What is Peter Brock?
[[File:Peter Brock autographs Bathurst 2005.jpg|thumb|Brock at the 2005 [[Bathurst 1000]]]] '''Peter Geoffrey Brock''' {{Small|[[Order of Australia|AM]]}} (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006) was an [[Australia]]n [[motor racing]] driver. He is one of his country's best known and most successful motor racing drivers. He was known for his partnership with [[Holden]] for almost 40 years. However, he still raced using other car makes, including [[BMW]], [[Ford]], [[Volvo]], [[Porsche]] and [[Peugeot]]. He won the [[Bathurst 1000]] nine times, the [[Sandown 500]] nine times, the [[Australian Touring Car Championship]] three times and the [[Bathurst 24 Hour]] once. In 2001, he was added into the [[Supercars Hall of Fame|V8 Supercars Hall of Fame]]. Brock was born in [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]], a [[suburb]] of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. He served in the army during the [[Vietnam War]]. His first two marriages ended in [[divorce]]. He later had two children with his partner. He was [[vegan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animalliberationfront.com/Saints/Interviews/Interview%20with%20Peter%20Brock.htm|title=P. Brock|publisher=Animal Liberation Front|date=July 2000|author=Bird, June|access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> On 8 September 2006, Brock was driving in the ''Targa West '06'' rally. He was at the second stage of the race in [[Gidgegannup, Western Australia|Gidgegannup]], [[Western Australia]]. He was three [[kilometres]] off the finish of the second stage when his car skid off a downhill left-hand bend. Brock died on the spot. He was 61. The co-driver, Mick Hone, was taken to [[hospital]] and [[survive]]d.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/brock-killed-in-hairpin-smash-20060909-gdoco9.html|title=Brock killed in hairpin smash|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=9 September 2006|access-date=24 March 2019|author=Braithwaite, David}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.gofundraise.com.au/beneficiary/PeterBrockFoundation P