Peter McLeod went into the final round at Adelaide in 2nd position, 22 points in front of Brock, and needed to only finish 14th to claim 2nd regardless of where Brock finished.
11 Facts About Peter McLeod
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Peter McLeod didn't take the car to the final ever competitive Group C race at Baskerville Raceway in Tasmania.
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Peter McLeod continued to race his Mazda RX-7 in the 1985 Australian GT Championship.
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Peter McLeod placed fifth in the championship, his best finish being third at the Adelaide round.
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Peter McLeod competed in only two rounds of the 1986 ATCC at Sandown and Oran Park, and finished 19th in the championship.
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Peter McLeod later reported that the car blew its right front tyre and, unable to steer the car, he drove over the ripple strip on the outside of the track and flew clear over the sand trap and into the tyre wall, destroying the front right of the car in the process.
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Peter McLeod completed the first two stints of the race totaling 61 laps, lifting the car to 5th place.
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Peter McLeod faded out of the scene over the next few racing seasons but returned to the sport in 1994 as Peter McLeod's son Ryan started to make his way into V8 Supercar racing.
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Peter McLeod has stayed involved in the sport and recently has acted as driver of V8 Supercar's safety car.
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Peter McLeod has since turned his attention to his passion for Citroens, importing and fully restoring the rare and highly prized Maserati-engined Citroen SMs from the early 70s.
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Peter McLeod's work is highly regarded on an international scale and the cars are in demand by classic car enthusiasts worldwide.