However, he later decided that with the road car business, touring car commitments and the planned Sports Car races at Silverstone and Le Mans, he simply could not devote enough time to the project to make it worth doing. DEATH DATE. He designed the Shelby components of the Shelby Mustang GT350s [2] and designed race cars for Shelby such as the Lang Cooper, Nethercutt Mirage, De Tomaso P70 and the Shelby Daytona Cobra coupes that won the FIA GT World Championship in 1965. Peter Brock also won the second (and last) Bathurst 24 Hour race in 2003 driving a 7.0L V8-powered Holden Monaro 427C for Garry Rogers Motorsport. In 2002 he paired with Team Brock lead driver Craig Baird to a 23rd-place finish in the teams VX Commodore, Brock finished 25 laps down due to engine temperature problems. Brock worked at Shelby American until the end of the 1965 season on the Shelby American brand, creating the logos, merchandise, ads, and car liveries. During his time in the army, Brock was against the Federal Government's plan to send conscripts to Vietnam. Peter Brock Death / Obituary – Legendary Australia racing driver known as The King of the Mountain, Peter Brock died in a racing accident on September 8, 2006. [13], The overwhelming majority of the Australian motoring community regarded the device as pseudoscience,[14] and Brock's promotion of it drove away HDT drivers like John Harvey, Allan Moffat and Larry Perkins. Allan. And he had the dream that many touring and sportscar drivers wish for, a chance to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rally crash kills Peter Brock Peter Brock, the Australian motor racing legend, has been killed when the car he was driving crashed into a tree, while he was competing in a rally in … Later in early 1984, Brock tested a Ralt RT4 with a view to possibly driving one in the 1984 Australian Drivers' Championship and the end of year Australian Grand Prix (which at the time were run to Formula Mondial rules), and put in some competitive lap times at Calder Park. Brock won the race, which although not the Bathurst 1000, he regarded as his tenth Bathurst win driving alongside V8 Supercar drivers Greg Murphy, Jason Bright and Todd Kelly. A further flirtation away from Holden was in 1994 when he raced a Volvo 850 in the one-off Eastern Creek 12-Hour. Brock retired from full-time driving following the 1997 Australian Touring Car season. According to Perkins, "The Porsche exercise at Le Mans was great although PB (Brock) struggled with the 'Euro media' because no one knew who he was!". | Alexandra gave birth to their grandson Oliver on 28 June 2006, two months before Brock's death. Peter Brock (26 février 1945 – 8 septembre 2006), surnommé Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain ou encore Brocky, est l'un des pilotes australiens les plus connus.. Biographie. BRE begins. The 61-year-old Brock died within a couple of minutes of the impact. Brock made his debut at Bathurst in the 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 in a Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 alongside Des West, with the pair finishing third behind their winning HDT teammates Colin Bond and Tony Roberts. [42][43][44] The court battle between his family members was protracted and took over three years to complete.[45]. After his nominal 'retirement' he made two returns to Bathurst. Video footage of the cr… The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros. Television series Maverick as well as Victoria Barkley's (Barbara Stanwyck) hot-tempered, middle son Nick in the 1960s ABC/Four Star Western, The Big Valley. The gorgeous engine you see here is Brock’s 1979 Bathurst-winning A9X donk, five litres of fame that enabled Brock to win that race by an unheard of and never repeated six laps, and break the lap record on the last lap. [49] However, the miniseries received criticism for trivialising and titillating his life.[50]. It was around this time that Brock began his run of six Bathurst 1000 wins in seven years with a pair of hat trick wins from 1978 to 1980 (with Jim Richards) and 1982 to '84 (with Larry Perkins and John Harvey), including his record-breaking six-lap victory in the 1979 event. As the turbo-charged Sierras were the Group A cars to have at the time it was seen as a logical move to return to the front end of the field. He occasionally competed in various enthusiast-level motorsport events such as the Targa Tasmania with the Monaros he drove actually constructed by Holden Special Vehicles. Some of these were HDT "homologation specials", one step away from race cars. He did attempt the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in privateer vehicles, firstly in 1976 in the Team Brock BMW 3.0CSL which was bought in South Africa in late 1975 and shipped to Melbourne where it was completely stripped and rebuilt. Ford rival Allan Moffat also raced in his GTHO Falcon, but struggled throughout the meeting with tyre troubles and wasn't a factor in the race being some 20 seconds per lap slower than the Torana. Allan Moffat - 6 - Oran Park - 1972, 74, 76, 77, 83. Peter Brock Death / Died | Obituary – Death Car | Peter Perfect Dies In Racing Accident At 61 – Dead. — Adam Lemerise (@allsportsfan24) November 8, 2019. [27] According to Bev, Brock was not an entirely faithful partner. [28], After