Greg Murphy in a Holden V8 Supercar at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit - July 1st, 2023. Click HD

[@stevejh0]

That’s awesome! I worked with Murph at PWR (super cheap 05 and 06) and then Tasman. I designed a lot of that car. Great to see it running and murph enjoying it !

[@yeingsterable]

Do you remember what chassis he was running in 05,06?

[@heathcornbeef]

I was at pukekohe with my younger brother in-law in the early two thousands when a ford?(F..ked on race day)(found on rubbish dump) (Fix or repair dayly) From memory went backwards through the infield and the race was stopped until the mess was cleaned up i was walking with kepa and two guys step out of a motor home Greg and a team member. My brother in-law who has mental health issues is a devoted fan of Greg's and when he saw him he started walking backwards away from Greg who was about to go back to the start grid for the restart i called out hay Greg can i please take a photo of you and kepa together he hesitated looking at the race car's and said Sure but be fast please i was about to take the photo and his team member said give me the camera jump into the photo with your brother photo taken and race won by Greg kepa treasure's that photo almost twenty years later and i have uncountable respect for Greg for taking the time to give Kepa a moment he will hold onto for the rest of his life 👏👏👏GREG MURPHY YOU ARE A BLOODY KIND DECENT HUMAN

[@nine8three310]

I remember those VZ’s back then were horrible.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

That also means you might have worked on our VZ? HRT047.

[@johncitizen306]

​@@HoldenRacingUK no that means he's talking bullshit

[@reverenddanger]

Honestly I could watch this all day

[@Lidsville]

Greg Murphy is and will always be one of my favourite drivers

[@gregbooth1551]

Murph rules! That V8 is singing beautifully...

[@paulcombes3782]

Love this footage , LOVE the vehicle , and I'm a huge fan of Greg Murphy . I may be living in the past but still replay the "lap of the gods" from 2003 regularly . Thanks for this .

[@frazerguest2864]

Same here. For me Murphs ‘lap of the Gods’, Dick Johnson’s Greens-Tuff “he’s gone off the track and into a tree” qualifying run, and George Fury’s balls out top ten shootout run from 1988 are all favourites of mine that get watched regularly.

[@gavalan3367]

Murph said it best....Fkn awesome. Thanks.

[@Dan_Minton]

Greg Murphy in a V8SC around the GP circuit...pure gold ❤

[@LGAustralia]

Gosh sounds so mega. Enough to bring a tear to your eye, the old engines. And he drove it like a proper race car of course! You'll have plenty of data to pour over now! Glad you could make this happen.

[@templetonthegood]

LGAustralia what are you doing here?😂

[@HoldenRacingUK]

Someone accidentally left their work account logged in? LG want to sponsor us? 🤣

[@LGAustralia]

@@templetonthegood Hey we enjoy racing, too. Don't forget we've sponsored many a V8SC team over the years ;)

[@HoldenRacingUK]

@@LGAustralia One of our other cars, HRT047 was sponsored by LG.

[@LGAustralia]

@@HoldenRacingUK Sure was! In Betta colours. We often do those dual sponsorships with electronics retailers.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

Thanks for all the comments so far, glad you like it. If you like this footage, you will love the next installment on the Indy Circuit, better camera angle and Greg is going for it! It is glorious. This video will go live in the next day or so. Follow us on facebook or subscribe to the channel, so you don't miss it!

[@LesHearn-h2o]

i was not able to attend ,, but ,, massive massive thank you holden for coming over and giving the uk public something stunning to watch

[@andylewis7360]

Loved it! The Brands GP circuit is just fantastic! A PROPER circuit!! 😁👍🏻

[@wilko3sgem]

Very poor camera position.

[@shredvenom]

The footage would've been better if the camera wasn't viewing a roll cage! Unbelievable.... You could've mounted the camera on the actual roll cage looking straight out the window.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

@@shredvenom Then all you would see is the track ahead and not Greg at work, the dash etc. That would have been very boring, just seeing what's out the window.

[@dawnu132]

Love seeing Murph back where he belongs. In his natural habitat. Fan for ever.

[@chriscorrigan7420]

That bloody roll bar. Greg was getting better and better every lap. Magic stuff mate.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

Blame Larry for that! Yes, he barely got warmed up and they cut the session short. I don't think they gave the demo sessions the time they deserved.

[@edwinyoung2719]

And this is why I as an American love watching v8sc

[@collinblack_60103-]

I'm a Australian Ford fan and this brought a smile to my face, really, it was like he had never left the car since 2003, awesome. Thanks Greg Murphy for doing this for us.🇦🇺✅🦘

[@gregbooth1551]

Bro, I'm a kiwi Ford fan, I loved it too!!

