Meanwhile, to add extra excitement, the winning bidder and his or her chum will be flown from Hawke's Bay Airport to and from the track.
"We'll give them something to remember," was how Mr Murphy put it.
"You get varied reactions from people but, yeah, they get suitably excited. It's the braking that blows them away because they start wondering if you're ever going to stop."
He said he was happy to step in and offer the experience for two reasons.
The main one was his admiration for the rescue helicopter service, which like other services throughout the country, did "an amazing job".
Besides that, he likes helicopters.
He said he found it "a bit disturbing" that organisations like the Lowe Corporation Rescue, which did such so much good and vital work, needed to fundraise so much to continue.
"So it is one of those things you get behind and if I can play my part I will."
In terms of racing there's not a lot on the calendar this year but he said he had a diary full of media commitments.
"That takes a fair bit of my time," he said, adding though he was happy to make time to do his bit for the fundraising mission.
The event is being staged at Lindisfarne College on June 19 and the organisers are hoping to repeat or better last year's big auction evening when $60,000 was raised.
Hastings Karamu Rotary president Bill Livingstone said the club was extremely proud of the ongoing success of the cocktail party fundraiser as well as the continuing support from sponsors and donors.
"Many have been on board since the inaugural party in 1992."
Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust chairman Andy Train said the organisation was "extremely grateful" for what the annual event raised. He said the service relied heavily on support and contributions from individuals, businesses and community groups and each year the trust fundraised more than $1.2million to help keep it operating.
Rescue helicopter cocktail party and auction - June 19
Tickets
•Tickets are $95 per person which includes food and beverages throughout the evening. Group tickets - 10 for $900 - also available.
•Purchase from the website thecocktailparty.co.nz or from Thomson's Suits, Hastings; Grieve Jewellers, Hastings; Advintage, Havelock North; House of Travel, Havelock North; or Amcal Pharmacy, Waipukurau.
Evening programme
•5.30pm: Pre-auction drinks and canapes plus an opportunity to participate in a silent auction to be held in the chapel.
•6.45pm: Welcome to the auditorium and official welcome from Hastings Karamu Rotary Club president Bill Livingstone and Andy Train from Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust.
•7pm: Simon Tremain will kick off the charity auction - wine, beer and water service continues in the chapel and assembly room, with gourmet beef buns served in the chapel after the auction is wrapped up.
•9.30pm: Evening concludes.
Auction offerings
•Elephant Hill degustation dinner for eight people,
•Super-Fast Day with Greg Murphy and Skyline Aviation.
•Furnware Workplace furniture package.
•Millhills Lodge weekend getaway for two couples.
•Best Travel ultimate adventure - a weekend in Queenstown and a scenic helicopter ride.
•Gretsch White Falcon guitar signed by Neil Finn.
•Jeff Gray BMW two unique experiences - Cape Sanctuary and Huka Lodge - with use of a luxury BMW.
•McLaren P1 experience - a ride in one of the $2.5 million supercars.
•Diamond earrings from Grieve Jewellers.
•Group One Racing experience outing with John Barry Racing Stables.
•America's Cup sailing experience with Best Travel.
•Kate McKenzie unique artwork piece - Somewhere Something.
•House of Travel Reef House Vanuatu Experience - island holiday.
•Instant Wine Cellar - 156 bottles from 13 Hawke's Bay wineries.
