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09/08/2006 01:32:34 AM · #1 |
Peter Brock an Australian Motorcar legend was killed today in a rally car accident.
still waiting on more information
A sad week for Aussies
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09/08/2006 01:37:50 AM · #2 |
OMG!!! Whilst it may not be as big overseas as Steves death...I know it will rock the Aussie men and many women just as, if not more, then Steve.
Damn....! |
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09/08/2006 01:38:41 AM · #3 |
Just read about it on smh.com.au
Very very sad week...
edit to add link. I don't think the death has been verified as yet. There seems to be some confusion...
Message edited by author 2006-09-08 01:43:18. |
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09/08/2006 01:39:04 AM · #4 |
From: htm//www.abc.net.au
Australian motor-sport legend Peter Brock is dead after his car hit a tree east of Perth today.
Brock was competing on the first day of the Targa West Rally when his vehicle hit a tree near the small community of Gidgegannup.
His co-driver has been taken to hospital but his condition is not known.
Brock was 61 years old. No other cars are believed to have been involved.
Known as 'Peter Perfect' and the 'King of the Mountain', Brock won the Bathurst 1000 nine times in the 1970s and 1980s and won the 1979 race by a record six laps.
He retired from full-time racing in 1997 but returned to Bathurst to win the 24-hour race in 2003
EDIT: add link
Message edited by author 2006-09-08 01:40:06. |
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09/08/2006 01:40:36 AM · #5 |
| Sorry to hear of the loss ... |
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09/08/2006 01:49:15 AM · #6 |
Very sad indeed. He was a legend in the sport and a real hero for many.
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09/08/2006 02:33:44 AM · #7 |
| Very sad news! He was a legend, a real hero here in NZ too. Did a lot of wonderful work with teens, teaching safe driving habits.....a true hero! |
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09/08/2006 03:29:05 AM · #8 |
wow! this news will just shake the very foundation of the australian man. My brother inlaw already has a shrine to this man. I am yet to talk to him but i am sure he is completely devestated.
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09/08/2006 03:42:52 AM · #9 |
If we are going to do a tribute to Steve Irwin, can we do one for Brocky too?
I have a mounted poster of him and I had the great pleasure of attending a breakfast with him a few years ago and asked him to sign it. On it he wrote, "Make the most of life." This is the lasting memory I will have from him, make the most of life. |
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09/08/2006 05:03:35 AM · #10 |
just spoke to my brother inlaw, he is in tears. also has his bathurst flag at half mast
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