[@ginge625]

Murph at Brands in his old V8 is a thing of beauty 🔥

[@superbrit3845]

Incredible to how easily he blew past the European Touring Cars with ease and that includes the 500bhp Ford RS500's on track as well. Awesome footage, thank you.

[@downunderontop2502]

A few too many might be wealthy car owners but not actual professional racers. A joy to watch Greg Murphy though

[@couttsy222]

Twenty yeaqrs difference in racing car development and the Group A cars were more production-based than the terrible Ford/Holden shillouette formula that our premier racing format developed into. For crying out loud, it's not even a Holden V8 -- it's a Chevrolet. The "Supercar" format has continued it's sad decline.

[@whatwouldiknow1759]

One suspects the others weren't experienced saloon car drivers in race trim.

[@kinghock]

@@couttsy222 Not really what he was talking about though, was it. Take the whinging elsewhere if you can't enjoy the video.

[@couttsy222]

Why? BTW, it's spelt "whingeing", which I wasn't. Sooking, though? Yes!! 😁

[@peterrichards1058]

Can’t get this symphony from an EV love that V8 power and sound and Murph driving is the iconic combination. Murph I was at the Chase when the year you broke the Mountains lap record it’s was amazing and have never forgotten it.

[@samuelstockwell3083]

Certainly looks like Murph was having a lot of fun. Awesome

[@MAte925]

He got into it!

[@Starbolt-81]

God how I have missed this sound

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

I have one of the year 2000 HSV’s imported into the U.K. by wilkinshaw. This was a treat to watch. Thanks.

[@bugproductions9050]

Walkinshaw. He's a pom. Don't make me mention the Ashes.

[@jermstaallen4913]

You can’t beat the sound of a v8 supercar I could watch and listen all day long, so happy for Murph to get a drive and judging by his language he loved it 😂, can feel his goosebumps must’ve been an awesome feeling!!

[@rodjames5771]

Thank you so much for uploading this. Murph is the coolest guy on the track and the nicest guy off track. I was lucky enough to meet him at a book signing once and he spent ages just talking and joking about stuff. True Kiwi Legend!

[@Lightshock16]

I was there. I’m not Particularly versed in V8 supercars but it made a glorious sound and it was great seeing it amongst the Super Tourers! ❤❤

[@Chilled_Mackers]

Simply cooler than penguin piss - superb to see - thanks for posting and massive thanks to Greg Murphy for taking us out around the track! Well done to all involved in making this happen!

[@PhantomMark]

I wish we still had V8SC - what we see today is a shadow of its former self, pre sequential boxes was the pinnacle for me but this is close to perfect :)

[@Watt05]

Couldn’t have said it better myself 💯true

[@NZstylz-r7v]

Larry Perkins had the best sounding engines

[@davidkent2468]

A Great Kiwi Legend driving a Great Aussie Car and showing them how it's done. Nice Murph.

[@edwardliquorish8540]

Certainly brought a tear to my eye. Thank you Greg and thank you Holden Racing UK. Some fond memories of that car and team.

[@ElysiumNZ]

I still rate the 2004 Kmart car as his best he ever drove. The car he accomplished his lap of the gods in. I even still have an original Kmart racing jersey.

[@nathanpaul7334]

Awesome....murph you're a faaaaaaarkin legend

[@patrickdoherty746]

Brilliant from Donegal Ireland,,,👏👏

[@justpricey4411]

One Brilliant NZ Man in One Legendary AUST Holden Car!

[@KenOath1234]

can never get enough of V8SC's easily the best tin top formula out there - a true drivers series - none of the BS flappy paddles, torque vectoring, traction control. Just a driver three pedals and a sequential shifter!

[@bremCZ]

2.5 pedals...

[@biggussniffus5537]

can't really say that anymore. old v8sc was a true driver's class.

[@bremCZ]

@@biggussniffus5537 In what ways?

[@DragoserakerIT]

@@bremCZ id say 3, a lot of drivers still use the clutch as a way of controlling the car under braking.

[@bremCZ]

@@DragoserakerIT Which they also did before when it was a full pedal used for upshifting.

[@ute388]

I love the Larry bar. takes me back to the old days.

[@zakoreilly5722]

Lowndes bar as well 😂

[@ute388]

@@zakoreilly5722 it stopped the tyre coming in the car lol

[@berti-y4f]

Nothing better then an Aussie V8. I miss the Holden v Ford competition.

[@vipe_vr7581]

Massive thank you to everyone involved past and preset to get this beauty up and purring. Great sound and fantastic to see Murph back in a V8SC, what a treat ty ty. Hahaha Murph's comments at the end... couldn't have said it any better!

