Great Scott! Time-travelling visitor in Ballarat

BALLARAT cried a collective "Great Scott!" with the appearance of a time-travelling DeLorean and the "Doc" at Gold Rush Mini Golf on Sunday.Melbourne man Braun Mennusko "flew" his pride and joy to town at the weekend, complete with flux capacitor, plutonium power source and sports almanac to wow the crowds on Easter Sunday.Dressed as Doc Brown, made famous by Hollywood actor Christopher Lloyd in the Back to the Future movies, Mr Mennusko posed for photos, explained the finer points of time travel and even let fans sit in the famed DeLorean."For a fan, this is as good as it gets," Mr Mennusko said. "I've got original props from the movie set, I've got the hover wheels, I've got the lights, the sounds ? it's all here."Under the guise of Doc Braun, Mr Mennusko even has a dog named Albert — the pooch in the movie trilogy was named Einstein.Arguably the biggest Back to the Future fan on earth, Mr Mennusko said he has "not made a cent" off his travelling side show, instead pumping all proceeds into various charities."I'm a hairdresser by trade," he said. "I'd love to go full time with this, but I'm loving doing what I'm doing at the moment."He said his car, which he brought from the United States four years ago, was constructed with the utmost attention to detail to achieve the recognition it now receives."I've done Top Gear, loads of car shows and different events all over the world," he said. "When we're flying down the freeway on the way to a show, people sort of look and say 'oh my god, I can't believe I just saw that'.""But the great thing is that I'm as buzzed as anyone."Having lost several people in his family to cancer, Mr Mennusko said it was a big driver for him to chase his dreams — and own a time machine."We have cancer in the family, so when some of them started to get sick — that was my wake-up call," he said."I thought I better go for it while I still can."