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Greg Murphy teams up with Tony Quinn for Hampton Downs and Highlands 101

New Zealand motor racing superstar Greg Murphy is set to return to the Australian GT grid for the Hampton Downs 101 at the end of October and the Highlands 101 in November. Murphy will line up alongside Hampton Downs owner Tony Quinn in the Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3 for the inaugural Hampton Downs 101.

Murphy last raced in an Australian GT event at the Highlands 101 at Highlands Motorsport Park in 2013, where he finished fifth in a McLaren with co-driver Neil Crompton.

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Wednesday, 21 September, 2016

Greg Murphy to step out of retirement and race Hampton Downs 101

Kiwi motorsport great Greg Murphy is temporarily stepping out of retirement to race next month's Hampton Downs 101.

Murphy, a four-time Bathurst winner, will team up alongside track owner Tony Quinn, co-driving an Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3 at the first event at the remodelled track over October 28-30, NZME reported.

The 44-year-old Murphy retired from competitive racing in 2014, but the chance to compete in the first Hampton Downs 101 was enticing, having had a taste of GT racing in 2013.

The Murphy/Quinn combination should perform strongly.

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Tuesday, 20 September, 2016

Marcus Armstrong celebrates a challenging single-seater debut

Christchurch-born race driver Marcus Armstrong, 16, has achieved all the goals he set himself for his single-seater debut at the daunting Nurburgring in Germany.

Competing in the penultimate round of the 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Championship on Saturday and Sunday with respected team R-ace GP, Armstrong was quickly on the pace and served notice of his speed in the final practice session. Formula Renault competes on the full Formula One circuit, and it was Armstrong’s first time driving that fast and challenging 5.1 km track format.

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Tuesday, 20 September, 2016

Young aiming for top in Japan

Mike Young is set to return to the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) in Japan this weekend to challenge for a podium finish, after his successful Rally China campaign where he debuted a hybrid car in a world first.

The 23-year-old says Rally Hokkaido, held in northern Japan, is one of his favourite events on the calendar and he’s looking forward to the challenges it is bound to throw up this year.

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Tuesday, 20 September, 2016

Champion eyes new challenge

The North Island 2K Cup series has rapidly grown into New Zealand’s largest motorsport class and, with support from official tyre supplier Dunlop, has made the sport accessible to a passionate group of grassroots competitors.  

Competitors must use road-registered vehicles that cost less than $2,000 to purchase, with no limit on what competitors can spend upgrading the safety of the car.

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Tuesday, 20 September, 2016

Summerfield takes Ashley Forest Hat-trick

Rangiora’s Matt Summerfield has become the first driver to take victory in three consecutive years at the iconic Ashley Forest Rallysprint after a hard fought battle across the two day event.

Summerfield headed to the event, which operates on a knock-out format over a 1.7 kilometre gravel hillclimb, looking to not only defend the title he had won over the past two years, but also join the exclusive club of drivers that have set a sub-minute time around the iconic course.

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Tuesday, 20 September, 2016

Van Gisbergen claims lead in Supercars Championship

For the first time, New Zealand motor racing star Shane van Gisbergen has claimed the lead in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.

Van Gisbergen produced a stunning drive for Red Bull Racing to finish runner-up, glued to the bumper of winner Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team) after a dramatic opening race of the endurance series at the Wilson Security Sandown 500 in Melbourne.

With Jamie Whincup’s team penalised with a drive-through infringement, and ultimately finish in 13th place, van Gisbergen has overtaken his teammate in the lead of the championship.

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Monday, 19 September, 2016

Late race excursion hides improvements at Sandown for Heimgartner

A late off-track excursion for Andre Heimgartner in the #3 Plus Fitness Holden Commodore has taken away from what was an otherwise strong weekend for the Kiwi and his co-driver Aaren Russell at the Wilson Security Sandown 500.

After struggling with qualifying and car set-up at recent events, the Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport driver reported he felt the car – which started today’s race from a season’s second-best 16th – had a strong endurance set-up on board.

Published Date: 

Monday, 19 September, 2016

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