Season Update

[cokacola]

Hi everyone. Sorry I havn't given a regular update, I have been incredibly busy this summer holiday with work experience/duke of edinburgh hikes/exam results etc

 

I thought it was about time I posted up some results. As I'l be applying to Uni next month and also because of a big extension we're having on the house which involves destruction of the garage, I may not be able to race old birds next year. But I have learned so much! When I come back to race pigeons again in the future when I'm settled, I'l have a really good idea of how to get well into it.

 

Anyway, I started with 13 Pigeons. Up until the race before last I was doing quite well for losses, but the race before lost saw me lose about 5 birds, which took my total number of birds to 6. (I had had 1 or 2 losses prior). I put these 6 birds in for this weeks race and I so far only have 2 home, but i'm sure I'l get a couple more tomorrow. This is quite poor though, but as I don't drive and have little money, i don't think i'v done too badly.

 

I also have another 7/8 younger ones which have not raced yet, which I will put into the comeback race at the end of the program.

 

I don't want to be left with too many at the end of the season anyway because of University etc, I don't want to have to rehome loads of pigeons, so losses are not too much of an issue, i'm just keen to learn from them and have fun while i'm doing it.

 

Here are how the season has gone for me:

 

12th July 08 - Hullavington, 38 miles, 2nd, 3rd, 7th.

20th July 08 - Hullavington, 38 miles, 7th, 8th, 10th

26th July 08 - Swindon - 54 miles, 6th, 8th, 9th

2nd Aug 08  - Swindon - 54 miles, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th

17th Aug 08 - Newbury- 75 miles, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th

23rd Aug 08 - Epsom - 121 miles, 7th, 9th

 

I havn't come last every week in any case! and my first race especially went really well.

 

Let me know what you think.

 

Tariq.

 

 

 

 

[cokacola]

Forgot to mention, there are 4 races left.

 

Maidstone

Ramsgate

Lillers

Swindon.

 

Tariq.

[bewted]

for a first season yb racing you done better than most normally do !!!!!

 

you done well tariq and done us all proud !

[DOVEScot]

Great results for a newbe Tariq  

[Whats it called Cumbernauld]

Well done mate.you will learn as you go

[pjc]

Tariq, for your first season you have done well but start thinking about next year.

Ramsgate can be a grave yard for oldbirds let alone youngbirds and there is no point in you pushing them to Lillers, stop them at Maidstone and look forward to having a team of yearlings for next year!

 

Phil

[Guest spin cycle]

Tariq, for your first season you have done well but start thinking about next year.

Ramsgate can be a grave yard for oldbirds let alone youngbirds and there is no point in you pushing them to Lillers, stop them at Maidstone and look forward to having a team of yearlings for next year!

 

Phil

 

looks like good advice..welldone..and good luck in the future