Racing driver Darren Turner and some of his race cars

 

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  • The Official website of Canadian racing driver Darren Turner Turner Racing's latest project is progressing nicely... It's a Volkswagen Golf GTI that will be used in local Ice Racing and Solo events, as well as up to four budget minded endurance road races at some of the northwest’s most famous road racing circuits this season. A small group of drivers will be sharing duties. Team members will be announced in the coming weeks. The team
  • About Darren Turner Over the years Darren has raced Formula Ford open wheel cars, road racing sedans (on pavement tracks & ice circuits), oval-track street stocks & sportsman racing cars, Late Models, and CASCAR Late Models (it's known now as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) . Here is the Racing Résumé: Darren Turner, race history/experience: 1988 purchased Fiat 131 (found in a back alley!) stripped it, added safety equipment and went ice racing on the
  • Races, racetracks, displays and shows... this section is under construction. Sunvalley Speedway just outside Vernon, BC. One of my favourite tracks, it's also conveniently close to home. Planning and construction was started by Gary Hammond, who unforunately was unable to take it to completion. Part of the inspiration for this first class facility came from a trip to the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in WA. with the Turner Racing team in the late 90's. That
  • Darren Turner's Media Galleries The Darren Turner archives are in the process of being scanned, edited, uploaded, etc. Darren has always been a "car guy", and this Triumph TR6 is one of many different cars he's owned through the years. Darren and wife Margo Turner enjoying a summer drive in their Triumph TR6 convertible. Darren also raced selected events in the Legends Cars series too - racing at Agassiz, Penticton and Calgary. This particular car
  • Darren Turner's Formula Ford Archive Despite the different appearing bodies, Darren's chassis is the same (modified) Bowin P6 in all the photos below. Coming over the rise Darren (on the right) closes in on the #54. This shot was taken at the final weekend of racing at Westwood Motorsport Park. The racetrack on the mountainside was closed down and is now a residential subdivision. It would be a few years before the racing track at
  • The chronicles of Darren Turner in car club ice racing. Nothing high-tech here, it's all about being super-smooth and totally in-tune with your car, so you can drive it at the limit of it's traction. There's a very, Very fine line between being the quickest car on the track, or the first car stuck in a snow-bank at the side of the race track. A Fiat, the first car Darren bought specifically to race with.
  • Darren Turner's transition from open wheel formula cars to stock cars began at a little bull-ring of a race track called Penticton Speedway in a street-stock class Chev Beaumont (that's a Canada only variation of the well known Chevelle). Garth Turner looking underneath the shiny, freshly painted Chev street stock race car. It would not look this spotless for long. The Chevelle/Beaumont street stock race car came to an unfortunate, untimely end. It was T-boned
  • The Late Model Race Cars Gallery After succesful collaberation with Roy Cobden in the running of a sportsman class car at Penticton Speedway, the desire to "move up" to faster, and more competitive racing led to the building of a late model to compete in the Budweiser All Star touring series that was popular in the Pacific NW at the time. Decisions were made, plans drawn up, and the genesis of the next racecar took
  • Late Model racing in BC - the Thrifty Foods Touring Series. In the pits at Victoria's Western Speedway. Left to right are Roy Cobden, Craig Banks and Quinn Griesdale. Craig and Quinn were both University of Victoria engineering students then. By 1998 Turner Racing was participating in the Thrifty Foods sponsored late model touring series which raced (mostly) at tracks on Vancouver Island - Western Speedway just outside Victoria, and Saratoga Speedway located about half
  • The Western Star Trucks / Turner Racing Team in 2000. L to R: Craig Banks, Ken Carlson, Darren Turner, Quinn Griesdale, Garth Turner, Roy Cobden. Car: McColl Racing Enterprises CASCAR specific chassis, Chevrolet racing engine by Campbell Automotive of Edmonton AB, Monte Carlo fiberglass body by Performance Fiberglass Products.
  • The Turner Racing 2001 Season The 2001 McColl chassis and Chevrolet Monte Carlo body as it rolled off the truck from Ontario. HUGE effort still required to get to a "race ready" state. The chassis was completed just enough that wheels & tires could be bolted on. Rear quarter view. The work to go from this to a race-ready car is huge. Trimming and sanding the rough edges of the fiberglass bodywork. This is what
  • more coming soon! Bridge City Speedway, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A mere 1600km, 14 hour drive (each way) from home base in Kelowna, BC. Darren Turner signing autographs during the afternoon before the race. This was the season opening event for CASCAR's western division in 2000. It would also mark the first time Darren Turner and his Western Star Trucks / Turner Racing team would field their own race car in a CASCAR event. Darren's previous racing
  • more being added as and when time permits! Left to right: Trevor Johnson, Quinn Griesdale, Roy Cobden. May 2001 season opener race for CASCAR West at SunValley Speedway in Vernon BC. This would be the first event for this new race car, and first for new crew addition Trevor. Quinn was begining his 4th season with the team. In background are the 2 ex NASCAR race trailers owned by the father/son team of Carl and
  • In the pits at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary, 2001. Roy Cobden at hood, Al Towers in red shirt at RF tire, Quinn Griesdale and Darren Turner with backs to camera. Seated under tent are Garth Turner and Bruce Howlett. Racer James MacFarlane's crew in background behind tent. CASCAR series champion Pete Gibbons in the Canadian Tire car, the Dodge Intrepid of driver Al Turner, the #34 Chev Monte Carlo race car of Darren
  • CASCAR 2002, 2003 and beyond. More coming. 2002 CASCAR EMCO Western Series 05.11.02 :: Sun Valley Motor Speedway FinPos StPos Car# Driver/Hometown Sponsor Car Make Laps 1 5 33 Don Sales/Quesnel,BC Skoal, Inc. Pontiac 200 2 4 12 Ron Larson/Quesnel, BC Chevrolet 200 3 2 71 Daryl Harr/St Albert, AB Chevrolet 200 4 7 50 Wheeler Boys/Calgary, AB Intrepid 200 5 9 38 Shane Charlton//Kelowna,BC James Western Star Sterling Chevrolet 199 6 6 2 Carl
  • Darren's Turner Racing Team members Team Turner Racing members past & present, plus people who have been of help and influence. Garth & Diane Turner hosted a social get together for the Turner Racing team & extended family in late September, 2001. Bench-racing is a great, low cost, and enjoyable past time! L to R: Doug Large, Quinn Griesdale, Rob Kroker, Garth Turner, Roy Cobden, Tyler Loo, Trevor Johnson, Al Towers.
  • For more information call Darren Turner directly at 250-470-8659 or email:
  • Links to other interesting or useful sites. Canada Business Resources - A useful directory of Canadian websites. http://thirdturn.wikia.com/wiki/User:Darren_Turner - Darren's profile page on the Third Turn race car drivers database. http://canadianracer.com/ (or http://motorsportscentral.com/ ) - a great site with lots of historic info on racing in Canada. Also has categorized listings of Canadian race car drivers with links to their websites. http://befastpast.blogspot.com/ (Racin' Thru the Raindrops blog) - a blog site with lots of historic
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