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this is my guesstamit result based on libline. obviously dosent include those who haven't managed to phone in or chosen not to. 1st I. Scott (Forfar) JUST !! 2nd C&G Cameron (Arbroath) 3rd 4th & 5th (again very close) 3rd J. Doig section C 4th N. Renton Foulden 5th D. Nicol section C JUST A BIT OF FUN SO DONT GET SERIOUS WITH REPLIES. THANK YOU WAITING TO BE SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES AND MASSIVE WELL DONE TO ALL WHO TIMED IN

I reckon Billy is around 1378yd/min

Timed 17.21 Cracking time. Well done. Must be around 1382yd/min

Whatever the official result, the winner here is the class bird of the race and the 2nd isn't far behind. I know there are birds around the 1410 yd/min and there may be better velocities as yet not known but that wont change my opinion

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 J. DOIG 1229.16 2 J. BROCKIE 1208.34 3 M. HENDERSON 1198.15 4 J. BROCKIE 1191.34 5 H. IRELAND 1177.08 6 J. FARMER 1156.84 7 J. BROCKIE 1114.85 8 W.STARK 1110.37 9 J. DOIG 1075.49 10 C. WRIGHT 1057.62 well done jim doig and a mention to j. farmer 1st yearling

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 J. BROCKIE 1447.93 2 W. STARK 1446.51 3 J. BROCKIE 1446.01 4 J. BROCKIE 1445.78 5 J. BROCKIE 1437.47 6 J. DOIG 1436.16 7 J. BROCKIE 1429.72 8 W. STARK 1423.83 9 W. STARK 1422.66 10 W. STARK 1421.50 M. HENDERSON 1416.99 C. WRIGHT 1404.28 J. FARMER 1357.02 H. IRELAND 1342.10 J. BEVERIDGE 1214.08 WELL DONE JOCK, AND W. STARK GETS THE NOM

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 M. HENDERSON 1164.76 2 C. WRIGHT 1114.23 3 C. WRIGHT 1104.07 4 C. WRIGHT 1103.63 5 J. BROCKIE 1083.84 6 C. WRIGHT 1070.83 7 W.STARK 1060.80 8 W.STARK 1059.58 9 J. BROCKIE 1045.37 10 J. DOIG 1045.11 H. IRELAND 1043.74 R. FARMER 1034.15 J. FARMER 1005.74 MASSIVE Congratulations to Maureen, long time coming and soooo deserved

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 J. BROCKIE 1553.28 2 W. STARK 1535.36 3 J. DOIG 1511.15 4 H. IRELAND 1510.90 5 J. BROCKIE 1509.12 6 R. FARMER 1509.01 7 C. WRIGHT 1499.80 8 W. STARK 1498.51 9 R. FARMER 1496.13 10 J. BROCKIE 1492.03 J. FARMER 1468.05 M. HENDERSON 1456.42 M. JARVIS 1446.04 J. BEVERIDGE 1374.60 J. WALTON 1367.64 WTG Jock, 2 in a row and the Steak Pie and W.Stark wins the Nom.

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 J. BROCKIE 1403.37 2 C. WRIGHT 1388.21 3 M. HENDERSON 1383.82 4 W. STARK 1367.57 5 W. STARK 1349.87 6 C. WRIGHT 1347.02 7 C. WRIGHT 1343.51 8 M. HENDERSON 1339.52 9 W. STARK 1337.75 10 J. BROCKIE 1336.57 J. FARMER 1326.94 J. DOIG 1326.80 R. FARMER 1318.48 H. IRELAND 1247.57 J. WALTON 1245.32 M. JARVIS 1177.47 WELL DONE JOCK, FIRST WIN O THE SEASON and Wullie Stark takes the Nom

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 R. FARMER 1452.69 2 W. STARK 1423.43 3 M. HENDERSON 1414.68 4 J. BROCKIE 1396.15 5 W. STARK 1366.71 6 W. STARK 1365.73 7 W. STARK 1363.79 8 W. STARK 1353.46 9 H. IRELAND 1348.90 10 W. STARK 1340.21 C. WRIGHT 1334.56 JIM FARMER 1258.34 J. BEVERIDGE 1160.60 J. WALTON 1134.31 J. DOIG 775.45 WTG Bob, Congratulations on you maiden win

