The inside story of the family behind ‘Peter Perfect’ Motor racing legend, Peter Brock.

Peter Brock, the legendary motor racing superstar was known throughout Australia as ‘Peter Perfect’. For most of his life, he reigned at Bathurst as ‘King of the Mountain’, supported by his loyal partner, Bev, and their three children. The family were Australia’s racing car royalty.

When Peter met Bev, he was a rising star of the track, but his unhealthy lifestyle threatened to slow him down. It was Bev who encouraged the young champion to change his diet and lifestyle. With her help, Peter went on to win an amazing total of nine Bathurst races and nine Sandowns. Theirs was a formidable partnership and, although they never married, they created a close-knit family unit, complete with three children. Family life revolved around Peter’s racing career. Peter won races, endorsed brands and made public appearances while Bev took care of the details at work and home. Their children grew up on the Brock farm, 200 acres of glorious countryside an hour out of Melbourne, where Bev and Peter built their dream home.

Like their father, Peter’s children got used to being in the public spotlight. They were rarely at home alone - as media and others were often invited in. The family also learnt to live with the man behind the public image of ‘Peter Perfect’. They saw first hand the pressures of fame. For Bev, there was the open secret of Peter’s affairs with other women. Even now, she insists it never affected their family life.

When Peter Brock finally retired from the track, his adoring fans were devastated. His retirement also marked the beginning of a dramatic change in his family’s fortunes. In 2005, just a few months after his sixtieth birthday, Peter suddenly walked out on Bev and the children and started a new life with a new woman, Julie Bamford. She had been a close friend of Bev’s, from a neighbouring farm.

Bev and the children were now on the outer and, like everyone else, reliant on the media for the details of Peter’s life. They didn’t even have his phone number. What Peter did next shocked the whole family. He sold their prized possession - the Brock farm.

Only a few months later, tragedy struck. Peter was driving in a rally race in Western Australia and lost control of the car. He crashed into a tree and was killed instantly. Shattered, Julie Bamford gave a press conference, as Bev and the children tried to cope with the news as it came in over the radio and television. Now, for the first time, director Tracey Spring goes behind the scenes and joins the Brock family as they face Peter’s devastating legacy. ‘Peter Perfect’ left behind a mess. There were three unfinished wills, all unsigned or incomplete. As a result, Bev, the children and Julie are now battling it out for their share of the Brock estate in a legal marathon that is slowly draining away what little is left of the family fortune. Here is an extraordinarily candid - and sobering - reflection of what can befall any family. But it’s also a powerful testament to the strength of the Brock family and its determination to look to the future, however uncertain it may be.