1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Supercars are back for the year. Sidney five hundreds of tonight. 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: Five rookies this year, by the way, and to ow 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: do supers if you haven't seen it alongside the Camaras 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: and the Mustangs anyway, Greg Murphy's all over it and 5 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: he's well this good morning, Good morning, Mike. I was 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: looking at some supers. Do supers fit? Do they look 7 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: normal against a Camaro and the Mustang? 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: They're sort of an oversized Supra once they sit on 9 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: the chassis that all three marks have to sit on, 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 2: So the dimensional dimensions of the wheels, the wheelbase, to track, 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 2: all that kind of stuff is like identical. So the 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: super gets a little bit of stretching to make sure 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: that it looks proportional once it's popped on top of 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: the chassis. So it works. But I can't remember exactly 15 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 2: what the dimensional difference is. But if you put it 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: next to a road going one, you'll think something's not 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: quite right there. 18 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: Do we have any sense going into the season who's 19 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: hot who's not. 20 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: It's starting to play out. They had a session which 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: was an official session last night at City most Wall 22 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 2: Park and sort of the first hit out with everyone 23 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: on track in a sort of fair and equitable way. 24 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: And you know, it looks like Triple eight have managed 25 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: to do the work and transition from you know, Camarow 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: Chevrolet over to Ford and they've got their Mustang seem 27 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 2: to be pretty competitive straight out the box. It's the 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 2: usual players that are that are in there. The big 29 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: significant change is Well Control moving to Toyota, Bread Jones 30 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: Racing going to Toyota, and that just sort of moving 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: through the phases that it needs to to, you know, 32 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: get going after a very short amount of time to 33 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: actually evaluate and get those cars sorted. So that's going 34 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: to be one to watch big time. But it's looking already. 35 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: You know, it was competitive last season, very very close, 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: and it's going to be the same this year, no doubt. 37 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: What about your man Ryan Wood, does he take another step? 38 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean the big concern, well for me certainly 39 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: for him the team, you know, is this this move 40 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: to a brand new mark of brand new car and 41 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 2: the suit. I haven't caught up with what happened last 42 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: night that he was he was actually at the bottom 43 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: of the time sheets for some reason, but that could 44 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 2: be related to a whole lot of things. So waters 45 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: have to wait and see he's he will take a step. 46 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: He had a big summer racing here in New Zealand 47 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: in single seaters and climatized that very very quickly. And 48 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: I think he's he's very sharp and looking very good, 49 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: so you know the expectation is, yes, you take another step. 50 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: I love Matt Pain and I've seen I've seen what 51 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,839 Speaker 1: he's done and how fast he's progressed. I mean, he's 52 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: he's the real deal, isn't he? 53 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: Oh one hundred percent. I rate Matt highly. I mean 54 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 2: he's he's a great young man, quirky personality, he is 55 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 2: so focused. He is just this natural X factor ability 56 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 2: as well, so no question about what he's capable of doing. 57 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 2: And he's a threat any time that he's on the racetrack. 58 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: And I love watching him go about his work too. 59 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 2: He's systematic and very dedicated and committed. 60 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Yet, tell me how big a deal this Scape Crompton 61 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: thing is for people who haven't followed, They've been moved 62 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: aside and others are coming in and all that sort 63 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: of stuff. Is this wise? Because you remember when the 64 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: old Larkham got sacked a couple of years ago, they 65 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: had to bring them back. Why do you muck around 66 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: with top talent like that, what's the pointable with that? 67 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: No, I believe it's time. I genuinely believe it was 68 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: time for a shift. It's sort of been on the 69 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: cards and talked about for a little while. I think 70 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: that those guys have been working together doing that job 71 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: and yeah and doing it well mostly for a very 72 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: long time. But you've got to move at some stage, 73 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 2: and it's been on the cards for a bit. I 74 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: think that they should have split the two of them 75 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 2: up a long time ago. I think individually they work 76 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: better rather than together personally. That's just me looking at 77 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: from an aspect that I was involved heavily in it 78 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: for a long time, but I think you have to 79 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: make a change some stage. Maybe doing both at once 80 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: maybe not the best thing, but also, you know, I 81 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: think it was we've got to move forward with the category. 82 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: We've got to move forward with changing things up at 83 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: the media. You've got to try and keep it fresh. 84 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: And I believe that there's young talent out there that 85 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: are going to, you know, be around for a long time, 86 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: and it needed it needed that that upgrade. Personally. I mean, 87 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: those guys were fantastic and knew they're talking about. I 88 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: think one of the issues was they were both they 89 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: were both experts, sure, and the sport needed a broadcast 90 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: and an expert, and there was a lot of competition 91 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 2: in that comp in that commentary box all the time 92 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: between the two of them, and you know, both very 93 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 2: talented and knew what they were talking about. But I 94 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 2: think sometimes it's personally from my perspective, it didn't go 95 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 2: as well as it could have, and there was a 96 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: bit of a comp between the two of them. But 97 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 2: you know, I'm looking forward to the change. I really 98 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: think it's needed. It was always going to have to 99 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,239 Speaker 2: come sooner or later, and there's some great young talent 100 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: that need to be given the chance in that situation. 101 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: I tell you what's good though. I saw the ratings 102 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: the other day from the year last season, and a 103 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: lot of people talk about IF one and how successful 104 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: that is and stuff. But if you look at the 105 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: Supercars ratings, they're through the roof. They keep growing and 106 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: growing and growing. It's just I mean, it's unstoppable motor 107 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: racing at the moment, isn't it. 108 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, I think the change to the final system 109 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 2: last year could have caused a lot of controversy with 110 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: the fans. Some loved it, some didn't. It depended who 111 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 2: you supported if you liked it or not, But man, 112 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 2: did it create some incredible sporting moments that and that's 113 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: what we need. We need to shift the needle on 114 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: that and get more people watching and get the fans 115 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: that maybe weren't watching, who have been fans in the 116 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: past back to watching supercars. And so I think that 117 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 2: worked to treat, and the numbers were fantastic. Bathist was 118 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 2: just a barnstormer. The Final System after that again provided 119 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: the most you know, some of the most incredible sporting 120 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: moments in our sport that we're seeing a long time. 121 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: So I totally agreed with it, and I think it 122 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 2: work to treat. So we're going to maintain that. I 123 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: think we will. I think the racing this year again 124 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: will be will be on point, and again the Final 125 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: System is in play at the end of the year. 126 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: And yeah, it's the popularity of at the moment's good 127 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: to races in New Zealand. Obviously Mike and April Topaul 128 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 2: and then then Christ shoots for his time, so that's 129 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: a big deal of something to look forward to. 130 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: Here, rickon you have a good week. You mate appreciate it, 131 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: Greg Murphy and thoroughly enjoyed him. Over the summer period, 132 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: it was racing in Atlantic, which is an old open 133 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: single seater and part of the summer coverage which was 134 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: fantastic to watch as well. For more from the Mike 135 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: Asking Breakfast listen live to news talks. It'd be from 136 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.