Bicc Le Mans

[midnight_son]

We've sent 3 birds to BICC Le Mans this week flying around 563 miles to Elphinstone. The 3 of them were at SNFC Alencon but were amongst the also-rans. As far as I'm aware there are no other birds away from Scotland and just a handful within 200 miles of us. It was a slightly late decision and I'd like to thank John Tyerman and Carol Francis for helping fast-track our BICC membership application, Les Blacklock for doing likewise with our RPRA application, John Rumney from Houghton-Le-Spring for ferrying our pigeons down to the Northampton marking station, the workers at the Northampton station for feeding and watering our birds before they were race marked and last but not least Bobby Dickson who knocks his pan in for EOS Fed and SNFC all year and has kindly agreed to deal with clock setting and checking for us when he probably has better things to do.

 

This is a great game when you have friendly, helpful people willing to co-operate to help folk out. All of the above are a credit to Pigeon Racing and there is no way I could have sent to this race without the help of every one of them.

 

Now we'll see if it has been worth the effort and get a time-in but sadly looks like a holdover tomorrow.

[geordie1234]

All the best pal

 

 

And well done all the helpers

[buster151]

good luck

[sapper756]

Good luck, and keep us up to date with their progress

[AR]

Best o luck

[rembrant2coo]

All the best, Boys hope ye get them

[yeboah]

Good luck Jamie Wish you good fortune

Atb Mick

[Guest stb-]

We've sent 3 birds to BICC Le Mans this week flying around 563 miles to Elphinstone. The 3 of them were at SNFC Alencon but were amongst the also-rans. As far as I'm aware there are no other birds away from Scotland and just a handful within 200 miles of us. It was a slightly late decision and I'd like to thank John Tyerman and Carol Francis for helping fast-track our BICC membership application, Les Blacklock for doing likewise with our RPRA application, John Rumney from Houghton-Le-Spring for ferrying our pigeons down to the Northampton marking station, the workers at the Northampton station for feeding and watering our birds before they were race marked and last but not least Bobby Dickson who knocks his pan in for EOS Fed and SNFC all year and has kindly agreed to deal with clock setting and checking for us when he probably has better things to do.

 

This is a great game when you have friendly, helpful people willing to co-operate to help folk out. All of the above are a credit to Pigeon Racing and there is no way I could have sent to this race without the help of every one of them.

 

Now we'll see if it has been worth the effort and get a time-in but sadly looks like a holdover tomorrow.

well done guys hope you get a good one . stand up bobbie and take a :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[alec guinness]

We've sent 3 birds to BICC Le Mans this week flying around 563 miles to Elphinstone. The 3 of them were at SNFC Alencon but were amongst the also-rans. As far as I'm aware there are no other birds away from Scotland and just a handful within 200 miles of us. It was a slightly late decision and I'd like to thank John Tyerman and Carol Francis for helping fast-track our BICC membership application, Les Blacklock for doing likewise with our RPRA application, John Rumney from Houghton-Le-Spring for ferrying our pigeons down to the Northampton marking station, the workers at the Northampton station for feeding and watering our birds before they were race marked and last but not least Bobby Dickson who knocks his pan in for EOS Fed and SNFC all year and has kindly agreed to deal with clock setting and checking for us when he probably has better things to do.

 

This is a great game when you have friendly, helpful people willing to co-operate to help folk out. All of the above are a credit to Pigeon Racing and there is no way I could have sent to this race without the help of every one of them.

 

Now we'll see if it has been worth the effort and get a time-in but sadly looks like a holdover tomorrow.

Good luck to you and your dad Jamie.

[andy]

Good luck R & J..

[midnight_son]

Thanks all. I believe somewhere around 2,200 birds in the convoy.

