6th race Swainswick

[Guest jason]

where does the time go? it feels like we only started a few days ago and now here we are.....the 6th and penultimate race from Swainswick, near Bath, 159 miles.

 

The leader board looks like this after the last race,

 

1st.....lot 29 Mr & Mrs Turner & Clemment & Emmerton with 42 points

Joint...lot 11 Jeremy (rpra) & Appache lofts also with 42 points

2nd....lot 5   R. Whitham & K. Thorp with 41 points

3rd.....lot 26 Billy Brown & Mark Brown with 40 points

4th.....lot 28 Tony Johnson & Jimmy White with 34 points

5th.....lot 27 Mark Williams & Jimmy White with 29 points

6th.....lot 12 F. J. Hunter & Mr & Mrs Pounder with 25 points

7th.....lot 2  George Briggs & Fergie with 23 points

8th.....lot 38 P. Gater & R. Winterbottom with 6 points

 

The 9 birds that are going tommorow night are lots, 2, 5, 11, 12, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 38.

There is one staying home, its lot 33 and I've been to collect it from Garstang today...it went missing from a 20 mile chuck on the 20th of July so it aint seen a race and I thought it unfair to 'throw it in'.

The final race is from portland  (219 mile) on the 8th of September so with 2 races to go good luck to all.

 

Jason

[Lightning McQueen]

leader board is nip & tuck....credit to ya mate

 

Heres hoping you get 1 in the club prizes this week...

[Guest jason]

The birds got away nicely last night.......I'll let you all know when they're liberated.....just setting webcam up so webcam will be on from 9am

 

Jason

[Guest jason]

The one-loft birds are up at 9am in a west south west wind

 

Jason

[Guest jason]

Result so far (provisional, clocks checked tonight)

 

1st.....lot 27 Mark Williams & Jimmy White 12 points

 

2nd....lot 29 Mr & Mrs Turner & Clemment & Emmerton 11 points

 

3rd.....lot 11 Jeremy (rpra) & Appache lofts 10 points

 

4th.....lot 26 Billy Brown & Mark Brown 9 points

 

5 birds are still to return

 

Jason

[jimmy white]

hope the others return jason ,,,good luck ,  

[Guest jason]

official result

 

1st.....lot 27 Mark Williams & Jimmy White 12 points

 

2nd....lot 29 Mr & Mrs Turner & Clemment & Emmerton 11 points

 

3rd.....lot 11 Jeremy (rpra) & Appache lofts 10 points

 

4th.....lot 26 Billy Brown & Mark Brown 9 points

 

I'm sory to report that there are still 5 missing ??) ??)

 

Leader after penultimate race looks like this,

 

1st....lot 29 Mr & Mrs Turner & Clemment & Emmerton total of 53 points

 

2nd...lot 11 Jeremy (rpra) & Appache lofts total of 52 points

 

3rd....lot 26 Billy Brown & Mark Brown total of 49 points

 

4th....lot 27 Mark Williams & Jimmy White total of 41 points

 

Joint..lot 5  R. Whitham & K. Thorp total of 41 points

 

5th....lot 28 Tony Johnson & Jimmy White total of 34 points

 

6th....lot 12 F. J. Hunter & Mr & Mrs Pounder total of 25 points

 

7th....lot 2  George Briggs & Fergie total of 23 points

 

8th....lot 39 (currently missing) total of 11 points

 

9th....lot 10 (currently missing) total of 8 points

 

10th..lot 38 (currently missing) total of 6 points

 

The final race takes place next week from Portland (219 mile)

just hoping for some more returns today.

 

Jason

[Guest jason]

Lots 2 and 12 have just turned up  :-/

 

Jason

[pigeonpete]

Lots 2 and 12 have just turned up  :-/

 

Jason

 

nice 1 jase, how did you end up in the club?

[Guest jason]

hi pete, rather not say....but..............last.........

The good news is that we've found out whats gone wrong!

 

I'm off out for dinner now but later I'll post what the problems have been!

 

Jason

[Guest jason]

Right onto the reason why the one-loft birds are so far behind in the club.........I'm not sure where to start ,but I've found out it was all down to the darkness system we used.......This is what we did (explained to us by a very good flyer before we started( I'm not mentioning his name)).....We darkened the loft down at 3pm every day, then as it went dark around 10.30/ 11pm we opened the curtains Before going to bed, so the birds would get the natural sunrise every morning. Now the problem........a street light 150 yards from the loft was shining straight in.....We was told (by the good flyer) that this would be ok as the birds will 'know when its dark' anyway the birds are going through the moult, some are onto 5 and 6th flights. :-/ :-/

 

Now, A. I feel like an idiot as I found out last night.....the good flyer who advised us, has never flown on the darkness system. > > >

 

and B. I promise you that all the birds will be on a proper darkness system next year!

 

Jason

 

[jimmy white]

not to worry jason, at least you have tried your best,,, we all live and learn :) good luck

[Guest jason]

Lots 5 & 38 Have just arrived this morning

 

Jason