Where I live , in the west section of Scotland, if you can guarantee to get your pigeons to do 950 ypm in the SNFC channel races then you would almost certainly win 1st west section at least once every year. If you could achieve this then you would be looked upon as the best fancier in Scotland. Now do you see the difference flying 500 mls into different locations. ps 1200 ypm is a blow home to us