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09-09-2007, 09:22 PM
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Bev Brock on ACA
Did anyone catch Bev Brock on ACA the other night? I got to say I admire the woman to have the attitude she does. I mean if my husband ran off with my best friend I would want to kill him and to have no malice towards Peter or Julie (her decieving ex friend (not me lol) well I respect her far more than I do her deceased husband. For someone who was a winner at so many races he did seem to be a bit of a loser when it come to his family.
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09-09-2007, 09:23 PM
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Julie Julie Julie, make sure its a big flame suit. Its apparent that Brock was some sort of god and role model? Not sure why to be honest...
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09-09-2007, 09:29 PM
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for me brocky was a hero cause of the way he drove, and everything he stood for as a driver. as a family man i dont know how he behaved, or in his personal life. i just admired the man because of what he could do in a motor car. alan moffat, dic k johnson and peter brock where my idols
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09-09-2007, 09:53 PM
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I mean if my husband ran off with my best friend:
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So they married when?
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09-09-2007, 09:55 PM
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defacto husband, same **** as far as I am concerned, they were together for yonks, had children together, she even took on his last name all that was missing was a piece of paper saying they were married
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09-09-2007, 09:55 PM
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What he did in his personal life was his business, I respect him and admire him as a racing icon, and in true A Current Affair fashion they jump on the story after the man is dead.
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09-09-2007, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Garth
for me brocky was a hero cause of the way he drove, and everything he stood for as a driver. as a family man i dont know how he behaved, or in his personal life. i just admired the man because of what he could do in a motor car. alan moffat, dic k johnson and peter brock where my idols
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I can understand that. I just get annoyed when people say he is a great role model etc.
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09-09-2007, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie
defacto husband, same **** as far as I am concerned, they were together for yonks, had children together, she even took on his last name all that was missing was a piece of paper saying they were married
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No marriage, no divorce needed. Bev got and always will get a hell of a good ride in life off of the Brock name.
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09-09-2007, 10:26 PM
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I can understand that. I just get annoyed when people say he is a great role model etc.
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well it depends on peoples definition of a role model i guess. if someone is trying to better their family life, then brock probably would not have been a great role model. if its just someone that would like the ability to drive a car the way he did, then yeah, hes someone to look to for inspiration
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09-09-2007, 10:34 PM
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Meh I'm not fussed with all the Brocky worship business, as far as I'm concerned he was a just a bloke who was good at his job. But I have always been that way I don't idolise sports stars or singers or actors- well not since I was a naive teenager. The way I see it its like he was just a race car driver just a job no big deal, I mean I don't don't idolise our garbo, a plumber a builder etc. because they are good at their trade/profession, I judge people moreso by their character, their morals etc. than their occupation.
As for ACA jumping on teh story when he was dead I don't really think the fact that he is dead has anything to do with it, it was because he was famous, if Bev Brock come out with this story when he was alive I really think they would have run it. Hell I remember a while back ACA did a story on Brocky supposedly ripping off a young bloke selling him a really dodgy car, he was alive at this time.
Anyway this is more of a thread about how well I think Bev Brock handled herself I don't think many people would have handled the situation as amicably as she has if they were in the same situation.
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09-09-2007, 10:39 PM
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Yeah im sure any other person wouldve run their husband down under those circumstances. It was good that it wasnt a brock bashing.
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09-09-2007, 11:13 PM
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What does P.B's personal life have to do with his status as the best racing driver in Australian history?
As has been said he may not be the worlds best partener, im sure alot of us men have skeletons in the closet, but his personal life was just that, personal.
The timing of this story proves nothing more than to tarnish the memory for those who only cared for his driving expertise.
Whats the old saying about a woman scorned.
Peter Brock will always be in my mind the Guy who took on the giants in the Ford Motor Co. the 351PH3 and Allen Moffat, in a little modified 6cyl 2 door Torana and won.
The true Aussie battler!
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09-09-2007, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Bent_6
What does P.B's personal life have to do with his status as the best racing driver in Australian history?
As has been said he may not be the worlds best partener, im sure alot of us men have skeletons in the closet, but his personal life was just that, personal.
The timing of this story proves nothing more than to tarnish the memory for those who only cared for his driving expertise.
Whats the old saying about a woman scorned.
Peter Brock will always be in my mind the Guy who took on the giants in the Ford Motor Co. the 351PH3 and Allen Moffat, in a little modified 6cyl 2 door Torana and won.
The true Aussie battler!
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Isnt Sir Jack brabham Australias best racing driver?
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