Peter Brock 1945-2006
Sep. 9th, 2006 11:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xansMOTOR racing legend Peter Brock died in the driver's seat of a Daytona sports coupe as his navigator Mick Hone pleaded with him: "Peter, Peter, talk to me, talk to me."
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Brock, 61, the son of a mechanic and a nine-time winner of the Bathurst 1000 during the 1970s and 80s, is believed to have died instantly in the crash. He was the star attraction of the second Targa West rally, held in bushland near the small community of Gidgegannup, 40km east of Perth.
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Brock's death has stunned the Australian motorsport community, and tributes were flowing in last night from political, sporting and community leaders across Australia.
The tragedy comes just days after the death of crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, who died in freak circumstances while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef.
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How's that for shit? I was talking to my friend yesterday about this, 'cause he'd actually met Peter Brock on a couple of occasions. I don't really follow racing or anything, but I knew who he was... anyway, my friend said that Brock was a cool guy, that he'd talk the same whether you were just an average joe or some bigwig... nothing but respectful, courteous, that sort of thing. Quite sad, really.
Fin.
Edit: But then there was this metaquote of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zihuatanejo, with ensuing art by shinga and icon from tori_santa. Hee!
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Brock, 61, the son of a mechanic and a nine-time winner of the Bathurst 1000 during the 1970s and 80s, is believed to have died instantly in the crash. He was the star attraction of the second Targa West rally, held in bushland near the small community of Gidgegannup, 40km east of Perth.
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Brock's death has stunned the Australian motorsport community, and tributes were flowing in last night from political, sporting and community leaders across Australia.
The tragedy comes just days after the death of crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, who died in freak circumstances while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef.
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How's that for shit? I was talking to my friend yesterday about this, 'cause he'd actually met Peter Brock on a couple of occasions. I don't really follow racing or anything, but I knew who he was... anyway, my friend said that Brock was a cool guy, that he'd talk the same whether you were just an average joe or some bigwig... nothing but respectful, courteous, that sort of thing. Quite sad, really.
Fin.
Edit: But then there was this metaquote of
zihuatanejo, with ensuing art by shinga and icon from tori_santa. Hee!
