walterbmasson Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Nothing will kill long distance racing faster than having midday liberations - they do guarantee a farce of a race with night flyers pinching time that is not counted in the race. I keep long distance pigeons that are bred for and prepared for a 12-16 hour fly on the shift. Ideally the birds will be away at dawn but today that was not possible but I'd still rather give them a 13 hour shift and an hour or two in the morning as necessary than have 2 x 8 hour races with all the guesswork involved in hours of darkness and changing weather conditions that can occur overnight. If you've got faith in your birds and your methods then you want a straight day race, not add in a bundle of random factors just to mess the race up for the folk who happen to be in the best location on the day. In 1998 we timed at half past midnight from Sartilly from a 9am liberation, 2 hours after the race officially closed. In the recent Alencon race there was a pigeon through our clock station timed at 0341am on the ETS. If birds are able to move at those times after a reasonably full day of flying then think of the chaos that would come from putting them up at 2pm, they'd barely be getting warmed up when the race closed and would be able to fly for hours after the race was closed or be up in the morning an hour before the race opened. I'm not understanding what is unfair about giving the birds as long as possible to fly in one day ? Just because your birds might not make it on the night doesn't mean they have less of a chance to win the race, every chance of North bird being right in the hunt under todays circumstances I would say, in fact I would be surprised if there isn't one in the top 30 of the open if you get the rub of the green with the showers tomorrow morning. Midlands national doing 46mph out of Vire so every chance for Central Belt to get them tonight. Good luck all. Not possible for the birds to get up early your talking p*ss ? What is peter virtue doing at 5 30 pm clocking birds from arras 120 miles fa the broch ye mention birds flying 16hrs on the shift ,we canna get them half way hame for blunders with this club a very sad lot and very sporting keeping the front door shut and by the way i have mentioned this a lot on this site they always make sure ? we get the darkness hour all ta our selves ????????
Delboy Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Walter, draw yer neck in and wait and see.ye have got a great chance in the morning with the wind s.w gusting to 20mph.You could win it up there.
frank-123 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Maybe no be any day birdsLooks like wee Vinci has called it correctly this morning by going early
Guest bigda Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 there seems to be something wrong, the k index looks as if its gone up
Guest bigda Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 b kelly doing 1241 from arras with the snrpc which on my coonting would be 12 and a haf hours for clermont into the central belt would that then make it 10.20 into the borders
VMS Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Looks like wee Vinci has called it correctly this morning by going earlyAye Vince has called it spot on has been a good race with good returns,nice end to a tough old bird season. :emoticon-0167-beer:
leo ralston 2 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 hard going this pigeon racing swifts bats and midgies eveything bar the birds heres hoping
Guest Gareth Rankin Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 What's a national race without Rain when waiting for doos, hopefully it won't get any heavier.
dal2 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 What's a national race without Rain when waiting for doos, hopefully it won't get any heavier.Black dark here Gareth!!!
alec guinness Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 What's a national race without Rain when waiting for doos, hopefully it won't get any heavier. will be an interesting morning,lets hope there are plenty of doos about. :)
newburgh lofts Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Maybe no be any day birdsSOMETHING FAR WRONG SHOULD BE DOOS IN THE SOUTH SEC. BY NOW
Delboy Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 You are aw daft waiting in doos lol, im in hoose gettin pi ssed
dal2 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 You are aw daft waiting in doos lol, im in hoose gettin pi ssedAye that ETS is brill!!!! Pitch doon here Derek
sapper756 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 GET YER ALARMS SET FOLKS http://ak5.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/1969543/preview/stock-footage--d-vintage-alarm-clock-twelve-hour-time-lapse.jpg
Delboy Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Aye that ETS is brill!!!! Pitch doon here Dereklol
alec guinness Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 lets hope if there are birds in tonight they are recorded on the websites etc.
ALF Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 A've got ETS but am sitting in my car outside ma loft in a park somewhere in Hamilton like a feckin eajit
dal2 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 lets hope if there are birds in tonight they are recorded on the websites etc. Sure the jungle drums would have told bye now John but ye never know!!North winner now with no day birds?
Delboy Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 race shuts at 10.30, its been black here since 9.50pm
alec guinness Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Sure the jungle drums would have told bye now John but ye never know!!North winner now with no day birds? yes m8 think you will be right.not sure where the winner will be,my guess will be fife. ;)
yeboah Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 A've got ETS but am sitting in my car outside ma loft in a park somewhere in Hamilton like a feckin eajit Devotion thats what make's it worthwhile when you clock one ,what are you going to tell the polis when they knock on your windae
WulDon Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 Devotion thats what make's it worthwhile when you clock one ,what are you going to tell the polis when they knock on your windae BIRD WATCHING!
dal2 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 A've got ETS but am sitting in my car outside ma loft in a park somewhere in Hamilton like a feckin eajit Am still lookin oot the windae Alan and can see nowt!!!! Should be in my bed but summit tells me they should have been off Friday!!!!!Think we should have a 3pm lib frae 462 miles and make it a 3 day race :emoticon-0123-party:
sapper756 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 RACE NOW CLOSED, SEE YE ALL AT 5AMhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/animatedpigeons.gif
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