Murphy, Tander on the Move
8/11/2004 18:33 (Press Release) -
With the necessary paperwork now finalised, Holden V8 Supercar drivers Greg Murphy and Garth Tander have confirmed that they will switch to new teams in season 2005.
With PWR Racing driver Jason Bright opting to start his own team next year, Kmart Racing’s Murphy will take his seat at PWR while Tander moves from Garry Rogers Motorsport to join Rick Kelly at Kmart.
Tander, at 27, joined the Garry Rogers team as a 21-year old Formula Ford champion from Western Australia, and has occupied the seat of the #34 Repco/Valvoline/Cummins Commodore for seven years, being one of the longest team stayers of current V8 drivers, winning Bathurst in 2000 along the way.
“There comes a time when you have to reassess and move on, but I guess that’s the name of the game,” said the newly married Tander. “But that’s all happening next year and my focus now is to do the job for GRM over the remaining three championship events.”
Murphy, a four-times Bathurst winner as of last weekend, also cites a need to move on as the reason for change, after flying the flag for Kmart since 1999.
“You need to keep fresh and up to the task in such a highly competitive environment as V8s,” The New Zealander said. “None of this will affect our performance for the remainder of the year with championship points in the balance.”
Neither driver was tempted to jump the fence over to Ford during negotiations. “I guess you could say we’re both Holden blokes through and through,” Murphy said.
Release Date: 13/10/2004
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