | If there were to be a bunch of words that would be inextricably linked for all time, there’s a good bet they would be “motorsport”, “the Gold Coast” and “boobs”. Everyone knows that Indy time is nungas time, but if Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has anything to do with it, this year’s Gold Coast Indy carnival will be positively G-rated (and all the better for it). In a move bound to disappoint rubbernecking racing fans who travel north as much to gawp at wet t-shirt comps as derring do on the track, Bligh has cracked down on “sleaze” at Indy time: Ms Bligh was offended by “lewd” behaviour, including women flashing their breasts on highrise balconies, during her first visit to Indy as Premier last year and has told organisers to clean up their act. More »