Christmas Race

[paddymac]

Weather for the weekend not looking too good, temperatures to drop and gales and wintery showers forecast for most of Scotland,can't see you lads getting much training done with the birds for a few days. :emoticon-0138-thinking:

[blue lad]

Wish we had something like this up north .

Do you lad who compete in this race only train ? No round the loft fitness ?

[Yrrab]

195 birds have been entered by 40 lofts -

 

G.Mitchell Jr x 2, I.Rowley x 2, A.Lawson x 10, McNamee & Dewar x 10, DG.Fish x 5, J.Pryde x 2, G.Cairns & Son x 8, G.Power x 10, J.Douglas x 2, J.Porter x 6, B.Lavery x 4, F.Perring x 4, D.Linton x 5, J.Bell x 4, G.Tytler x 4, W.Tytler x 2, A.Lawrie x 6, Mr/s Miller x 4, D.Ure x 5, A.Mitchell x 4, L.Mitchell x 4, J.Neil x 4,

R.Williamson x 6, E.Stark x 4, C.McGregor x 12, AW.Robertson x 6, C.Brown x 4, Popp & Dickson x 4, W&B Dunsmore x 6, J.Napier x 2, J.Hush x 6, C.Winter x 4, W.Kinnear & Son x 8, Sammels & Lunn x 4, McCormack & Fraser x 4, T.Flockhart x 4, P.Melville x 4, I.Johnston x 2, A.Young x 6, J&G Whitson x 2.

 

Generating £975 in prize money to be paid out in 15 prizes -

 

£500 , £100 , £70, £60, £50, £33, £26, £24, £22, £20, £18, £16, £14, £12, £10.

[blaz]

not to good for the birds today all in loft far to windy

[blaz]

a lot better weather today 14 min 34 sec basket to board from sutra hill 10 miles

[seaforth]

Another great day, training went very well again hope the weather hold out for the race. Basketing a week on Friday.

[andy Burgess]

Another great day, training went very well again hope the weather hold out for the race. Basketing a week on Friday.

best of luck Chris , and too all entrants

[blaz]

Another great day, training went very well again hope the weather hold out for the race. Basketing a week on Friday.

 

when your doo,s drag most mine up to yours it is not a great day,s training.

[tyson]

14 min hardly worth the petrol its 30/40min you want

[blaz]

good trainer today 37 min for 25.6 miles

[andy Burgess]

good trainer today 37 min for 25.6 miles

East or West

[blaz]

we train south east of my loft down the coldstream road

[seaforth]

Yeah gaz another good training day ! Dropped the first 1 the day tho.

[blaz]

rest day today let birds have a bath and fly around

[gulkie]

yip id go george fast race with jack frost chasing them up the road lol its a long winter

Come on Walter/George between you two I'm sure yous could get a race

Up and running for 2014 ????

[blaz]

it is looking like a 24 mph plus SW wind for race next week

[shasha]

wish i was sending now lol.

[blaz]

50mph 25 mile from the duns road

[seaforth]

50mph 25 mile from the duns road

 

Yes gaz birds did really well today let hope they have had enuf. Looking strong winds for Saturday tho!!

[b.massey]

Might struggle to have a race! What they do? 24 hours delay

[seaforth]

Never a hold over a hear. Looking like the wind has changed again south south west now so could be a fast 1

[b.massey]

Yeah fast one right enough lol.... Be in Aberdeen in 2 hours if the predictions if 50/60mph winds hold up

[andy Burgess]

high winds and light rain at the racepoint is on the forecast . hope all goes well for those who have entered this year .

[seaforth]

Basketing tomorrow night have enjoyed the build up it sertinaly passes the time in theses Boaring months let's hope all goes well and good luck to all that have entered

[walterboswell59]

Basketing tomorrow night have enjoyed the build up it sertinaly passes the time in theses Boaring months let's hope all goes well and good luck to all that have entered

goodluck to you all hope you have a good race