[@SerEnmei]

So glad you guys could make it happen, it's been a joy for everyone, us viewers included. But I bet a terror for the other drivers on the track those days seeing god coming from behind in the mirrors. 😉😂

[@whatcouldgowrong8323]

Excellent video. Nothing equals that sound.

[@cyclonicleo]

Greg is one of the real gentlemen of motorsport. I have clear memories of meeting him back in '96 on a Saturday at Wanneroo when he was driving for HRT. Top guy.

[@robertlesliebryant3414]

Ask Marcos Ambrose , ( now living the US ) if he knowz Greg Murphy. ?

[@heathcornbeef]

I agree what he did for my brother in-law twenty years ago might have been a small thing for him but my younger bro has mental health issues and idolises Greg just a slip of time and it still makes him happy looking at the photo of him and Greg arms over each others shoulder big smile and off he went to win another race ce

[@McWarden51]

I got photos with Murph and that car. Good to see it still doing the rounds

[@stevenwoods5627]

Driven many laps around Brands. Haven't managed to do the GP Circuit yet. After watching this video, I think that i need a V8 Supercar to do it in. Love watching the V8 Supercars. Awesome.

[@brettprince1528]

That was as good to watch at Murphy’s famous “lap of the gods” at Bathurst when he set a lap record in qualifying. Of the greatest drivers in my era. I just absolutely loved watching Murphy in the K Mart Commodore

[@ray.shoesmith]

Best part was the soundtrack

[@lukeoneil7210]

Thanks for the vid. Love Murph! Even more when seeing him behind the wheel of a V8 Holden going fast!

[@andrewwhiting5526]

Good to see Murphy still got it an looked like he was having fun out there

[@reonbarrett5546]

Epic the man, dont think or you ever see this sounds beautiful

[@aubreycolemanracing]

Loved his comments after the drive...."how was that mate?....ah f$$king awesome!"

[@longjohn5322]

I’ve still got my MURPH 51 Kmart jacket from 2002/3. The lap of the gods qualifying lap at Bathurst is still one of my top 3 best motor racing moments. I can’t separate it from Ari Vatanen’s Pikes Peak climb or Ayrton Senna’s famous qualifying lap with onboard camera.

[@nz540im3]

Awesome awesome footage. Saw Murph post about the drive. Thanks so much for putting up this epic footage

[@StephenElsworth]

Great to see murph having fun in a super car again, I've missed seeing him do this. Great to see how much he enjoyed it to.

[@boatymcboatface666]

Short shifting too...LEGEND!❤

[@neilstephen2282]

Great stuff. Murph has still got it. Every apex clipped perfectly. Respect to you from South Africa❤

[@TheEasyrider1962]

Brilliant Greg and Team

[@andygabb1749]

Pure power and noise Murph, poetry in motion, that livery brings back memories of our late Jason Richard's....thanks for the ride....

[@terrydear4038]

Not a lot got past him! Bloody great sound and vision. Good work Murph.

[@dilligaf2984]

Lap of the gods

[@MarcelZeboHommes]

This sound is heaven

[@matthewwhite4008]

Awesome to see murph on brands ,met him a few years back hes a top bloke

[@kylewaddington1983]

Great Britain V8 Supercars thankyou

[@stephenwallace7288]

Impressive to watch one man welded to a machine

[@boatymcboatface666]

Just imagine if the V8 Supercars series had gone to the UK, instead of the US and Middle East!😮

[@itwillbefine2791]

Awsome mate that showed those fans what it is all about

[@jaysonaustralia6923]

I wanted to hear him talk more about it, outside the car and everything, if you have that, throw it up please.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

There is some other chatter but just us discussing how its driving and what changes could be made to setup.

[@jaysonaustralia6923]

@@HoldenRacingUK yeahhhh! Include that too haha. All of it.

[@petermurray4061]

​@@HoldenRacingUKIf you guys & Murph are OK with posting that, I know I wouldn't be the only one that would love to hear it. Anyone that doesn't want to listen, can always skip past it.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

@@petermurray4061 We hate the sound of our own voices. 🤣

[@grantmiller9004]

Really cool!

[@matthewsutcliffe2348]

Seeing incar with the Larry Bar and Murph amped to drive it, just made my day, and I'm still buzzing from watching svg win on monday morning

[@MadmanJnr]

Sounds amazing 👏 absolutely awesome

[@svenomick5857]

You need to see these Cars at Bathurst over the top Brock Skyline and through the Chase on Conrod Straight at 300kph live, very impressive Cars and Murphy one of the Best.

[@MadmanJnr]

@svenomick5857 100% that would have been the ultimate experience. Just watching them on the TV was pretty good. But live would have been amazing

[@nnoddy8161]

Love that track!!! The undulations are just brilliant. Should be the home of the British GP - piss Silverstone off.

