peter brock

As if the resumption of hostilities in Mondello between 2000 BTCC champion Jason Plato and reigning champion Yvan Muller wasn't enough, the pair are set to do battle down under in Australia's most famous motor race, the Bathurst 1000k.

They call him the King of the Mountain, and with good reason. Australian racing legend Peter Brock first raced at Bathurst's legendary Mt Panorama circuit in 1969 in a Monaro GTS 350, and has taken on the Bathurst 1000 a total of 30 times for an unparalleled nine wins.

They call him the King of the Mountain, and with good reason. Australian racing legend Peter Brock first raced at Bathurst's legendary Mt Panorama circuit in 1969 in a Monaro GTS 350, and has taken on the Bathurst 1000 a total of 30 times for an unparalleled nine wins.

In the shadows of Mount Panorama, the mountain that made him famous, Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock has had his final practice run prior to Saturday's start to the 2003 Australian Safari.