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"f,"?/"f,ry*i,t "* WEry * *hf,/ h-n, 9"";;/ /,/ t^z ^ rcloo/ b *f4 /,,/, fon p.t"7"f""r/ "c/*r;e/ *t t/,tbkf,"^a )r.,f4r4"/ l; fu-tA ^o *"0. ,t* ^^q*f*Z fo.AL 4 PA, -, t- BROCK 9PORT EEqgEnrls I HAr rA COMMODOREOWNERS ASSOC. 0\,,0,J OF \eFS- CALANDAROF EVENTS1996 June 8 -f0 JervisBar'. WeekendEscape 16 Svdnev. OranPark Group A Racing 29130 CanberraWeekend.Go Kart Racingand Cryptic Rally July 20/21 Cowra Weekend. JapaneseGardens, Dinner Evening, Winerys and Wyangla Dam August 24125 Albury Weekend. EtamoogahPub - othersto be announced September 8 Melbourne. Sandown500 23 Sydney/Bathurst. Muscle car run to Bathurst October 5-7 Bathurst. Group A 1000Race 19-20 Goulbourne. Wakefield Park and PelicanSheep Farm Car and Motorcycle Show and swap meet November 17 Canberra All HoldenDay - Club Display 23 Tumut FamilyFun Day - Club Display Dec 14/15 to be advised Xmas Parfy other BallaratWeekend 1 NOTE: Any membir wishing to organiseany other event or has any suggestionsfor an event pleasenotiff me as soonas possible. All eventswill incorporatea club meeting. Pleasebe promptwith your reply anddeposit (if required)if you areattending any event.it makesthe organisersjob thatmuch easier, particulary if thereare bookings . to be madeand confirmed. 4 BROCK SPORT ldiosyncrqsies by Peter Brock The underlying reason . Aggression oo often in this great sport of I et'snot confuseaggression ours. we receiveonlv limited I withaggravation, although to views of what has or is occur- hmanv oneleads to theother. ring.The viewsof the observer,the Aggressionis a veryimportant commentator,the scribe or that of partof people'smake-up. lt is often the driver,the one who has been the onlymeans by whichwe can thrust- or, in some cases,clawed - their way into the learnto understandfrustration, anger and thoseassociat- limelight. ed emotions. Sparea thoughtfor thatother vital element, which to a Controlled,it assistsin achievingmany targets deemed largedegree remains invisible and mute.Those that are by many to be too difficult,if not quite impossible.So in responsiblefor allthe areasof preparation. the sporbofmotor racing it is evidentin variousqualities. Preparinga modernrace car entailsan enormous Manymistake totally focusing on achievinga particular amountof detailplanning and, as the complexityof motor outcomewith aggression. racinghas increased,so hasthis facet. is not aggression.Determination is an Too often,when thesethings go wrong,it is put down l-\etermination 'lhose lJunwavering, unrelentingand unchangeabledirection to poorpreparation. Comments such as, guyssim- thatsomeone pursues. ply haven'tgot theiract togethed',or perhaps,'\ruith their In the complexworld of motorsportthe great difficultyis budgetwhat else would you expect". in achievingthese desires. Be it to pass,to win or simply Whilethe aforementionedare very reasonableand put up the best effortthat you believeis possibleand not quite commoncauses, they don't necessarilyaccurately to allow an unduelevel of aggressionto affectyour sense revealthe true picture.lt can be quitedemoralising for a of judgementand fair play. crewto go throughthe experienceof seeingall theirhard Aggressionis oftenapplauded by the mediaand other workgo downthe drainin a singlerace incident or maybe onlookers,however it would probablybe a healthier the failureof an unrelateditem such as a tyrefailure or an approachto recognisethe true motivatingforce. In many englnecomponenl. casesit maywell be pureunmasked aggression. Much of the dedicationand focus of a team is over- To achieveat anycost is an intimidatingmanner. While lookedas the mediazero in on somesingle issue deemed in othersthe generalfeeling may wellbe simplyoperaling to be significant.Things such as a practicelap time or a on a mindset that is to do the bestjob at the time,to pass driverindiscretion. the slowercar so that you can proceedto operateyour Sure,these are usuallyitems worthy of comment,but