Peter Brock killed in racing accident...

edgecrusher · Post by **edgecrusher** » 09 Sep 2006 07:37 pm

saw on the news tonight that they wont be changing the name of the mountain, what about changing it from Bathurst 1000 to the Brock 1000?

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 09 Sep 2006 08:10 pm

The last Bathrust Brock won is easily my most memorable. 1987. The race featured the local debut of a car that pretty much wrecked the Oz Group A touring car championship in subsequent seasons - the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500. The Texaco Sierras won the race but were disqualified for running an illegal fuel mix. Peter Perfect's VL was deemed the winner. God damn I hated those stinking pommy Sierras.

edgecrusher · Post by **edgecrusher** » 09 Sep 2006 08:25 pm

didnt brocky drive a sierra at one bathurst??

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 09 Sep 2006 10:38 pm

Virtually the entire field resorted to driving Sierras as nothing else could compete with them. That is until the Skyline GTRs (Godzilla) came along.

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 10 Sep 2006 10:51 am

However it's worth noting Commodores were still a force at Bathurst due to the turbo Sierra's penchant for poor relability. Alan Grice's 1990 attrition victory in a VL Commodore after the slew of Sierras in front of him broke down was especially sweet.

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 11 Sep 2006 12:18 am

Peppermint Lounge wrote:The last Bathrust Brock won is easily my most memorable. 1987. The race featured the local debut of a car that pretty much wrecked the Oz Group A touring car championship in subsequent seasons - the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500. The Texaco Sierras won the race but were disqualified for running an illegal fuel mix. Peter Perfect's VL was deemed the winner. God damn I hated those stinking pommy Sierras.

First Bathurst I can vividly remember is 1992 when the Godzilla kicked ass and took names. Pissing rain and a huge pile up on Conrod Straight ended the race a few laps early.

R.I.P Brocky.

edgecrusher · Post by **edgecrusher** » 11 Sep 2006 06:48 pm

There was a saying i got told at a young age "there is no substitute for cubic inches"

I agree...nothing beats the noise, the rumble of a V8....hence why V8 supercars is so popular now...none of that annoying farty noise cars getting around Mt.Bathurst.

Long live the V8!!

I could easily get used to the Brock 1000