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I just love Turners! Some from my collection!
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Very cool to see you have them from several eras!
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I know, the brown one is a Eurofighter, Drayton model?
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The green one was made by Bobby Turner for the Sims team, I guess in the early eightys. It is an amazing board, perfeckt handcraft, and super nice to ride! it was undrilleed when i got it!
I think all boards Turner made for the Sims team at that period where green, maybe green was their team colour?
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I think all boards Turner made for the Sims team at that period where green, maybe green was their team colour?
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You are right, my only regret is that I don't have one!!!!Antonio Saluena wrote:I know, the brown one is a Eurofighter, Drayton model?
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no bob made red ones to to sims team, and evan put "sims" text on it,i got one
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Re: no!
He made GREEN cutaways for Sims. He may also have made Red.Pelle Gustafsson wrote:No bob made red ones to to sims team, and evan put "sims" text on it,i got one
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Old Turners
Hey kids, here's a few more for your viewing pleasure
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Yeah! Beautiful! Would you like to sell the black one at four o clock?
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Where are all the Turners at?
C'mon people there has got to be more Turners out there to showoff. Post 'em up.
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Hello Chris!
No, I bought it from you! It has a small sticker in the back that says Kill City.
Do you have any history on that board? I'm going to lend them to a museum in Gothenburg for an exhibition this summer!
Hope eveerything is fine with you! Are you comming to Worlds in Sweden in August?
best,
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No, I bought it from you! It has a small sticker in the back that says Kill City.
Do you have any history on that board? I'm going to lend them to a museum in Gothenburg for an exhibition this summer!
Hope eveerything is fine with you! Are you comming to Worlds in Sweden in August?
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man, i sold so many boards i wish i kept track of who got what.....that board was a one of a kind made with the new materials after Steve church bought the Turner name....it preceded the Eurofighter.
The rails on it are on a steeper contour than the older models and it's lighter.
The shape is the same as the original Sims-Turner boards with the longer/thinner nose than the later cutaway....and of course that really big camber....nice to see it again!
The rails on it are on a steeper contour than the older models and it's lighter.
The shape is the same as the original Sims-Turner boards with the longer/thinner nose than the later cutaway....and of course that really big camber....nice to see it again!
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Turner retail cost in the 70's
Hey Wes or anybody else. Just out of curiosity, What was the retail cost for a Turner from Bobby or skate/surf shop back in the 70's?
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Re: Turner retail cost in the 70's
$80 for a CutAway and $100 for a Full Nose.Doug Fox wrote:Hey Wes or anybody else. Just out of curiosity, What was the retail cost for a Turner from Bobby or skate/surf shop back in the 70's?
According to the online inflation calculator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/) that is $270.08 and $338.50 today compared to 1978.
I never saw (or paid) another advertised price between 1978 and 1982.
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That board is seven years old. Either Bobby or Vince layed that up sometime in 2002. Howard Gordon commissioned it and it ended up being a one off.robert gaisek wrote:I know they make boards like this today.........I think.
When I got the second modern day Downhill Gun, the shape is what you see here. As far as I know the board with the "Turner" logo-ed grip tape was a one off. I believe Gilmour had it for a while. I do not know where it is now. Whether JG still has it or he sold it is unknown to me.
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Yeah, it's nice but from what I've read of IGSA downhilling, both my board and this earlier Gun are both "illegal." As I understand it the IGSA has a rule about boards with pointy ends. Don't want anyone to get speared.robert gaisek wrote:Well......That proves that I know pretty much nothing about anything...but it is a nice board.
I don't know, though, if the IGSA sanctions pure downhill speed drops anymore like the old Signal Hill races. Maybe in that sort of competition where it's only one board at a time these Turners could find a place?
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Heres my Turners, the two greenies are both mint and undrilled 1978 Cutaways, the middle one is one of Bobbys "Pollock" Art boards from early 2002 - interesting to compare the shape of the shoulders from the early to later boards - I presume this was to give more front foot surface area for modern riders?
I know that Turners are designed to be ridden, but I just cant bring myself to do it - they scare the bejesus out of me.
