Any requests for more Bathurst Goodies? I would love to see an exciting In-car POV lap!

I remember watching this live, I loved how every other team in pit lane came out to congratulate him, it was truly a magical lap. To put it in perspective, from memory positions 2 to 10 were separated by 1.1 seconds, that's how even the cars are. And then Greg Murphy eclipses the fastest time by another 1.1 seconds. He was on another level that day.

Look at the king of the mountain, peter brock.

Even all these years later this is still incredible to watch. Murph was untouchable that entire weekend.

Murphy's record lap stood until 2010. Beaten by Craig Lowndes, then again in 2017 by Scott McLaughlin. At the time Murphy's lap was incredible, remember watching it live on TV. There were some things on the car that while not illegal in the sport at the time that made this possible. Cudos to all involved in the team for what they achieved that weekend 😎

Greg is and was one of the most humblest guys in v8's. i got to meet him at Albert Park in Melbourne and truly he had time for any and everyone, im a ford fan but the chance to talk to him was awesome,

Kiwi boy and loved watching this live. He went on to win Bathurst that year.

Oh how I'll never forget this lap. I was a 17 year old Holden fanatic and V8 Supercars was my life! I remember cheering at the TV watching Murph absolutely killing it, you could see the speed and control he had. Amazing stuff. I was then up super early on the Sunday to make the 4hr journey to Bathurst to watch Murphy/Kelly take the win.

I still get goose bumps every time I watch it. Some of best tin-top driving at Bathurst ever. Plus they were still using H-pattern gearboxes back then. Absolute legend.

The cutaway to the bloke in the pit garage, that's John Bowe, smiling in delight seeing his time being bettered by a driver doing something amazing. It was a age for the lap record to drop further, and yeah, go back to the shot at The Dipper, and you can see the smoke off the tyre from that messed shift. Now search "Dick Johnson" and "The rock".

I like how you’ve corrected yourself in the pronunciation of Bathurst

2003 the cars were still built from a factory built body

The thing to remember as well, Bowe, who he beat by that margin, was no slouch. I think that's what made it stunning. Bowe had been an atcc champion and was known to be pretty good at vehicle setup.

To answer your second question, the car itself was chassis HRT 043, meaning the 43rd car built by the works Holden Racing Team. It raced on for a few more years before being retired and sold to a private collector, who restored it to its 2003 spec (VY Commodore panels and Kmart livery, basically). It's been sold back and forth a couple of times but it's still in the hands of some enthusiast or another, and comes out to hit the track for special occasions. I don't know who exactly the current owner is, though, and a V8sleuth subscription is $440 (per year!), which is way beyond my wallet.

Jordan Cox in the improved production race at Bathurst in a honda civic is insane

This is my favourite sporting moment of all time, all sports. What I really love about it is his achievement attitude and self evaluation. Best time ever and whilst he definitely celebrated he was thinking about how he could be even better. Amazing mindset.

I was there on top of the Mountain the day Greg Murphy did his Lap of the Gods and I remember saying to my boys that that lap was something very special in the history of Mount Panorama but it was the way in which he did it. In a category where gaps are normally measured by hundredths and thousandths of a second he obliterated his opposition by more than a full second to the second placed car. I am a veteran of 45 visits to the 1000 and in all that time I have seen some very special moments but that lap ranks right up there with the very best of them. When Greg Murphy crossed the start/finish line that day he instantly wrote his name and the #51 K Mart Holden Commodore into Mount Panorama Bathurst folklore. A truly, Great Moment in Sport

This was awesome, You should watch the record breaking lap by Scott McLaughlin in 2017. He's now in Indycar. But his lap around Bathurst then was awesome

It took quite a few years to beat that lap! The thing that stood out to me back then watching it live was the standing ovation from the other teams, even the Ford teams! That sort of thing is just so rare.

This was my first time at Bathurst. Still called the great race watch it every year all day.

