FYI
1/23/2007 - Photojournalist Peter Brock Injured at SCORE Laughlin Desert
Challenge Las Vegas, Nev.b9Photojournalist and Vintage Motorsport
contributor, Peter Brock, 66, was badly injured Saturday, January 20,
while covering the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge event in the Nevada
desert.
Brock was photographing on a section of the course when an
out-of-control 1600-class race truck left the course and hit him from
behind, throwing him about 30 feet. He suffered a badly broken leg,
including his femur and ankle and numerous bruises. Medical personel on
site immediately rendered aid and transported him to a nearby hospital,
after which he was airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas
for surgery.
Brock spoke to us today from his hospital bed and is in very good
spirits despite his injuries and knows that it will take some time to
get his leg back in shape. His wife Gayle, who accompanies him to all
the races and who also is a photographer, has been with him since the
accident. He's expected to remain in the hospital for several more days
and then will recupertate at his Washington state home.
Although Brock is widely known today for his work as a photojournalist
covering races around the world, he is also known as the designer of the
world-famous Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe back in 1963, a car (six were
built) that went on to beat Ferrari for the World Manufacturers
Championship in 1965. He is also the designer of the current Brock
Superformance Coupe.
All of us at Vintage Motorsport wish our good friend and colleague the
speediest of recoveries.
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