Also got a Turner GS Hybrid which is such a great board, and I still whip it out for fun (oo-err missus)...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19553644@N08/2531169246/" title="turners by harvey.mills@btinternet.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/253 ... 4c2c_b.jpg" width="768" height="1024" alt="turners"></a>
I know that Turners are designed to be ridden, but I just cant bring myself to do it - they scare the bejesus out of me.
Also got a Turner GS Hybrid which is such a great board, and I still whip it out for fun (oo-err missus)...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19553644@N08/2531169246/" title="turners by harvey.mills@btinternet.com, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/253 ... 4c2c_b.jpg" width="768" height="1024" alt="turners"></a>
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I'm suffering Turner withdrawal, mine are in storage in the US while I'm in the UK. A much ridden/loved Yellow Fullnose and an original Fullnose that Gilmour sprayed Mercedes metallic blue mounted with polished lazers and La Coastas.Harvey Mills wrote:Dave. I agree. They were designed and built to be ridden....I just haven't got the balls to drill 'em (yet)!
Harvey, are you still slaloming? There is a burgeoning scene in the UK if you are interested...Whereabouts are you in the UK?
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I hade one sims full nose ones...Wesley Tucker wrote:He made GREEN cutaways for Sims. He may also have made Red.Pelle Gustafsson wrote:No bob made red ones to to sims team, and evan put "sims" text on it,i got one
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Cool! Hyde Park and Hove are the 2 main Hotspots (no pun intended) of activity at present, drop me a line if you fancy going to either.Harvey Mills wrote:Hi Martin. Just doing the recreational bit and shooting some cones at weekends with my son - which is great. I live on Hayling Island (South Coast). Would like to get into the UK scene though, it looks really healthy.
Keep in touch,
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I think that's right. My buddy in the early 80's had the red one with "SIMS" pasted on it. He's on the 80's slalom video on my myspace site about 2/3 the way thru the video in Central Park, NYC. I always wondered how he got that Turner (Tom was a bit shady).Pelle wrote:The red SIMS...
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Sorry Harvey, my wife is working, so I'm on toddler duty...It was too short notice to change anything. I will be at the Hove 'Turn and Burn' Comp, but supporting, not racing.Harvey Mills wrote:Hey Martin. Sounds great. Hove is pretty close - I'll definately get in touch. You going to the Nass Fest in June?
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maybe see you there?
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A dads work is never done, eh? (i know THAT feeling!). Can't make Turn & Burn - gotta go to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2 on the 5th. Will def get to Hove for a wiggle soon - will send you a message. Cheers Martin.Martin Drayton wrote:Sorry Harvey, my wife is working, so I'm on toddler duty...It was too short notice to change anything. I will be at the Hove 'Turn and Burn' Comp, but supporting, not racing.Harvey Mills wrote:Hey Martin. Sounds great. Hove is pretty close - I'll definately get in touch. You going to the Nass Fest in June?
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My Turner quiver...mostly gone now.
This WAS the selection of turners I had up to a couple of years ago. They ranged from Steven Church-era Cutaways, Auroras and Fullnoses back to Wes Carpenter Blackbirds (all sold) and Bobby Turner Fullnoses...
I just have 2 of Bobby's left.
The 1st 3 are an inverted Aurora, an experiment back in 2004 into concaves and foam kicktails...
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I just have 2 of Bobby's left.
The 1st 3 are an inverted Aurora, an experiment back in 2004 into concaves and foam kicktails...
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Beautiful...Nice job! Good to know it got its reward for being a great testbed deck by helping develop the Eurofighter.
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dont forget there are some turner tribute boards we had made.33x9 full shape,big camber.there is a few out there,i still race mine and one (a prototype that proved too stiff) that is on display in gothenburg this summer.c
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Thanks Tim,...and this was it in use upside down in Les Deux Alpes, France.Tim Robinson wrote:Hey Martin , this is how your upside down Aurora looks now..........
Its safe with friend in Sydney Australia.
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O my gosh Turner heaven damn i wish i had one thank God i have had the priveledge of riding one. If any one has one i could afford i would so buy one
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Here are some more Turners that I've added to my collection, that is pictured above in this thread.
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