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"Not so perfect Peter" with Wayne Webster
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Is there anything left in the book after that?
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They may go back to his earlier marriages where things were a little more "interesting". |
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Yeah no point in dragging up anymore of his past that may not been so perfect I am sure everybody has done stuff in the past we are not too proud of, the only differece is we are not well known!
Nearly 2 years after he left us,all the crap is coming out, for chrissakes let it go people, lets just talk about some of the positive things he did in life! |
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I was not old enough to appreciate his many bathurst victories, instead I became a fan when I was 11 or 12, in the early 1990's. I hardly saw him win a race, but you know what, I didn't really care. To me the way he presented himself to his fans was wonderful, and I spoke with him on many occassions and he was always generous with his time. I have read "The Rise & Fall of Peter Brock" and it tells the story of another side of Peter Brock, and Bev for that matter. He was not Peter Perfect, he was Peter Brock. We all have our demons, we all have our faults, we all have things we are not good at. Peter Brock was very good at racing cars, and looking after his fans. I am not adverse to hearing about his bad points, he was a complex human being. I will buy the book because I'm interested in the story it has to tell. We all make mistakes in our lives - it's a shame though he's not around to put his slant on the topic - he was always good at making something good out of something bad. |
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Actually the interest in the Peter Brock story would be an analysis and understanding as to how he managed to galvanise his teams around him.. for when everything was totally rooted, they really stepped up and followed him
Read the story in AMC about the '87 Rothmans car, and the '87 Bathurst win... the team put themselves into personal debt and whatever, salvaged bits, went for a time without knowing if they had a gig... ... how do you breed that loyalty? Much more interesting from a learning perspective than how many notches there are in the bedpost.... But that wouldnt sell too many books for Mr Webster now would it? Maybe in the management learning stream.. an MBA course... |
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And , yes mate,Miss W , she was spot on. well before Bev came on the scene. Not matter what you do, you cannot escape your past. |
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Peter wasa public person. He was famous and lived life in font of the camera's. He knew his indiscretions would come out one day - I just find it poor form to do it in the wake of his death... But, thats the media for you.
I do find it poor form that someone would place something like this "gleefully" on a public forum. I'll attack the post and not the poster here, but thats really **** poor. I'm sure someone like yourself would NEVER have done anything wrong, Billy.... ever, right? Get over it.... |
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What a snore, why is it we need to know every detail of his life? The guy was a bloody good driver and surprise, surprise he (like all of us) had failings...
I'm sure most people, if they had a microscope put on their life would have some unsavory things uncovered... |
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"As long-time teammate John Harvey is quick to point out, Peter Brock was only human. "
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At least in the article mentioned by billy smalltime, almost everything written was already noted in Bev Brock's book. Nothing new there. |
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I thought this was a Motorsports forum, not a social gossip column. Whatever Peter did away from the circuit has nothing to do with this forum, why is this thread here or allowed to stay here ???????????????????????
He was one of the all time best racing drivers, anything else is irrelevant to this forum. |
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We'll let the moderators decide. I think a book about Peters life fits in to the definition of this forum.
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Sure, he was flawed. Deeply, in some regards. He was a great ambassador for his sponsors, was passionate about the environment, road safety, helping kids with disadvantage.
He was alleged to have been know to knock his earlier wife about; I first heard that one in the late 70s. He had some strange personal / spiritual beliefs. He would sit for hours and talk to fans. He would counsel total strangers who were having problems. He could cut down a journalist who asked what he considered a dumb question. He was a complicated man, no lie. I went from being a teenaged fan to knowing him a bit as a motorsport fringe-dweller. Went from adoring him to being cynical about him, to appreciating his incredible talent, not just as a driver but as a leader and deal-maker. I'll miss him forever, while remembering the careful PR machine that was Peter Brock. I can tell you about racing heroes who did much worse than Peter was alleged to have done. But I won't. This isn't the place. Kramer |
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Big deal.....he was a very famous, good looking sportsman who liked the girls. Where is the 'news' in that??
Just yet another story written by someone that wants to make money off the back of his departed 'friend' by exposing some of his very normal human weaknesses. Would he have written those stories while his friend was alive? Of course not. Nice 'friend'....kick him in the nuts when he is not around any longer! Last edited by touring fan01; 28 Jul 2008 at 09:05. |
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