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Official BROCK CRUISE in SA? - Poll Added

Started by _NOGEN 3_ , Dec 31 2006 08:39 PM

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Poll: Brock Cruise - When.... (7 member(s) have cast votes)

Brock Cruise - When....

Brocky Birthday Tribute Sunday 25th Feb (bdate 26th) (3 votes [42.86%])
Percentage of vote: 42.86%
Brockys Memorial saturday sept 8th (2 votes [28.57%])
Percentage of vote: 28.57%
Both or either (2 votes [28.57%])
Percentage of vote: 28.57%
None (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 _NOGEN 3_

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Posted 31 December 2006 - 08:39 PM

I cut and pasted this after I put it in Hot Holdens forums(can I say that?)...
HCC's organising a cruise with all proceeds going to the Brock foundation. It's not an official Brock cruise but does anyone know if anyones organising an official event which includes all Holden/Touringcar/V8 Supercar/Motorsport related owners/vehicles(and even the F^%d ones too.)
Anyone know of an official 1 oganised for 24th or 25th Feb.? Be good to get torana clubs, Monaro clubs, and all Commodore clubs involved?
I kinda hoped there'd be an official Brock cruise organised by now, not a cruise that, by the way, we'll make it a "Brock cruise" type cruise....
Know what I mean?

Edited by tinkers, 10 January 2007 - 03:42 PM.

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#2 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 06:24 AM

Build the bridge, he's gone, and most here have done their thing and moved on.

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 09:01 AM

HTC "Holden Torana Club" of SA will be holding a cruise nearer to the Anniversary of his death, details still need to be discussed.

Yella great response, NOT!

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 12:46 PM

Wasn't there talk of doing a cruise for Brocky's birthday or something rather than the anniversary of his death? Even combining it with the Torana Allstates cruise? Everyone on the cruise should be in a much happier frame of mind then.
Haven't heard of any combined club cruises though.

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#5 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 12:59 PM

sept 8th is the day on our new events calendar is the day i have set aside for brockys memorial cruise, but due to the time of year not much further has been organised. We need to get a state wide thingy goin so this thread will help. :clap:

I am gunna also organise a birthday tribute cruise on the 26th feb.

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#6 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 04:33 PM

id rather go on a cruise to celebrate his birth not his death. infact i think id go as far as to say i wont be going on the cruise around the 8th september it just doesnt seem right

RIP 05

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#7 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 04:52 PM

i would hazard a guess that there will b a memorial held at bathurst.

Any event organised will be soley to pay respect to Peter and the huge impact he had on motor sport and especially Torana and Holden. That is what memorials are all about, remembering those that have passed on and the influence they had on our lives.

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#8 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 05:53 AM

Don't get me wrong, he was great. I went to everything he went to within a stone's throw of here.

We did a cruise right after his death, even drove down to his funeral in Melbourne. All these seemed appropriate. Guys that missed the tribute cruise here wanted another, but seemed too much like steeling the limelight. Think it's all bit of a balancing act as to what is appropriate, and when that moves from being appropriate to being in bad taste. It seems to be a very fine line.

Personally, I'm thinking the event down in Victoria organised by the Peter Brock Foundation, Brocky's Big Day Out, is the most appropriate tribute, however that is just my own personal opinion. At least we would be supporting a cause that he was most passionate about.

My earlier post reflected how mad I was about the original post. Seemed like somebody just logging on looking for PB Limelight. Apologies if that was not the case/intention. Bit like how mad people on here got when all the PB stuff went for sale on E-bay the day he died.

Agree 100% with celebrating his birth rather than his death, as in a way, the man will always be with us.

Edited by Yella SLuR, 02 January 2007 - 05:58 AM.

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:54 PM

All explained now Yella, no probs! :spoton:

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#10 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 03 January 2007 - 12:36 AM

Yeah, sorry dude, that post could have been interpretted so many ways. Was just a bit angry at the time. Might have been different if the dude had at least introduced himself on the forums first and kicked around a bit.

Apologies to all for the harshness of the first post.

All in all, all Torrie Clubs in all states did the man proud, and got good coverage to boot, which none of us were looking for, it just happened.

Edited by Yella SLuR, 03 January 2007 - 12:39 AM.

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#11 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 01:47 PM

had our first meeting last nite for 07.

general consensis was to wait and see how things pan out over the up coming months.
leaning more to a memorial event around the time of peters death in sept.

I will update if i hear anything further. :spoton:

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#12 _NOGEN 3_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 10:34 AM

id rather go on a cruise to celebrate his birth not his death. infact i think id go as far as to say i wont be going on the cruise around the 8th september it just doesnt seem right

RIP 05

Ditto, I'd rather go on a cruise to celebrate his life than mourn his death. Thats why I was asking on the 24th/25th, Sat or Sun- A cruise for his death seems abit morbid....

Edited by NOGEN 3, 10 January 2007 - 10:36 AM.

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#13 _kaz from adelaide_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:18 PM

just a gentle few questions (not intended to arc anyone up, if it does then I want this post deleted)

1. Do u pay respects on Anzac Day?
Death of way too many.
http://www.awm.gov.a...c_tradition.htm

2. Do u pause for the 1 minute silence on remembrance day (11.11 at 11am) ?
Again death of way too many.
http://www.dva.gov.a...emb/Rem_day.htm

It is gunna be hard to know which way its gunna go, at the moment its abut 50/50.

Yikes I need a poll on this thread.(mods can u add this poll to thread please)
#1 Brocky bday tribute sund 25th Feb (bdate 26th)
#2 Brockys memorial sat sept 8th
#3 Both or either
#4 none

I'm for both.

XXKAZXX

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 03:33 PM

ANZAC day and Rememberance day are both the anniversaries of quite significant events in time
(for those that dont know, ANZAC Day - 25th april is the day that Australian, and New Zealand forces landed at Gallipolli and Rememberance day/ 11 hour of the 11th month signifies the signing of the armistice, and the end of WW1)
I personally believe that you cannot even compare these events with Brocky's passing
I have nothing for praise for the man, but i don't honestly believe he has done THAT much for this country.
im all for a cruise, but not for comparing one man to those thousands who fought, and fell for this country
might just be that little bit of Digger left in me
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Dave

P.S Kaz, you havent arced me up at all, these are just my thoughts

Edited by davelh, 10 January 2007 - 03:36 PM.

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#15 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 06:43 PM

yeah its funny isnt it dave, its like the old saying you can take the boy out of the army but you cant take the army out of the boy :spoton:

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#16 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 06:48 PM

Do u pay respects on Anzac Day?
Death of way too many.

kaz your trying to compare apples and oranges. if you celebrated the birth of every serviceman you be having a party every day as opposed to celebrating the birth of one man

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Posted 11 January 2007 - 11:56 AM

yeah its funny isnt it dave, its like the old saying you can take the boy out of the army but you cant take the army out of the boy

Truer words were never spoken
i will always have the strongest of feelings about these sorts of topics
its like they injected something in me at 1RTB (amongst all the other needles)

cheers
dave