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It was around this time that Brock began his run of six Bathurst 1000 wins in seven years with a pair of hat trick wins from 1978 to 1980 (with Jim Richards) and 1982 to '84 (with Larry Perkins and John Harvey), including his record-breaking six-lap victory in the 1979 event. Peter Brock racing at Wanneroo Park in 1985 in a Holden Commodore VK
It was a significant victory for a number of reasons, the first of Brock's nine Bathurst wins which later led to him being nicknamed the "King of the Mountain" and "Peter Perfect". Brock's win also signalled the first Bathurst victory for a six-cylinder engined car, an achievement that would not be repeated until 1991 when the Nissan Skyline GT ...
Wins 1 Jamie Whincup: 125 2 Craig Lowndes: 110 3 Mark Skaife: 90 4 Shane van Gisbergen: 81 5 Garth Tander: 57 6 Scott McLaughlin: 56 7 Peter Brock: 48 8 Glenn Seton: 40 9 Mark Winterbottom: 40 10 Allan Moffat: 38 Source: [3]
Peter Brock: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000: 1975: Colin Bond: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34: 1976: Allan Moffat: Allan Moffat Racing: Ford XB Falcon GT: 1977: Allan Moffat: Moffat Ford Dealers: Ford XB Falcon GT Ford XC Falcon GS: 1978: Peter Brock: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LX ...
Brock's win put him equal on most wins with Harry Firth, Bob Jane and his longtime rival Allan Moffat. Toranas swept the podium with Peter Janson and Larry Perkins finishing second ahead of Ralph Radburn and John Smith. With Holden ending production of the Torana, 1979 would be the 5th and last Torana victory in the race (all bar 1976 were won ...
During the Group C era, the event was dominated by Peter Brock who won nine of the twelve races, six with the Holden Dealer Team. The other three races were won by Allan Moffat . The 1982 race was the first Sandown endurance race since 1965 to be won by a make other than a Ford or Holden , Moffat scoring the first of two consecutive wins in a ...
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The Official Peter Brock Merchandise Truck features an image of the 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500 winning Holden Torana. The 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. [1]
The race was won by Peter Brock, his second win, and Brian Sampson for his only Bathurst 1000 win. The pair drove their Gown - Hindhaugh entered Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 to a two-lap victory, avenging the previous year's result when the pair built up a record six-lap lead before suffering terminal engine failure on lap 118 with Brock at ...