splitting with Bev, Peter began a relationship with Julie Bamford,[29] whom he had met through his former partner Bev some 20 years previously. Brock originally built his fame in the V8 Touring car series (now V8 Supercar) and yet, his sojourn in drag racing lived on as those in the sport of the quarter mile called him "Peter Perfect". This is how we remembered Brock back in 2006. He also finished on the podium in 1990 (2nd) and 1996 (3rd). As he did at Bathurst, Brock won the Sandown Endurance race a record nine times during his career, including seven wins in a row from 1975 to 1981. [46] Two roads in Sydney have been named Peter Brock Drive: in Oran Park as part of the housing development that replaced Oran Park Raceway, and in Eastern Creek, near Sydney Motorsport Park. [25] Bev described Brock as an imperfect but never violent man. According to his brother Lewis, Brock and his mates used to race the ambulances around the base. [30] Subsequently, Bamford's estranged husband Ron McCurdy, who had once been a close friend of Brock's, assaulted Brock during a chance meeting outside the Peter Brock Foundation's office. Months went by without a word. [25] "Even Allan Moffat said it's okay for him—it's us mortals that have the problem," she said. [37] His co-driver, Mick Hone, was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition. Below is a selection of tributes left in the National Motor Racing Museum Peter Brock tribute book: Peter Brock Death | Died – Death Car | Peter Perfect Dies In Racing Accident At 61 – Dead | Obituary, Angela Molden Death | Cause of Death – Angela Molden Obituary, Wayne Hemingway Dead | Wayne Hemingway Death – Cause Of Death | Red or Dead Co-founder And Designer Dies At 59. His record at this race earned him the popular nickname King of the Mountain. Pisces Race Car Driver #14. Remembering Peter Brock: 14 years on. Perkins qualified the car 15th with a time of 3:35.340 which was 18.29 seconds slower than the pole winning works Lancia LC2 of Bob Wollek (Brock was 2 seconds slower than Perkins, though his times were set on race tyres while Perkins was given a set of qualifiers). Normanhurst. In an interview the day before the crash, Brock said of the car: He also shocked many when he won the 1979 Repco Round Australia Trial driving for the HDT in a 6cyl Holden VB Commodore along with co-drivers Noel Richards and Matthew Philip. Although he had some minor, non-championship wins in the car, his best placing in the national championship series was second behind series champion Leo Geoghegan in Round 2 or Oran Park in Sydney. Brock had tried to set the lap record on the final lap of the 1978 race, but he was inadvertently baulked by the Alfa Romeo of Ray Gulson through The Dipper. [15], After his work with Lada, Brock, during the period 1988–1990 sold around 200 personally modified EA-series Ford Falcons, Fairmont Ghias, Fairlanes and Mavericks through Austech Automotive Developments.[16]. The 61-year-old Brock died within a couple of minutes of the impact. Car enthusiast builds a replica of legendary driver Peter Brock's 1976 Holden Torana after unknowingly buying its original engine. Triple Nations Cup champion Jim Richards labelled the Monaro as a "Better V8 Supercar" when it first appeared at the 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour). They married in April 1974 and divorced after only one year. Next to the site of his most famous motor racing achievements at Mount Panorama, a memorial statue was built adjacent to the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst. Also Read : Angela Molden Death | Cause of Death – Angela Molden Obituary. Theme: Newsup by Themeansar. The Daytona Sportscar (sometimes referred to as the 'Daytona Coupe') is an Australian built reproduction of the Shelby Daytona coupé from 1964. He voiced Peter Brock’s Victories at Bathurst. Farewell to the King of the Mountain. Brock's first international race came in 1971 when Harry Firth made a late decision to enter the HDT in the Guia touring car Race at the Macau Grand Prix. Brock worked with the Victorian authorities promoting the campaign against drunk driving. You're signed out. The nine-time Bathurst champion died in September 2006 when his Daytona slammed into a tree at a rally event near Perth. The marriage ended in divorce two years later. February Feb 26, 1945. Peter Brock abused his first wife. She has described in a book her eventual tiring in the early 1990s of his relationships with "one too many secretaries". placement: 'Below Article Thumbnails', CarsGuide. Use any of the social media buttons to inform others about the death of Brock by sharing this post. The nine-time Bathurst champion died in September 2006 when his Daytona slammed into a tree at a rally event near Perth. [12] Brock also recommended tyre pressures of 22psi (150kPa) for his polariser-equipped vehicles, a level which many regarded as near-dangerously low. Mr Smailes said the American Brock, a good friend of the Australian, had himself been a great racing driver in the US in the 1960s. With regular HDT co-driver Larry Perkins, Brock finished 21st at the 1000 km of Silverstone after spending time in the pits fixing a broken rear suspension. Crash inspection team inspect Peter Brock's wrecked car September 11, 2006 in O'Connor, Australia. BRE begins. In