north road vs south road

[Guest chrisss]

what would you guys think is the hardest route [on any given day] north road or south road [bearing in mind that defra appears to hate pigeon racing]so going over the water is hopeful at best

[carlsberg]

i'd probably say the north road route but then again i don't fly it , i fly the south road route but if i had my choice i would definately fly north road because i would like to try and fly lerwick with birds that have flown 512 mls from france cos lerwick is just short of 500 mls to me and i would relish the challenge with the 100 mls or so of open sea

[Merlin]

Nine times out of ten its the N/Road especially at the distance,proof being winning vel on any given day,tail wind for S/Road is Head Wind for North Rd prevailing wind is mostly West/South/West,also a factor is SUN,which is in face of N/Roader and on back of S/Roader,imagine your own eyes after facing into strong sunlight for 5 or 6 hours on a consistent basis,  

[ch pied]

Nine times out of ten its the N/Road especially at the distance,proof being winning vel on any given day,tail wind for S/Road is Head Wind for North Rd prevailing wind is mostly West/South/West,also a factor is SUN,which is in face of N/Roader and on back of S/Roader,imagine your own eyes after facing into strong sunlight for 5 or 6 hours on a consistent basis,  

,and its a chance that we may find we go on the scotch route this year , if there is anymore flu outbreak's on the mainland

 

 

[Guest rodders]

the main diffrence i can see is if flying north road head winds are warm southerly winds if flying south road head winds are cold northerlies

[Guest chrisss]

cheers folks the club i have joined is going north this year because its the only way to get any distance with defra playing power games

[Guest casbri]

the north road is the hardest route ...years ago our federation turned north and lost a good ammount of birds

[andy]

Nine times out of ten its the N/Road especially at the distance,proof being winning vel on any given day,tail wind for S/Road is Head Wind for North Rd prevailing wind is mostly West/South/West,also a factor is SUN,which is in face of N/Roader and on back of S/Roader,imagine your own eyes after facing into strong sunlight for 5 or 6 hours on a consistent basis,  

 

Merlin,

When the wind is on the nose for the North Road fliers, it is a warmer wind than a nose wind from the N/NW for the south road fliers. A few year back when I was visiting the late Jim Biss I asked him the same question bearing in mind that he flew the north road when living in London. His answer was the North Road was far EASIER to fly than the South Road. I couldnt comment myself as we fly from the South into Scotland, but you have to agree Biss was one of the all time greats.

[Merlin]

Andy Hello,

     I have only the utmost respect for the late Jim Biss as an absolute top class fancier,an would indeed take heed and respect all of his opinions.

Say from Thurso to to Norfolk and London its more South Easterly direction

 

Thurso to Penzance area is more direct North/South direction.

 

Predominat winds in Summer months are alwaysWest/ South/West,although for last number of years like our summers they do appear to be more variable

 

Birds of equal ability racing to Thurso from Penzance as against those going in opposite direction will do it with a quicker vel under above conditions on a regulasr basis.

Its winning vel on both types of racing I base my OPINION on.

 

Another factor which I consider important is the Sun,if present, its in eyes of North Rd bird,and vice/versa on South Rd,what are others views on this.

[Roland]

Andy no disrespect to Jim Biss, an awesome and fabulous flyer of the highest .

But one must remember for instance, where he moved to ... like so many 'Nmaes' An ideal set up for the South Rd..

I believe also that when he left London he did well on the South road, but not like after he moved. And HE didn't fly North, now I wonder why! He certainly had the area, and the number of birds ,, and money was of course not a problem. North lacked Meriteous awards most likely, and there are also many other hot spots.

[Roland]

Andy no disrespect to Jim Biss, an awesome and fabulous flyer of the highest .

But one must remember for instance, where he moved to ... like so many 'Nmaes' An ideal set up for the South Rd..

I believe also that when he left London he did well on the South road, but not like after he moved. And HE didn't fly North, now I wonder why! He certainly had the area, and the number of birds ,, and money was of course not a problem. North lacked Meriteous awards most likely, and there are also many other hot spots.