have again read this thread which appears to have gone on a mazy run, :-/ :-/
1 the race was to comemerate the war dead.
2 any deficit incurred was to be costed by a third party.
3 the PRESIDENT of the snfc was with the convoy from start to finish.
4 the race was a complete success with regards returns.
these are only a few key points imo,on a personnel note i had 4 birds at the race and 3 of the 4 were clocked within 1 hour in the morning with the other bird arriving a few days later,this was for me and my father our most disapointing national of the season,neverless the race was WITHOUT DOUBT one of the snfc and also lanarkshire feds most successful races of the last 10 years :) :)hope ypres is included in the snfc programme for 2010.