TERRY JOHNSON Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hello Les, What would you do if defra stopped channel racing?---not much distance for you boys up there which ever way you fly---why not liberate late & have an overnighter from 200 miles--I bet the sprint boys wouldnt reckon much on that!!!! . Think I ought to go back to just watching & learning eh.? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 i think that birds flying south road and birds flying north rd would be flying at differant heights as opposing winds , but as ybs would find it a dodgy situation, as in no wind ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Jimmy I use to argue that very same point, different heights ... was explained that Side winds meant same height... but wind would still mean some face a side head wind, whereas others would be a Side following wind. Mind have mind homing as the Barnsley fed go up, about a 100 yards away, and can honestly say that even the young birds just come straight through, or slight curve which is natural I guess, but never ever seen one that wanted home stop for a moment. So I don't think that makes a jot to clashing. Likewise I have never seen birds go left at the lake etc., and I was a 100 yards between two lakes, one 2 and a half miles by 2 miles, the other closed in now, and 50 yards from a Church. You know what, never mayde a jot of difference, birds go by, are release 2 miles over loking the ake and loft... lost just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
square_peg Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 WESTERLEY IS THE PREVAILING WIND IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN WE HAVE THAT WE WILL HAVE CLASHING BETWEEN NORTH/SOUTH ROAD DOO'S THE NEXT PROBLEM COMES IF WE DONT GET OUT OF THE UK SIDEWAYS RACING IE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IS A FAR GREATER PROBLEM ,MORE SO IN A CALM DAY ,MORE FEDS ARE NOW TRYING THIS ,DONT KNOW THE ANSWER,BUT,CONTOLLERS TALKING TO EACH OTHER IS NUMBER 1 WHAT ABOUT SOUTH ROAD SAT NORTH ROAD SUN NEXT WEEK VICE VERSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 allthough this is a difficult situation , and i know my post would be ok if it was as simple as that [which its not] and again while i agree the praivailing wind is west , there are also many saturdays where weve had east in the wind, but one thing for certain is we cant change the weather, i think the main point in scotland is the first 4 yb races [all short races where the majority of ybs are lost ,year after year] if i stand on the top of carter bar , i can see coldstream,kelso, ridsdale,and otterburn [and my eye sight is not great ] but from these racepoints theres transporters waiting in ques to release birds , some going west , some going east some going north , and all trying to get their birds off as soon as poss [sometimes 15 mins between libs]and thats b4 were even on the subject of n and s rd [because if theres no ybs left after these races we wont need to argue about n and s racing], i can see square pegs point of veiw comes in , and would agree with it , but b4 that i think we have to get thse 4 race points for ybs sorted out first these are only 50 60 mile races so why they all have to go for a sat morn , beats me im sure something could be organized that we can have a sat race , a sun , race and even a wed race , birds to come home after 5 or even 5 30, at least each fed would be heading the one way, instead of one big clatter allover the place, but looking beyond these races , if you look at the map of all the libs in brittain on a sat morn , its looks like a kid been scribbling on a note pad, their going all directions, so no i, sgree with race controllers talking to each other as no 2 and i also agree that saturday is not the only day in the week, but i think that when feds are making their race points at their meetings , they should be in touch with other feds who are doing the same , and working with each other, instead of going to their meeting and voting , right thats the race points lads , then only to find out the worse when the races start,,,, better come off my soap box here getting carried away :) , but i think youll get the jist of what im trying to say :) i just wonder how many ybs are lost, pentland fed , midlothian fed [why they cant get up together beats me , its the same place] the fife fed , the nw fed the w fed the east of scot fed, both lanarkshire feds and many others all at these race points on the same morning, [must be thousands lost in a few weeks , EVERY year], now off for a coffee and asprin ;D ;D ;D by the time you read it youll need the same ;D ;D all the best anyway ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 i really looking forward to it i want two beat my record of 4th club 5th fed first ever race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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