alencon/reims?

[Guest]

HEARD IT WAS ON PAR WITH LAST YEARS

 

and how manys that Bammy-1

 

the results have been took off the website.

 

ps, wheres my seed

[Guest]

i think its about 450/500 for reims

[OLDYELLOW]

how many at Alecon ? whats prize money this year  ?

[Guest]

how many at Alecon ? whats prize money this year  ?

 

i heard it was 1200

[OLDYELLOW]

*expletive removed* think im moving  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

how many at Alecon ? whats prize money this year  ?

 

£7,500 minimum, 1st open £1,000

[OLDYELLOW]

 

£7,500 minimum, 1st open £1,000

 

certainly one to win

[Chris Little]

 

to maney inland nationals. SNFC supose to be along distance flying club.

 

Absolutely correct my friend.

 

I am not the greatest lover of inland nationals even though we have had success in them. One race was enough now we have two.

 

The SNFC is a great club and should be promoting long distance racing to the highest degree just like it did in years gone by. We are slowly turning into a nation of sprinters when we were once regarded as the best in the UK for the long distance, even the long distance races are getting shorter :-/

 

1299 birds at Alencon is shocking ??)

[andy]

 

Absolutely correct my friend.

 

I am not the greatest lover of inland nationals even though we have had success in them. One race was enough now we have two.

 

The SNFC is a great club and should be promoting long distance racing to the highest degree just like it did in years gone by. We are slowly turning into a nation of sprinters when we were once regarded as the best in the UK for the long distance, even the long distance races are getting shorter :-/

 

1299 birds at Alencon is shocking ??)

Got to agree partially with you Chris, but it all boils down to having 2 national clubs in Scotland or you would have roughly 2000 birds. expletive removed* the inland nationals the federations can organise inland racing themselves. Well at least we in Pentland can, but some feds are just taking the easy way out incluiding Newbury in their race programme.

 

[hotrod]

andy the same one's that came out of cupboards/drainpipes/hedges  you name it to vote against the proposals that would lead to the two clubs getting back together have the vote on you when it comes to inland races ,as i have said before i dont class them as  nationals ,NATIONALS IN SCOTLAND SHOULD BE FROM OVERSEAS END OF STORY  ONE FROM 500/550 MILES ONE FROM 600/650 MILES AND POSSIBLY ONE FROM  700/750 MILES AND A SHORTER  450/500  MILE RACE TO INCLUDE A YEARLING NATIONAL. JMO

[aye ready]

Got to agree partially with you Chris, but it all boils down to having 2 national clubs in Scotland or you would have roughly 2000 birds. expletive removed* the inland nationals the federations can organise inland racing themselves. Well at least we in Pentland can, but some feds are just taking the easy way out incluiding Newbury in their race programme.

 

think the birdages that were at new/ebourne tells a story in itself.that is thekind of racing the majority of fanciers want loking at individual entries  some have 20+ and 30+ away to the races if they were that interested in the "500" miles plus don't you's think they would have held some of these back

 

[Guest WINGS 04]

Got to agree partially with you Chris, but it all boils down to having 2 national clubs in Scotland or you would have roughly 2000 birds. expletive removed* the inland nationals the federations can organise inland racing themselves. Well at least we in Pentland can, but some feds are just taking the easy way out incluiding Newbury in their race programme.

 

IS THAT YOU HAVING A DIG AT LANARKSHIRE AS THE DRAG IS MORE TO THE WEST

[thunderbigbaws]

 

think the birdages that were at new/ebourne tells a story in itself.that is thekind of racing the majority of fanciers want loking at individual entries  some have 20+ and 30+ away to the races if they were that interested in the "500" miles plus don't you's think they would have held some of these back

 

our birds that are going to alencon, tours, ypress or falaise need hours on the wing thats why most of us go to newbury and eastbourne. our hands are tied as our feds duplicate with the national to cut costs, more so this year with all the south winds. the birdage is high because the duplication.

