Greg was born and bred in the Hawkes Bay and started his motorsport career at the local kart track at the aged 8 years old. Winning the inaugural Shell Formula Ford Scholarship in 1990 was his entry to car racing. After initially chasing the single seater path and a life in the USA, Greg took the opportunities offered by the Touring Car categories in Australia and began a professional career that spanned 20 years. Driving for a number of Super Tourer, ATCC and V8 Supercar Teams, he amassed over 400 V8 Supercar starts that included 28 race wins, 13 pole positions, 83 podiums, two Sandown 500 victories, one Bathurst 24 Hour victory and four Bathurst 1000 victories. Never one to mince his words, Greg has now retired from professional competition and is enjoying the local NZ rallying scene.
Greg Murphy - 2012 Holden VE Commodore V8 SuperTourer
Greg was born and bred in the Hawkes Bay and started his motorsport career at the local kart track at the aged 8 years old. Winning the inaugural Shell Formula Ford Scholarship in 1990 was his entry to car racing. After initially chasing the single seater path and a life in the USA, Greg took the opportunities offered by the Touring Car categories in Australia and began a professional career that spanned 20 years. Driving for a number of Super Tourer, ATCC and V8 Supercar Teams, he amassed over 400 V8 Supercar starts that included 28 race wins, 13 pole positions, 83 podiums, two Sandown 500 victories, one Bathurst 24 Hour victory and four Bathurst 1000 victories. Never one to mince his words, Greg has now retired from professional competition and is enjoying the local NZ rallying scene.
2012 Holden VE Commodore V8 SuperTourer:
This 2012 VE Holden Commodore V8 SuperTourer has a Pace Innovations fabricated chassis, LS7 7 litre Chevrolet aluminium V8, normally aspirated engine producing 585hp. It runs a Quaife 6 Speed sequential gearbox and its weight is 1200kg.
This car was campaigned by Greg from 2012 -2014 in the NZST Championship, where it won the championship in 2013 and 2014 and won 22 races from the 57 entered. The Holden is now based at Hampton Downs where it is used for hot lap experiences and corporate ride days. Both Greg and this car competed at Leadfoot 2016 for the first time, with mixed results – a lack of steering lock caused some issues at the hairpin.