Pete Barry memories (Read 1,218 times)

[sonic33]

If you don't agree let a moderator know. Pete was an amazing driver. There has been a few good stories about Pete, and I want to continue that.

Use this thread to posts yr memories or stories of Peter Barry. 1st night at vegas for the world of stocks last year. Amazzing. I don't know Pete personally but watching that rocked

[speedaway]

Down at wellington for the NZ stockcar champs.
Peter was right up near the front going like a bat out of hell until he spun out, then it was all on taking on anything and everything.
We asked him what happened and he said Thought I'd see how fast it would go until i could spin out, then I'll go have some fun. Just the way he always does.

[alloyplatypus]

When Pete raced for the Crusaders a few years ago at the NZ Stockcar Teams Champs, about an hour or so before racing, Pete disapeared. I was Captain, and Lyndsey 34K was manager and someone else came up and told us that they had organised Rhys Grieg 28W to fill in for our injured man. What the hecks goin on? We cruised over to Petes trailer, and Petes boy just kept telling me, Dads gone to hospital, he cut his hand, but dont worry hes had worse and he will still be racing. Pete came back not long before racing was due to start, his hand was all bandaged (and stitched) up, and it was obvious it was a bit tender, but he was tough, he was there to race and went on the hunt for an oversized glove. Im unsure but I think he raced with a welding glove on the injured hand in the end. When coming up with a gameplan, we offered him the chance to flagrun, as he may not get repeated impact on his hand that way, or even go reserve, but he let it be known he was there to bash and his injury was a minor inconveniance. We had a real bad run against the Mount, but we gave it to Welly hard with the whole team putting everythin on the line.. still lost but gave a darn good try.

Driving with Barry, i never saw him much on track, but the next night i got to watch all his races and i was just in awe. He seemed to have antagonised the Auckland team and was taking hits from alot of blue cars, handling it, and then dealin it back twice as hard, as well as taking on whoever else passed him or got in his way, and it was unreal to watch. The guy was a machine on the track, and off the track was bloody funny and keen to help anyone.

[Regan O'Brien]

Well ive got one story i can tell of at this years teams in welly we said to Pete that you are of the front and if you get in the lead to go for it, well he won both our races on the first nite then when we came up aginst the titans we only had four cars well we told him he had to block up well the smile on that face was (like it was xmas when you were a little kid) BIG as and what did he do held a car in the wall doing a burnout for 6 laps he was not letting go.Thats just 1 of the many stories we got of Pete and there are plenty more you just ask any stockcar driver that he has hit LOL.
R.I.P. Pete we going to miss ya
Meeanee Mauler 83b

[bryce25b]

i think pritty much everythink pete did was a memorie.....i asked him one nite why he liked to hit cars so much and he said well when i hit the wall it dosnt seem to hurt,i dont no why but i just dont feel anythink,by this time he was cracking up ....i rember racing him for the lead one nite in h.b and i was think man if i pass him hes gonna nail me so tryed passing him at speed,well to much speed in fact,i spun infont of him and he drove streight into me full noise and all most tiped him over.....he said after the race he was so dam focused he didnt see me spin up....

cheers butterbean stockie 25b