Yeah.

You know? Everyone's got that, though.

There's a lot of people that have got that to say about their year and what's happened.

So, yeah, I'm not going to look at it that way.

There's so many things throughout the season that... that maybe haven't gone the way, but as I say, there's a lot of other people that can say the same thing.

So it is what it is.

We tried our best.

What is the

Wow, huh? Can you believe what just happened on that mountain?

If anyone can put that into context cleanly with good vocabulary, then good luck to you.

It was...

It was something else.

I mean, it was sort of a privilege to have been upstairs with Krause and GT to be a part of the call on that.

I mean, I don't know if I did a very good job of putting it into words, to be fair, because it was insane.

It was just unbelievable.

based

Yeah.

Yeah, ch- uh, Steve Richards and myself were in a team that, you know, wasn't championship contenders, weren't, weren't really firing as good as some of the, some of the other teams.

But, um, it was when you could put both your number one drivers together.

Well, that happened for quite a while after that as well.

And we, we actually, Steve and I drove up from Melbourne to Bathurst to- together and we're, you know, fucking doing the whole, "Yeah, man, we can do this" kind of thing.

And we'd went, we went through all the drivers list and we worked out that we thought that, uh, we were the best combination that year as driver combination, and we just knew that we had a...

If we did our jobs properly together, we'd have a good chance.

They don't do that anymore.

Greg Murphy, favourite corner of the track and why?

That's not an easy question to answer because there's pieces of the track where one corner leads to another, leads to another, and if they weren't linked that way, then it wouldn't be what it is.

The top of the mountain is something to behold.

From really where you come out of the cutting, which is second gear, and you're climbing.

How steep it is, you cannot reference it off television.

You've got to actually stand there in the corner with your own two feet and look at it with your own two eyes to get a real proper reference of how steep it is and how much the climb just ascends so quickly.

And then from there to basically Forest Elbow is some of the most uh frightening most exhilarating adrenaline rush pieces of track you'll find anywhere in the world maybe it is the most you know frightening piece of track in the world and but once you're in a race car and you've got a flow going the satisfaction is just just incredible so I can't pick one because, as I say, there's a bunch of corners there that link together so incredibly well.

Matt Payne is $3.50 here's the favourite Matt Payne Will Davison to win this does he get it done this weekend do you think

moment of

pole positions at Bathurst, he's got three.

You know, he's very odds on to potentially make that four in the shootout tomorrow afternoon.

You know, just quality organisations doing the job at a very high level.

As you said, most of the cool side come off it.

The Toyota's the first run here at Bathurst, so...

They've got a bit more on their plate than what other teams have just to try and understand the supra around the mountain where speed is very different to anywhere else that we go all year.

I mean, just how busy does it get? How in demand are you? How many fans do you have to shake hands with and give a cuddle? Is it just like one of those days in fairyland for Greg Murphy?

Mm.

Um, you know, just quality organizations, uh, doing, doing the job at a very high level.

As you said, Mostert, Coulthard come off it.

The Toyota's first run here at Bathurst, so there's, they've got a bit more on their, on their plate than what other teams have just to, to try and understand the, the Supra around the mountain where, you know, speed is very different to anywhere else that we, we go all year.

Um, so there's a, there's a bit of that going on.

Anton De Pasquale was, was good yesterday.

Him and his, his teammate Lee Holdsworth, um, you know, both sessions were inside the top five.

You talk about his lead and could this be the moment that a guy who I think is really underrated in his contribution, uh, to the, uh, to the Supercars, could this be the moment he gets that fairy tale for him on top of the mountain?

He's

annoying.

That's actually my mandate, is to be as annoying as I possibly can be for him.

A little bit of a proud moment watching this team unfold like this and your

boy like this? Listen, I'm sure I've said it a thousand times already this afternoon since they won.

The thing is, everyone works hard in this pit lane.

That's not in doubt, right? The effort that goes in by all the guys and the girls in the supercar's pit lane is phenomenal.

What's been happening here, developing, homologating a new car, and obviously well-documented issues with the power plant, all that kind of stuff, the hours that have been put together to get to this point, and then construct... a first and a third and a podium here at the 500 is just such a proud thing for everyone here that's chipped in to do that.

