King of the Mountain, Peter Brock dies!

[ZBOYD]

Just read the shocking news that Australian motorsport legend Peter Brock has died in a rallying accident in Western Australia.

A multiple Australian touring car champion during the 70's, and won the famous Bathurst 1000 nine times, giving him the nickname King of the Mountain, and only retired from full time touring car driving in 1997, and took up rallying.

He returned briefly to V8 Supercars in 2004, to race alongside our very own Jason Plato in the Bathurst 1000, however an inicident involving Plato and Cleland, destroyed the car before Brock got to race the car.

Bad week for the Australians, losing two very big icons of their country.

 

[traumapat]

sad news

 

[IainW]

Sad news. Even sadder that he's died after his competitive career has finished and was just driving for fun.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Not a good week or so for Auddie legends with Steve Irwin dying too

 

[markoos]

A true v8's legend,watched Bathurst many times...did he not win there 10 times Z?
R.I.P.

 

[IainW]

9 Bathurst 1000s, 1 Bathurst 24 Hours.