The son of motoring legend Peter Brock is being pursued for $222,000 – partly because he does not appear to have inherited his dad’s skills.

James Brock followed his famous father into racing, signing an agreement last year to drive with Erebus Racing in the GT Championship.

But the Erebus team claims in County Court documents that Brock owes half of that sum after three expensive crashes.

A statement of claim alleges Mr Brock agreed to pay Erebus Racing $300,000 for the provision of the race car and other services.

It further states Mr Brock agreed to pay “the cost of all parts and labour required to repair the race car as a result of any damage however caused”.

It is claimed the agreement made Mr Brock responsible for a $50,000 excess when any damage was covered by insurance.

Erebus claims that, in March last year while racing his Mercedes in the opening round of the championship in Adelaide, Mr Brock collided with a Ferrari.

In May the team claims he caused “substantial damage” to the car while racing at Phillip Island – the repair bill for both smashes reached $22,935.

Erebus Racing claims that as a result of the Phillip Island crash, and another incident in Sydney in July when Mr Brock’s car hit a wall, that it was forced to pay $100,000 in insurance excesses.

Erebus alleges Mr Brock has failed to pay invoices sent to him.

Mr Brock’s driver agreement was terminated by Erebus last October when he allegedly failed to pay the last $100,000 instalment of his driver’s fee. Erebus is asking for $222,000 or unspecified damages for breaching the driver agreement as well as interest.

Mr Brock said the dispute with Erebus had been ongoing but he had not been made aware it had progressed to court.

He said there was an issue between the parties about the meaning of terms in the driver’s agreement.

“It’s something in black and white and they have taken a completely different interpretation of it and they have decided to pursue me over it despite numerous discussions,” Mr Brock said.

“We will just have to deal with it.”

Via The Herald Sun

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