​Good Samaratian Crunches The Wall

Good Samaratian Crunches The Wall

By Mark Humphrey

Ask anybody associated with the Fuchs Southcoast Raceway about “Buzz” and you will get the same reply, “good guy that will do anything for you”.

This was Buzz's sweet looking Commodore Friday morning.

Local track drag racer Phillip Busbridge goes over and above the call of duty when it comes to helping out a mate. With the Fuchs Southcoast Raceway’s annual “Make A Wish Foundation” fundraising  campaign in full swing over the last week Busbridge answered the call of duty by auctioning off his own hair. With his flowing lochs resting over the collar, Busbridge agreed to shave his head bald provided the community supported his quest to raise money for  the “Make A Wish Foundation” charity.

The whole Portland district unites for this special fundraising weekend with the Fuchs Southcoast Raceway contributing several thousand dollars over the past years. This year the club surpassed the previous highest total by donating $4000 to the foundation of which $1800 had been contributed via the Busbridge haircut.

Gotta say that the Busbridge look was different and something you would expect to come across somewhere deep in the south of the USA. Here was this big guy with a shaved head mostly except for some rat tails and half shaven sections hanging from the back of his head that pedalled a Super Sedan drag car into second place on the day after raising $1800 earlier in the week for gravely ill children. Seems like a bit of a mis-match but talk to the locals and that is exactly how they look apon this big man.

So you would think that with such a big heart, Busbridge’s weekend would be just about perfect with that good ol’ karma looking after him. Think again!

After crossing the line to take second in the Super Sedan final, Busbridge inadvertently knocked the shifter back into 1^st gear sending the car hard right into the concrete wall at close to 100mph. The end result was a sad looking Commodore and a very very peed off driver. On accepting his runner’s up trophy “Buzz” vowed to re-build the machine and be back bigger and better than ever. He went on to thank all the safety support crew and finished by thanking all the people who had supported his “Make A Wish” fundraiser. Phillip Busbridge left the presentation area to a rapturous applause.

Following is a compilation of his weekend’s work

Strong burnouts and perfectly timed launches netted the Super Sedan runner's up trophy.

AND THEN THIS

"Buzz" hits the wall just after the finish line and hugs the wall with a couple more hits on the way to the car's resting spot.

END RESULT

                                             Phillip Busbridge walks off vowing to be back bigger and better.                                                        

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