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Rarin' to go: Sweltering temperatures didn't stop more than 60,000 racing fans from sweating it out at the sixth annual Indy at Exhibition Place yesterday
Rarin' to go: Sweltering temperatures didn't stop more than 60,000 racing fans from sweating it out at the sixth annual Indy at Exhibition Place yesterday

Rarin' to go: Sweltering temperatures didn't stop more than 60,000 racing fans from sweating it out at the sixth annual Indy at Exhibition Place yesterday

Date7/21/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rarin' to go: Sweltering temperatures didn't stop more than 60,000 racing fans from sweating it out at the sixth annual Indy at Exhibition Place yesterday.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0091081F
It's tuneup time and Indy racers are rarin' to go
It's tuneup time and Indy racers are rarin' to go
7/20/1989
Champagne shower: Danny Sullivan, runner-up to Emerson Fittipaldi in yesterday's Molson Indy at Exhibition Place, performs one of car racing's rituals by spraying the crowd with champagne
Champagne shower: Danny Sullivan, runner-up to Emerson Fittipaldi in yesterday's Molson Indy at Exhibition Place, performs one of car racing's rituals by spraying the crowd with champagne
7/17/1987
The weather was a chilly 0 degress for the opening of the 1988 throughbred season yesterday at Greenwood but that didn't stop 12,076 fans from showing(...)
The weather was a chilly 0 degress for the opening of the 1988 throughbred season yesterday at Greenwood but that didn't stop 12,076 fans from showing(...)
1/1/1988
The checkered flag comes down as veteran Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi wins the second Molson Indy race yesterday at Exhibition Place
The checkered flag comes down as veteran Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi wins the second Molson Indy race yesterday at Exhibition Place
7/19/1987
Pit crews for Indy-type cars entered in Sunday's race at Exhibition Place got in some practice yesterday as part of a race promotion on Wellington Str(...)
Pit crews for Indy-type cars entered in Sunday's race at Exhibition Place got in some practice yesterday as part of a race promotion on Wellington Str(...)
7/17/1986
Racing fans will also be keen to see the open-wheel formula cars (below) indulging in close combat, the F2000 cars, in particular, likely to set a cra(...)
Racing fans will also be keen to see the open-wheel formula cars (below) indulging in close combat, the F2000 cars, in particular, likely to set a cra(...)
5/3/1988
Mario Andretti hugs his son Michael after finishing second to the younger Andretti in the Indy yesterday in front of 61,264 sweat-soaked fans at Exhib(...)
Mario Andretti hugs his son Michael after finishing second to the younger Andretti in the Indy yesterday in front of 61,264 sweat-soaked fans at Exhib(...)
7/21/1991
The Exhibition Place area was a noisy, busy place for drivers seeking to be among 28 Molson Indy qualifiers, vying for $600,000
The Exhibition Place area was a noisy, busy place for drivers seeking to be among 28 Molson Indy qualifiers, vying for $600,000
7/18/1986
Let's get busy: The crew for driver Bobby Rahal, who placed third in yesterday's Indy-car race, swarms purposefully around his vehicle during a pit stop
Let's get busy: The crew for driver Bobby Rahal, who placed third in yesterday's Indy-car race, swarms purposefully around his vehicle during a pit stop
7/21/1991
Dress rehearsal: Dave Sandford, left, and Terry Constantin demonstrate a pit stop yesterday on driver Ken Wilden's Camaro at a Molson Indy news conference
Dress rehearsal: Dave Sandford, left, and Terry Constantin demonstrate a pit stop yesterday on driver Ken Wilden's Camaro at a Molson Indy news conference
5/28/1992
Racing driver Paul Cooke suggests that for times when chasing a car is the only way to catch a suspect, police should be trained for high-speed driving, which is more dangerous than they think
Racing driver Paul Cooke suggests that for times when chasing a car is the only way to catch a suspect, police should be trained for high-speed driving, which is more dangerous than they think
5/6/1971
Party time: Third-place finisher Emerson Fittipaldi, right, douses Indy winner Michael Andretti with the traditional bubbly on the podium yesterday
Party time: Third-place finisher Emerson Fittipaldi, right, douses Indy winner Michael Andretti with the traditional bubbly on the podium yesterday
7/17/1994