Greg Murphy during race two of the V8 Supercars at Barbagallo Raceway in May. Photo / Getty Images
Top Kiwi racing driver Greg Murphy will face further surgery for ongoing back issues in Melbourne next week.
Murphy, who is driving in both Australia's V8 Supercars championship and in the New Zealand V8 Supertourers has had back problems since a crash during qualifying for the Clipsal 500 in March.
It is the second round of surgery Murphy has faced since the high-impact accident and will likely rule him out of both championships for the next three months.
"Despite the discectomy procedure I had after Clipsal, the disc has continued to rupture and I've been in a fair amount of pain and discomfort this week," said Murphy.
"I need to get the vertebrae fused to sort this once and for all and while it means I'll be out of the car for the next three months, I expect to be 100% and back racing for the Pepsi Max Crew here in Australia and Mike Pero Racing in New Zealand by the end of September."
