Derby Arona Internacional One Loft Race Tenerife

[flying fifer]

It's like everything else in life......ye pays yer money, ye takes yer chances. We all have opinions, many differing to the extreme. We shouldn't be knocking the competitors for having a go, there is so much negativety about our wonderful sport, or should I say so many negative thinking people. Anyone, anywhere, should be applauded for having a go. This race certainly is being "viewed" by a hell of a lot of people on this site. Admittedly it's not for the faint hearted, consider how many young birds are lost over a season in "normal" racing. Each to their own, don't knock it till you've tried it, again only my opinion.

[C WRIGHT]

Well said for all

Now the supporters let's get behind

These guys

[WulDon]

as in previous years this thread is started for the follow by interested fanciers of this extreme one loft race, yes there are ups n downs along the way... but doo racing in every corner of the globe has it up n downs, as well as on our door step, my first young bird race this year can only be described as a personal disaster... not once did I point a finger or air my comments on a an open forum!

 

so come on lads give us a break, we have had the balls to enter pigeons so lets hear some positivity for a change... one loft racing around the world has its bad days, if I didn't create this thread each year some of you wouldn't know it existed... so lets enjoy the banter!, its no different from local club n fed racing in most cases imo, just check your fed birdage first and last young bird races, feel free to post the success stories!

Edited December 22, 2014 by WulDon

[Smithy1]

Who from Scotland has entered birds this year Willie?

[Michael J Burden]

well done for entering and this topic which I like to read every year. MJB

[jake12]

as in previous years this thread is started for the follow by interested fanciers of this extreme one loft race, yes there are ups n downs along the way... but doo racing in every corner of the globe has it up n downs, as well as on our door step, my first young bird race this year can only be described as a personal disaster... not once did I point a finger or air my comments on a an open forum!

 

so come on lads give us a break, we have had the balls to enter pigeons so lets hear some positivity for a change... one loft racing around the world has its bad days, if I didn't create this thread each year some of you wouldn't know it existed... so lets enjoy the banter!, its no different from local club n fed racing in most cases imo, just check your fed birdage first and last young bird races, feel free to post the success stories!

Well said Wullie, you will never please everyone but it`s great to follow the thread and the live training. So good luck to all who have entered especially the scotties :scotland:

[JOHNSEE]

It's like everything else in life......ye pays yer money, ye takes yer chances. We all have opinions, many differing to the extreme. We shouldn't be knocking the competitors for having a go, there is so much negativety about our wonderful sport, or should I say so many negative thinking people. Anyone, anywhere, should be applauded for having a go. This race certainly is being "viewed" by a hell of a lot of people on this site. Admittedly it's not for the faint hearted, consider how many young birds are lost over a season in "normal" racing. Each to their own, don't knock it till you've tried it, again only my opinion.

 

 

I think you summed it up in your first few words "ye pays yer money,ye takes yer chances"....sounds like the lottery draw,pigeon racing should not be a lottery.

[LADYBIRD]

I think you summed it up in your first few words "ye pays yer money,ye takes yer chances"....sounds like the lottery draw,pigeon racing should not be a lottery.

 

 

johnsee we all see you have issuse with something and you have put your point over now please be a gentleman and let the rest of us who like to read about THE RACE Have peace to do so

 

thank you

[kirky]

I agree that this race is bad for the sport,going by past results and returns it is more for the ego of those fanciers that can afford to enter birds,I see very little evidence that this is a race where good birds come to the fore, but birds sent to suffer the stress of not making it home from relatively short distances,In my opinion this race does nothing to encourage members into our sport and is infact a very bad advertisement for pigeon fanciers and the sport in general....JBC/..

I agree with you fully mate and its not a good bird that wins this race its a lucky one, just hope one day thay ban it does nothing for the sport.

[jr]

dont think its making a point about issues its just an opinion about this race,i started this season with 47 young bird which all flew the full programme of 10 races losing only one and picking up some decent results along the way easy and hard days,should these have been in the tenerife endurance race i dont think there would have been many left thats just my opinion.

[flying fifer]

I think you summed it up in your first few words "ye pays yer money,ye takes yer chances"....sounds like the lottery draw,pigeon racing should not be a lottery.

 

TIME TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE JOHN, believe you are back in this magnificent sport of ours after a bit of a break. Things ain't like they used to be, that's not an opinion that's a fact. AW THE BEST

[kirky]

It's like everything else in life......ye pays yer money, ye takes yer chances. We all have opinions, many differing to the extreme. We shouldn't be knocking the competitors for having a go, there is so much negativety about our wonderful sport, or should I say so many negative thinking people. Anyone, anywhere, should be applauded for having a go. This race certainly is being "viewed" by a hell of a lot of people on this site. Admittedly it's not for the faint hearted, consider how many young birds are lost over a season in "normal" racing. Each to their own, don't knock it till you've tried it, again only my opinion.

on other sites thay don't seem to have anything to do with it, shame this site has to cover it.

[clockman]

Well said Wullie, you will never please everyone but it`s great to follow the thread and the live training. So good luck to all who have entered especially the scotties :scotland:

 

[maverick]

on other sites thay don't seem to have anything to do with it, shame this site has to cover it.

