Australian Hero Peter Brock has died

[clive]

Today I heard the sad news that one of Australia's Great All time hero's has died, legend Peter Brock died in a rallying accident in Western Australia. The "King of the Mountain" was 61 years old.

"Peter Perfect" as he was affectionately called raced successfully over here just last weekend in the Goodwood revival meeting.

For more info on this man that was a huge legend in his own lifetime see here

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/54303

and here

http://www.brock05.com/whatsnew.php

[travellinbob]

This is sad. Not just because he was a driver of exceptional repute and talent, but on a profesional level he was a gentleman. I have a few aussie tarmac rally videos that je is on and as an aussie i remember growing up with him on the screen for the Bathurst 1000 every october. 2 aussie icons in a week. quite sad. It always seems to be the good ones.
cheer clive for posting htis up.
michael.

[RX-8888]

Yes its been a hell of a week here, first Steve Irwin and now a true motorsport legend Peter Brock....

As a kid I grew up watching Peter year after year with his Torana XU1 and Commodores at Bathurst, with many a track duel with Allan Moffat in his Ford Falcons and later with Allan Moffat and his Mazda RX-7.

As in life we tend to overlook and forget about the dangers of motor vehicles and motorsport. Peter was killed instantly when his Daytona 5.7 V8 hit a tree directly through the drivers door, his co pilot survived and is in hospital..

R I P ....Peter "perfect" Brock...sadly missed.

[jinx]

Very sad news. I was at the meeting Clive mentioned and Peter Brock hustled an old Holden around at an indecent pace, keeping some Goodwood veterans honest alot of the time.

TV coverage of Bathurst made his a recognisable name here too. I would guess that most of the Goodwood crowd knew who they were watching. By mid race he was being outbraked at the end of the straights but the Holden was a long way from home and needed to last for the whole of the meeting. Even so, towering over the Mark 1 and 2 Jaguars and dwarfing the A35's, his turquoise car pitched into the corners at a speed that did not suggest an exit was on the cards and yet...

In a sport often hostage to money and giant egos, it is the gentlemen that are missed the most.

[Glen.mclean]

I was shocked when i heard the news he was a great man and will be Missed