What happenned today from France?

[Guest Vic]

I cannot remember a stranger race form France, than the one that I experienced today. I was out there early,  expecting possibly, a mile a minute with the sun belting down, disapearing now and then, behind some northerly flowing clouds.  But this evening has been like a miserable winters night, putting the blocks on even the best of our birds. I have a feeling the damaged occurred on the French side. I just can't remember such scanty returns in south winds. Many, many  GOOD birds are down tonight. What do you think happenned?

[robbie1]

i live in ramsgate kent right on south east coast it was rainig heavy here this morning then sun came out quite strong but it was misty on channel

[REDCHEQHEN]

It was raining in Clermont this morning - and Paris

 

WDA and Durham Combine held at Clermont - I believe

UNC held at Andrezel - 60 miles south of Clermont

[geronimo]

ours were up from messac at 7.00. got 22/23 and doing 1884 for 277 miles (clocked at 11.19). doesn't look like there was a problem in france or the channel at that point.

[Guest Vic]

Thanks Robie 1, But our birds flying into N.Westerly destinations, normally are crosisng in the Wight/Portland area. Where the visibility was forecast as moderate. Maybe it wasn't and many turned back. But birds, especially in a south wind should be above any sea mist

etc.

[Guest shadow]

the weather in lincolnshire was lousy until 13-00 hrs today

[Guest]

Hi Vic, the weather has been dreadful in Devon today, strong winds, heavy showers prolonged at times. Started last night around 6, that's why returns were sporadic from the NFC Tarbes, the best beat the weather and did incredible velocities. If you're birds stayed on line they would have hit the bad weather.

[Guest Vic]

Hi Vic, the weather has been dreadful in Devon today, strong winds, heavy showers prolonged at times. Started last night around 6, that's why returns were sporadic from the NFC Tarbes, the best beat the weather and did incredible velocities. If you're birds stayed on line they would have hit the bad weather.

I will be honest, by saying that I timed my 8th and 9th choice out of nine sent, (two yearlings). Seems the "stay on liners" come unstuck. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. Cheers, Vic.

 

 

[Guest bristolkev]

here in bristol today from about 2.30pm right upto this reply it`s belting down and strong gales with very bad visiabilty...even the streeters behind me had umbrella`s today.

[T_T]

I drove along the sea front at 9:45ish and could see the coastline of France a distance of 21mls away.  We had a terrific downpour of rain for about 3mins in the morning and then the day turned out good.  Our birds were at Lyndhurst 133mls and doing well over 1800ypm and when you get races like that, it's hard to understand what goes wrong elsewhere in similar conditions although over a greater distance.  I would think the damage was done before they crossed the channel.

[Guest]

I drove along the sea front at 9:45ish and could see the coastline of France a distance of 21mls away.  We had a terrific downpour of rain for about 3mins in the morning and then the day turned out good.  Our birds were at Lyndhurst 133mls and doing well over 1800ypm and when you get races like that, it's hard to understand what goes wrong elsewhere in similar conditions although over a greater distance.  I would think the damage was done before they crossed the channel.

 

I think you'll find the weather was dodge over the west of England , the winds I assume were still s or se variable in France for convoys flying to the west of Britain from France the wind would have been good and brought the birds in around the jurassic coast to Plymouth, this was where the severe weather was sitting. We were watching Wimbledon ladies final yesterday afternon on the telly which was bathed in sunshine...... here it was like a winter's day, cold, windy and very wet!

[Lightning McQueen]

we were racing from Lessay (156miles) to us in Hungerford, nr Newbury....Up at 0645am in south west wind, we got 4 together and the rest trunddled in at regular intervals, majority from the back ended with 23 out of 24, first ones doing 1864ypm

 

The weather was heavy rain all night until 0845hrs then clear spells, our birds dropped at 0910hrs.

[Guest]

we were racing from Lessay (156miles) to us in Hungerford, nr Newbury....Up at 0645am in south west wind, we got 4 together and the rest trunddled in at regular intervals, majority from the back ended with 23 out of 24, first ones doing 1864ypm

 

The weather was heavy rain all night until 0845hrs then clear spells, our birds dropped at 0910hrs.

 

Just goes to show what a hell of a job it is to be a race controller, the larger the geographic area the bigger the nightmare!

[Lightning McQueen]

 

Just goes to show what a hell of a job it is to be a race controller, the larger the geographic area the bigger the nightmare!

 

Your dead right albear.......must be a nightmare of a job!!

 

They get slated if they lib them and we have a bad race, and they slate them if they hold and people think they would have had a good race..

 

DAMNED IF YOU DO - DAMNED IF YOU DONT

 

Mark

[Guest Vic]

It seems that the heavy rain was responsible for the shambolic returns. I got three more of the older ones  this morning within 15 minutes. around eightish. Their wattles as red as their feet.  I'm still short of my 1st and 2nd choice. I'm voting for the comeback races after this! lol  

[Pompey Mick]

We had a comeback race from Lessay 110mls, lib at 9.30 Sat, leading birds were doing well over 1800. I sent 9 had them all within 30mins.(bit off the pace).

Weather here in Portsmouth was broken cloud, plenty of sun and a strong SW wind.

[hotrod]

WE WERE AT MESSAC YESTERDAY UP AT 06:25 IN A LIGHT S/WEST WIND 573 MILES TO ME IN SCOTLAND AS OF NOW 18:50 0 OUT 1 SENT ONLY HEARD OF ABOUT 10 OR 12 BIRDS HOME IN THE SNRPC/I THINK THE SNFC ARE THE SAME OUT OF TOURS TERRIBLE RACING BUT STILL WATCHING LOFT

[Novice]

WE WERE AT MESSAC YESTERDAY UP AT 06:25 IN A LIGHT S/WEST WIND 573 MILES TO ME IN SCOTLAND AS OF NOW 18:50 0 OUT 1 SENT ONLY HEARD OF ABOUT 10 OR 12 BIRDS HOME IN THE SNRPC/I THINK THE SNFC ARE THE SAME OUT OF TOURS TERRIBLE RACING BUT STILL WATCHING LOFT

 

I have nothing from 4 sent. These last 2 French races have been the worst I have competed in. I am now seriously looking at my management. Not the birds me.

It would seem to me that thw birds from YPRES had the best race of the 3 into Scotland.  

 

 

[Guest Paulo]

The West Durham Amal has had a stinking race from Clearmont yesterday with people having 20 and 30's missing the winners did good vel's but there was only 11 birds back in our fed last night. Criminal to throw them really they haven't stood a chance.

[JOHNNY WISHBONE]

The race controllers have a thankless job. I think they thought cos it was a blaw hame that the doos would come ok. Also half the doos that go to 600 miles aren't capable of flying that distance anyway.

[Guest shadow]

lincolnshire s.r. fed had a bad race from nevers yesterday the weather beat most of the birds over the weekend

[Guest Vic]

I dropped 3 from  Niort, still haven't seen my 1st or 2nd choice. I don't normally winter birds that cant do Niort in a reasonable time. But this year, if either of them return, they will be given another chance. Whats happening to our summers?    

[Guest rodders]

had a dark hen drop in last night su01nw pigeon will feed and watyer and give it chance to clear its double rubbered

[Guest Paulo]

i'VE ONE FROM MY THREE COME BACK THIS MORNING

[THE PRIEST]

5 back in my club from 19 sent. However some clubs never filled the positions.

I got one back yesterday afternoon a two year old cock on his last legs.