The Mel Bush Motorsports Sunshine
State Shootout will be held at
Bradenton Motorsports Park (BMP),
which is only two hours from the
team’s shop. Bush is looking forward
to having a major role in the team’s
home stop on the tour and expects a
big crowd. According to Bush, BMP is
already promoting the event heavily.
While the Pro Extreme operation got
off to a bit of a rocky start this
season, it appears that D’Aprile,
tuner Brandon Snider, and the rest of
the Bush Motorsports team have found a
combination that is working well. They
qualified third at the North-South
Shootout just a few weeks ago, running
a career best of 3.55 at nearly 216
MPH.
“We had little motor problems in the
beginning but we think we got them
ironed out now,” Bush explained. “The
first couple of races this year I
thought we were running Nitro Funny
Car with all the parts we were
breaking. We went through two motors
in one race. Both of them were brand
new, and we flat tore them up.
“This car is lighter than the old car.
It responds better than the other one,
probably due to being lighter. It 60
foots quite well. In fact, I don’t
know if anybody has 60 footed as quick
as we have. We’ve been mid .880s in 60
foot. We’ve got Brandon Snider on
board tuning for us. He’s doing a good
job. We’ve got Kevin, my engine man,
and Chris as crew guys. Things are
going good. We’re not going to be
contenders this year, but we’re there.
Hell, at Maryland we ran a 3.55 at
almost 216 MPH, which is by far the
best run we’ve ever made. So we’ve got
some exciting things going on.”
Friday after qualifying in Bradenton
Bush and his wife Joanna are going to
provide food for all the PDRA teams.
Bush welcomes everyone to stop by and
eat with them.
“We just want to give back,” he
explained. “There are teams in the
PDRA that if you need something, even
as far as a motor, they’ll give it to
you. You do not see that in other
organizations. When you go to other
organizations it’s not a big family
like it is in PDRA. I want to do
anything I can do to help Jason and
Mitchell Scruggs. That’s my bottom
line. Those people are unbelievable.
They’re the nicest people you ever
want to meet.
“The PDRA is just a nice place to go.
It’s like a damn family picnic every
time we go. It’s like that with the
employees and everyone. It’s got to
grow. It’s too much of a fun place not
to.”
For Mel Bush Motorsports Sunshine
State Shootout event information visit
pdra660.com.
ABOUT THE PDRA
Based in Pittsboro, North Carolina,
the Professional Drag Racers
Association is the top sanctioning
body in the United States for the
sport of eighth-mile drag racing. The
PDRA’s professional categories include
Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Boost,
and Pro Extreme Motorcycle along with
Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Jr.
Dragster, and Top Jr. Dragster. The
2015 PDRA schedule consists of ten
national events. For more on the
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