6 Feb 2005, 09:36 (Ref:1218643)
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Originally Posted by GTRMagic
1977 Kings Cup at Spa 24hr (3rd outright), Porsche 956, BMW CSL, MHDT to Europe in 1986 & 1987, Nissan Mobil series in NZ plus the local racing... in Commodores, Sierras, BMW, Monaro, Volvo & Vauxhall SuperTourers... sports sedans etc etc
PB belongs in the list...
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Thank you, well said. I reckon Brock came 2nd at Spa in '77, could stand corrected though. He was quicker than Gerry Marshall who was also on the list. Didn't they run most of the race on intermediates in pouring rain because they couldn't get any wet tires or something.
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"It was dry for the second go-around. Grice, nervous, worrying about his Bathurst jinx, ran 2:25.9. The amazing Brock, using every last centimetre of bitumen, yet keeping the car straight and balanced and at full noise, came back with a staggering 2:20.0 as if to say: "Match that". And people just shook their heads, bit their lips and wondered who would be second".
RIP Peter Brock. 1945-2006
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