Tribute to Dave Owens

Rider/Tuner Bio of Dave ‘DaveO’ Owen

Born: October 16, 1959 in Taunton, Massachusetts
Height: 6’ 0”
Weight: 185 lbs. in his shorts
Nickname: DaveO

Riding Accomplishments

ECTA 200 MPH club member April, 2004

ECTA All-Motor Class World Record 220.312 MPH May, 2006

2006 Super Streetbike Top Speed Challenge Unlimited All Motor Class Winner

2007 Super Streetbike Top Speed Challenge Unlimited All Motor Class Winner

Tuning Accomplishments

2005 AMA Dragbike 1000 SuperSport National Championship - Team Brock’s Performance with Rider, Rickey Gadson

2006 AMA Dragbike 1000 SuperSport National Championship - Team Brock’s Performance with Rider, Vince Woska, Jr.

Worlds Fastest All Motor/Non-streamline bike owner and tuner at 222.123 MPH - Team Brock’s Performance with Rider, Rick Stetson

Most important lifetime accomplishment as tuner OR a rider?

DaveO: "Definitely removing the bodywork from my Busa so that my son Josh could set an official naked bike record and be admitted into Maxton’s 200 MPH club. Josh did a great job. You know that holding onto a bike at 200 MPH is hard enough, especially at 19 years old, but to do it without a fairing is really tough. I literally couldn’t hold back the tears, I was so proud of him."



DAVE OWEN 214.7 MPH PASS at MAXTON



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Though he's someone I know over the Internet, his knowledge and expertise and the willingness to help is second to none. He's sort of the icon of engine tuning in the busa community. Sadly, he passed away during a topspeed run in Maxton. The news came as a shock to me somehow. Words can't really describe. RIP DaveO.