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Peter Geoffrey Brock was born to parents Geoff and Ruth Brock on
the 26th February, 1945 in the rural area of Hurstbridge some 40klms
North East of Melbourne. The second of four boys, Peter developed an
interest in cars at an early age building and driving cars around the
family farm from an early age. In 1967 Peter made is racing Debut in an
Austin A30 “Spirit of England” which he had built himself. He quickly
made a name for himself as gifted driver, winning many races in the
A30.
He had his first drive at Bathurst in 1969 as co driver to Des West
in a Holden Dealer Team Monaro, which they drove to 3rd Place, after
winning the Australian Sports Car Champion. He went on to claim The
Mount Panorama Circuit as his own with an unequalled 9 wins to top off
a stellar career unrivalled in this country and is considered one of
the top 20 drivers of all time on the world stage.
Career Highlights
· Australian Sports Car Champion 1969
· Australian Rally Cross Champion 1970, 1971, 1972
· Australian Touring Car Champion 1974, 1978, 1980
· New Zealand Nissan Mobil Series 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
· Repco round Australia reliability trial 1979
· Sandown 500 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
· Bathurst 1000, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987.
· Bathurst 24 Hour 2003
Peter died on the 8th September, 2006, in a racing incident in the West
Targa Rally in Western Australia. He will be sadly missed by his
adoring fans , family and friends, but never forgotten.
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