Brock exhibition at Bathurst

The Peter Brock: King of the Mountain special exhibition was officially opened by the mayor of Bathurst Regional Council, Robert Taylor, on September 8.

The opening date was chosen specifically, as it marks 20 years to the day since Brock’s tragic passing in 2006.

That year’s Great Race took place just four weeks after the shock news of Brock’s death, and so the 2006 Bathurst 1000 was as much a memorial to Brock was it was a motor race – 20 years on at the Mountain this year and no doubt race week this October will also be an occasion for Brock fans to reflect on their hero.

The exhibition features what is probably the most diverse range of genuine Brock competition cars ever assembled under one roof – with the museum’s 1984 Brock/Larry Perkins Bathurst winning ‘day-glo’ VK Commodore forming the centrepiece.

There’s also a substantial array of memorabilia – some from the museum’s own collection of some on loan from the Brock family. These include some never-before-seen personal items.

To set the scene for the opening of the Brock exhibition, members of the Brock Commodore Owners Association of Australia and the Bathurst Light Car Club provided a vehicle display featuring a range of Brock-HDT Commodores and later-vintage performance Holden models.

The exhibition will be a feature of race week at this year’s Repco Bathurst 1000, but it will continue after the race has been run and won, running right up until the end of the December school holidays. The museum is open daily from 9am to 4:30pm.