THERE are special moments we carry with us for our entire lives.

For Mildura man Travis Horsfall, one of those moments was meeting his childhood idol, Peter Brock, at Sandown Racecourse in 1988.

"Dad's mate John Thompson used to do all the signs and fuel for Shell, so he was able to introduce me to him," Mr Horsfall said.

"I was only a little tacker at the time and he hardly knew me, but Brock ...