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 C. WRIGHT 1398.27 2 J. BROCKIE 1388.24 3 J. BROCKIE 1381.88 4 C. WRIGHT 1365.26 5 J. BROCKIE 1355.57 6 J. DOIG 1354.70 7 J. DOIG 1344.46 8 R. FARMER 1340.98 9 J. DOIG 1335.25 10 J. BROCKIE 1335.92 M. HENDERSON 1314.57 W. STARK 1303.90 J. FARMER 1293.88 H. IRELAND 1218.31 J. BEVERIDGE 1148.89 J. WALTON 1122.56 WELL DONE CRAIG, YOUR BIRDS MUST HAVE BENIFITTED WHEN YOU WERE AWAY ON HOLIDAY. LOL

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 W. STARK 1354.74 2 J. BROCKIE 1348.01 3 J.BROCKIE 1342.11 4 J. BROCKIE 1338.88 5 W. STARK 1314.68 6 J. BROCKIE 1311.65 7 J. BROCKIE 1311.09 8 J. BROCKIE 1311.09 9 J. BROCKIE 1308.57 10 J. BROCKIE 1306.62 J. FARMER 1303.31 R. FARMER 1299.31 J. DOIG 1284.15 H. IRELAND 1273.64 M. HENDERSON 1198.98 M. JARVIS 991.45 J. WALTON 701.71 WELL DONE WULLIE

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 J. DOIG 994.390 2 W. STARK 975.634 3 W. STARK 960.739 4 A. GRAHAM 956.711 5 J. DOIG 950.059 6 W. STARK 937.217 7 W, STARK 936.428 8 W. STARK 930.580 9 J. DOIG 928.484 10 J. DOIG 927.599 well done Jim, finishing the season on top

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 J. DOIG 1170.713 2 J. DOIG 1170.383 3 J. DOIG 1170.383 4 W. STARK 1158.381 5 W. STARK 1142.756 6 W. STARK 1142.600 7 W. STARK 1133.983 8 C. WRIGHT 1133.476 9 J. DOIG 1126.816 10 J. DOIG 1125.208 A. GRAHAM 1120.791 J. FARMER 1106.675 WELL DONE JIM.. Top Three

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 W. STARK 1075.13 2 D. HUNTER 1069.32 3 W. STARK 1063.54 4 W. STARK 1058.08 5 W.STARK 1053.43 6 A. GRAHAM 1051.63 7 A. GRAHAM 1049.17 8 W. STARK 1033.93 9 A. GRAHAM 1020.50 10 J. DOIG 1006.93 J. FARMER 982.58 well done Wullie and winning the nom as well

NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 C. WRIGHT 1077.970 2 A. GRAHAM 1027.595 3 D. HUNTER 1025.864 4 C. WRIGHT 1000.507 5 C. WRIGHT 997.928 6 C. WRIGHT 990.306 7 C. WRIGHT 974.902 8 W. STARK 962.472 9 C. WRIGHT 954.634 10 W. STARK 948.114 J. DOIG 925.348 M. HENDERSON 863.348 WELL DONE CRAIG, GOOD RESULT PLUS THE NOM

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im glad to hear that, if that's the case maybe there's still a chance for racing. thanks for your input

im no expert but I believe there will be a percentage of birds who will continue flying in their initial direction, ie LUCK as you stated. I also found a website related to this topic that intimated that it could take upto 6 months for a young pigeon to fully develop its so called geo-magnetic compass. also it is stated on another page I found that the expanding hole in the northern ozone layer is allowing more space particles from a solar storm to breach and effect the earths magnetic field. this may explain why this is a relatively new problem. I also read that in some of Asian countries where pigeon racing is big money that if a k-factor of 4 and above is forecast the race will be suspended irrelevant of all other natural weather conditions such as rain, wind and lightning. I fully admit im new to this topic and am continuing to search the web for further info. Hope this helps

http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/ click or copy the above for to goto BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY homepage. Once there, click on the sub-heading DATA AND SERVICES found at top of page and then select option 1 to get get current k factor readings.

