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unusual facts about Peter Collins


Peter Collins

Pete Collins (writer), American journalist and author, e.g. of the news series that inspired the film Pain & Gain (2013) and books about the Sun Gym gang


Phil Crump

He achieved his best placing at the Silesian Stadium in Katowice, Poland in 1976 when he finished in third place on 12 points behind English pair Peter Collins and Malcolm Simmons.

The Beatbox

It ran from the late 1980s until 1995, and had a number of different presenters through the years, including Barry Lang, Simon Young, Peter Collins and Ian Dempsey.

Zenon Plech

England's Peter Collins was awarded the heat win, Plech was awarded 2nd despite not actually finishing the race, while another Russian, Valery Gordeev, was awarded third place.


see also

1958 French Grand Prix

Musso died in the race itself, while Peter Collins would die in that year's German Grand Prix, Lewis-Evans would die at the Moroccan Grand Prix, Jean Behra would die in a support race for the 1959 German Grand Prix and von Trips and a dozen spectators would die at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.

Human on the Inside

The two previously released singles "I'm Jealous" and "Heart of Steel" were produced by Peter Collins and Keith Forsey respectively, and although "I'm Jealous" was a hit, "Heart of Steel" did not even chart.