Kiwi motor racing legend Greg Murphy discusses the finer points of the Highlands circuit with track owner Tony Quinn. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Pit lane. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Graeme Taylor (76) from Temuka and Murray Frew (61), from Ashburton, man the marshall's post on corner no 8. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

A Ferrari GT car during practice at corner no. 8. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

It may be a glitzy high octane event, but the dishes still need to be done, from left; Maddy Harker (22) and Alice Stip (28), both from Wanaka and happy to be part of the team working behind the scenes at the Highlands Motorsport Park. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

A McLaren Gt car driven by Greg Murphy, tackles the high speed bend amongst the pines. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

One hundred thousand dollars of damage and a trip back to Australia for repair, this Lamborghini Gallardo won't be running after coming off the track during practice. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

One of Formula One's greats sat here: Michael Shumacher's Benneton F1 car on display in the pit area. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

A Corvette from the Australian GT series passes pit lane during practice. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Crew work on an Aston Marton Australian GT series car. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Tessa Taft, from Colorado but now living in Queenstown, flies the flag. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Brother and sister first responders for St John, Mark Chaney, of Dunedin, and Nicola Hansen, from Cromwell, keep a weather eye out for those in need. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

StuntNZ founder Nic 'Kruzah' Kroeze performs for the crowd during the lunch break. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Motorcycle stunt riders entertain the crowd with their two wheeled antics during the lunch break. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Italian Formula 1 star Ivan Capelli with the Corvette he is campaigning in the Australian GT series. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

The Highlands Motorsport Park McLaren GT, with Australian racer and motoring commentator Neil Crompton at the wheel, exits the pits during qualifiying for the Australian GT races. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Australian GT series cars, a Lamborghini, followed closely by a Ferrari, corner hard during qualifying. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

The action around the control tower. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Father and son, from left, Klark and Tony Quinn, were happy enough with the way the first race in the Australian GT series event went. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Australian GT series driver Rod Salmon from Sydney was thrilled to win the first race of the event. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1

Salmon crosses the line to win the first race. : Motorsport at Highlands: Day 1