[peter2010]

Hope you do well m8 u deserve it for taking the effort to send atb

[andy Burgess]

We've sent 3 birds to BICC Le Mans this week flying around 563 miles to Elphinstone. The 3 of them were at SNFC Alencon but were amongst the also-rans. As far as I'm aware there are no other birds away from Scotland and just a handful within 200 miles of us. It was a slightly late decision and I'd like to thank John Tyerman and Carol Francis for helping fast-track our BICC membership application, Les Blacklock for doing likewise with our RPRA application, John Rumney from Houghton-Le-Spring for ferrying our pigeons down to the Northampton marking station, the workers at the Northampton station for feeding and watering our birds before they were race marked and last but not least Bobby Dickson who knocks his pan in for EOS Fed and SNFC all year and has kindly agreed to deal with clock setting and checking for us when he probably has better things to do.

 

This is a great game when you have friendly, helpful people willing to co-operate to help folk out. All of the above are a credit to Pigeon Racing and there is no way I could have sent to this race without the help of every one of them.

 

Now we'll see if it has been worth the effort and get a time-in but sadly looks like a holdover tomorrow.

well done all , and very best of luck

[midnight_son]

Unsurprisingly they're held over, shocking forecast through northern France and channel today. Alnwick young birds to entertain us instead

[daleren]

We've sent 3 birds to BICC Le Mans this week flying around 563 miles to Elphinstone. The 3 of them were at SNFC Alencon but were amongst the also-rans. As far as I'm aware there are no other birds away from Scotland and just a handful within 200 miles of us. It was a slightly late decision and I'd like to thank John Tyerman and Carol Francis for helping fast-track our BICC membership application, Les Blacklock for doing likewise with our RPRA application, John Rumney from Houghton-Le-Spring for ferrying our pigeons down to the Northampton marking station, the workers at the Northampton station for feeding and watering our birds before they were race marked and last but not least Bobby Dickson who knocks his pan in for EOS Fed and SNFC all year and has kindly agreed to deal with clock setting and checking for us when he probably has better things to do.

 

This is a great game when you have friendly, helpful people willing to co-operate to help folk out. All of the above are a credit to Pigeon Racing and there is no way I could have sent to this race without the help of every one of them.

 

Now we'll see if it has been worth the effort and get a time-in but sadly looks like a holdover tomorrow.

good luck for the race Jamie could this be a chance for a new specialist club into Scotland for the long distance die hards ??

[VMS]

good luck for the race Jamie could this be a chance for a new specialist club into Scotland for the long distance die hards ??

The NFC already have a Scottish section

[midnight_son]

good luck for the race Jamie could this be a chance for a new specialist club into Scotland for the long distance die hards ??

 

Who knows Dale, our first priority will always be the SNFC but the long distance programme as it stands is quite condensed so makes it tricky to get birds across the channel twice in one season. I'd much rather see the SNFC tweak the race programme to give the long distance birds more options than see other specialist clubs formed. This race suited us this year because we had very good returns from Alencon and wanted to send them back but Clermont didn't fit too well for some of them, fine for widowhood cocks but not so much for natural hens. It might be a one-off, it might be something we try again, just see how it goes and what the long distance programme is next year.

[eric owenson]

Who knows Dale, our first priority will always be the SNFC but the long distance programme as it stands is quite condensed so makes it tricky to get birds across the channel twice in one season. I'd much rather see the SNFC tweak the race programme to give the long distance birds more options than see other specialist clubs formed. This race suited us this year because we had very good returns from Alencon and wanted to send them back but Clermont didn't fit too well for some of them, fine for widowhood cocks but not so much for natural hens. It might be a one-off, it might be something we try again, just see how it goes and what the long distance programme is next year.

best of luck Richard and jamie

[midnight_son]

Birds are off at 7 am south west wind so hopefully if this home end clears up we have a chance of day pigeons

[Jumbo]

Best of luck .

[sapper756]

Birds are off at 7 am south west wind so hopefully if this home end clears up we have a chance of day pigeons

 

Good Luck

[andy Burgess]

Birds are off at 7 am south west wind so hopefully if this home end clears up we have a chance of day pigeons

very best of luck pal.

[buster151]

good luck all

[hotrod]

Birds are off at 7 am south west wind so hopefully if this home end clears up we have a chance of day pigeons

Best of luck lads , hope all the hassle/hard work of getting them away pays off for youse .

[Henrik]

Hopefully clear up then Jamie fingers crossed