Re: [Shelbymustang] Pictures of Peter Brock'sSuperperformance(?)Daytona

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from Mike Drew ,earlier on this site , it was a Chevy powered Daytona coupe
replica, but NOT a SUPERFORMANCE coupe replica . Mike posted a note from
Gayle Brock , wife of American Peter Brock, the original coupe designer
which follows :

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Hi guys,

Got this today from Gayle Brock, Pete's wife. She wrote:

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It is with great sadness we have learned the Australian race driver, Peter

Brock, was killed in a crash in the Australian Targa Rally today. We had

just seen Peter last weekend in the UK at the Goodwood Revival, commenting

on the ever-increasing confusion between the Australian Peter Brock and the

American Peter Brock with the Australian's latest foray of driving a replica

Cobra Daytona Coupe in competition. Although the American Peter Brock is not

associated with this Australian-built, Chevy-powered replicar, he is known,

amongst other things, as the designer of the original Cobra Daytona Coupe in

1964 and the Superformance Cobra Daytona Coupe in 1999. At Goodwood last

weekend, the Australian Brock drove a Corvette Stingray, a car the American

Peter Brock designed while at GM in the late 1950s. Further confusion has

occurred with news reports of the crash stating Peter Brock had just

returned from Goodwood and was killed in a rally in WA (referring to Western

Australia). The American Peter Brock had just returned from Goodwood to his

US residence in WA State.


The Australian Peter Brock was a racing icon in Australia and New Zealand

winning the Bathurst touring car race a record 9 times. The American Peter

Brock had great respect for the Australian driver and interviewed him almost

10 years ago for an article in Racer magazine entitled "Brock on Brock." It

is extremely sad to see the end of such an accomplished career although it

is colored with the thought of how the Australian went out doing what he

loved. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family.


Peter and I want to thank the hundreds of people who have contacted our

offices today, due to the confusion, to check on the well-being of the

American Peter Brock. We always feel very fortunate in life but maybe just a

little more so today.


Sincerely,

Gayle

-----Original Message-----
From: shelbymustang-bounces (AT) thecarsource (DOT) com
[mailto:shelbymustang-bounces (AT) thecarsource (DOT) com]On Behalf Of Tom Kubler
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:06 PM
To: shelbymustang (AT) thecarsource (DOT) com
Subject: Re: [Shelbymustang] Pictures of Peter Brock's
Superperformance(?)Daytona


Here's a set of photos of the car Peter lost his life in; thankfully they
are not of the gruesome nature.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/sp/091206peterbrock

best to all the list,

Tom Kubler, 6Ssomething-or-another

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