TURNER MOTORSPORT

ROB TURNER

ROB HAS BEEN DRIVING VARIOUS TYPES OF DRAGSTER FOR 25 YEARS AND TO DATE HAS BEEN DRIVING TOP METHANOL DRAGSTERS FOR 15 YEARS.

ROBS VAST KNOWLAGE AND COMPETENCE AS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, HAS GAINED HIM THE ACCOLADE OF BEING RANKED NUMBER 8 IN THE FIA DRIVER ALL TIME POINTS GAINED, WITH 2368 POINTS TO DATE, OVER 15 YEARS RACING IN THE FIA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

ROB IS ALSO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MSA BRITISH DRIVER  IN THE SPORT WITH 10 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES TO DATE. 

AS WELL AS HIS CAPACITY AS A DRIVER, HE HELPS TUNE AND OVERSEE THE RUNNING OF THE DRAGSTER AT EVENTS.

STEVE TURNER

STEVE IS THE CREW CHIEF, HE HAS GAINED A VAST KNOWLAGE , AND COMMANDS A HIGH RESPECT FROM OTHER RACERS, IN THE  DRAG RACING WORLD.  HE IS THE GUY WHO MAKES THE CALLS ON THE TUNE UP FOR THE CAR, AND OVERSEES THE ROUND TO ROUND SERVICING AND IS ALSO THE CONTACT FOR SPONSORS.

HE IS AN ACITVE MEMBER OF THE CREW, WHO WILL ASSIST WITH ANY PROBLEMS OR RUNNING REPAIRS REQURIED BETWEEN ROUNDS.

STEVE CAN ALSO BE FOUND, AT MOST MEETINGS , DOING RUNNING REPAIRS FOR OTHER TEAMS, USUALLY INTO THE SMALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT.

CARMEL TURNER

CARMEL IS MARRIED TO ROB, AND AS TEAM MANAGER HAS THE PLEASURE OF SORTING OUT EVERYTHING THE CAR AND CREW MAY OR MAY NOT NEED FOR A MEETING.

THIS RANGES FROM ENTRY FORMS AND FEES , TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, TICKETS, FOOD, KEEPING THE TRAILER AND CREW TIDY, FED AND WATERED.

CARMEL ALSO DOES DUTY ON THE CAR, AND IS RESPONSABLE FOR THE  PACKING ,UP KEEP AND BETWEEN ROUND MAINTAINANCE OF THE TWO PARACHUTES, THAT HELP THE CAR SLOW DOWN AFTER A RUN.

DAVID WARD 

THE JOB ON THE TOP END OF THE MOTOR , REVOLVES AROUND SERVICING AND MAKING ANY ADJUSTMEMNTS TO THE HEAD ( EVEN SIDE ).   FROM BETWEEN ROUND LEAK DOWN TESTS , CHECKING VALVE SPRING PRESSURES AND SETTING THE LASH, TO REMOVAL OF THE HEAD, IF ANY DAMAGE HAS BEEN SUSTAINED DURING A RUN, AND RECTIFYING ANY PROBLEMS WITH RODS AND PISTONS WITH THE BOTTOM END GUY.

MICHAEL CHALK AND TOBBA JANSSON

THE BOTTOM END GUYS, THEY WILL BE THE ONE ON THE FLOOR FOR MOST OF THE MEETING , WORKING UPSIDE DOWN ON THE BOTTOM END OF THE MOTOR. CHECKING THE CONRODS, CRANK, BEARINGS AND MAINS FOR WEAR OR DAMAGE , IS THE MAIN JOB FOR DIVER OR TROLL AS THEY ARE KNOWN.

RICKY GOWEN

HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BETWEEN ROUND CLUTCH MAINTENENCE AND REQUIRED ADJUSTMENTS.

MARK CHURCHMAN AND DANIEL CHALK

THEY ARE  RESPONSIBLE FOR REFUELING THE CAR BETWEEN ROUNDS, CHASSIS INSPECTION, TYRES AND GENERAL BETWEEN ROUND SERVICING.

VICKY REID AND EMILY CLARKE

VICKY AND EMILY ARE THE PEOPLE MOST WILL SEE FIRST, ON THE TOP TABLE SELLING RACEDAY SOUVENIRS AND CHATTING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT RACE MEETINGS.