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Greg Murphy reflects on his iconic 'Lap of the Gods' at Bathurst.

September 10, 2025 / 01:00

This episode features Greg Murphy discussing his record-setting lap time in motorsport, the importance of precision in racing, and the confidence in his race car.

Murphy reflects on the mindset required to achieve the fastest lap, emphasizing the need for focus on each corner and maximizing performance. He recalls the moment he realized he was over a second faster than competitors, which surprised both him and his team.

The conversation highlights how this achievement shocked the racing community and remains a significant moment in the sport's history.

TL;DR

Greg Murphy shares his record-setting lap experience and the precision needed in racing.

Video

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It's a matter of not about how much
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faster than the next bloke you can be,
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just you need to be the fastest. And
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that's all I was setting out to do was
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just be the fastest.
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>> Scro the other guys haven't managed to
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do it. Now Greg Murphy,
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>> all you're thinking about is each
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corner, maximizing every component of
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piecing that lap together, changing
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gear, breaking, accelerating, all those
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pieces, all making them as good as they
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can be. It's arriving at the first
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corner and breaking as late as you
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possibly feel you can do. It was a
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moment that just was pieced together,
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including being given a really, really
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good race car that I had a huge amount
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of confidence in driving as fast as I
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could. It was a time that shocked
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everybody, including me and my team. If
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someone had said that to you prior to
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the shootout that year that someone was
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going to do that lap time, everyone was
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just going, you bonkers. You obviously
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don't know anything about the sport.
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Just happened that it was over a second
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faster than the next guy, which was a
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very unusual thing. The fact that it
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still gets referenced today and it's
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still mentioned as a moment in the the
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history of the sport, it's really
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special

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Episode Highlights

  • The Fastest Lap
    Achieving a lap time over a second faster than the competition shocked everyone.
    “It was a time that shocked everybody, including me and my team.”
    @ 00m 37s
    September 10, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Fastest Lap00:06
  • Shock and Awe00:37
  • Unusual Achievement00:51
  • Special Moment00:58

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