Peter used to stay on the Isle of Man for much of the summer,doing any races that cropped up especially on Billown, go home, and let Kenny Birch pick up his bike from a guy in Castletown at Manx time! Latterly, he simply left the bus till next year!
He is almost a symbol of the quietly spoken, unpretentious racer who is the real star of the whole show. He has been "almost there" so often, and without his like, tickling the fast men with more competitive bikes, some records may not have happened.
In 2002, my granddaughter and I yelled ourselves hoarse for him at the Southern 100 and were just overjoyed at his podium position.
We should have a statue, in his likeness, but just "To the TT riders". The guys who MAKE the event, but seldom get a mention.
Peter would be amazed at our love and respect...he never thought that highly of himself...he was just having fun.