You were breaking RPRA rules then and you and your club could have been suspended.Thats if your club is a member of the RPRA,other Unions may except it not sure.
If its impossible to race them this year I would give them all the training I possible could as personally I dont like to winter youngsters that havnt been well trained or raced.
RPRA RULE 234
PRIOR TO RACING ALL ETS CLOCKS MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE CLUB AND SET WITH THE ETS RADIO CLOCK AND STRUCK OFF AFTER 24 HOURS.IN THE CASE OF MEMBERS WISHING TO USE THEIR ETS ELSEWHERE A CERTIFICATE OF WORTHINESS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE OFFICIALS OF THE TESTING ORGANISATION.
Must give credit where its due used Castle Couriers last week,picked up in Bexleyheath Kent Thursday lunchtime delivered Friday lunchtime in Malvern no problems.
One thing Jeremy is doing this year at the RPRA loft is telling everone to vacinate their birds at least 1 week before he excepts them,this is to try and cut down illness,be worth keeping a eye on how things go.
I use a result programme from MYSOFT,does everything on there,race result,averages,pools,club accounts,prints out prize cards,online help,all updates are free,you can even have it set up to suit your own clubs needs cost £50 beginning of last year.
Wish you luck with it mate but I would sooner speak to my members then I know for certain they know what times the birds are liberated,I have free calls so costs nothing anyway.
I,ve got 3 or 4 spare yearlings which will have to go in with the darkness Y/Bs,do members think it will bring them into a body moult as I was thinking of sending them to a couple of short races latter on.