own machineryto the bestof yourability. do theyallow the overallpicture to be understood? There is a significantdifference. One is not wishing Beingpart of it all and tryingto takeernotion, egos ano harm or inflictingharm on anyoneelse, just simplyto the hiddenagendas (politics!) out of the equationusually moveon to be as proficientat the craft as possible. revealssomething a littledifferent. For instance,when The otherhas a darkermotivation, one that I suppose thingsgo wrong,it's not uncommonfor the hierarchyto go goes back to earlierdays of joustingand conflictwhere on a witchhunt. "Heads must roll"or "We needa sacrifi- aggressionand forceare seenas the meansto personal cial lambto feed to the mediaand the sponsor'scon- power. cerns." The teamthen develops a fearof failureand so morale fo race in toughconditions requires a levelof commit- slipsand mistakescreep i4. lt's the same in any endeav- I mentfrom the drivers,one wheretaking control of the our,be it sport,business or familylife. machineryand achievingmastery of the track environ- Fear of retribution,or of being unfairlycastigated by ment needsconfidence and a genuinelove of the job at the media,fuels many responsesby managementwhich, hand. naturallyenough, have a tlow-oneffect to those directly Aggressionin thiscase may well be the necessaryfirst responsiblefor the preparationand deploymentof the step to discoverthe limitsthat exist, howeverthe next machineryand itsancillary back-up equipment. stepinvariably is realisingthat control is neededto remain l've said it beforeand I believeit's worth repeating;committedto an outcomethat is fairand rewarding. many of theseresponses can be extremelydismissive I thoughtMichael Schumacher demonstrated this very and destructive,which only causes more aggravation and clearlyin the recentSpanish Grand Prix. drama. A quitebrilliant display when one considersthe condi- On the other hand, a calm, balancedacceptance, tions,his startingposition, his subsequentdrive through learningf rom the experienceand then positivelythe traffic,his sawy in beingopen mindedand resilient approachingthe next challenge,is the sure way to both enoughto changelines and tactics as the raceflowed. personaland team successes. It was commitmentand determination,not unlikethat We'all have our dramas;that's life - it's how we of a greatconcert pianist. A virtuosoperformance. resoondthat makes it a lifeof easeor stress. Life doesn't always work out the way that we believe It'syour choice. we deserveit to be but the approachto achievethose ooalsnever varies. BROCK 9PORT ..'_ttt., ,. J .i ii:l' t. i.. ,j, 3i I. : I' r: - ?i::.i:ii 1 ,€#t:: i. it: :: I \n,'' f- , :1,;rl r ,k;,;. ^i;..",. Jii:iiii. As we had not met many of Paul's got itlUI've got a bit tum up for the meeting was the club to date,Karen and of a collectionmyse[ but Bob Hayden, who, for an I, togetherwith Deanneand Paul'sgot about 200 times ALP Member, was not a bad Marc Sicura, decided to morethan me! An absolute bloke - he's doing a greatjob travel to Canberrafor the "Mecca". Marc and I were on apparel - congratulations weekend,so that we could tremendously impressed. Bob! Some 35-40 people attendour club'smeeting of Needlessto say,a few beers turned up for the meeting, the 19 May. CarmenDillon and a few ports were and it was greatto see all the kindly arrangedour airline consumed in the garage Brockmobilesparked outside tickets, at the right price, at overthe weekend! - they alwayslook fantastic. very short notice. Despite having been offered Saturday night we all Just prior to coming to accommodation at the enjoyeda visit to one of the Canberra, I had the Dillon mansion,Deanne and local clubs,where we had a opportunity to speak with Marc insisted on stayingat greatmeal - I had to watch Bev and Peter Brock, who are the Hyatt, and Carmenonce Karenclosely - shebecomes right behind this club, and again came to the rescue, uncontrollablewhen she's most appreciative of Paul's andsecured them a room.