


After 30 years of racing, the career of Australia's best known motor sport
personality is about to come to an end. At
the conclusion of the Primus 1000 Classic at Bathurst on Sunday October
19, Peter Brock will retire from the front
line of racing.
Over those 3 decades, Brock has set records which will possibly never be
achieved by any other driver. 9 wins in
both the Sandown and Bathurst endurance events, 3 Touring Car Championships,
a Round Australia Rally victory
and all the while, building up an outstanding relationship with fans and
sponsors alike.
From his start in a Holden-powered Austin-A30, through Toranas and a variety
of Commodores - including rallycars
- Brock has for the majority of his career, driven a Holden for Holden's.
Brock's decision to retire was certainly not performance related. During
this year's Touring Car Championship, he
took a round win and scored two pole positions, finishing the series in
6th place.
Sharing the #05 Mobil Holden Racing Team Commodore with Brock at Sandown
and Bathurst will be Mark Skaife,
which will give the 52 year old his best possible chance of securing memorable
10th wins at both events.
Peter's "retirement" will be from racing only. A flourishing media career
awaits, along with long term sponsorship
commitments with Mobil and Holden's, the public speaking circuit and who
knows, maybe even some time at
home!
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Bathurst 1000: 1972,
75, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 87
Australian Touring Car Champion: 1974, 78, 80
Sandown Endurance Classic: 1973, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 84
Repco Round Australia Trial: 1979