The Commonwealth

[Guest bigda]

do you think scotland would have a race for this occation

[Guest bigda]

i think a race from haydock for every scottish fancier on a one day race sectioned of course but every fed and union in it. we would have a year to get mesurments and applactions in. a 4 bird nom giving us about a 6,000 bird race £10 per bird entry flying for 6 sectional prizes, and 4 regional flying for a colletive prizes of £5,000 each

[Delboy]

Why not? Get it up and going Danny

[dal2]

120 miles?? When would this be?? Too learly for ybs and too late for old yins during the games???

[blaz]

a good idea i think basingstoke or portsmouth for race point.it is down on south coast and is more or less central.with a lib on the day commonwealth games start or as near to it as weather allows.

[Guest bigda]

Why not? Get it up and going Danny

 

 

how far would you section up the border as far moffat, what would be your 6 sections dell, i would take a half way point then draw a cross along it then i would take a second radius from moffit to the other side of the divide at abington from abington then another radius point for west mid sections and then from the east side i would have a radius point out at berwick for east flyers then back to haydock as there is no hill restrictions on that side of line of flight radius would be aberdeen and dundee would be

would be from leith dock just to get the mesures coverd right

[JohnQuinn]

For what its worth, i would section the country in corridors rather than the traditional sectioning. 4 corridors from east to west, they would be East, East Central, West Central and West. So far up the country they would change to N/E, N/E/C, N/W/C N/W. That would give 8 sections to compete and the wind would be more or less the same for everyone in your section thus enabling just about anyone to win their section.

 

Is that as clear as MUD or is it explained properly??

[Guest bigda]

i think if it was not dog legged it would be great but if you had to use pythagoras you would have to take of 26 miles off for west fliers in to a west wind, and 9 mile if it is a east wind for the mid east fliers. just the way the land lies

[JohnQuinn]

i think if it was not dog legged it would be great but if you had to use pythagoras you would have to take of 26 miles off for west fliers in to a west wind, and 9 mile if it is a east wind for the mid east fliers. just the way the land lies

 

We can only pee with the pecker we've got. NOTHING can level it out when flying from a Southerly race point into Scotland, but at least the doos that you compete against have more or less fought the same conditions as you. I mean, the guys in Ayrshire wouldn't have to race against the guys fae Denny or Dunipace as they do just now. When racing from a Southerly race point its "fairer" if the guy beating you is either North or South of you. Jmo mind.

[Guest bigda]

if the birds did come east route and they did break at berwick apon tweed there for home to glasgow glasgow would have to fly as far again 88miles from there as they would if they flew from carlisle is about 90 think there birds would have 45 mile extra on then pin point it out using this map 300 mile to frazerburgh

 

http://www.daftlogic...-calculator.htm

[Guest bigda]

For what its worth, i would section the country in corridors rather than the traditional sectioning. 4 corridors from east to west, they would be East, East Central, West Central and West. So far up the country they would change to N/E, N/E/C, N/W/C N/W. That would give 8 sections to compete and the wind would be more or less the same for everyone in your section thus enabling just about anyone to win their section.

 

Is that as clear as MUD or is it explained properly??

 

 

yes would agree on the graph divide john

[Guest bigda]

with the doo game coming to an end, we should be having our last flings with it, and if you are lucky enough to win it, you could say it was agaist so many birds

[bibendium]

Would be good if every fed in Scotland supported the idea, maybe try for some TV coverage of a mass liberation , and Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each Section,

 

there was a gold medal before at a previous commonwealth games it was won for the fastest velocity of any scottish bird on a Saturday during the games , cant remember the year but it was won by A&D Auld formerly of KIlmarnock HS.

[Guest bigda]

Would be good if every fed in Scotland supported the idea, maybe try for some TV coverage of a mass liberation , and Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each Section,

 

there was a gold medal before at a previous commonwealth games it was won for the fastest velocity of any scottish bird on a Saturday during the games , cant remember the year but it was won by A&D Auld formerly of KIlmarnock HS.

 

 

we could ask geraldy bricon or unicon for sponcership

[bibendium]

we could ask geraldy bricon or unicon for sponcership

Benzing already sponsor Ayrshire fed , maybe Jim Savage could ask them if interested .

[blaz]

why haydock think it should be from some whare down the centre line. think john quinns idea of splitting sections is a good 1.as for getting fanciers interested we could all ask club mates if they would be interested that would be a start.as for all feds in scotland with the members on hear we must cover a good few of them.

[Guest bigda]

why haydock think it should be from some whare down the centre line. think john quinns idea of splitting sections is a good 1.as for getting fanciers interested we could all ask club mates if they would be interested that would be a start.as for all feds in scotland with the members on hear we must cover a good few of them.

 

 

looking at a fair place with plenty of amenities and not putting to much distance on the furthest fliers 300 is far enough me thinks

[Guest bigda]

the only reason i would say 300 mile is this race would be panning out against extreme sprint birds and wing beat would be a big factor here make it any further then the distance bird is more of a disadvantage if its for every one well that would be the best i could come up with