[aye ready]

i have got a bird at alencon but i didn't wait for the inland nationals to come along to get time on the wing in preperation i went out of my way and sent my bird along with another fed to peterborough  just under 300 mls and got my 8 hrs i was looking for

[Jimmyconway]

any idea on possible liberation for allencon heard monday but not sure

[thunderbigbaws]

i have got a bird at alencon but i didn't wait for the inland nationals to come along to get time on the wing in preperation i went out of my way and sent my bird along with another fed to peterborough  just under 300 mls and got my 8 hrs i was looking for

 

good for you, just wish we had the same sort of opportunity here in fife. thats called using your loaf   ;)

[Guest IB]

I thought the idea of the inland nationals was to give the birds 'a good 8 hour fly' to prepare them for the Channel races? Listening to members at SNFC AGM it was clear to me that they used Newbury for Alencon, and Eastbourne for Falaise. That's why I don't have a problem with the club organising these races, and my own channel candidates have had them.

 

I did have one reservation - with Eastbourne, because with Ypres now in the programme and 50 mile further, I wondered if there was now a need for it, given as others have said, it is a long distance club.

[JADE]

 

Absolutely correct my friend.

 

I am not the greatest lover of inland nationals even though we have had success in them. One race was enough now we have two.

 

The SNFC is a great club and should be promoting long distance racing to the highest degree just like it did in years gone by. We are slowly turning into a nation of sprinters when we were once regarded as the best in the UK for the long distance, even the long distance races are getting shorter :-/

 

1299 birds at Alencon is shocking ??)

 

i assume you class an inland national as a "sprint" race. have a look at the eastbourne result and how many birds in the first 100 are from north of the tay flying not much shorter than you fly from falaise. the problem is there are too many channel races because there are 2 national clubs and as stated by (i think) jim o`hara at an snfc agm a few years ago there are a limited number of birds in scotland to go to channel races and the more races there are the less the entries will be for each. the snfc have now added ypres into the progamme. big mistake in my opinion the only thing that may save it is because lanarkshire have included it in their programme. another point why cram 4 channel races into 3 weekends over a four week period

[Guest]

i think we all suffered at the inland nats and it did make our main races suffer for birdage the one thing we have no control over the weather and with all the south winds maybe be most of us were a bit desperate for hrs on the wing so the damage was done earlier in the season what we all need right now is a good race from france both of us

[robbiedoo.]

guys i,m in to arguing but your calling the inland nationals sprint racing but what about the guys up north from eastbourne i,ve 489 mile to fly its further than some guys on the borders have to fly from alencon spare a thought about us up north we dont seem to excist do we

[aye ready]

I thought the idea of the inland nationals was to give the birds 'a good 8 hour fly' to prepare them for the Channel races? Listening to members at SNFC AGM it was clear to me that they used Newbury for Alencon, and Eastbourne for Falaise. That's why I don't have a problem with the club organising these races, and my own channel candidates have had them.

 

I did have one reservation - with Eastbourne, because with Ypres now in the programme and 50 mile further, I wondered if there was now a need for it, given as others have said, it is a long distance club.

 

so what's your beef with IB eastbourne or ypres were you not on the result out of eastbourne and was ypres not included to commemerate a wartime anniversary.I think the ypres race should be dropped from the calendar what's your thoughts

[Guest WINGS 04]

i have got a bird at alencon but i didn't wait for the inland nationals to come along to get time on the wing in preperation i went out of my way and sent my bird along with another fed to peterborough  just under 300 mls and got my 8 hrs i was looking for

 

THATS OK IF YOU CAN DO THAT BUT WHAT ABOUT ME AND THE OTHERE GUYS THAT DON'T HAVE THE CHANC TO DO IT

[Novice]

As far as reduced birdages this weekend are concerned I think some fanciers will have taken the forecast into account and simply decided that the should not subject their birds to a protracted stay in crates before release almost 600 miles from home.

They will have only entered reduced teams.

[aye ready]

 

THATS OK IF YOU CAN DO THAT BUT WHAT ABOUT ME AND THE OTHERE GUYS THAT DON'T HAVE THE CHANC TO DO IT

 

if you read my post i said "went out of my way" it's all about communication and helping each other out  for e.g i don't know where you are in fife but if you had managed to get your entries to me i could have had them at this toss/race for you .before the boness marking station was open of which i'm thankfull for i would go to airdrie which again is out of my way.the point i'm trying to make is if you want to compete you'll bust a gut to do it

[Guest G.Drysdale + son]

i have got a bird at alencon but i didn't wait for the inland nationals to come along to get time on the wing in preperation i went out of my way and sent my bird along with another fed to peterborough  just under 300 mls and got my 8 hrs i was looking for

Good luck Martin hope it's a good yin for you