Bazza the Bogan
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** |
