Just days after the death of Aussie icon Steve Irwin comes news that Australian car racing legend Peter Brock has been killed while competing in Targa West here in Western Australia. Brock was 61.
Apparently the accident occured near Gidgegannup. Brock was driving with Mick Hone in a Daytona Coupe. Hone has apparently been taken to hospital and is in a stable condition.
Some background on Brock from the Wikipedia says, “Brock rose to public attention in touring car racing, winning the Bathurst 1000, Australia’s most prominent domestic motorsport event, a total of nine times through the 1970s and ’80s. As the lead driver for the pseudo-factory Holden Dealer Team, in a succession of Holden Toranas and later Commodores the smooth-talking, clean-cut Brock became a household name well beyond motor racing fans, and was probably the best known Australian racing driver after Sir Jack Brabham.
After his ‘retirement’ he made two returns to Bathurst (2002 and 2004) and competed in the Nations Cup for highly modified and exotic cars in 2004. In 2002, he returned to top-level touring car racing as a team owner with the entry of “Team Brock” into the V8 Supercar category. However, he sold his share in the team to Kees Weel at the end of 2003.”
A clearer picture of the accident is starting to emerge. This story at NEWS.com.au fills in some of the detail.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Storm Boy author Colin Thiele also died this week on the 4th.
What a tragic week it has been.
Hopefully that’s the end of it for the time being.
Have a great weekend.
Take care, Meow