We have just received notification that due to unforeseen circumstances, the date of the event has been moved to Sunday, 1st June 2014, Queens Birthday weekend.
Having recently relocated back to New Zealand from Melbourne – and having to transport enough race overalls, limited edition prints, caps, die cast collectable cars and team apparel to fill two garages – Kiwi racing legend Greg Murphy and his Father, Kevin realised they probably don’t need it all. So they have had a clean out and are flicking off the results at an auction, with a portion of the profits going to charity.
A special event at Waikato’s Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on Monday, June 2nd Sunday June 1st, will be where the auction takes place and Murphy will also be conducting Hot Laps in a genuine V8 Supercar with 20 chances to ride with the man himself being auctioned on Trademe.co.nz in support of the Spinal Cord Society of NZ. There will be race cars from past and present on display and circulating the track, a selection of the motoring industry’s finest vehicles will be on show and Holden will also have a free of charge skid pan experience operating.
Both Murphy’s are as much fans of motorsport as they are personalities within it. The impressive collection pre-dates Greg’s career with Kevin uncovering motorsport programs from the sixties and seventies, complete runs of old motorsport magazines long since defunct and lanyards from past Wellington street races. There is significant heritage within the array of items on offer. Including Greg’s 1997 HRT Race overalls from his first fulltime V8 SuperCar Season where he picked up his second Sandown 500 victory with Craig Lowndes, the 2002 Kmart Racing overalls from his infamous “5 minute” penalty at Bathurst, the overalls from the 2003 Bathurst pole-setting 2:06.8594 “lap of the gods” and Bathurst win, the 2004 Bathurst winning overalls and those worn during the Bathurst 24 hour win with Peter Brock.
Podium hats, all marked with the details of the win, team apparel from professional drives, not just in Holdens either. Numerous limited edition racing prints and collectable die-cast model cars, even the bonnet of Murph’s Pepsi Max V8 Supercar all go toward adornments of the ultimate man cave. All collectable items will be issued with a certificate of authenticity. “I guess all of us at one point have been surprised at how much stuff we’ve accumulated when it comes time to put it all in one place,” says Murphy, “well, I think I’ve taken that to the limit! I can’t keep collecting and hoarding it and I’ve got my fair share of legacy items for myself and the family. If there are race fans who will get enjoyment from owning these things then I’m happy to see it go”
Greg, whose family is directly impacted by Type 1 Diabetes, is also committed to assisting the Spinal Cord Society of NZ advance vital cord blood stem cell research aimed at the reversal of this condition. A portion of the funds raised, including all profits of 20 V8 Supercar Hot Laps, will be donated to the charity. The will be a combination of live and silent auctions as well as gold coin donation items on the day and the collection promises something for all budgets. For serious collectors unable to attend on the day a special registration and phone bidding option is available. You can register your interest and view a gallery of the collection at www.murphhotlaps.com. To bid on one of the 20 Charity Hot Laps visit www.trademe.co.nz and use the search term Murph Hot Laps.
Click here to download a full list of auction items: Greg Murphy Auction List
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