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Evening with a Legend: David Murry

Photos courtesy of David Murry - david@davidmurry.com

David Murry whose career began in Formula Fords, leading to the Sports Renault series. While driving everything he could get his hands on from 1981 to 1991, he won numerous races and the 1985 Sports Renault Championship. 1991 saw the beginning of David’s long term relationship with manufacturers like Lotus, Porsche and BMW contracting him to drive the infamous BMW M3-GTR. And in 1998 he began his journey to win at Le Mans with 4 attempts from 1998 through 2011. 

Photo courtesy of David Murry – david@davidmurry.com

Dave’s Significant Accomplishments

  • 24 Hours of LeMans (4 times) Podium finishing twice
  • SCCA World Challenge Champion
  • IMSA Grand Sports Firestone Firehawk Series Champion
  • SCCA Professional Sports Renault Champion
  • 24 Hours of Daytona (14 times) Podium 6 times
  • 12 Hours of Sebring (13 times) Podium 5 times
  • Pole at Petit LeMans 2009
  • NASCAR Winston/Nextel Cup, running 8th
  • 23 National and International Track Records, 5 consecutive Sebring Firehawk wins
  • World Porsche Cup 2nd
  • Factory Race Driver for Lotus, Porsche, BMW, and Nissan

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Notes

  • So let’s begin near the beginning, you’d been racing for quite a number of years, building up your skills and reputation. Talk to us about how you got to LeMans in 1998 with Porsche. How was the deal put together? 
  • 2000 – You return to LeMans in a Porsche 911 GT3, but not with Porsche but with the privateer team: SKEA RACING. What was that like compared to racing for the factory?
  • 2001 – Back again at Lemans, this time in a Judd powered Reynard – what was that like? 
  • 2001 you were also in the middle of Audi’s rise to dominance at LeMans – what was it like competing against the R8s? 
  • What happened between 2001-2011; 10 year gap before returning to Le Mans?
  • In 2011 you returned to LeMans with Robertson Racing in their Ford GT40 – Share Stories – but also; how had LeMans changed since you’d been back? 
  • What do you feel is the most challenging part of driving at the 24 hours of LeMans?
  • If you could go back to LeMans today and drive any of the 2023/24 season cars, what would that be?
  • What’s next for David Murry?

and much, much more!

Transcript

Highlights

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Since 1981, when he first stepped into a Formula Ford, David Murry built a reputation as a fast and consistent racing driver and has become known as one of the “good guys” in the often wacky world of motorsports. And has continued racing for various brands all around the world.

In 2009, late in his successful driving career, David started “David Murry Track Days” and it continues to be his primary focus today. And you can learn from one of our Legend of Le Mans with personalized instruction, interactive class time, evaluation of in-car footage and/or data, along with car setups and other ways to maximize your driving potential. To learn more, be sure to check out David Murry Track Days at www.davidmurry.com for more information.

Photo courtesy of David Murry – david@davidmurry.com

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Training for Le Mans

David mentioned in the interview a video he used to train for his first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, watching it over and over again on repeat. We found a copy of the lap for you to check out (below).


Evening With A Legend (EWAL)

Evening With A Legend is a series of presentations exclusive to Legends of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans giving us an opportunity to bring a piece of Le Mans to you. By sharing stories and highlights of the big event, you get a chance to become part of the Legend of Le Mans with guests from different eras of over 100 years of racing.

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