 

Why is it a shame to cover it it seems to bring a lot of intrest going by the amount of veiws it gets so let them that have an intrest and enjoy the updates have peace to do so nobody makes you click on the thread if you dont like it

[clockman]

Why is it a shame to cover it it seems to bring a lot of intrest going by the amount of veiws it gets so let them that have an intrest and enjoy the updates have peace to do so nobody makes you click on the thread if you dont like it

 

Wheres my slippers,

[DJWa]

on other sites thay don't seem to have anything to do with it, shame this site has to cover it.

on one of the other sites I visit its usually covered,

as members on there enter it

[maverick]

Wheres my slippers,

 

 

they are in the bin annie said

[JOHNSEE]

Sorry to WULDON for comments away from his thread,I do know that his results are awaited by many members of basics and all members are entitled to their opinion so on this thread I will not make any further comment as to whether this so called race is fair on the birds that are entered,I will however open a new thread and would like members to air their views whether they enter birds or not....many thanks....JBC/..

[WulDon]

over 20,000 views last year, popular thread by a lot of fanciers who are genuinely interested... funny how most of the negative comments are from fanciers who never enter these one loft races... so leave the competitors to fly there birds and the supporters to enjoy the updates!!

 

good luck with your new thread pal, hope you get plenty interest and enjoy the squabbling amongst yer selfs heard you got yer ar$e felt from young bird training last year??

Edited December 22, 2014 by WulDon

[JOHNSEE]

over 20,000 views last year, popular thread by a lot of fanciers who are genuinely interested... funny how most of the negative comments are from fanciers who never enter these one loft races... so leave the competitors to fly there birds and the supporters to enjoy the updates!!

 

good luck with your new thread pal, hope you get plenty interest and enjoy the squabbling amongst yer selfs heard you got yer ar$e felt from young bird training last year??

 

I said I would not comment further but since you have made a comment regarding my losses with young birds last year,yes your right I dropped 23 from a training toss from 30 miles when no birds made it home to the loft on the day,never lost another bird either tossing or the race they were entered into,have I learned anything from that day,I would like to think so,since you mention my losses,how about yours..?how many y/birds did you lose last year...?

[WulDon]

I said I would not comment further but since you have made a comment regarding my losses with young birds last year,yes your right I dropped 23 from a training toss from 30 miles when no birds made it home to the loft on the day,never lost another bird either tossing or the race they were entered into,have I learned anything from that day,I would like to think so,since you mention my losses,how about yours..?how many y/birds did you lose last year...?

 

 

 

I lost 58 at first race, got them through the training though... 28 tosses! and well trained!!... learnt something also, training programme has to be more severe to compete with a different Fed, point I'm trying to make is the fact, don't critisise young bird losses when we are no experts ourselves, Tenerife no different if you look at the big world wide picture, good luck with your tread, wee tip... choose your words wisely or you'll get hung oot to dry my friend

[scottym7]

as in previous years this thread is started for the follow by interested fanciers of this extreme one loft race, yes there are ups n downs along the way... but doo racing in every corner of the globe has it up n downs, as well as on our door step, my first young bird race this year can only be described as a personal disaster... not once did I point a finger or air my comments on a an open forum!

 

so come on lads give us a break, we have had the balls to enter pigeons so lets hear some positivity for a change... one loft racing around the world has its bad days, if I didn't create this thread each year some of you wouldn't know it existed... so lets enjoy the banter!, its no different from local club n fed racing in most cases imo, just check your fed birdage first and last young bird races, feel free to post the success stories!

 

Well said and the best of luck to all that entered.

[MIK]

on other sites thay don't seem to have anything to do with it, shame this site has to cover it.

 

Kirky can i ask why its a "shame" that this site has to cover it?

 

my own opinion is that is a test of guts and determination, but the coverage is great hear(thanks to Wuldon) ..good and bad and i like reading it.

 

happy xmas to all

Mick

[just ask me]

on other sites thay don't seem to have anything to do with it, shame this site has to cover it.

 

 

have seen it covered many a time on other sites and on Facebook so it must be shame on us all

 

 

one loft racing is not for everyone i myself was very unsure about these races but after been in the algarve one loft race this year and seen the lofts the management team and the enthusiasm they have for the birds i will be giving it a go

 

there returns were excellent i think there were a few members off here in the algrave that taught the same

[C WRIGHT]

Comon guys for f s if your no intrested then put

Easy Enders on and leave this thread alone you've

Viewed yir opinions and fine just go watch the telly now

Or go to a thread that tickles yir fancy

I what to look up this thread and read. About the

Birds

The races

The results

And yes even the losses

So give us a break

Not the animal rights campaign

No wonder our sport is the way it is

I am new to the sport and thank Christ I

Got an open mind or I would be getting

Put off the sport with some off these continuous

Interruptions to this great thread

 

So wulldon lets up the commentary us guys

That read the thread cause we enjoy it

Want more from Tenerife one loftt

and with a little respect from the apposing fancier

We may get the chance the enjoy

 

Crack on mate plenty are awaiting reports