Peter Gregg

[jluetjen]

I just finished reading the 2 part article on Peter Gregg in "Vintage Racecar" magazine. Anyone else seen it? I'm curious about people's thoughts. Gregg has always existed on the edge of my awareness since I started attended sports-car races just a few years before he died, and in those days there was almost no TV coverage and very little print coverage in the media of the series. Ironically the first IMSA racers that I remember were JLP and JLP Jr since their car made the biggest impression on my at the first Lime Rock event that I attended with my Dad. But that's another story.

But the article on Gregg I thought was thoughtfully written, and it helped to explain to me the relationships between him, the future racer Debra Gregg, Bob Snodgrass, Hurley Haywood and even Doc Bundy! At the end of the day I thought that the writer (Hal Crocker) did a good job of describing the Gregg's complex character in balanced fashion that resonated with me, and in so doing portrayed a view of what it is like to be around someone who has psychological issues (dare I say demons?).

What do others think about the article or Gregg?

[Racerbvd]

I haven't read it yet, but will be interested in what his Son Simon thinks about it.
No question, he was very complex, and highly intelligent, and brought a lot to both Porsche & Motorsports..


How many of these have you seen???



Simon..


First thing Bob Snodgrass did after buying Brumos back from Debra Gregg was change the colors back to Red, White & Blue

[Por_sha911]

Can you scan the article? I'd like to read it. There have been a few things written about "Peter Perfect" in Excellence and Panorama. An article in the Feb 2009 Excellence magazine details a 934.5 he owned and talks a lot about his life. Also, this is an interesting piece of history:

[xbrumossalesman]

Those colors never seemed right

[azasadny]

Didn't he write an instructional book for shorthand?

[doug_porsche]

Vintage Racecar Journal | FEATURE: Peter Perfect, Part 1

http://www.vintageracecar.com/pages/thismonth.cgi?magid=70&magiid=269

[URY914]

Those articles seem to be more about Hal Crocker and his relations with PG, not Peter. There was a very good article in Car & Driver about a year after his death that really gets into the details of PG's life. Where his money came from, his first wife, second wife, relations with the Porsche factory, his death, and all that went on after his death with the dealerships and the race team.