[@renh9858]

Definitely a tear in the eye. God how I miss seeing blokes like Brocky, Johnson, Grice, Perkins, Richards, Seton....all the greats, including this absolute legend, ripping up a circuit in an Aussie V8 supercar. Grew up watching the supercars in the 70's, 80's and 90's and loved it. Can't watch the (Aussie "Supercars" now, without Aussie made Holden's and Ford's, it just lacks soul.😢 Thank you so much for uploading this great video 🙏🙏

[@Tedinoz]

Go that Hillman Imp! 😬

[@mrwolsy3696]

Poiter approves! Fully sick mate!

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Probably my favourite track, and it would be so much fun in a V8 supercar!

[@jimmyg5408]

This is glorious, we had it so good back in the day

[@barryphillips7327]

AWESOME would LOVE too see him at Nurburgring race track in Germany and some of the other V8 Supercars, Skaife, Ambrose, Lowndes, would AWESOME in their CORRECT cars of course!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chaos116]

Unfortunately we wont ever see Ambrose behind a wheel again, stage 4 cancer ... awesome bloke, play golf with him every few weeks

[@peterjohnstaples]

YES YES YES! MORE PLEASE.

[@TeamGambleBMX]

Fantastic! Really feeding it the onions from a couple of laps in 💪

[@wareidav]

Absolutely bloody awesome.

[@PJvaleting]

Thanks for the amazing upload ❤

[@Nathan9197]

So good to see Murph back behind the wheel of a Holden Supercar

[@NipplessRage]

This track will suit V8SC so much. Imagine 30 of these thundering around the GP Circuit

[@Raptor99]

I forgot how much better these things sound then now. and look better.. so much better

[@3L15harp]

Greg should start his own KZbin channel and do this at all the big name tracks, millions would watch and love his vids as we all love that bloke he’s an awesome character and a brilliant driver. Keep ‘em coming mate we love ya

[@HoldenRacingUK]

If he is ever back in the UK, he has the chance to drive one of our VF's at various UK circuits.

[@barryscott6222]

Love the Murph in a Holden. Some-one should take over the Holden name - and turn it into a proper racing Brand, like McLaren.

[@HoldenRacingUK]

Officially we are registered as Holden Racing Team.

[@darrensharman971]

Would love to see the modern day v8 supercars race there even if it's a non championship event I think the poms would love it

[@nine8three310]

Those Tasman Motorsport VE’s were bullets in a straight line!

[@williammajor6768]

Still amazing

[@obiemichaels9675]

Always loved Murph. Love how the guy says "fucking awesome " as he leaves the pits.

[@CrazyOldAussie]

great to see the old 51 out on the track

[@ruairimadigan863]

Awesome . End of. That engine sounds amazing.Thanks Greg!

[@aussiesakman]

Greatest video I've seen all year! Looked like so much fun. 🤘🏻🤠🤘🏻

[@dimitri00769]

Awesome video! 👏

[@bushmanbill8923]

Awesome flowing track. How good would it have been to see a full grid of v8sc’s out racing it rubbing panels

[@richli808]

Sounded like Murph was having fun! It looked like a handful on cold tyres, but man that thing was singing a lovely song once it warmed up!

[@Phil_Reid_N.Z]

Bloody awesome a track perfectly suited to V8 racing cheers for sharing 👊🏻

[@DaveyKos]

smoking the European tour cars

[@timaruoutlaws1905]

God damn i love the sound of a V8 and sequential straight cut gears gearbox.

[@sampierce9128]

1:10 and the end, When you think a V8 touring car god can't go any further in your estimation and then... I'm one of the blobs on the exit of clearways pointing a camera at him. It looks even quicker from the inside than watching which is all us standing trackside want to see, and we could all see he was by far the fastest thing on track and only getting faster. 🚩🚩🚩🚩ruined all our fun!!! Thank you for getting him back in "his" seat again, this moment was a huge part of my reason for being there on Saturday!😊😊😊😊 As a "Murph" fan this was a as close to getting too Bathurst bucket list moment as it is ever probably going to get.

[@roger_VK2VRK]

Awesome to watch, imagine being out there and Murphy's on your tail and roars past.

[@sasunmontu]

Sounds like this make life worth living

[@happivaras]

Nice. Thanks for the HOTLAP👍

[@gtsupreme]

It's one of the best onboards I seen recently. True love of V8sc on such a iconic track

[@mikemason8502]

So cool, this Era Greg was teamed up with Jason Richard's, legendary kiwi pairing.

[@fromjarrod]

Music to my ears