Yeah

... near the front again, that consistency, obviously a very good race car that you manage very well, um, you know, look after the fuel burn, look after the tire, to then strategize your way back to the front.

That has been probably more of a standout to me than just about anything else, um, and how, how it makes it look like you've been doing [laughs] this so much longer.

That's, you've gotta be pretty proud of that.

His resounding legacy still echoes very much through the pit lane, especially when we get to Mount Panorama.

He was, uh, ahead of his time in a lot of regards.

He, he, you know, obviously fantastic driver, but the way he incorporated and brought people together, especially the fans, into the event of motor racing, you sort of don't really see that a lot these days, and I think that he was a pioneer.

He was really much a, a person and a personality that really just embraced everything.

What made Peter Brock the great driver that he was?

Well, I don't know exactly what made him the great driver because he was just naturally gifted.

You know, he was just an icon.

I mean, he was the guy that, you know, I idolized when I was growing up.

My go-kart number was 05.

You know, I used to get the mobile Peter Brock merchandise sent out from Australia and all that kind of stuff.

And You know, my first sort of ever meeting of the man was at the Wellington Street Race in the late 80s.

were just

What a good young man he is.

[laughs] Yeah, he's a, he's a character.

Um, um, but he's, you know, he's, he's very fast and, um, another super, super talent, just like Matt.

And, uh, the two of them have, you know, sort of got the, the world at their feet as far as motorsport goes and, and, um, yeah, living, living the dream.

But, you know, Woody's sort of d- dealing with a few little challenges at the moment with, um, you know, the new, new Supra and, and some of the mechanicals of it.

But, um, he's also had a win this year, as has his teammate, and, you know, had some good p- you know, some good results as well to go with it.

So- There's-- It's just, uh, it's one of those frustrating things when you know you've got the speed, you know, y- you know, the capabilities are there, but, you know, you've also gotta deal with a, um, some development of a, of a new product, which, you know, is, is not there yet, um, fully.

[laughs]

What a good young man he is.

[laughs] Yeah, he's a, he's a character.

Um, um, but he's, you know, he's, he's very fast and, um, another super, super talent just like Matt.

And, uh, the two of them have, you know, sort of got the, the world at their feet as far as motorsport go.

And, and, um, yeah, living, living the dream.

But, you know, Woody's sort of d- we're dealing with a few little challenges at the moment with, um, you know, the new, new Supra and, and some of the mechanicals of it.

But, um, he's also had a win this year, as has his teammate, and, you know, had some good pff ... you know, some good results as well to go with it.

[laughs]

Yeah.

They, they would...

They know they wouldn't want to actually then take Ra- uh, Red Bull and put it in the same league as Racing Bulls by not having, you know, um, someone that's won Grand Prix and, and, uh, been at the top of their game.

You know, that's what is, that's what Racing Bulls is about.

So I don't know.

It's, uh, it's a precarious position.

I mean, you got 22 spots.

Mm.

Yeah.

They, they, they know they wouldn't want to actually then take Race, uh, Red Bull and put it in the same league as Racing Bulls by not having, you know, um, someone that's won Grand Prix and, and, uh, been at the top of their game.

You know, that's what is... that's what Racing Bulls is about.

So I don't know.

It's, uh, it's a precarious position.

I mean, you got 22 spots is at the moment, um, he's, other than the, obviously the Ferrari, um, the McLaren, the Mercedes, I mean, even Red, Red Bull is having a bit of a struggle.

Um, there's not too many other places that you'd probably be better off being at, um, unless the paycheck, um, warrants it.

Mm

He was throwing that thing round.

Yeah, yeah.

Um, and that's the beauty of what we've got in the formula now is that, you know, un- the underpinnings of that car is exactly the same as the underpinnings in the Mustang, and exactly the same as the Camaro.

It's just what sits on top, um, is, and the shape and the look, and then what sits in the front under the bonnet.

