More bad news.... Peter Brock has died.

I'm sorry for your loss Jafo. Not a good week.   

A very sad week this one ...two very highly regarded Aussies have gone.

Rest in peace Brocky ...you'll be missed.

 

VERY VERY SORRY TO HEAR THIS - DAM IT - A BAD WEEK INDEED!!

The ultimate racer driver, he was and always will be the king of THE MOUNTAIN.
Long live the King.

R.I.P Brockie

Crikey! Brockie! Who's next?   

Sad news indeed. A great sportsman.

Seems Aussie has had its share of tragedy this week.
Sorry for your personal loss Jafo - I know what a big fan you are of Racing.

  Very sad news. Sorry to hear/read about these losses from Aussie in just one week.

A sad week for Aussies indeed. Sorry for your loss Jafo.

It's sad that he's gone. My condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Seems Aussie has had its share of tragedy this week.

Yes, and these kind of things always seem to come in 3's

Gosh, I'm sorry to hear of another loss like this. I know this one is even more personal for you and I'm sorry Jafo.

Dmnit, I hate it when people die. I'm very, very sorry about that man. I hope he rests in peace!

Sorry to hear someone has passed   

Damn it, Jafo! Brocky was a real top bloke and a great ambassador for motor sports.

What a shit of a week we're having! First it's Steve Irwin, and now Brocky

Geez, no I can't believe it......what a real loss to motor sports and australia My symapthies to Brocky's Family and friends

Two of the good guys in a week. Going out doing what they loved best. Enough, already.   

He was called 'Peter Perfect' because of his racecraft.  I remember watching gob-smacked as he made it round 'my' corner at Calder [Repco - Turn 1] in an A9X Torana......on 2 wheels.  For anyone who knows that track....I mean the entire corner on 2 wheels.

I remember thinking "you can't DO that....it doesn't work".

I also remember his cheeky grin and a wink when he autographed my Overalls with.... "P Brock  05 Ford" [in a Ford 'oval' shape].  I said "WTF?"....he said "you'll see"....and he went on to drive that Turbo Sierra thing at Bathurst...

 

Funny, isn't it...there's no mention here of politician, Don (keeping the bastards honest) Chipp's passing.

There's a couple of reasons for that, I guess.....No 1, Oz politics is still as corrupt as ever and he failed miserably: No 2, nobody in their right mind mourns the departure/demise of a pollie.

However, another great Australian passed earlier this week: Colin Thiele, the author of Storm Boy (which eventually became a movie), Sun on the Stubble and Blue Fin. Thiele, also a school teacher, was a strong advocate for tolerance, cultural diversity and especially the higher education of our young people. Thiele devoted much of his time to visiting schools throughout Australia to encourage our youth to embrace literature and develop cultural interests.

Colin Thiele died shortly after being admitted to a Brisbane hospital on September 4 with severe breathing difficulties.

RIP Colin Thiele, you touched so many with your enormous heart, talents, great works and you'll be sadly missed.

11.00 am Tuesday 19 September 2006. Melbourne St Pauls Cathedral...

Peter Brock's State Funeral....attended by 11,000 + to farewell a true legend of Australian motor sports, a man bigger than life itself, a great ambassador for the nation as a whole and a true champion of our indigenous people.


Fare thee well, Peter, your memory will always live on in our hearts.

Brockie's old car at Phillip Island....on Sunday during the MotoGP weekend....Brock's son driving.

About the only photo I managed to get 'right'....

Thanks for the pic, Jafo, it's one I'll add to my album of special memories.

I know you had/have a great admiration and respect for Brocky, as do I. Although I never actually got to meet him up close in person (Symmons Plains crowd kept me at bay) my wife was fortunate top have spoken with him for a few moments when he happily autographed her HRT jacket, so we do have something personal to remember him by.

She also met and spoke with him again at the George Town leg of the Targa rally, but again I missed out, having traveled to Qld just days before to attend a family funeral.

Gotta leave it there, I'm watching the funeral service, not a good time to be trying to write.

Fare thee well, Peter, your memory will always live on in our hearts.

I have never been any good at this, starkers has sumed it up very nicely. Brockie was only too happy to autograph my book and jacket and have a talk , he said to me that its people like us that make his day , and he loved the people ... I'm sorry i cant go on. Rest in peace mate.