life and death, Peter Brock is considered Australia’s most famous touring car driver, so having an event named in his honor was a fitting outcome. Brock's HDT boss Harry Firth later told that he let Brock race the Birrana to get formula racing "out of his system". Gulgong . [41], Brock left three wills and a complex estate. Grew up loving Peter Brock and Holden cars, my first car was a V8 HZ Kingswood, just hate the fact that there are no more aussie made cars, Holden’s or Ford’s, we all grew up red or blue, RIP to the once mighty lion ?? His brother Phil also became a racing driver, and co-drove with his brother in the Bathurst 1000 on two occasions. Our thoughts are prayers are with everyone affected by this death. Coroner Alastair Hope decided that his death was caused by high speed and that no coronial inquest would be performed. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Volvo, Porsche and Peugeot. 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With the increasing costs of running two Sierras, and with the teams technical support from the UK-based Andy Rouse also stopping thanks to Rouse moving to drive for Toyota, Brock returned to driving a Holden in 1991, teaming with former HDT co-driver Perkins (who had left the HDT in mid-1985) to run a pair of VN SS Group A Commodores. 8 Nov 2010 • 3 min read. [10] The Team Australia assault on the race, and the fortunes of the other Aussies including 1983 winner Vern Schuppan, 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones and Allan Grice, was covered extensively in the Peter Mckay/Barry Naismith book "LeMans The Australian Assault". [4] He won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times, the Bathurst 24 Hour once and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001. Brock and the Holden Dealer Team worked in partnership, with full factory approval and assistance, to produce a number of high-performance modifications to the Commodores under existing CAMS Group C regulations from 1980 to 1987. Everybody knows Peter Brock for a different reason. He also competed for the same Volvo Dealer Racing team in the Australian Super Touring Championship in 1996, finishing 6th in the championship with a best finish of second in Round 7 at Lakeside in Brisbane. [21], Brock married Heather Russell in 1967. Holden, fearing the consequences of being associated with the device and a resulting breakdown in communications over Brock's plans for new models, cut ties with Brock and set up an alternative racing/modification operation, Holden Special Vehicles. container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails', Queensland-based collector Peter Champion has confirmed he has parted ways with nearly 30 vehicles made famous by the nine-times Bathurst winner this week. Rod Bowen bought a Torana motor from a … He won the Bathurst 500 for the first time in 1972 (the last year the race was run over 500 miles and the last year in which driving solo was permitted). IN MEMORY. This shattering revelation is the turning point in a new movie, Brock: Over the Top, and the one that lifts it well beyond just another feel-good romp through Peter Perfect’s television highlights reel. This death has caused a lot of friends and family of Brock so much hurt. Birthplace. Peter Brock in the 05 Commodore leads through the first corner of the 1983 Bathurst 1000. When not racing he often appeared on New Zealand television screens as a presenter; hosting motoring shows such as TV3's Police Stop (1996–1998) and TVNZ's Love That Car (2000). [12] The "Polariser" is being sold once more in an official HDT, Brock tribute upgrade pack. Brock was in the Medical Corps where he often served as an ambulance driver. He won a total of 37 races during his career in the Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar championships, a record only eventually equalled by Mark Skaife in 2006 and beaten in 2007.[9]. Brock also sat on pole for the 1997 V8 Supercars race but the time was set by his co-driver Mark Skaife. Normanhurst. You may leave a tribute, prayers and condolences or express your concern over Peter’s death using the comment section below. The most obvious sign of this association was the race car number 05 which related to the 0.05% blood alcohol limit in Victoria, which he utilised constantly from the mid-1970s. Finally, Brock received a notice that Hino wanted him to run a race car program in the U.S. With that, BRE was born. AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP (ATCC) Most ATCC Pole Positions 1. Directed by Liam Firmager. The 'Team Brock' branding exercise was revived for 2003 this time with Paul Weel Racing but this time Brock's role was as a mentor rather than a driver. NSW. Most ATCC Wins 1. Brock was born at the Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria, the son of Geoff and Ruth Brock (née Laidlay). The mum-of-three, now 33, wants to redress the many fallacies in stories and on-air interviews that surfaced around the recent broadcast of the mini-series Brock, which screened 10 years after the motor-racing legend’s tragic death. Historic Peter Brock race car collection sold Mystery buyer takes possession of prized Gold Coast racing collection. His 1979 win was remarkable in that he and co-driver Jim Richards claimed victory by six laps, a record that, due to changes in race regulations introduced in the mid- to late 1980s, most notably the introduction of the Safety Car in 1987, may never be broken, and broke the circuit lap record for touring cars on the 163rd and final lap of the race (the record would stand until Brock himself broke it in 1982). [8] He claimed that his driving skill improved at this point of his life because the car did not have brakes (or a body, which was removed with his mother's axe).