Lanarkshire And Ayrshire Birds

[bibendium]

a feel sorry for the guys down in ayr dalmellington patna and the nith valley boys its a case of as long as the coast boys are sorted thats us back to the young yins battering from coast to coast al need to move ma summer seat in the direction of arran noo cause thats the way they will come like the young bird final last year ma doo came oot the beith direction and a got beat by a yard by the master fae beith wee git lol

 

I need to question one of your statements

 

why the *expletive removed* would you need a summer seat ,lol :lol:

speaking to New Cumnock club members after the meeting , they are going alone down the west , so thats 15 members gone .

[blucock]

at last someone on the same wave lenght as me does nae matter which route you fly couple of years ago dunbar old bird race cleaned the fed oot and last year we got hammered at the last young bird race from morpeth the list is endless so lets fly a route that suits everyone in the fed no just the coast boys by the way what happened to yous this year the change of route got rid of the golden mile lol

 

 

Golden Mile is on its way back for the young yins YEEEEHAAAAA :emoticon-0123-party:

 

but seriously-

rubbish vote imo but we will have to stick with it, bang goes ANY decent national flying in Ayrshire with a east route. Think of when M Cowan, A Speirs, Carlin Bros, J Barr, R Whyte,C McKerrow, R Kennedy etc were scoring high up - oh yes where were we flying out of - Penkridge Stafford Cheltenham Dorchester teaching our OBS to break WEST - now we can all stand and watch them come out of Beith every week again.

 

I refrain from using the other man's name you mention.

 

Let's hope next year isn't back down teaching our birds to come up the east coast of England. That is the reason there are not the National performances, the programme doesn't set the Ayrshire birds up for it. If it was up to me I would fly the Ayrshire programme with sprint/middle doos. Wullie Julyan won the Anderson Shield with a team of middle distance yearlings - if AF wants to bring channel racing into focus it must go with SNFC to more than just the North coast of France ie one middle distance channel race in it's programme.

 

There should be a trophy and a prize put up by AF for every National (1st bird into Ayrshire) fanciers need supporting and to have goals to fly for (a trophy or a prize)or else they will just be happy finishing 10th fed for a tenner from 250 mile.

 

The last 5 races should read, for example

 

Cheltenham

Hullavington

Bath

 

then supposing the SNFC go to Eastbourne and Ypres so be it, we have given our birds a route up the west/middle so if and when they break they may go our side of the pennines when conditions permit.

 

 

PS this is all a personal view set down in two minutes it may not all be spot-on but in essence what needs to happen and be stuck to in order for National racing to be even properly viable in Ayrshire. That, and a lot more doos sent with confidence and fanciers actually wanting distance racing instead of talking about it.

 

Baz

[newstart]

from 2008 till 2011 we were picking up good positions with snfc flying the east route ie m findley j campbell t smith h pollock j b smith d mckinley w mckinley t blakely till this year down the west fed cleaned out not even enough birds to support come back races

[franny41]

quote pigeonchested, on 1 July 2012 - 10:20 AM, said:

,if the likes of Harvey Polock and Robert Reid were in more favourable area area they would be up with the leaders in a lot of national races. JMO

 

 

 

 

Ok big Harvey is a good doo man.................................... but as far as that other guy is concerned I would have my doubts

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NOVICE you've got me pissin ma sell here. Yae huv'nae changed a bit pmsl.

[Novice]

quote pigeonchested, on 1 July 2012 - 10:20 AM, said:

,if the likes of Harvey Polock and Robert Reid were in more favourable area area they would be up with the leaders in a lot of national races. JMO

 

 

 

 

Ok big Harvey is a good doo man.................................... but as far as that other guy is concerned I would have my doubts

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NOVICE you've got me pissin ma sell here. Yae huv'nae changed a bit pmsl.

 

And I thought I had mellowed with age.

[franny41]

And I thought I had mellowed with age.

 

 

 

And I thought I had mellowed with age........I'll crack the jokes

[ALF]

I HAD A WEE CHUCKLE AT THAT WAN MASEL FRANNY :lol:

[franny41]

I HAD A WEE CHUCKLE AT THAT WAN MASEL FRANNY :lol:

 

Aye yae could'nae make it up Alan

[blucock]

truth will out - Carnwath tomorrow lads, best of luck if you sent 190 away from Ardeer and 194 from Clyde Coast.

[bibendium]

truth will out - Carnwath tomorrow lads, best of luck if you sent 190 away from Ardeer and 194 from Clyde Coast.

 

70 from Kilmarnock , about 1300 on the transporter when it was with us., only 2 members from 15 have sent.

[jonl6280]

truth will out - Carnwath tomorrow lads, best of luck if you sent 190 away from Ardeer and 194 from Clyde Coast.

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Trained from carnwath on thurs and fri afternoon and it been a great few tosses .

[blucock]

truth will out - Carnwath tomorrow lads, best of luck if you sent 190 away from Ardeer and 194 from Clyde Coast.

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Trained from carnwath on thurs and fri afternoon and it been a great few tosses .

 

 

good to hear - hope we can get off to a decent start...all the best

[hotrod]

Carlin bros were/are not from /in Ayrshire ,they are habbies from kilbarchan . Just can't get the double overfly thingy Robert ?

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Have Ayrshire been liberated from Carnwath today???

[Delboy]

Congratulations to Cuthbert and Cree and J.Mathieson in their top 20 Open positions from SNFC Ypres, flying into Ayrshire from the east too, lol.The further east the SNFC fly the better it is for you guys.

[Novice]

Carlin bros were/are not from /in Ayrshire ,they are habbies from kilbarchan . Just can't get the double overfly thingy Robert ?

 

Stuart-for some unknown reason the birds have been hitting the coast first. I have no idea where they cross over but they do. Inland lofts then need to give them about 10 miles overfly.

Even at the shorter races there is very little difference in the measurements of Largs and West Kilbride.

I'm not saying the measuremants are wrong but the birds take an L shaped route for some reason.

[GRAHAM MITCHELL]

Liberated 10.00.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Liberated 10.00.

Thanks Graham

[lanarkshire lad]

Liberated 10.00.

How did ayrshire get on with their race?

[GRAHAM MITCHELL]

I was late timed at 11.32 but got 4 out of 4. Just picked 4 for an interest .Birds only had 3 8 mile tosses.Hoping to get a few more tosses before next week.

[blucock]

Ardeer winner Jim Stirrat timed at 11.01.00 vel 1295 good shooting we were in 11.04 returns 27/30 arrivals at clocks in club roughly 155/190 birds

[franny41]

Ardeer winner Jim Stirrat timed at 11.01.00 vel 1295 good shooting we were in 11.04 returns 27/30 arrivals at clocks in club roughly 155/190 birds

 

 

Went to Carnwath this morning to see and video the Ayshire fed liberation..... here's the results.......for

 

ARDEER H.S.

Carnwath 14/07/12 8 club Members sent 190 birds

Federation birds 1491

 

( 1 ) J.Stirrat.........1295.754

 

( 2 ) J & N O Hare......1289.009

 

( 3 ) J & N O Hare......1287.591

 

( 4 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay...1286.873

 

( 5 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay...1286.538

 

( 6 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay...1286.538

 

( 7 ) J Stirrat.......1286.265

 

( 8 ) J Stirrat.......1285.220

 

( 9 ) J Stirrat.......1284.871

 

( 10 ) J Stirrat......1284.175

 

( 11 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay....1283.869

 

( 12 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay....1283.204

 

( 13 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay....1282.871

 

( 14 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay....1279.886

 

( 15 ) MR & MRS J.R. Ramsay....1278.234

 

Well done guys.