The 24 hour race the same year is well worth a watch, the conditions they drive through is incredible. Murph appears again driving in one of the Monaro's, which destroyed their very expensive competition.

Even the opposing teams cheered him on, that's how it is here. Just love a good runner. It's a really stressful track to race on the edge, it's not forgiving at all and will chew the uninitiated up and crush the veterans with no mercy. You could be ahead by a mile and come unstuck in a second. It's truly a great race and very dear to our hearts

I was there in crowd near the last corner. As a Holden supporter it was amazing to experience the roar of the crowd and see that lap.

That just goes to show how well that team set up that car it pretty much held an insane pace the entire race that team ended up winning the race in that year and the year after

I remember watching this on tv live and how amazing it was. This lap along with Craig Lowndes winning after PB died are my favourite Bathurst moments.

I remember watching this back in '03. The supercars are still steel paneled and based off the same chassis (at least at the time of this vid), More recently they created a common chassis and bolted on panels to make them look like the production car. They are still steel panel and not fibre glass.

The camera work and production is superb. The coverage really gives you a feeling that is missing on most other race tracks.

I was there that day and then watched him win the race on the Sunday. Will never forget it

The amazing thing about this lap no one all weekend looked like touching a 6 Pole was predicted to be a low 8 and John Bowes lap was considered a step to high. Then Murphy came out and didn’t breath for 2 minutes and 6 seconds. It’s the first and only time everyone in pit lane have come out to congratulate a driver/car for a pole lap

That record stood for a long time, Greg Murphy was an awesome driver back then in his prime.

Spent many years as an official at Bathurst (24hr, 12hr, Easter fest, and the 1000). For the lap of the gods I was at the dipper and heard Murphy miss the gear change.

watched every bathurst race since 1975

Another great video from Bathurst is Dick Johnson qualifing lap from 1983. That still gives me goosebumps.

Never forgotten that awesome lap plus won Bathurst that year and year after

I was there for THAT lap, in the Carrera Cup corporate box (my only time in that box) and this was absolutely amazing, just to be there. The noise of the crowd, even from inside the box, was absolutely amazing. Something I'll never forget.

So glad you did this, thanks heaps! Most KZfaqrs loose my interest when they ask you to like, comment and subscribe, but then ignore you when you do as they've asked. I mentioned this Greg Murphy Lap of the Gods a couple of videos ago and everyone wanted to see the NASCAR legend ride along and rightfully so, it's a great video. However, you managed to please all by doing both! Top job! My comments for this video are firstly, do you remember when Ambrose almost had a fight on the side of the track after his big crash (you say wreck)? That was with this New Zealand born Bathurst legend Greg Murphy, it was Ambrose versus Murphy. Murphy's lap of 2:06.8594 was groundbreaking and sorry (Google needed) I don't know exactly but I am sure it held for over ten years. Lap times are around 5+ seconds faster these days. I did put Murphy on pole position for the race which he won the next day (his 3rd Bathurst 1000 win). Greg also won the next year (his 4 and last win at Bathurst) You seemed interested in the car, I can tell you that not many know some of these details. The car has a chassis number, HRT 043 The car despite displaying number 51 was affectionately known as "Dancer 43" and already had great history as it was originally a Holden Racing Team (HRT) Commodore with Craig Lowndes as the pilot. It was an old series Commodore VT that was updated to become a VX Commodore in 2003 when it was over 3 to 5 years old. So Murphy did the Lap of the Gods (missed a gear remember) in an old car that was second hand while most had new cars. Then going on to win again not only the next day, but again the next year. HRT 043 became KRT 043 (KMart Racing Team) to some but I believe the chassis number was unchanged. Despite what everyone thinks that car was not the winning car displaying the same paint work the next day, for some reason they used its sister car HRT 044 for Greg Murphy and co-driver Rick Kelly to go on and win the race in. I can't find out much more without spending time Googling other than HRT 043 went back to Holden Racing Team as a spare car and was up for sale in 2006 but the sale fell through. It was reported to be restored to the "51 KMart" livery in 2018. Also restored to the same "51 KMart" livery was the 2003 & 2004 Bathurst winning car HRT 044 which was up for sale in 2019 for an undisclosed amount. Cars like these are extremely rare and priceless and often sold for over a million dollars. Despite this sometimes they're in retro races and driven as hard as ever. It's not impossible for retro or classic races to have a $15M dollar value for just the top 10 entrants. Add about 30% for USD. I enjoyed this and despite being a ford fan, I can still get goosebumps watching Murph (as we call him) in his Holden Commodore doing what I still call the best lap ever. Thanks for reading, comment if you did.

