What Speed For Ypres Birds?

[sapper756]

S.N.F.C RACE from YPRES- The convoy of approx. 2000 birds were liberated at 06.30am on Saturday 3rd July into a light North West Wind. Good Luck to all.-- Birdage Breakdown-Section A-77,B-304,C-177,D-221,E-765,F-114,G-122.- Total-1780

 

Now that the Ypres birds have been liberated, what speed do the members think they will be doing today?http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

 

 

Here's hoping you have a good race, good luck!

[budgie]

11hrs Vel:-1181 40mph with the winners being into Lanarkshire.

Good Luck to all.

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

11hrs26mins33seconds to my loft in Livingston

[sapper756]

I thought we would have heard of the early birds by nowhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

[Bluedoo]

Anyone hear a ringing sound?

[frank-123]

Anyone hear a ringing sound?

 

aye alarm bells

[hotrod]

cant beleive some on here that think a s/west wind is still a blow home ,it used to be when we raced down the west ,but ypres is in belgium and a west s/west wind is nearly all on the nose ,they will be lucky to do 30 miles /hr today into the west anyway.

[dal2]

cant beleive some on here that think a s/west wind is still a blow home ,it used to be when we raced down the west ,but ypres is in belgium and a west s/west wind is nearly all on the nose ,they will be lucky to do 30 miles /hr today into the west anyway.

 

Ahh them days frae the west.The memorys!

[hotrod]

Ahh them days frae the west.The memorys!

yes mate long gone ,nowadays the birds are more or less just homing instead of racing . sad but fact

[ALF]

yes mate long gone ,nowadays the birds are more or less just homing instead of racing . sad but fact

 

IF WE ALL BRED 6 Y/B'S EACH TREATED THEM AND LIB'D THEM DOWN THE WEST ROUTE AT DIFFERENT STAGES WE COULD RID THE PLACE OF THEM IT'S GOT TO BE WORTH A TRY I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH

[Bluedoo]

aye alarm bells

Thank goodness thought it was just me

[Guest IB]

I think the wind south of the border has been more west than SW, though certainly SW north of it. Checked last year's pigeon flying 449 miles in west wind, timed 1747 11h17m, vel 1166. Think it'll be much slower today given there's nothing reported yet..

[frank-123]

if a south west wind is on the nose where would a north west wind be hitting them?

[Guest IB]

A bird coming from the SE into centre and west side of central belt in a SW wind is getting pushed away from its intended target. Can't call that a helping hand.