Did You Guys That Raced From Leicester

[dms5686]

It's amazing, 12 months on and once again members are wanting to change route because of bad racing, last year down the east, this year down the west/center.

Have come to the conclusion that the racing we get now isn't going to get any better in the coming years, this due to peregrine attacks no matter were you liberate.

Hawks everywhere the difference being coming up the east side is flatter than the west so your doo has a better chance of escaping from the hawk but if your doo homes from the east it wont win a national Catch 22

[walterboswell59]

It's amazing, 12 months on and once again members are wanting to change route because of bad racing, last year down the east, this year down the west/center.

Have come to the conclusion that the racing we get now isn't going to get any better in the coming years, this due to peregrine attacks no matter were you liberate.

i agree with you there gareth its no better on the east route for us here m8 the only way its going to get better is if we all do something about it there every where

[HOMER49]

Hawks everywhere the difference being coming up the east side is flatter than the west so your doo has a better chance of escaping from the hawk but if your doo homes from the east it wont win a national Catch 22

 

Hi

Very true what you say but I think you missed one very

important fact

There is a lot more pigeon traffic on the East route

therefore stands to reason that Lanarkshire and its

Lanarkshire we are talking about CANNOT TAKE A BEATING EVERYWEEK

which we are doing on the west

Cheers

Homer 49

[yeboah]

Just goes to show how birds are getting scattered by the falcon no matter where we race

I have in tonight with a falcon injury a NW bird

And a Dumbarton bird

Sure neither of them were down the west yesterday

Yet in Moffat Tonight

[tommy bhoys]

i agree with you there gareth its no better on the east route for us here m8 the only way its going to get better is if we all do something about it there every where

disagree with both of you:s at least we get better racing oot east gareth thinks there is no hills in the west birds are getting slaughtered in the cumbria hills .we are down this route for two reasons first is the officials are all national minded second is so wee mac diznae win

[dms5686]

disagree with both of you:s at least we get better racing oot east gareth thinks there is no hills in the west birds are getting slaughtered in the cumbria hills .we are down this route for two reasons first is the officials all national minded second is so wee mac diznae win

spot on

[frank-123]

disagree with both of you:s at least we get better racing oot east gareth thinks there is no hills in the west birds are getting slaughtered in the cumbria hills .we are down this route for two reasons first is the officials are all national minded second is so wee mac diznae win

 

Tommy the members voted for it, just as they will vote to go back east next year at the agm.

They also voted to go it alone instead of joining the SNFC this coming week another mad decision.

[tommy bhoys]

Tommy the members voted for it, just as they will vote to go back east next year at the agm.

They also voted to go it alone instead of joining the SNFC this coming week another mad decision.

frank what meeting was that voted on????????????????????

[ALF]

frank what meeting was that voted on????????????????????

THE FED RACE MEETING TOMMY

[frank-123]

frank what meeting was that voted on????????????????????

 

Obviously wasn't there but i think it might have been the race programme meeting when they decided the route.

[tommy bhoys]

THE FED RACE MEETING TOMMY

never voted on going east or west alf but we will this year the officials already had a race route planned whiched was passed i was only guy that proposed tae go tae kelso way young birds but the sheep followed the officials

[dms5686]

never voted on going east or west alf but we will this year the officials already had a race route planned whiched was passed i was only guy that proposed tae go tae kelso way young birds but the sheep followed the officials

If you elect officials you should back them or take the job yourself don't see to many volunteers when it comes round to meetings but plenty experts that are not officials

[ALF]

never voted on going east or west alf but we will this year the officials already had a race route planned whiched was passed i was only guy that proposed tae go tae kelso way young birds but the sheep followed the officials

I have voted East for years I decided to go with the majority this year looks like I have made a big mistake but on the other hand I have spoken to a few guys that have wanted west and they are saying we will defo be going east next year....I wonder why????,?

[tommy bhoys]

If you elect officials you should back them or take the job yourself don't see to many volunteers when it comes round to meetings but plenty experts that are not officials

put my name down there

[dms5686]

put my name down there

What for an expert or an official :emoticon-0138-thinking:

[Bobby4]

I have voted East for years I decided to go with the majority this year looks like I have made a big mistake but on the other hand I have spoken to a few guys that have wanted west and they are saying we will defo be going east next year....I wonder why????,?

i have said it for years the biggest population for perrigrines are in the hills in the west thats were they started from and have spread as we now no because they wer overcrowded ther an still are and always will be but still far less in the east as less hills were they thrive

[tommy bhoys]

What for an expert or an official :emoticon-0138-thinking:

both

[Delboy]

Hawks everywhere the difference being coming up the east side is flatter than the west so your doo has a better chance of escaping from the hawk but if your doo homes from the east it wont win a national Catch 22

 

Unless the nationals are out the east Liege etc

[Big Davie]

Tommy the members voted for it, just as they will vote to go back east next year at the agm.

They also voted to go it alone instead of joining the SNFC this coming week another mad decision.

Have to agree with that Frank, Buckingham / Upper Heyford on the same day approx 290 mls, Maidstone / Bedhampton on the same day approx 360 mls , then we go with the SNFC for the fed channel open race from Ypres in Belgium ( East ) after racing down the west route all season with the fed, for me its fe kin mental and very hard to find doos for these races and the other nationals, especially after some of the guttings we have had this year, these are just my own personal thoughts and are not aimed at the Lanarkshire fed officials

[dms5686]

Unless the nationals are out the east Liege etc

ypres is easy the best channel race at the moment so liege would be the next obvious move

[frank-123]

i have said it for years the biggest population for perrigrines are in the hills in the west thats were they started from and have spread as we now no because they wer overcrowded ther an still are and always will be but still far less in the east as less hills were they thrive

 

Found a pair nesting near moffat a few years ago just 25yds from the M74 the nest must have been 20ft up on a rock face they can nest anywhere.

[peter2010]

i agree with you there gareth its no better on the east route for us here m8 the only way its going to get better is if we all do something about it there every where

If you look on a map at the race points Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire were at yesterday there not much difference in them there both about centre of the country so this east west thing doesn't come into it jmo

[dms5686]

both

To be honest looking from the outside I think the present Lanarkshire officials are doing a great job hope you would work with them to keep improving things

[Big Davie]

Hawks everywhere the difference being coming up the east side is flatter than the west so your doo has a better chance of escaping from the hawk but if your doo homes from the east it wont win a national Catch 22

Malcolm agree with what your saying about the east being flatter, however regards not being able to win a national if your doo comes from the east that really depends on where the race is being flown from, one of the most even Nats for a spread of top open prizes in recent times was flown from Liege in the east, I'm sure Delboy remembers it well, Ypres has also been good for this

[Bobby4]

Found a pair nesting near moffat a few years ago just 25yds from the M74 the nest must have been 20ft up on a rock face they can nest anywhere.

ano frank theyr in high rise flats in glasgow but theres still more in the hills down the m74.point am making is they have never left down the west jist got bigger and they are everywere i no that and its when theyr in the valleys thats when theyr caught a would rather run a gauntlet with ten than 100 pair