Its a bad week for Australian celebrities:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/peter-brock-killed-in-crash/2006/09/08/1157222310976.html
Racing legend Peter Brock ... reported killed.
A car competing in the Targa West rally crashed into a tree at Gidgegannup about 30 kilometres north-east of Perth about 12pm, a Western Australia police spokesman told smh.com.au.
The car was carrying two people and one had died in the crash, he said.
The major crash investigation unit was at the scene, he said. Ambulances were not called.
The spokesman could not confirm the driver was Mr Brock, although that is being broadcast on Sky News.
Brock, 61, was driving with Mick Hone in a Daytona Coupe.
The circumstances of the accident remain unclear.
The Targa West takes place over four days and is divided into two categories, competition and challenge, the latter catering for relatively standard specification road cars.
The rally began in Perth yesterday.
Race organisers said an announcement would be made soon.
They would confirm only that an accident had taken place.