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Motorsport legend Greg Murphy launches new podcast carpooling with well-known Kiwis

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9 Sep, 2025 09:48 PM2 mins to read

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Greg Murphy and Sir Peter Beck, who head out for a drive in Beck's DeLorean. Photo / Supplied

Greg Murphy and Sir Peter Beck, who head out for a drive in Beck's DeLorean. Photo / Supplied

Hawke’s Bay motorsport legend Greg Murphy has launched a new podcast, In the Driver’s Seat.

The podcast is like a carpool confession, and involves Murphy driving around the streets of Auckland with well-known Kiwis, such as Rocket Lab CEO Sir Peter Beck in his DeLorean.

The 10-part series features plenty of personal stories of lessons learned driving on the road, including Murphy sharing how he wrote off a car at the age 18 in an incident that “could’ve killed myself and my passenger”.

The podcast is being backed by driver safety leaders AutoSense.

The first episode is being released today, and new episodes will be released every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple and other platforms.

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The high-profile New Zealanders will each take Murphy for a spin in their own cars, with Murphy in the passenger seat.

The first few minutes of each episode are recorded on the road, with Murphy asking everything from how they learned to drive to what’s lurking in the glovebox.

Then it’s back to the studio for a more unfiltered conversation about defining moments, driving habits and the lessons that stuck.

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The first episode features radio personalities Jay Reeve and Duncan “Dunc” Heyde, who take Murph for a cruise in Dunc’s 1997 V8 Chevy Suburban, “with 11 cup holders”.

Dunc owns up to being a mellow driver – “I can’t remember my last speeding ticket” – but doesn’t hold back on the risks of fatigue.

“If I think I want to push through, I stop for fresh air,” he said.

“Just don’t drive tired.”

AutoSense CEO Charles Dawson said supporting the podcast was a no-brainer.

“In the Driver’s Seat brings road safety into the mainstream – not through lectures, but through stories that stick."

Murphy is a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner.

The episodes:

September 10 – Jay Reeve & Dunc Heyde in Dunc’s 97 Chev Suburban

September 17 – Laura McGoldrick in her Ford Everest

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September 24 – Jenny-May Clarkson in her Toyota Corolla

October 1 – Sir Peter Beck in his DeLorean

October 8 – Matt Watson in a Toyota

October 15 – Nathan Wallis in his red Mustang

October 22 – Dame Susan Devoy in her Jaguar F Pace

October 29 – Sir Peter Leitch in a Holden Commodore

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November 5 – Art Green in his Subaru Outback

November 12 – Paul Ego in a Honda ZRV Hybrid

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