It would be fair to say that Hawke's Bay-born V8 star and four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy knows his way around the Roy's Hill karting circuit pretty well.
That's where he first tasted motorsport - he was 8 years old and got the thirst for track action and competition pretty quickly.
So he was delighted to get back home to the Bay this weekend (he's constantly on the motorsport move) to catch up with the karting scene again - not to mention give the spectators at this weekend's 47th annual Blossom Sprint Meeting a close look at a genuine ex-Australian V8 Supercar.
While the V8 will stay in the pits, he will take to the track to do a couple of laps in a kart to set a "hot lap" as part of a radio station competition, with six people who won a shot at taking to the track looking to get close to his best time.
As his father Kevin, a karting enthusiast from way back said, the winner will then get a ride with 'Murph' in the V8 at a track ride day which will be staged at Manfeild in November.