Goodness… famous Aussies are passing left right and centre…
Peter Brock reported killed
September 08, 2006 03:05pm
Article from: NEWS.com.au
MOTOR racing champion driver Peter Brock has been reported killed in a racing accident in Western Australia. More coming…
Crikey! What a week!
Poor old Brockie.
HG
My sister just E-Mailed me about this. Pretty upsetting. I met him a couple of times and found him to be one of the friendliest blokes there is. Surprisingly modest too, considering his phenominal skill behind the wheel… it’s just a damn shame.
A true champion (even though he drove a Holden).
Bloody hell! This’s a bad week.
yep indeed, met him a few times as well… dick johnson on the other hand… total dick
What’s wrong with Australia suddenly?
I wonder - do these things happen in 3s?
If so, I’d like to request Warnie be number 3.
[quote=“cfimages”]I wonder - do these things happen in 3s?
If so, I’d like to request Warnie be number 3.[/quote]
Oh dang, no, my grandmother would have a heartattack if that happened.
…what a shame…had seen the guy in action 3 or 4 time on Mount Panorama in the late 70’s
[quote=“cfimages”]I wonder - do these things happen in 3s?
If so, I’d like to request Warnie be number 3.[/quote]
Yes please. What a dickweed.
[quote=“Ironman”][quote=“cfimages”]I wonder - do these things happen in 3s?
If so, I’d like to request Warnie be number 3.[/quote]
Yes please. What a dickweed.[/quote]
Yes! Presuming, of course, Johnny Winston (carnt face) Howard’s not available.
HG
[quote] SYDNEY (Reuters) - One of Australia’s most famous motor racing drivers Peter Brock was killed in a rallying accident on Friday, officials said.
Brock’s death comes just four days after another famous Australian, “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, was killed by a stingray barb to the chest in a diving accident.
“I was shocked and saddened to hear of Peter Brock’s death,” Australian Prime Minister John Howard told reporters in Sydney.
“It’s been a pretty sad week for Australia … and Brocky will be very sadly missed.”
Brock, who won Australia’s famous touring car race at Bathurst a record nine times and many other endurance racing titles, was killed when his car slammed into a tree during a rally race at Gidgegannup near Perth in Western Australia state.
Television footage showed Brock’s badly damaged silver Daytona coupe resting near the tree, a blue tarpaulin draped over its windscreen and heavily dented driver’s side door.[/quote]
The car’s, unurprisingly, a wreck.
HG
goddam… you can see where the bark has come off at point of impact and just how much it spun the car…least he would have went quickly.
Bugger! Thwe week I get back home Steve Irwin and then Brocky…??? WTF?
Met Peter once at his property outside of Melbourne, really down to earth guy. Sad to see him go but like Steve, and I hate this cliche but…he died doing what he wanted.
RIP Peter Brock.
05 HDT
i don’t want to sound like a dick but while both those mens were extraordinarly(sp?) popular,they both did risky jobs,not out of need but out of passion.
they both knew about the risks.
a 42 year old mother of 3 who dies of cancer,or the young boys who get pulped by a drunk driver while waiting for the school bus on the other hand…
[quote=“dablindfrog”]i don’t want to sound like a dick but while both those mens were extraordinarly(sp?) popular,they both did risky jobs,not out of need but out of passion.
they both knew about the risks.
a 42 year old mother of 3 who dies of cancer,or the young boys who get pulped by a drunk driver while waiting for the school bus on the other hand…[/quote]
Good god, man, go and bother somebody down at the cancer ward or something, we’re all grieving in here.
HG
[quote=“Huang Guang Chen”][quote=“dablindfrog”]i don’t want to sound like a dick but while both those mens were extraordinarly(sp?) popular,they both did risky jobs,not out of need but out of passion.
they both knew about the risks.
a 42 year old mother of 3 who dies of cancer,or the young boys who get pulped by a drunk driver while waiting for the school bus on the other hand…[/quote]
Good god, man, go and bother somebody down at the cancer ward or something, we’re all grieving in here.
HG[/quote]
so was i,when she passed away,from doing no wrong…