Western Advocate (Bathurst) Thursday 6/10/2016 Page: 24 Section: General News Region: Bathurst NSW, AU Circulation: 2423 Type: Regional press clip Size: 444.00 sq.cms. Legend to be remembered IN THE PITS Bathurst, and it also saw Bathurst Regional Council, BY BRIAN NIGHTINGALE the final Bathurst 1000 start VERTO, RJ Signs, Forest Reefs Tavern, Keppel Street for six-time winner Jim THERE are many anniver- Kindy, New Image Kitchens, Richards, leaving him with saries being celebrated at and the Mad Bookie. a record 35 starts. Sadly it Bathurst this week, starting also marks 10 years since the of course with the 10th an- New Zealander Mark Porter niversary of the passing of lost his life following an ac- Peter Brock, and that is sure cident in practice for the Su- to help attract a huge crowd this weekend. percar Development Series. There is then the 50th According to supercars. anniversary of the 1966 Gal- com 'Fast Facts', eleven dif- laher 500 which was won by ferent drivers have won the the now veteran racer Bob Peter Brock Trophy since it Holden with his Finnish was first awarded in 2006. co-driver the rally ace Rauno Nine of those drivers will be Aaltonen. Holden of course in the field on Sunday. Brock is in Bathurst this week with made 32 Great Race starts the Mini celebrations and between 1969 and 2004 with among many other official a record nine wins, a record functions he will be at a meet six pole. A total of 55 differ- and greet at the Dudley Hotel ent drivers have won the race on Saturday evening at 7pm. with 19 of them multiple vic- On top of that there is also tors. There are five Bathurst the 25th anniversary of Nis- 1000 rookies in this year’s sans first Bathurst win and field – Shae Davies, Chris the Michael Caruso/Dean van der Drift, Matt Camp- Fiore Altima will be running bell, Richie Stanaway and the same livery as the GT-R James Golding. R32 that won the 1991 Ba- thurst enduro driven by Jim V8 UTES Richards and Mark Skaife. Self indulgence time, and Former Bathurst resident, as most would be aware top line driver and manager Nightingale Motorsport ex- of Oran Park Geoff Leeds is ists on a very limited budget, celebrating 50 years since but we've received some his first Bathurst start, and great support for this week- 25 years since his last. The end's Australian V8 Utes former Bathurst High School Racing Championship round student won class B in the with the #30 Sieders Racing 1972 Hardie Ferodo 500 driv- entry. They included major ing a 1600cc Ford Escort with sponsors Beecham Con- Digby Cooke. That win was creting, Beecham Concrete Pumping, Bathurst Hydrau- ironic, for it is 44 years ago lics & Pneumatics, Gulf West- and the Escort they drove ern Oil. We were also lucky was #44! to acquire the support of Pit The 2006 race attracted Stop Pies, Bathurst RSL Club, the biggest crowd ever at Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 1 of 2 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 667525467 Western Advocate (Bathurst) Thursday 6/10/2016 Page: 24 Section: General News Region: Bathurst NSW, AU Circulation: 2423 Type: Regional press clip Size: 444.00 sq.cms. ADECADEPASSED:This year's Bathurst 1000 not only marks the 10-year anniversary of Peter Brock's death but also that of Mark Porter. Photo: GETTY IMAGES 090516porter Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) licenced copy Page 2 of 2 AUS: 1300 1 SLICE NZ: 0800 1 SLICE [email protected] Ref: 667525467.