If you don’t already know, Greg Murphy has teamed up with fellow Kiwi Richie Stanaway for this year’s edition of the Bathurst 1000.
The two will be racing as Erebus Motorsport’s wildcard entry with the team’s #51 Boost Mobile Holden Commodore Supercar that recently had the covers taken off its race-ready livery.
Considering Murphy hasn’t stepped foot in a Supercar since 2019 when he drove a DJR Team Penske Mustang, adapting to the new cars is taking some time. He also last raced at Bathurst in 2014.
The Kiwi soon realised the challenge he faced in preparing for the big race after at a recent test day at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia.
Speaking with Supercars at the car’s livery reveal over the weekend, Murphy said the car’s evolution is “massive” compared to when he last started a race in the series.
“The concept of them is similar, but it’s the way the teams have managed to develop them and extract speed in a different way.
“The way you have to drive into the corners mainly is phenomenal. My brain is struggling to adapt to that.
“But it was comfortable to drive, I can understand how you can extract the speed.
“It’s just getting that muscle memory to adapt to it and make it work,” he added speaking with Supercars.
One of the biggest changes on the new cars is the increased aerodynamic performance which influences factors like cornering majorly, making the car a different beast to drive.
Murphy is set to get more laps in around Winton this week as well as future test days next month, in preparation for this year’s Bathurst event starting on October 6.
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