There’s been plenty of talk about four-time Bathurst winner Greg Murphy getting back behind the wheel of a V8 Supercar for the Endurance Cup later this year, and on Tuesday ‘Murph’ had his first test with the Holden Racing Team.
While he had the opportunity to drive both Commodores, Murphy said he had little track time and didn’t find much difference in the setups of Garth Tander and James Courtney’s cars.
At this stage it is not confirmed whether Murphy will race in 2 or 22 for the three endurance races.
“I didn’t get a huge amount of miles, but that’s alright,” the New Zealander said.
“The team had a lot to get through yesterday… hopefully doing the work that’s going to get their performance to where they should be.
“But it was a good chance to get in and feel what it was all about.”
However, Murphy felt there wasn’t much to say about Car of the Future.
“There’s not a lot of difference to last year’s car, or, the previous incarnation of the V8,” he said.
“It’s similar in many respects and has the same problems – the same problems the guys are trying to fix.
“It wasn’t a big difference at all, as to what I hoped it to be.”
Murphy described the test as just another day but knew wracking up the miles was important to being up the pointy end of the field when it counted.
“It’s part of making sure you’re competitive, being in the cars as much as possible. Like any co-driver in the role, you want to get as many miles as you possibly can.”
The first time to see Murphy on-track in a Holden Commodore will be at the Sucrogen Townsville 400, where co-drivers are able to participate in Friday Practice. There will also be time allowed for co-drivers at the following two events, the Coates Hire Ipswich 360 at Queensland Raceway and the Winton 360. The three endurance races follow.
