richard

Mick You are probably right , I don't have any figures for returns from Sennen Cove, but 846 pigeons were timed from there with the NFC. Anyway good luck from Chale, I might even go and watch the lib. Cheers Richard

Hi Speck No I'm not sending to Ramsgate as all my babies have either gone North or West so hopefully I will hav a few for Truro with the CSCFC and some for Sennen Cove with the BBC. Probably won't bother with Chale with the NFC though!!!!! Cheers Richard

Mick Personally I would have opted for Berwick or Carslisle, but at the very least stuck to the previously advertised racepoint of Sennen Cove. Cheers richard

10 to Yelverton with the Solent 12 to Buckingham with the Southampton NR and 4 training to Chale (8mls) in preparation for the YB National :D : : ;D

Considering that sections a & b send the most pigeons I would have thought that some consideration might have been given to them! I think the NFC is going to have a shiny new transporter and very few pigeons to fill it. It might be easier to swallow if it was decided by a poll of members rather than a few committee members changing their minds on a regular basis. I believe the old bird season started off from the north and then went west and then south didn't it? Because of the constant changing of routes I think that very few Isle of Wight fanciers have sent birds with the NFC this year. I hope that this intolerable situation can be resolved next year, but what happens if we are restricted to inland racing again? Will the NFC become just another midlands national with every race being from Chale? Cheers Richard

Another typical decisision by a so called National Club run by the members from the North. I fly about 8 miles from Chale! Might be a few resignations from Southern fanciers over this one! I suppose there is one good point, at least I can train on the line of flight!!! Cheers Richard

!2/12 with Southampton Fed 10/11 with the Solent

Sothampton NR Fed at Newbury up at 1130 in a strong N wind

Solent Fed up at 0630 from Kingsdown N wind turning NW on rote

Yeah I'm sure you're right Mick, but the lads like to have a result on the night so I got them from the RPRA by e-mail, sent the loft numbers off at 1100 today and had the distances back by 1400. Pretty efficient I thought! Cheers Richard

If anyone needs distances the code for Kingsdown is 4147

Mick Do you know the code number for Kingsdown? What the hell are they playing at? I assume at this late stage they couldn't get onto one of the other Normal Solent Fed lib sites. Cheers Richard

2 Liam Neeson 5 The Queen 7 Australia 10 Texas 14 BSA 15 Birmingham Small Arms

The winner was doing 1289, I was 4th doing 1207 so you can see they were well split up. Cheers Richard

11/11 from Exeter with the Solent, very split up though

Solent Fed up at Exeter at 1345 Light N wind

Same 12 as last week with Solent Fed to Exeter unless some of the hens are eggy

I've got 8/12 now Mick, but very slow. I was expecting around 1400 velocity, but they were nowhere near that! Cheers Richard

Got 6 from 12 from Seaton with the Solent Fed, much later than I expected them

Solent Fed up at Seaton 0700 in a light SW wind

Solent Fed up at Seaton 0700 in a light SW wind

Does anyone know how many birds went to Bordeaux with the NFC? Only one fancier from the Island sent with them! Cheers Richard

Still they do a nice handbook though don't they? :D :D Cheers Richard

CSCFC up at Bordeaux at 0545, NFC up at St Malo 0600 NE all the way. Bordeaux will be tough today! Cheers Richard

Dunno about Pau, but its 6 quid a bird for Bordeaux plus 10p a bird marking fee! The BBC is at the same racepoint the same weekend for £3-50 a bird! Nuff said Cheers Richard