I was super lucky to travel to Australia on business from the UK for 3 weeks back in 2012 and managed to watch the V8 Supercars race around the OLYMPIC PARK in Sydney. It was mind blowing, the racing was bumper to bumper and the noise was sensational.

Technically it has been broken, but technically it hasnt. This was done un a pre next gen cars platform using a H pattern gearbox. They moved to a sequential box and it was broken over a decade later. So the record stands in a way. But there has been a 2minute 3 since.

I watched this live and it still gets me pumped up watching today.

Greg Murphy is making a wildcard start at Bathurst this year. They persuaded him to come out of retirement for a one off race

If you ever get a chance to drive around there you’ll see how narrow the track is. Normally this is a public road with a 35 mile per hour (60km/h) speed limit. I was fortunate enough to drive a race car around it. It’s amazing.

That's me at 3.49, doing a happy dance. We knew it was fast, but no one knew how quick it was till the end. The ford apologists were gobsmacked and silenced. And the race win was a sweet "**** you to the officials who shafted Murf the year before. A great Bathurst memory.

Murph, at age 49, is going back to Bathurst this year! Would be funny if he managed to win again!

Loving these videos!! You can hear the excitement in your voice!

And this was the era when they were still using an 'H' pattern transmission.

Nice one mate, this is one of my favourite moments in V8 Supercars. The only thing that tops this is the whole 2014 Bathurst 1000 what a race that was. But good on you for learning some of the culture.

The recent faster times are on a completely resurfaced track. Much higher grip levels than 2003. So the current record has nothing to do with higher skills or a better lap.

Loving watching you do Bathurst videos!! Bathurst is my home town. I grew up there. I am living in Brisbane QLD now but get home sick all the time. When I was a teenager we would park on the side of the road up the top at skyline. We'd sit on Brock's wall and drink and look over the town. Best view. It was awesome. I loved going to the race. We would also park on the side of the highway after the race watching all the cars leaving town and waving. The good old days!

to understand just why the Mount Panorama / Bathurst circuit is so special, please react to "Mark Larkham Describes The Mount Panorama Bathurst Race Track - 2017"

Another great video two in a day wow respect homie keep up the grind much love from down under

G'day matey. Just subbed and wanted to say, great videos mate very enjoyable. Craig Lowndes is another legend of the mountain, he is pretty much the modern day Peter Brock.

Mate I've got to say, you nailed the 'Straya pronunciation. Well done!

I remember my late father waking me up for this at 1am South African time. warm regards from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. keep up the great content

This race was one of the rare occasions at Bathurst where pole position ( Greg Murphy ) actually went on and won the race on sunday , Fantastic to see and a massive accomplishment onya Murph !! And this is coming from a ford fan ! 👍🤙👌

hello from South Australia i love your channel keep up the good vids mate

Still get chills watching this... Brilliant camerawork also

So glad you did this one, this one makes me drool...even as a ford fan

Having had the chance to interview Greg Murphy a few years ago, he'd like everyone to know that he didn't name it 'The Lap of the Gods'. I think he said something along the lines of 'I'm not egotistical enough to give it a name like that'. The record stood until 2010 beaten by Craig Lowndes in Practice 3 on the Friday before qualifying. The car from memory is at the National Motor Racing Museum which is right next to the track at Murray's Corner (last corner before going across the start/ finish line. And as someone else has pointed out in the comments search Jordan Cox Honda Civic if you want your mind blown on car control and overtakes on Mt Panorama.

