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
Greg Murphy - 2016 AP4 Holden Barina Rally Car
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
2016 AP4 Holden Barina Rally Car:
The Leadfoot Festival will be this car’s first outing. It has been built as part of the AP4 rally car class, which has been designed to replace the aging Group N Rally regulations. AP4 is aiming to be a cost-effective WRC look-a-like class that utilises the small car category that so many manufacturers compete in for market share. Already eight manufacturers are represented for the 2017 NZ Rally Championship, which has meant a resurgence in the popularity of rallying in New Zealand.
Greg’s Holden has a Hawkeswood Motorsport AP4 Holden Barina body shell and suspension. It runs a GM 2.0 litre Ecotec 4cylinder engine reduced to 1.8litres with a Garrett GTX 2860 turbo charger. It has a
Life Racing ECU; Motec PDM and dash; Sadev 6 speed sequential gearbox and 4WD Brembo calipers; Tilton pedalbox with AP cylinders; Supashock dampers; Racetech seats and safety; a bespoke body kit
and Speedline wheels.