Supercars Pukekohe

2022 - 9 - 10

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Murphy scores Historics Pukekohe win (Supercars.com)

The Archibalds Historic Touring Cars is supporting Supercars at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint. Murphy, a nine-time Pukekohe winner, is racing a Ford Sierra. The ...

This is a modal window. “But we came back a year later and the pressure was back on again. Murphy is making his first start since 2014, and Stanaway his first since 2019. Murphy is dovetailing his broadcast commitments with a drive in the Archibalds Historic Touring Cars category. In 1992, Murphy shared the Ford at Pukekohe and Wellington with Kayne Scott. Greg Murphy has delighted Pukekohe spectators with a win in the Historics class.

Legendary Kiwi drivers wave goodbye to Pukekohe (New Zealand Herald)

Two of the names most synonymous with Pukekohe come from different eras, but both have had a huge impact on motorsport talent in New Zealand.

"It's very iconic and unique in many ways and has stood the test of time. I think there is definitely something in the vibe, support and aura about Kiwi fans at your home event." Just the thought of what we've losing," said Murphy. The majority of Kiwi motorsport fans would dearly love to see 'Murph' and the number 51 fizzing around Pukekohe once again. Smith, still spritely at 81 years old, won three New Zealand Grand Prix in three different decades — 1976, 1990 and 2004 — and continues to race today. Even today it challenges the modern cars."

HEIMGARTNER'S LAST CHANCE TO BREAK PUKEKOHE CURSE (V8 Sleuth)

In 11 Repco Supercars Championship starts at Pukekohe, the New Zealander has only twice finished better than 18th (a pair of eighths are his best). Supercars' ...

“We’ve been working pretty hard on the race pace and I think we made some good gains at Sandown… “So for me, there’s a strong link with this place. I remember Greg Murphy jumping on top of the car and all that sort of stuff back in the day, and that was just so special being a Kiwi, so hopefully I can at least get on the podium this weekend and complete that.”

Pukekohe Park circuit set to live on in iRacing (Traxion.GG)

Auckland Thoroughbred Racing will be pushing through a $40 million-plus redevelopment plan to focus on the horse racing facilities that currently sit alongside ...

The series last visited in 2019, before COVID-19 restrictions put paid to both the 2020 and 2021 events. [Motorsport Images](https://www.motorsportimages.com/) It first held non-championship Auckland Sprints in 1996, before the first point-paying visit in 2001. [iRacing](https://traxion.gg/category/games/iracing/). [Games](https://traxion.gg/category/games/) [added to the service in June](https://traxion.gg/sandown-international-raceway-coming-to-iracing-for-2022-season-3/) but is also under threat in the real world with potential [redevelopment plans in the works](https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/council-sandown-redevelopment-plan/9396822/).

Pukekohe Park will be preserved virtually in iRacing - BoxThisLap.org (boxthislap.org)

The famed Pukekohe Park racing circuit will be preserved in the leading motorsport simulator service, iRacing. The confirmation of the agreement between iRacing ...