Vintage Motorsport Vintage News 1/23/2007 - Photojournalist Peter Brock Injured at SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge Las Vegas, Nev.—Photojournalist and Vintage Motorsport contributor, Peter Brock, 66, was badly injured Saturday, January 20, while covering the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge event in the Nevada desert. Brock was photographing on a section of the course when an out-of-control 1600-class race truck left the course and hit him from behind, throwing him about 30 feet. He suffered a badly broken leg, including his femur and ankle and numerous bruises. Medical personel on site immediately rendered aid and transported him to a nearby hospital, after which he was airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas for surgery. Brock spoke to us today from his hospital bed and is in very good spirits despite his injuries and knows that it will take some time to get his leg back in shape. His wife Gayle, who accompanies him to all the races and who also is a photographer, has been with him since the accident. He's expected to remain in the hospital for several more days and then will recupertate at his Washington state home. Although Brock is widely known today for his work as a photojournalist covering races around the world, he is also known as the designer of the world-famous Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe back in 1963, a car (six were built) that went on to beat Ferrari for the World Manufacturers Championship in 1965. He is also the designer of the current Brock Superformance Coupe. All of us at Vintage Motorsport wish our good friend and colleague the speediest of recoveries.
