| Re: 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin Killed by Stingray PAYING TRIBUTE: Truck racer Marcos Ambrose has dedicated Saturday's race to two of his Australian countrymen who lost their lives in the past two weeks.
"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was killed Sept. 4 when he was pierced in the chest by a stingray's barb while filming a new TV show off Australia's Great Barrier Reef, while Aussie rally driver Peter Brock died Sept. 8 when his car crashed into a tree during a road rally in Australia. "We have two Australian icons and we're going to have stickers on the side of our truck honoring them," Ambrose said. "A lot of people here in America knew Steve Irwin and what he was all about, but it's hard to explain to people here just how big Peter Brock was. He was the Richard Petty of Australian racing." |