About Us
Dave Bush is always on the move. Wearing a ball cap and carrying a camera, Bush can usually be found at any given track walking through the pits observing, filming, and learning about new forms of racing that may spark new innovative ideas or methods that help to improve our on track performance. This is the same fascination with racing and engineering that drove him at ten years old to tear apart his fathers lawn mower, an instance that sparked his lifelong passion for high performance and later resulted in hundreds of race wins.
Dave first began his motor sports career at age 10, tearing up the local lakes with his 7 hp McCulloch outboard. Dave developed an interest in mini bikes and go-karts; by age 12, he had a factory ride for a motorcycle company developing and racing new products. Still only 12 years old, Bush talked his way into a job working for Dick Raczuk sweeping floors. Dick, the founder of Kerker headers, also owned the leading two stroke engine and pipe company of the day. By age 15, Dave acquired 4 national mini bike championships. By 17, he was winning on the pro motocross scene.
Bush spent the next 15 years growing with Kerker, who was the world’s leader in exhaust and dyno testing for companies like Kawasaki racing. This relationship produced 5 AMA national championships and a personal FIM world record on a 750cc road racer @ 230.426 kph for 24 hrs straight. His passion for engineering grew simultaneously with his flourishing interest in photography, documenting progress and using film to advertise Kerker’s products. Working full time and studying biomedical engineering, Dave still managed to keep racing karts and motorcycles.
When employed by Kerker in 1986, Dave bought an Evinrude powered outboard tunnel boat. His passion for horsepower on the water was born. All visions of a surgical career vanished, with motor sports becoming the new fuel for life. The last 35 plus years have been dedicated to learning, filming and building race vehicles. During this period, we have modified engines in almost every possible way.
For the past 25 or so years, Dave Bush has been actively drag racing outboards. This has lead to hundreds of wins and multiple world championships in consecutive decades. Today at 62, Dave still races boats and rides mx. His love of film and racing has blossomed into a very successful motor sports filming career, which keeps refueling the passion for racing. There is a good possibility you have watched a TV commercial or two filmed by Bush Productions.
DBR proudly welcomes our great friend, Joe Abellera, to the DBR team. Joe, a Lake Havasu resident and accomplished business leader, has joined the DBR team as the project leader of the Mercury 3 liter program. Joe's resume includes a degree in business administration and an impressive background owning several companies, two attributes making him an admired community leader and friend. Joe is a Mercury expert with exceptional engine building and boat set-up experience. His attention to detail combined with his remarkable communication skills are an immense asset to our team. Joe is your Mercury man. Please give him a call. Joe is going to keep Dave in the dyno room, developing new products. Joe will be working with you on an individual basis. He too is an accomplished boat racer himself, winning the Parker 300 multiple times. He will understand your project, your vision, your dream. Call JOE.
This is the “about us” that has ignited DBR. We are Based in the United States of America and have access to some of the worlds best race engineering tools and support businesses. We have started this business in an effort to help the Racer from "do it yourself" projects to full blown R&D. Out team is ready for yours. Dream Big.
Dave first began his motor sports career at age 10, tearing up the local lakes with his 7 hp McCulloch outboard. Dave developed an interest in mini bikes and go-karts; by age 12, he had a factory ride for a motorcycle company developing and racing new products. Still only 12 years old, Bush talked his way into a job working for Dick Raczuk sweeping floors. Dick, the founder of Kerker headers, also owned the leading two stroke engine and pipe company of the day. By age 15, Dave acquired 4 national mini bike championships. By 17, he was winning on the pro motocross scene.
Bush spent the next 15 years growing with Kerker, who was the world’s leader in exhaust and dyno testing for companies like Kawasaki racing. This relationship produced 5 AMA national championships and a personal FIM world record on a 750cc road racer @ 230.426 kph for 24 hrs straight. His passion for engineering grew simultaneously with his flourishing interest in photography, documenting progress and using film to advertise Kerker’s products. Working full time and studying biomedical engineering, Dave still managed to keep racing karts and motorcycles.
When employed by Kerker in 1986, Dave bought an Evinrude powered outboard tunnel boat. His passion for horsepower on the water was born. All visions of a surgical career vanished, with motor sports becoming the new fuel for life. The last 35 plus years have been dedicated to learning, filming and building race vehicles. During this period, we have modified engines in almost every possible way.
For the past 25 or so years, Dave Bush has been actively drag racing outboards. This has lead to hundreds of wins and multiple world championships in consecutive decades. Today at 62, Dave still races boats and rides mx. His love of film and racing has blossomed into a very successful motor sports filming career, which keeps refueling the passion for racing. There is a good possibility you have watched a TV commercial or two filmed by Bush Productions.
DBR proudly welcomes our great friend, Joe Abellera, to the DBR team. Joe, a Lake Havasu resident and accomplished business leader, has joined the DBR team as the project leader of the Mercury 3 liter program. Joe's resume includes a degree in business administration and an impressive background owning several companies, two attributes making him an admired community leader and friend. Joe is a Mercury expert with exceptional engine building and boat set-up experience. His attention to detail combined with his remarkable communication skills are an immense asset to our team. Joe is your Mercury man. Please give him a call. Joe is going to keep Dave in the dyno room, developing new products. Joe will be working with you on an individual basis. He too is an accomplished boat racer himself, winning the Parker 300 multiple times. He will understand your project, your vision, your dream. Call JOE.
This is the “about us” that has ignited DBR. We are Based in the United States of America and have access to some of the worlds best race engineering tools and support businesses. We have started this business in an effort to help the Racer from "do it yourself" projects to full blown R&D. Out team is ready for yours. Dream Big.
