Remembering The King of the Mountain

On the 10th anniversary of Peter Brock’s death, retrace his remarkable motor racing career in pictures

Peter Geoffrey Brock, (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), otherwise known as Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain or simply Brocky. Picture: Supplied

1/23Peter Geoffrey Brock, (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), otherwise known as Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain or simply Brocky. Picture: Supplied

Peter Brock in 2006. He won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times, the Bathurst 24 Hour once and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001. Picture: Supplied

2/23Peter Brock in 2006. He won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times, the Bathurst 24 Hour once and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001. Picture: Supplied

Portrait of Peter Brock from the book, ‘Peter Brock: How Good is This! The Real Story’ by Wayne Webster. Brock won the 1979 Round Australia Rally for Holden ...

3/23Portrait of Peter Brock from the book, ‘Peter Brock: How Good is This! The Real Story’ by Wayne Webster. Brock won the 1979 Round Australia Rally for Holden ...

4/23Car racing driver Peter Brock checks tyres for his Holden Torana XU-I 01/10/1972. Picture: Supplied

Retiring touring car driver Peter Brock and his wife Beverley wave to spectactors from back of Holden Racing Team Commodore during farewell lap at Sydney’s Oran Park. Picture: Supplied

5/23Retiring touring car driver Peter Brock and his wife Beverley wave to spectactors from back of Holden Racing Team Commodore during farewell lap at Sydney’s Oran Park. Picture: Supplied

Peter Brock and co-driver Larry Perkins celebrate Brock’s record sixth victory in 1982 James Hardie 1000 at Mt Panorama, Bathurst. Motor Racing. Picture: Supplied

6/23Peter Brock and co-driver Larry Perkins celebrate Brock’s record sixth victory in 1982 James Hardie 1000 at Mt Panorama, Bathurst. Motor Racing. Picture: Supplied

7/23Driver Peter Brock in Holden Dealer Team Torana XU-1 on his way to winning Bathurst 1000 in 1973. Picture: Supplied

Holden V8 Supercar driver Peter Brock. Although Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, he raced vehicles of other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Volvo, Porsche and Peugeot. Picture: Supplied

8/23Holden V8 Supercar driver Peter Brock. Although Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, he raced vehicles of other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Volvo, Porsche and Peugeot. Picture: Supplied

9/23Peter Brock making his come back in the new Holden Manaro. Picture: Supplied

Peter Brock driving private entry Holden Torana SLR crosses the finish line for his second Hardie Ferodo 1000 win at Mount Panorama at Bathurst in 1975. Picture: Ken Matts/News Corp Australia

10/23Peter Brock driving private entry Holden Torana SLR crosses the finish line for his second Hardie Ferodo 1000 win at Mount Panorama at Bathurst in 1975. Picture: Ken Matts/News Corp Australia

Peter Brock of the Holden Racing Team prepares for the morning practice session prior to qualifying for the Bathurst 1000 which is round ten of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series at Mount Panorama on October 9, 2004 in Bathurst, Australia. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

11/23Peter Brock of the Holden Racing Team prepares for the morning practice session prior to qualifying for the Bathurst 1000 which is round ten of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series at Mount Panorama on October 9, 2004 in Bathurst, Australia. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

His first car was an Austin 7 that he bought for £5. He claimed that his driving skill improved at this point of his life because the car did not have brakes (or a body, which was removed with his father’s axe) Picture: Supplied

12/23His first car was an Austin 7 that he bought for £5. He claimed that his driving skill improved at this point of his life because the car did not have brakes (or a body, which was removed with his father’s axe) Picture: Supplied

13/23Racing driver Peter Brock drving FX Holden racing car at Calder Park 21 Jun 2006. Picture: Supplied

14/23Drivers Peter Brock and Allan Moffatt with 1986 V8 Holden Commodore car. Picture: Supplied

15/23Peter Brock is returning to motor racing in a Holden Manaro. 07/05/2003. Picture: Supplied

Brock was drafted into the Australian Army in 1965 and spent his two years of National Service stationed at the Blamey Barracks near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. He was in the Medical Corps where he often served as an ambulance driver. According to his brother Lewis, Brock and his mates used to race the ambulances around the base. Picture: Supplied

16/23Brock was drafted into the Australian Army in 1965 and spent his two years of National Service stationed at the Blamey Barracks near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. He was in the Medical Corps where he often served as an ambulance driver. According to his brother Lewis, Brock and his mates used to race the ambulances around the base. Picture: Supplied

17/23Drivers Peter Brock and Allan Moffatt with 1986 V8 Holden Commodore car. Picture: Supplied

Mobil Holden Dealer Team (MHDT) mgr former driver John Harvey (L) with drivers Peter Brock (C) Dick Johnson (R) before final race of deciding round of 1981 Australian Touring championship at Lakeside. Picture: Supplied

18/23Mobil Holden Dealer Team (MHDT) mgr former driver John Harvey (L) with drivers Peter Brock (C) Dick Johnson (R) before final race of deciding round of 1981 Australian Touring championship at Lakeside. Picture: Supplied

Racing drivers Peter Brock and Larry Perkins with the Holden Dealer Team 1984 Marlboro 05 VK Commodore race car, at Sandown in Melbourne in September 2003. Picture: Supplied

19/23Racing drivers Peter Brock and Larry Perkins with the Holden Dealer Team 1984 Marlboro 05 VK Commodore race car, at Sandown in Melbourne in September 2003. Picture: Supplied

On leave from the army in 1966 Brock first visited Bathurst to watch the 500-mile production car race that was to become the Bathurst 1000. It was after watching the race that he decided that he wanted to become a race driver when he left the army. Picture: Supplied

20/23On leave from the army in 1966 Brock first visited Bathurst to watch the 500-mile production car race that was to become the Bathurst 1000. It was after watching the race that he decided that he wanted to become a race driver when he left the army. Picture: Supplied

Peter Brock driving his FX Holden at Calder Park in preparation for the Goodwill Festival of Speed in England on 21 Jun 2006 : Picture: Supplied

21/23Peter Brock driving his FX Holden at Calder Park in preparation for the Goodwill Festival of Speed in England on 21 Jun 2006 : Picture: Supplied

22/23Drivers Peter Brock and Allan Moffatt in 1986. Picture: Supplied

Motor car racing driver Peter Brock raises two wheels on his Holden Commodore through the dipper in his bid to win pole position at the Tooheys 1000 race at Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW 05 Oct 1991. Picture: News Ltd/credit Jon Reid

23/23Motor car racing driver Peter Brock raises two wheels on his Holden Commodore through the dipper in his bid to win pole position at the Tooheys 1000 race at Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, NSW 05 Oct 1991. Picture: News Ltd/credit Jon Reid

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