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Eyewitness tells of Brock crash |
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Written by Peter Whitten
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Friday, 08 September 2006 |
 Peter Brock appeared to lose control
of his vehicle on a tight hairpin bend before slamming into a tree, a
witness to the fatal crash said this afternoon.
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CAMS confirm Brock's death |
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Written by CAMS release
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Friday, 08 September 2006 |
 With great
sadness CAMS advises that Peter Brock, Australian motor racing legend,
has today died in an accident during Targa West, a tarmac special stage
rally being conducted near Perth, Western Australia.
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Peter Brock killed in Targa West |
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Written by Peter Whitten
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Friday, 08 September 2006 |
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 Television and radio stations are reporting that motor racing legend Peter Brock has been killed in the Targa West tarmc rally in Western Australia today.
Brock was driving a Daytona Coupe (pictured) in the event, which began last night.
Sky News reported the accident involved one car, which crashed into a tree near Gidgegannup.
His co-driver, Mick Hone, has been taken to hospital but his condition is not known.
Brock was 61 years old. No other cars are believed to have been involved.
Known as 'Peter Perfect' and the 'King of the Mountain', Brock won the
Bathurst 1000 nine times in the 1970s and 1980s and won the 1979 race
by a record six laps.
He retired from full-time racing in 1997 but returned to Bathurst to win the 24-hour race in 2003.
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Alarm bells over Cannonball Run |
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Written by Jeff Whitten
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Thursday, 07 September 2006 |
 Alarm bells are ringing in three Australian states over the proposed
running of a Cannoball-style event which will start on Queensland’s
Gold Coast in May next year.
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