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08-09-2006, 04:30 PM
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oh my god! i would have gone if i knew the targa west was on today... i was in the area at 1200! R.I.P Brock, he died doing what he loved
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08-09-2006, 04:30 PM
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Tis sad new, condolences to his family. Has been a horror week for Aussie icons, what next?
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08-09-2006, 04:31 PM
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This is terrible. Brocky was a statesman of motor racing. A real gentleman. Goodbye Brocky, you'll be missed terribly.
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08-09-2006, 04:31 PM
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yes it has benn raining a little today... that road would be quite moist
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08-09-2006, 04:31 PM
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Shoot.
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Life's not fair.
RIP Brocky :(
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08-09-2006, 04:31 PM
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im truely shocked to hear this.... has been a terrible week
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08-09-2006, 04:32 PM
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Rally is by far the most dangerous of motorsports, who would have thought the track legend who made it through years of touring cars with little safety feaures would die in a Rally, like Possum Bourne
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08-09-2006, 04:32 PM
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Have Boost, will use it..
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Man, what a week....
RIP Brocky RIP The Croc Hunter |
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08-09-2006, 04:32 PM
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Get in the ring!!!
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I can't believe it, I've met that man, and he was like Lowndes in the respect that he always had time for his fans. I had a shiver down my spine when I first read the thread title.
RIP Peter 'Perfect'
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08-09-2006, 04:32 PM
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Thanks for the memories... Chasing the V12 Jaguar's at Bathurst was a real highlight. RIP Brocky.
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08-09-2006, 04:33 PM
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Terrible News.
R.I.P Brockie :(
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08-09-2006, 04:33 PM
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Ten news just saying that hes feared dead after hitting a tree. I'm just hoping....
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08-09-2006, 04:33 PM
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i just cant believe this WTF is going on
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08-09-2006, 04:35 PM
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Friday September 8, 03:18 PM
Peter Brock killed in race accident By 7News Nine-times Bathurst 1000 winner and Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock has been killed while competing in the Targa West Tarmac Rally in Western Australia. Brock was partnered by Mick Hone in the race and they were competing in a Daytona Coupe. The West Australian Police Major Crash Squad has confirmed the car collided with a tree after coming off a road near Gidgegannup, in Perth's north-east. The Targa West Rally began in Perth yesterday and takes place over four days and is divided into two categories - competition and challenge. Brock was born in Melbourne in 1945 and dominated Australian motor sport for the past three decades. His great-great-uncle, Henry James, was a founder of the RACV and organised Australia's first motor sport event - the 1905 Sydney to Melbourne reliability trial. In 1969, the manager of the newly formed Holden Dealer Team, Harry Firth, gave Brock his break with an offer to drive at Bathurst in a Monaro GTS 350. Brock won his first Bathurst title in 1972 driving solo in a Torana XU1. He was nicknamed "Peter Perfect" and later became known as the "King of the Mountain" after his success in the endurance races at Bathurst. In 1997, Brock retired from full-time V8 Supercar racing and launched the Peter Brock Foundation, which provides support to a wide range of community programs http://au.news.yahoo.com/060908/23/10ghs.html |
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08-09-2006, 04:35 PM
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This page shows the car they were driving - Daytona Coupe and the codriver
http://www.targawest.com.au/brock_is_back.htm |
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08-09-2006, 04:35 PM
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Can't believe it.
Terrible loss once again to a guy once again doing what they love. RIP Brockie.
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08-09-2006, 04:35 PM
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Patience is a virtue
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To have got to be kidding me!
I met this aussie legend in his farewell year! I just got off phone from mate in WA and its true :( Rip mate |
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08-09-2006, 04:35 PM
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No more Crikey and no more King of the Mountain. Who/What's left that's still Australian??
A Sad sad week.
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08-09-2006, 04:36 PM
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What a horrible week it's been for us Australians, so sad, two Aussie icons lost in one week, both Melbourne boys. RIP Peter, you will be sadly missed. :(
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08-09-2006, 04:36 PM
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That was a masive shock!!
Even though i am reading it, i still cant belive it.. I just dont want too. He was one of the men who got me interested in motorsport some years ago now.. Its been a tradgic week already, now the loss of another true Aussie ledgend.. If so.. R.I.P Peter Brock.. 
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08-09-2006, 04:36 PM
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Back to N/A land
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Sad sad week for Australia.
RIP Brockie. |
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08-09-2006, 04:37 PM
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OMG that is soo sad
he was a legend in anyones books
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08-09-2006, 04:37 PM
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FFS. Does this mean I have to go to work in Khaki HSV gear now?
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08-09-2006, 04:38 PM
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RIP Peter Brock, man this is a **** week .
Irwin, Brock; the loss of two Aussie legends.
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08-09-2006, 04:38 PM
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What a ******* shithouse week.
Lost a great neighbour, lost Steve Irwin, and now Brocky. I'm not a huge fan of motorsport, but from a marketing and promotional perspective, Brock played a huge role in improving the profile of motorsport, and the standard he displayed over 3 decades is the reason why people flocked to Bathurst when he was racing. A totally shithouse week, but condolences to his family. |
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08-09-2006, 04:38 PM
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Guy's I am truely gutted.. I lost a work collegue to a head on 2 weeks ago. Then Steve, now Brocky.. Peter Brock was a ledgend and had a very good innings..
R.I.P Peter Brock You will be missed Matt |
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08-09-2006, 04:39 PM
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I can't believe this week is happening :( its kind of surreal
RIP To a great boke and a sporting competitor
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08-09-2006, 04:40 PM
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Just read the news site then, this inst a good week at all :(
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08-09-2006, 04:40 PM
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RIP Brockie.
Will be sorely missed for sure. :( What a shocking week...
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08-09-2006, 04:40 PM
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Im gutted.. never a fan.. but he was a legend and atop calss steerer
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