Back in 2003 they were a lot more like production cars. Now they are basically a tube frame control chassis

Near the Beginning of your Clip , there is a Guy , with a Black Beard , obviously in a Pit Garage watching on a Screen BIG Smile on his face . That was John Bowe ( pronounced Bow to the Audience ) . Pole-sitter until THIS ! Another Legendary Driver in this series .

Your Vids are fantastic my American Brother....love it.

I remember getting Greg Murphy to sign the passenger airbag in my Gen 3 powered Holden ute a year before this happened. He carried a gold pen with him all over NZ because it was such a common request at the time! Probably biggest name & most loved Kiwi driver since Denny Hulme + Bruce McLaren. That's pretty exalted company. Edit: Denny Hulme actually passed away driving at Bathurst. Went out doing what he wanted to do. Bruce McLaren died testing his car in the UK.

Always love watching this lap! - a proud kiwi!

Watched it live it set off a good day !

Check out the lap time board. 1 second from first to second. 9th place is 2 seconds. 8 teams thinking maybe an eighth of a second faster than the next guy is good. Or maybe good enough. They were not prepared for that. That is awesome.

I was fortunate enough to watch this live. Bathurst is a massive deal here. It’s like the Super Bowl of Australian Motorsport. Make sure you watch the top 10 shootout on the Saturday before settling in for hours on the Sunday

Epic memory of an epic race. Amazing to think now days that time is about race pace.

That car crossing the line was the screen saver on my flip phone for years lol

Drove the track in early 90s (it’s normally just a country road).....going across the top of the mountain and coming down is full on.....the race drivers have balls of steel!!!

In formula 1 they say a tenth costs a million, what a drive, fantastic!

Love the Murph but look up the king of the mountain... Peter Brock

Love how outside of the race day the track is just your standard rual roads

John Bowe is up there with the best drivers in Australia and defiantly one of the quickest drivers around Bathurst, and Murphy shattered his time and broke the record in race trim, which just made it so much sweeter. and he held that record for many years until 2017 14YEARS

Big grin and Goosebmps watching this even so many years later, he was on fire!

The thing to remember is that this was done in a road car that was upgraded to a race car whereas McLaughlin's breaking of the record was in a bespoke space frame racecar. And the kicker is he and his co-driver won the race as well, which has only happened 11 times in the 50+ year history of the race.

I was there that year on top of the mountain.. you could tell by the way he came over the top of the track he was flllllyyyyyyiiinnnggg. I also woke up on the mountain the next day to a Mitsubishi 20ft in a tree 🤣 it gets wild

Remember this like it was yesterday, and the record is now 2:03.3783s held by Scott McLaughlin set in 2019 for the V8 Supercars sector, however the fastest lap for any car is Christopher Mies, he set a time of 1:59.2910, on the 16th November 2018, driving a GT3-spec Audi R8 Ultra.

I was 11 I remember my dad saying come watch this Rod gotta see this 😂

nice memories dude, thank you for that.

Seeing Americans enjoy our motor sports is actually super cool. Keep these coming! I'd be keen to see more of what you think about our racing scene! Look up Peter Brock King Of the Mountain!

Keep in mind this was the top 10 shootout so they have 1 lap to get the car brakes and tires up to temperature before coming onto the front straight and into hell corner and up the mountain

Just a year earlier, this same guy copped a FIVE MINUTE time penalty for causing a fuel spill during a pitstop, incase you didn’t know. There is a clip on KZfaq from the official Supercars channel of it

There's a new series on KZfaq called "Supercars 101". Episode 1 is "What is a Supercar?" and it was released on Jul 1 2021. Really good explanation of the Gen 3 car. Cheers, Glenn

Great to see John Bowe smiling on Greg Murphy's lap.

