{"id":492180,"date":"2012-01-01T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=30382"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:32:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:32:38","slug":"a-different-gregg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/a-different-gregg\/","title":{"rendered":"A Different Gregg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know a lot of people have opinions of Peter Gregg, but I would like to offer an alternative view to Hal Crocker\u2019s recent two-part article, \u201cPeter Perfect.\u201d I first got to know Peter in 1970, then worked for him from 1972 to 1979 as President of Peter H. Gregg, Inc., the Mercedes-Benz, and later BMW, dealership on Atlantic Boulevard in Jacksonville\u2014adjoining Brumos Porsche. I saw and spoke with him on a nearly daily basis, and had intimate knowledge of his businesses and the racing company, Brumos Racing, as well as Peter Gregg Racing (BMW).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547767\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LS201201-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-547767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LS201201-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Claridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LS201201-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LS201201-p1-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LS201201-p1-84x100.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LS201201-p1-293x349.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Claridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was commonly thought by many that Peter was a rich guy who won races because he had more money than his competitors, but he wasn\u2019t, as his father owned a small business that did not benefit Peter in any way. I am very familiar with the finances of his companies and was an officer of the Holden (his middle name) Company, the holding company for his various businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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