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/pigeons/en/ copy and paste the above for further reading

Stanford Solar Center About the SunFor StudentsFor EducatorsSpace Weather Monitors Ancient ObservatoriesSolar FolkloreSolar Art & Literature pigeon Solar Activity Effects on Pigeons How do pigeons navigate? Racing homing pigeons navigate incredible distances with apparent ease. A champion racing pigeon can be released 400 miles from its home loft, in a place it has never been before, and return within 1 day. The last 40 miles of its journey, the bird navigates by sight. But over the other 360 miles, the pigeon determines its way home by "sensing" the Earth's magnetic fields. We are not yet sure exactly how this mechanism works, but it does work -- extremely well. How can the Sun affect racing pigeons? When there is especially strong activity on the Sun, such as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), unusually strong surges of solar wind (charged particles from the Sun) can create a geomagnetic storm which distorts the Earth's normal magnetic field. The pigeons can no longer rely on their normal guidance system and may become lost. Thus wise pigeon racers, especially those in very northern areas, keep track of solar activity and do not fly their birds under certain geomagnetic conditions. How do we measure geomagnetic activity? Geomagnetic activity is measured by what we call the 'A' Index, which ranges from 0 to 400 Nanoteslas (nT), a measurement of the strength of a magnetic field. 0 indicates virtually no geomagnetic disturbance, while 400 is the maximum disturbance. Another useful number is the "K" index, which tracks changes in the radio atmosphere and can affect pigeon navigation. The K index ranges from zero (no disturbance) to 9 in a maximum disturbance. What levels of geomagnetic activity are dangerous for pigeons? Any current reading of local figures over 150 nT in the A index of geomagnetic activity, or 4 or higher in 'K' index, is considered unsafe for training or racing pigeons. Where can pigeon racers and fliers get solar activity data? Geomagnetic stations track geomagnetic activity around the Earth. Their readings are freely available. The center of these activities in the USA is the Space Environment Center at Boulder, Colorado. There are other data centers in various parts of the world. Because the Earth's geomagnetic field emanates from the poles, the affects are more dramatic in the far north and far south. Thus pigeon racers need to rely on local data, that is, data that accurately represents the state of the geomagnetic field in their particular geographical location. Pigeon fanciers can pick up either "a" index (equivalent amplitude index of local geomagnetic activity) or "K" index (quasi-logarithmic local index of geomagnetic activity relative to an assumed quiet-day curve for the recording site). Because the indices are related, one can be computed from the other; see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/station-k-and-indices. Any current reading of local figures over 150 nT in the A index of geomagnetic activity, or 4 or higher in 'K' index, is considered unsafe for training or racing pigeons. • a-index data (Boulder & several other sites) • K-indices (Boulder) Both indices are necessarily tied to a specific geomagnetic observatory. The above data represent collections and averages. For other regions, you can obtain data from SIDC (click on the "Latest Space Weather data). Where can I get more information? Geomagnetic Activity and its Effect on Racing Pigeons Home · Request Solar Posters · Site Map · Glossary · About Us · Contact Us ©2008 by Stanford SOLAR Center · Permitted Uses · Credits

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NAME VELOCITY Yards / min 1 W. STARK 1156.63 2 W. STARK 1156.33 3 D. HUNTER 1149.51 4 D. HUNTER 1140.09 5 A. GRAHAM 1123.79 6 A. GRAHAM 1123.50 7 A. GRAHAM 1123.35 8 C. WRIGHT 1121.38 9 C. WRIGHT 1111.99 10 A. GRAHAM 1103.65 J. DOIG 1099.95 J. FARMER 1018.99 M. HENDERSON 961.85 J. WALTON 809.41 WELL DONE WULLIE, FIRST TWO AND THE NOM