About Gary

Gary Turner - Managing Director

Gary has been in the motorcycle industry since he was 16. He left South Africa and headed for the European racing scene before moving on to America. In Europe, he headed up Pro Carbon and Pro Britten, both international motorcycle race teams, as manager and rider for 6 years. He has as many years before that in both off-road and circuit racing. After acquiring the last available Britten V1000 in late 1998, he formed and managed the Pro Britten Racing Team for 99/2000 seasons. This bike won at Daytona in the Sound of Thunder class. For 9 years he has been designing custom sport and race bikes.

For the last 5 years that he lived in Holland, he owned a motorcycle shop specializing in advanced performance parts with a focus on carbon fiber. His passion for speed and performance and his concern for the safety and well-being of the racing riders led him to explore the use of carbon fiber as a viable alternative material, and he has designed and produced carbon fiber prototypes for many other motorcycle parts, all of which he has added to BlackStone's product line.

In BST, Gary channnels his ideas into the new product lines and oversees design and function, ensuring that the products are functional, beautiful and - most important - make a difference to the rider and the bike's performance.

A couple of Gary's Motorcycles:


Gary's motorcycles on the cover . . .	Gary and one of his Supermono motorcycles make the centrefold

Awards Gary won for his Pro Carbon Customized Motorcycle:

Two Brothers CBR900RR Fastest Bike in Holland 1995

Custom CBR900RR for Henk Go (customer) Most Popular Bike in Holland 1996

Customers bike (CBR900RR) wins second place - Most Popular Bike in Holland 1997

Motor - (Dutch) June 1995: about project bike, Two Brothers CBR900RR custom by Pro Carbon.

Motor - June 1996: about custom Ducati 916SP and Honda NR750 bikes customized by Pro Carbon.

Streetfighters - (UK) Dec 1996: about custom Honda CBR900 Fireblade motorcycle by ProCarbon.

Motor - 1996: about Pro Carbon International Race Team.

MCN Motorcycle News - (UK) 1997: news article features Gary Turner's Ducati 916 and CBR900RR.

Performance Bike - (UK) Nov 1997: article about the Gary Turner-designed-and-built CBR900RR.

Gary's Competition Riding Experience: