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'''Bazza the Bogan''' (date and location of birth unknown, real name also unknown) was the mechanic, test and first driver for [[HURT Racing]], who competed in the [[1991 Life Grand Prix Series season]]. He also briefly competed in the REECCS.
There were two Australian drivers known as "Bazza the Bogan." The first competed in the [[Life GP Series]], the second in the [[Rejectful Eastern European Car Computerised Series|REECCS]].


==Career==
==Life GP Driver==
===Mechanic===
A pure bred bogan from the suburb of Inala, in Brisbane, whose real name was Barry Smith. He was initially the mechanic/test driver for the [[HURT Racing]] team, but he replaced [[Joe Bloggs]] when Joe was fired. He drove 8 races, only finishing one of them in 9th place. He was seriously injured in an accident at Rouen-Les-Essarts and retired from racing. He continued on as the team's mechanic for "a couple of years" before returning to Australia. According to [[Will Roberts]], he was born in around 1959 and died in the early part of the 2010s.
Bazza, a pure-bred bogan, was a mechanic in the Inala suburb of Brisbane. When [[HURT Racing]], the local racing team, acquired a Life chassis in 1991, Bazza was hired as team mechanic and test driver, purely because he was the only man available, and was no less qualified than the team's first driver, [[Joe Bloggs]]. He would have been selected as driver, but initially he did not want to properly race the car.


As team mechanic, he received most of the blame from Bloggs, who refused to blame his poor showings on himself. With Bloggs' arrogance extending to the whole team, Bloggs left the team, leaving Bazza, as official reserve driver, to be promoted to his first race drive.
==REECCS Driver==
Literally nothing is known about the REECCS driver outside of the fact that he too was a hardcore bogan. He became involved in the REECCS after seeing an ad in the paper for a 'V8 Supercar' for $500, and jumping on the occasion. It turned out that this "Supercar" was in fact a Trabant, and he decided to sign up for the REECCS, the only racing series in which the car was legal.  


===1991: Life Grand Prix Series===
His first race was the Monaco Grand Prix, and despite being the highest ranked Trabant driver in the race, it proved to be his only race in the series.
Bazza's first race in the series will be the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.


===2011: REECCS===
===Complete Motorsport Results===
After a lengthy retirement from racing, Bazza became an armchair supporter, and when he saw an ad in the paper for a 'V8 Supercar' for $500, he jumped on the occasion. It turned out that this "Supercar" was in fact a Trabant, and, suddenly tempted by racing again, Bazza signed up for the REECCS, the only racing series in which this car was legal. He signed up in time for the Monaco Grand Prix.
 
Qualifying only in 41st position, he made his way to 33rd by the end of the race. In fact, Bazza would turn out to be the highest-ranked Trabant driver in the race, earning three points in the process!
 
==Complete Motorsport results==
===REECCS===
===REECCS===
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<nowiki>*Bazza was the best Trabant driver in this race, therefore earning three points.</nowiki>
<nowiki>**Standings accurate after Vanuatu.</nowiki>
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Revision as of 21:06, 24 April 2015

There were two Australian drivers known as "Bazza the Bogan." The first competed in the Life GP Series, the second in the REECCS.

Life GP Driver

A pure bred bogan from the suburb of Inala, in Brisbane, whose real name was Barry Smith. He was initially the mechanic/test driver for the HURT Racing team, but he replaced Joe Bloggs when Joe was fired. He drove 8 races, only finishing one of them in 9th place. He was seriously injured in an accident at Rouen-Les-Essarts and retired from racing. He continued on as the team's mechanic for "a couple of years" before returning to Australia. According to Will Roberts, he was born in around 1959 and died in the early part of the 2010s.

REECCS Driver

Literally nothing is known about the REECCS driver outside of the fact that he too was a hardcore bogan. He became involved in the REECCS after seeing an ad in the paper for a 'V8 Supercar' for $500, and jumping on the occasion. It turned out that this "Supercar" was in fact a Trabant, and he decided to sign up for the REECCS, the only racing series in which the car was legal.

His first race was the Monaco Grand Prix, and despite being the highest ranked Trabant driver in the race, it proved to be his only race in the series.

Complete Motorsport Results

REECCS

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Pts
2012 Bazza the Bogan Trabant 601 BSP
 ARM
 TGT
 VAN
 MON
33* 		LIE
 KIC
 VAR
 USC
 BAT
 RAB
 OPA
 LYN
 NOR
 ADE
 SUR
 MIA
 F8T
 NC** 0**
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