And, you know, uh, Supercars, everyone has to take their hat off to them on how they've actually managed to manipulate that set of rules to allow, um, different manufacturers to come, but also then have them sit within just the mi- minutest of difference in time, um, when you've just homologated this car and it's come out, out the gate and it's been so competitive.

That's, that's a-

It was so hard

... two laps, for two, and went hard.

Murf, who, who in the Supercars this year, who are the wet driver specialists?

Uh, difficult question to answer now because you're in Supercars because you're good at, you know, what you do.

You're, you've got, got some skills that, that at a, at a certain level that, um, allow you to be in the Supercar field.

Which means that, you know, wet weather as well as dry weather, you know, you should have, you should have pretty high, high level of performance.

Um, there are some guys, and it's us- it's often the guys that, um, are at the front of the field anyway.

They're all very, very good at dealing with those conditions.

Um, it comes down to, again, in many cases, you know, how good your car is, how confident you are with, with your car set up and, and if you've basically nailed a, a set up and, um, for those conditions that, that, um, is just maybe a little bit better than everybody else's.

I'll settle in, I'll settle in for it if you really wanna go into the details.

Murph, who, who in the Supercars this year, who are the wet driver specialists?

Uh, difficult question to answer now because you're in Supercars because you're good at, you know, what you do.

You're, you've got a, got some skills that, that at a, at a certain level that, um, allow you to be in the Supercar field.

Which means that, you know, wet weather as well as dry weather, you know, you should have, you should have pretty high, high level of performance.

Um, there are some guys, and it's us- it's often the guys that, um, are at the front of the field anyway.

They're all very, very good at dealing with those conditions.

Um, it comes down to, again, in many cases, you know, how good your car is, how confident you are with, with your car set up and, and if you've basically nailed a, a setup and, um, it, for those conditions that, that, um, is just maybe a little bit better than everybody else's.

I'll settle in, I'll settle in for it if you really wanna go into the details.

Why do you muck around with top talent like that? What's the point of all of that?

No, I believe it's time.

I genuinely believe it was time for a shift.

It's sort of been on the cards and talked about for a little while.

I think those guys have been working together doing that job and doing it well mostly for a very long time, but you've got to move at some stage and it's been on the cards for a bit.

I think that they should have split the two of them up a long time ago.

I think individually they work better rather than together.

I mean, it's unstoppable motor racing at the moment, isn't it?

how do you feel about and this is the thing that i think a lot of most people will be interested in how do you feel about the the dropping of the test for the full license

Yeah, I was for it in the submission process, only if drivers were, along the process of learners and restricted, forced to go and actually get some proper practical driver training and not just going with a driving instructor.

We need more controlled environment stuff around stopping distances, emergency stopping, getting some cognitive awareness training.

around some of these things that you need to be prepared for that most people aren't prepared for when they happen.

Most of the crashes and incidents, injuries, deaths that are happening on our roads are by people that don't know what to do in certain situations, cannot read the situations, cannot read the weather conditions, don't realise they're going too fast, don't realise... you know, the potentials of the safety features of their cars, all this kind of stuff.

And unless you go and learn that, you're not offered it as part of, you know, the process of getting your driver's license.

That is one of the most helpful courses you can put a kit on, eh?

Well, it is if you are doing it for the right reasons.

how do you feel about and this is the thing that i think a lot of most people will be interested in how do you feel about the the dropping of the test for the full license

Yeah, I was for it in the submission process, only if drivers were, along the process of learners and restricted, forced to go and actually get some proper practical driver training and not just going with a driving instructor.

You know, we need more instructors.

controlled environment stuff around stopping distances, emergency stopping, getting some cognitive awareness around some of these things that you need to be prepared for that most people aren't prepared for when they happen.

Most of the crashes and incidents, injuries, deaths that are happening on our roads are by people that don't know what to do in certain situations, cannot read the situations, cannot read the weather conditions, don't realise they're going too fast, don't realise you know, the potentials of the safety features of their cars, all this kind of stuff.

And unless you go and learn that, you're not offered it as part of, you know, the process of getting your driver's license.

That is one of the most helpful courses you can put a kit on, eh?

Well, it is if you are doing it for the right reasons.