[8]. Hall, co-designer of the Liberty L-12 engine and co-founder of Hall-Scott Motor Car Company) grew up primarily in the Sausalito area of northern California.When he was 16 years old he saved up to buy a 1949 MG from the back of the shop where he worked. Below is a selection of tributes left in the National Motor Racing Museum Peter Brock tribute book: Regina. Peter Brock Death / Died | Obituary – Death Car | Peter Perfect Dies In Racing Accident At 61 – Dead. Moffat has no trouble admitting that Brock was unbelievably gifted, and says he could nurse an ailing car to the finish line in a way no other driver could. The mum-of-three, now 33, wants to redress the many fallacies in stories and on-air interviews that surfaced around the recent broadcast of the mini-series Brock, which screened 10 years after the motor-racing legend’s tragic death. After years of staying out of the headlines, Peter Brock’s daughter Alexandra can’t stay quiet any longer. ", Brock was farewelled with a state funeral[40] at Melbourne's St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, on 19 September 2006. [1], Several years later, Brock met 1973 Miss Australia pageant winner and Channel Seven weather presenter Michelle Downes. After millionaire businessman and racer Bob Jane got involved with sponsorship through his Bob Jane T-Marts, a deal was completed to race a Porsche 956B rented from John Fitzpatrick Racing in 1984. [23], Brock next entered into a relationship with Beverly "Bev" McIntosh, the wife of a member of his motor racing team. Your email address will not be published. To historic Corvette fans he’s the guy who penned the lines of the original Sting Ray racer and by extension, the '63 Corvette “split window”. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. Driving one of the team's old Series Production LC Torana GTR XU-1s, Brock finished second behind 1971 European Touring Car Champion Dieter Glemser, who according to Brock in his regular "Auto Action" column, drove a full works Ford Capri 2600. While at the 1983 Australian Grand Prix meeting at Calder Park, sports car racer and 1976 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 winner John Fitzpatrick challenged Brock, that having won everything there was to win in Australia he should try his hand overseas with the 'big boys', meaning Le Mans. Although they did not know each other at the time, also stationed at the Barracks from 1965 to 1967 was a young Dick Johnson who from the 1980s would go on to be one of Brock's chief touring car rivals. The Lada deal came at the right time for the Brock organisation as it saved the struggling outfit from potential bankruptcy. [11] The device was based on the principles of orgone energy pseudoscience. The families of two young men, killed instantly while speeding earlier this year, have released this dramatic footage of the pair's final moments. The clash caused the Falcon to roll and enough damage to the HRT car to be out on the spot with Brock failing to get a drive in his last Bathurst race after Plato had started the car and was due to hand over to Brock a few laps after the crash. Sep 8, 2006 ( age 61 ) Popularity. Ron. _taboola.push({ NSW. Brock rose to public attention in touring car racing. peter brock killed in crash About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features © 2021 Google LLC The Repco was a long-distance endurance rally that drove clockwise around Australia featuring some dirt road sections completely different to the circuit racing where he made his name. After years of staying out of the headlines, Peter Brock’s daughter Alexandra can’t stay quiet any longer. Brock finished 3rd in the trial which was won by teammate (and former Australian Rally Champion) Ed Ordynski. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Most Popular #63494. Peter Brock death has caused so much heartbreak to the beloved family. Kasey. [20], His public standing was dented by controversy over his promotion of the "Energy Polariser" and domestic violence allegations levelled by an ex-wife, with calls to keep him out of the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame. Brock also drove a Holden Monaro 427C for Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM), winning four from four races in what was thought to be a one off appearance in the support races for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Fatal accident. Peter Bateman & Philip Morris Archives. Bathurst. [33] Eventually he returned to being a vegetarian.[34]. Months went by without a word. target_type: 'mix' "It's a beautiful race car, and Peter loved driving it," says museum owner and long-time Brock friend Peter Champion. Lowndes and Whincup would go on to win three Bathurst 1000s in succession, matching the feat that Brock achieved twice. 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