On Friday, March 10, 2017 at 5:20:58 PM UTC-8, BobW wrote:
I had no idea when he started Turf, but I was under the impression he'd had to move the
operation once, and I seem to recall it was a going concern by 1972 when I
blundered into the sport. I was glad for the opportunity.

I started soaring in Tucson in 1973. At that time, I believe Turf was still operating at its original location alongside Turf Paradise horse track in Phoenix and also had a satellite location in Pleasant Valley. I'm pretty sure I crewed at a weekend contest in 1975 near the track.

Some info on the old location he http://www.airfields-freeman.com/AZ/...ix_NW.htm#turf

-Tom