The History of Peak Performance

Peak Performance Motor Club has been established in memory of Jimmy Peak.  Jimmy loved his motor sports and for 30 years he raced bikes and cars with much success in both sports.

Jimmy's racing career in bikes started in 1968 on a Greeves Hawkstone and over the next nine years saw him ride Sprite, AJS, Bultaco and Rickman.  The AJS brought him the most success.  The AJS Norvil was the only one in Ireland at the time and on it he won the All Ireland Novice Scramblers Championship in 1973, having broken his leg the previous year at home on a bike he bought on Friday the 13th.

In 1977 Jimmy thought that four wheels might be better than two so he took up Autocross and drove a car called the "Scoop".  It had in an earlier life been built by the famous McCartney brothers, Dessie and Ronnie.  It had nothing going for it in the looks department, but it had everything else.  The "Scoop" was almost unbeatable and such fun to drive.   Jimmy had four very successful years and a lot of enjoyment in the "Scoop".  At the same time he had a mini which he stripped of its luxuries and prepared for another class in Autocross.  Again he had lots of success.

In the late 70's Jimmy had been going to Rallycross meetings with Laurance Gibson and helping him in the paddock he started to inhale the fumes and that started his Rallycross career.

Another mini was stripped of its luxuries and built on a shoestring budget for the 1981 Rallycross season at Boyd's Quarry on the 14th March 1981.  Success for all his hard work came that day with a class win.  More class wins and the odd final came over the years and in 83/84 season he was joint winner of the STP Rallycross Championship, but there could be only one winner, so as Jimmy had the least wins of the two he lost by one point.  But Jimmy was happywith what he had achieved, win or loose was all the same to him.

In 1993 another mini was stripped of its luxuries and built as lightweight as possible for autotesting.  His first meeting he won his  class.  He also had success in loose sprints and classic trials over the years.

The last thing he done before his death wasto restore his 1979 1275 GT Mini which was his pride and joy and like everything else it was a winner the first day out.  Jimmy worked hard for everything he had or achieved and to him that meant you appreciate what you have.

Jimmy bought the 1275 GT on 26 July 1989.  It was rebuilt over the winter of '95 and completed January '96.  The first run out was 21 April 1996 to the M.I.N.I Mourne run where it got first prize.  The first car show was in Newcastle on 24 August 1996 where it won Best Car in Show.  It was first in its class at the Causeway Coast Club Show on 31 August 1997 and then again on 30 August 1998.