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NZV8: What have been some of the most memorable machines that you have raced?
Murph: I was always a single-seater lover really. That’s what I always wanted to do from the beginning of my career. I didn’t get a chance to do as much as I wanted to do, but I loved all the single-seater stuff that I did drive. The Formula Atlantics and Formula Holdens from the early days were more of the purist race car stuff so they were always a highlight. The last time I raced a Formula Holden was in 1998, and I also raced one at Adelaide at the Grand Prix. They were mega memorable moments when F1 was still there — running on a F1 track in a single-seater and dreaming of making it big time overseas. I always enjoyed those opportunities. Some of the wild stuff, such as the first time I got to drive a Supercar/Group A Touring car, was in Peter Brock’s actual 05 race car — totally crazy, being I was a complete Brock super fan. So it was a pretty significant moment with the Holden Racing Team back then. I got to race at Daytona and LeMans in 1996 in a Porsche 911 GT2. That was pretty out there, and it was an awesome car on one of the world’s most iconic race tracks. I also had the chance to drive a Panoz — which is a wild, out-there crazy batmobile-style GT1 race car with a seven-litre Ford — along with David Brabham and Jason Bright. Another would be Shane Helms’ Zakspeed Capri, it is such an iconic piece of motorsport history and one of the most beautiful cars I have ever driven.
Most of us know you for your exploits in V8 Supercars, but we seem to forget all the other stuff you have