Should look up the Adelaide Clipsal 500 races they were great. Especially the stadium trucks that are raced during the v8 weekends.

The lap record was held for 7 years. It was eclipsed by Craig Lowndes in a practice session. The track was resurfaced and the record kept getting broken. Eventually in 2017 Scott McLachlan came along with the DJR PENSKE Racing Team and posted a 2 minutes 3seconds lap which although it was fast didn't get the same time standing as Greg's lap. Both are spectacular laps because Scott found the dirt on the top of the mountain and frightened the hell out of his Team. The 6.3 kilometre road circuit doesn't have it's altitude the steepness of it truely shown on the tv. It's Australia's most favourite race track.

4X Bathurst winner Murphy is back this year racing at Bathurst. His last race was in 2014. Also Russel Ingall is making a comeback, A tall order to win for for the pensioners, so much has changed.

Fun fact for you to take into consideration: Greg was on Talkback with Leighton Smith, of NewstalkZB, a NZ radio station, taking calls. I rang and asked about the "missed gear". Greg replied, when that happened, he had grabbed 1st, and the engine overrevved to 9200rpm ! Bear in mind, they are limited to 7500rpm, so, to overrev to that extent was frightening, also hence the tyre smoke seen, as she locked-up, before Greg was able to grab 3rd. Asked if there was any damage, Greg replied, they checked the valvetrain, then went out and won the next day - with the same engine! Truly an amazing (bulletproof!) car and driver combo.

We love Americans and their nascar racing too! Aussies and yanks,are mates! Cheers!

I'm not a major sports fan. I mean I'm not not, I can usually just kind of take it or leave it but Bathurst... Bathurst is something special. Always has been. I grew up in Cowra, next town up the highway. Bathurst has a place in my heart but that's not what just earned my sub, Wrocker. You did. I enjoyed the commentary, your obvious level of knowledge and your willingness to travel outside your narrative and enjoy something from Australia as much as you obviously did. Cheers, dude.

Remember seeing this live when I was 7!

New Zealand 🇳🇿 dominating them Australians. Love it. He is a living legend. What a trip down memory lane.

One important thing to understand about this is it’s qualifying but it’s called a the Top 10 Shootout where the top 10 from initial qualifying get one lap only to determine the order of the first 5 rows. So it’s one shot to get right. The car is owned privately now. www.whichcar.com.au/news/motorsport/greg-murphys-lap-of-the-gods-v8-supercar-up-for-sale

And the fact that Murph is such a super cool guy.

The lap wasn't bettered until practice in 2010 by Craig Lowndes in a VE commodore. That Kmart car started out as a Holden Racing Team car in 2000 as a VT commodore raced by Craig Lowndes, it was updated in to VY spec in 2003 and raced by Todd Kelly (Murphys team mates brother) at HRT and sold mid year to Kmart racing for Murphy. 2003 was the last year the cars were allowed to run special qualifying engines, this explains the absolute crispness of the 5 litre chev in car #51 for qualifying. Murphy and Kelly dominated the race the following day to win the bathurst 1000 comfortably also. The car was sold numerous times and ended up in the development series I believe before being purchased by a collector and being restored In 2011 to its 2003 livery and remained with the owner until it was put up for auction in 2018 and expected to sell for close to 1 million aud. The most impressive Stat for this car at bathurst for me is that it was a 3 year old chassis and absolutely blitzed the newer cars that weekend. The current lap record is a 2.03.5592 set by Cameron Waters in the 2020 shootout in his Mustang.

I was already gonna subscribe then I saw the Los Pollos Hermanos shirt and it sealed the deal

I was there for this one, groundbreaking at the time

Brock in 91, in VN Group A.... one of the best...

It is the BEST 4 days of human drama! Every year!

You should watch Scott McLaughlin's 2017 qualifying lap, it was the first 2:03 around the mountain. It's an absolute spectacle aswell.