rpra one loft mob flying

[Guest chrisss]

 

It is already allowed in 'Normal' races, some I race against week in week out have 90 birds, or they did at start of season, still beat them with a team of 14, they pay their fees and foot the bills to race them so who am I to complain.  I take it as a feather in my cap if I kick the butt of the bigger team, it makes the victory all the sweeter.     Doesn't happen often but even once a season is good enough knowing I've gone up agaisnt a 'big player' and beat them.  

 

you know that is [oh god the pain ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D] a really good post,if you think about it,every club has one or two [maybe more] who send a huge amount of birds each week,in one respect by doing it they keep the fees down for the rest [i would have thought]

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you know that is [oh god the pain ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D] a really good post,if you think about it,every club has one or two [maybe more] who send a huge amount of birds each week,in one respect by doing it they keep the fees down for the rest [i would have thought]

 

Why thank you kind sir   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D   Seriously though Chris, I can't see how people miss the obvious sometimes, for example there are several big lofts with us, one started raced over 90 now down to 27, they play big they lose big, we don't complain about thier losses do we.   :-/

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I haven't read all this thread, in fact to be honest I have just read snippets. But you compete where ever you are according the local environment.

When I was in Yorkshire I never saw a peregrine, just sparrowhawks, I used to bemoan cat problems. Down here on the farm I fly my birds at, there are about 20 cats but I neever moan about them, cause I have far worse things to contend with , with Percy.

I don't like one loft races because I think they are the demise of 'normal' racing. Fanciers can just rear some birds and pay some money and send them to someone to race and trai them for you. Where is the pigeon fancy skill?? OK breeding yes but that's end of story and again it's no good for ordinary working class guys and gals, the amount it costs to enter two birds would be my race entry fee budget for a year!!

Having said that I have no axe to grind against any one loft race, it's all about supply and demand, and the demand is there. As a comment on them I would say if I was going to enter birds in one, it would the RPRA one. It stands out to date as the best managed and you would expect that from the fanciers running it. I don't know them but their past performances and record with this race is far superior to any other.

The nub of the matter for me is this, pigeon racing appears to be in terminal decline. I would be delighted if this loft were in my area and bolstered numbers and the fed coffers with the birdage contriution it makes. And where as I do not disagree it can affect local performances there are many pluses to for local flyers that balance. You adapt to your personal environment, if your fed committe turned down this birdage I think they would be ridiculed by most.

I think its negative to think that having such a situation puts you at a disadvantage, imo.

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In last weeks Homing world, June 12th, 2009. Page title ‘The Reddings’ under the subheading RPRA ONE-LOFT RACE SUCCESS IN SEVERN VALLEY FEDERATION LESSAY. The following Quote:

 

Last week in his report on the RPRA Yearling race with the Severn Valley Federation flying from Lessay on 30th May, RPRA Loft Manager, Jeremy indicated that he thought that the first yearling bird home would be placed in the federation results, In the event the winning RPRA Yearling was also the winning Fed bird, owned by D. & T. Lofts Flying against 1,826 other Federation birds, Dave & Tina Rust’s pigeon raced home with a velocity of 1456. Our congratulations to the winners.

 

First well done to Dave & Tina, on winning the one loft race.

Well done Jeremy and co for the skill in the preparation. This an other example of your tremendous effort.

 

Splitting hairs I know, but the bird under RPRA rules, should be owned by the person it is being raced by so therefore, bird owned by David Bills or is there an admitted statement that a bird has been raced by some one who is not the owner against RPRA rules.

 

Top lofts, top birds and top management are very difficult to beat, and I do not mind admitting that as an amateur loft I certainly have my work cut to try and beat the mighty RPRA one loft race.

 

P.S for any one gathering evidence, you have missed a third forum that this is being debated on! Or maybe even a forth…happy hunting.