BUSH RECOVERS AS TEAM FORGES AHEAD
Thu, 2009-04-16 18:33
NHRA Pro Mod team owner Mel Bush started the ADRL Hardees Georgia Drags in Valdosta, Ga., with a smile.
When Friday’s lone qualifying session was over, team owner Bush was a happy man.
His Pro Extreme ’62 Bel Air driven by Tommy D’Aprile posted a very impressive 3.819 at 196.64 mph run and was firmly planted into the top half of the field at the dragstrip in Cecil, Georgia.
Then, things changed dramatically.
News reached the team pits early Saturday morning that Bush had been taken to a local Georgia hospital to be treated for symptoms stemming from complications from surgery performed earlier in the month. Bush was admitted to the local hospital and then later transferred to a hospital near his Port Saint Lucie, Florida home. NHRA Pro Mod team owner Mel Bush started the ADRL Hardees Georgia Drags in Valdosta, Ga., with a smile.
When Friday’s lone qualifying session was over, team owner Bush was a happy man.
His Pro Extreme ’62 Bel Air driven by Tommy D’Aprile posted a very impressive 3.819 at 196.64 mph run and was firmly planted into the top half of the field at the dragstrip in Cecil, Georgia.
Then, things changed dramatically.
News reached the team pits early Saturday morning that Bush had been taken to a local Georgia hospital to be treated for symptoms stemming from complications from surgery performed earlier in the month. Bush was admitted to the local hospital and then later transferred to a hospital near his Port Saint Lucie, Florida home.
Bush is expected to make a full recovery after taking some prescribed rest and relaxation.
Spurred on by their leader’s health issue, the crew of Mel Bush Motorsports knew that nothing less than a 100% effort would do and so they forged ahead.
After taking a strange win in round one when Ed Hoover was disqualified for crossing the centerline on the burnout, the door opened for D’Aprile to face his former mentor, Quain Stott in the quarter-finals. Stott got the best of D’Aprile this time with a 3.79 to D’Aprile’s 3.87.
“It wasn’t that long ago that an .87 would be a good run, “ said D’Aprile. “We have a bit of catching up to do but this team can do it. The power is there we just have to find a way to use it.”
The Bush family and the entire Mel Bush Motorsports team would like to thank the staff of the National Guard ADRL, fellow racers, and the fans for all the well wishes received during the weekend.
Next up for the Mel Bush Motorsports team will be the ADRL Memphis Drags II on May 22 and 23 at Memphis Motorsports Park in Millington, Tennessee.
When Friday’s lone qualifying session was over, team owner Bush was a happy man.
His Pro Extreme ’62 Bel Air driven by Tommy D’Aprile posted a very impressive 3.819 at 196.64 mph run and was firmly planted into the top half of the field at the dragstrip in Cecil, Georgia.
Then, things changed dramatically.
News reached the team pits early Saturday morning that Bush had been taken to a local Georgia hospital to be treated for symptoms stemming from complications from surgery performed earlier in the month. Bush was admitted to the local hospital and then later transferred to a hospital near his Port Saint Lucie, Florida home. NHRA Pro Mod team owner Mel Bush started the ADRL Hardees Georgia Drags in Valdosta, Ga., with a smile.
When Friday’s lone qualifying session was over, team owner Bush was a happy man.
His Pro Extreme ’62 Bel Air driven by Tommy D’Aprile posted a very impressive 3.819 at 196.64 mph run and was firmly planted into the top half of the field at the dragstrip in Cecil, Georgia.
Then, things changed dramatically.
News reached the team pits early Saturday morning that Bush had been taken to a local Georgia hospital to be treated for symptoms stemming from complications from surgery performed earlier in the month. Bush was admitted to the local hospital and then later transferred to a hospital near his Port Saint Lucie, Florida home.
Bush is expected to make a full recovery after taking some prescribed rest and relaxation.
Spurred on by their leader’s health issue, the crew of Mel Bush Motorsports knew that nothing less than a 100% effort would do and so they forged ahead.
After taking a strange win in round one when Ed Hoover was disqualified for crossing the centerline on the burnout, the door opened for D’Aprile to face his former mentor, Quain Stott in the quarter-finals. Stott got the best of D’Aprile this time with a 3.79 to D’Aprile’s 3.87.
“It wasn’t that long ago that an .87 would be a good run, “ said D’Aprile. “We have a bit of catching up to do but this team can do it. The power is there we just have to find a way to use it.”
The Bush family and the entire Mel Bush Motorsports team would like to thank the staff of the National Guard ADRL, fellow racers, and the fans for all the well wishes received during the weekend.
Next up for the Mel Bush Motorsports team will be the ADRL Memphis Drags II on May 22 and 23 at Memphis Motorsports Park in Millington, Tennessee.
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