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Peter Elbert Brock is an American automotive and trailer designer, author and photojournalist, ... Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) [3] which worked with Hino, ...
The Peter Brock Memorial at the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst. In honour of his achievements and in recognition of his contribution to Australian motorsport, the Bathurst 1000 winner's trophy now carries his name. The Peter Brock Trophy was first incorporated for the 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
In 1993 only one car was entered for Brock, initially a converted VN with a new VP debuting mid-season. The team again expanded to two cars for Sandown and Bathurst endurance races. At the end of 1993, a deal was concluded that saw Brock and the Mobil sponsorship move to the Holden Racing Team and Advantage Racing was wound up. [1] [3] [6]
The American Speed Festival is honoring Brock for designing the Shelby Daytona Cobra, helping shape the C2 Corvette, and for his long love affair with racing.
This 1963 Chevy Corvette Stingray is a restomod reinterpretation of Peter Brock's original sketch. Powered by a 550-hp V-8, the split-window C2 is nonetheless a pretty understated effort.
In addition, the HDT's VK SS Group A Commodores of Neal Lowe, Kent Baigent and Graeme Bowkett (18th) and Peter Brock, Allan Moffat and John Harvey (22nd), teamed with the Australian National Motor Racing Team Commodore of Allan Grice, Michel Delcourt and Alex Guyaux (23rd) to win the prestigious Coupe du Roi (King's Cup) at the 1986 Spa 24 Hours.
Peter Brock and Jim Richards won their second successive Bathurst 1000 driving a Holden Dealer Team A9X SS Hatchback Torana. Brock and Richards won the race by a record six laps, beating the old winning margin of 2 laps set in 1975 with Brock setting the lap record of 2:21.1 on the last lap of the 6.172 km long circuit. It was Brock's fourth ...
The Tooheys Top Ten runoff for pole position was notable for Peter Brock discharging his Ford Sierra's engine bay Halon gas fire extinguisher which was angled across the intercooler substantially boosting the power of the engine in the crucial drive up the mountain straight. As this was not technically against the rules the scrutineers did not ...