rpra yearlings

they are racing sunday from alnwick 235 miles gonna be a hard one with a stiff wsw wind ,110 birds go to the race ....lets hope its a good one eh good luck 93 ,i reckon on 5 hours 30 mins if current wind forecast is correct,looking to liberate at 5.45 am

Still think too soon after last fiasco.

 Numbers, very, very disappointing.

Just hope 93 has recovered from the previous efforts.

Just wonder how many will make the last race.

Think it will be a real tester.

Fingers crossed.

Regards.

i just cant see a good race with 110 birds from 235 miles,hopefully i am wrong

Stick my neck out and say there will be less than 25% back on the day, or maybe less than half back after several days but hope I'm wrong. hopefully 93 marches on

if i remember right, there were around 43 birds home on the day .........so the other 67 came the day after or later, personally im concerned for our 93 and the other latecomers, it doesnt look like the birds best interests are a priority

barnie wrote:

Stick my neck out and say there will be less than 25% back on the day, or maybe less than half back after several days but hope I'm wrong.    hopefully 93 marches on

yeah i can see a similar scenario to last hotspot ,again i say why not race with the southwest england lerwick club and welsh north road amalgamation ,just join the programme at the relevant distances ,they have done this before why not now ,the organisations are on the same line of flight ffs it vexes me that common sense is not being used with so few yearlings left ,what are they gonna do with the final as i can see 75 birds or so racing in the final from 350 miles p1$$ poor organisation if you ask me

David wrote:

if i remember right, there were around 43 birds home on the day .........so the other 67 came the day after or later, personally im concerned for our 93 and the other latecomers, it doesnt look like the birds best interests are a priority  

In reality David I suggest & this is not solely directed at Jeremy & his helpers etc but with these type of races on average, the birds best interest has never been I suggest the main focus as such. Purely about money in the end for the most part, no matter which way one attempts to spin the bottle scenario from my perspective. Now as far as how many may just get home, in reasonable time on the day with the forecast of a header type race. Not many I'm but how could one think any different when one looks at how they have been trained & raced over the last month or so there. End of the day thou thanks 93 as I've enjoyed the journey so to speak here & if you don't quite make it this weekend I blame you not as maybe you just found yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time type of thing, unfortunately.

i reckon the rpra`s main concern is the young birds, the yearlings are just a way of raising extra money.........they either sink or swim so to speak .

Knackered wrote:

David wrote:

if i remember right, there were around 43 birds home on the day .........so the other 67 came the day after or later, personally im concerned for our 93 and the other latecomers, it doesnt look like the birds best interests are a priority  

In reality David I suggest & this is not solely directed at Jeremy & his helpers etc but with these type of races on average, the birds best interest has never been I suggest the main focus as such. Purely about money in the end for the most part, no matter which way one attempts to spin the bottle scenario from my perspective. Now as far as how many may just get home, in reasonable time on the day with the forecast of a header type race. Not many I'm but how could one think any different when one looks at how they have been trained & raced over the last month or so there. End of the day thou thanks 93 as I've enjoyed the journey so to speak here & if you don't quite make it this weekend I blame you not as maybe you just found yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time type of thing, unfortunately.

bang on the money oz ,covid has hit the rpra coffers so what better way to gain some funds ....at the expense of the entrants and the poor birds

oldstrain wrote:

Knackered wrote:

David wrote:

if i remember right, there were around 43 birds home on the day .........so the other 67 came the day after or later, personally im concerned for our 93 and the other latecomers, it doesnt look like the birds best interests are a priority  

In reality David I suggest & this is not solely directed at Jeremy & his helpers etc but with these type of races on average, the birds best interest has never been I suggest the main focus as such. Purely about money in the end for the most part, no matter which way one attempts to spin the bottle scenario from my perspective. Now as far as how many may just get home, in reasonable time on the day with the forecast of a header type race. Not many I'm but how could one think any different when one looks at how they have been trained & raced over the last month or so there. End of the day thou thanks 93 as I've enjoyed the journey so to speak here & if you don't quite make it this weekend I blame you not as maybe you just found yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time type of thing, unfortunately.

bang on the money oz ,covid has hit the rpra coffers so what better way to gain some funds ....at the expense of the entrants and the poor birds

Don't quite know about the Covid & RPRA coffers situation etc O/S but in certain ways here I'm OL type races remind me of horse racing to a certain degree, in that the glitz & glamour side on race day unfortunately hides an ugly side behind the scenes as such Business in a business sense, also always talk about having a good business model for success & I could quite easy suggest here maybe, on average that the model used by the majority of OL type races in broken beyond repair        if one considers, that the welfare of the pigeons is the main goal & aim in the game .

Think one of the problems being, get it over with as soon as possible and then see how many youngsters we  can lose.

Choose what happens we have had our monies worth compared to more than half.

Would just like to know what medication etc; they put down our feathered friends throats etc;

Flock treatment can harm the naturally heathy but help the affected.

   
One never knows what can happen in our sport, too many matters we know nothing about.

93 did us proud last  year and is still there whilst many are not, not over until the Fat Lady sings.

My feelings are that the pigeons are not being given a fair chance, just hope the weather is not too bad and good luck to 93.


Regards.

Could have a bit of fun from the race.

What velocity do you think they will do and how many will be timed on the day.

For me velocity 750 and 55 timed in on the day.

93 timed on the day.

Regards.

1150 yds i reckon ,heaven knows how many will time in

oldstrain wrote:

1150 yds i reckon ,heaven knows how many will time in

Put me down here but please remember     I know nothing       being an     for 1050 odd yds/minute & by nightfall & after about 16 hours of flying apparently from release maybe 30/35 home if lucky & if that man above is in a rather kind type mood of generosity. End of the day thou I'm waiting here on the release report of the liberation there as I had a dream type moment I'm   sadly, that when they were released, they headed North heading towards Scotland type of thing because of the wind factor there on release at a 100 odd miles per hour because of their general experience with recent tail wind type racing .

1200 velocity for me, and around 75 on the day .....93 coming 1st

David wrote:

1200 velocity for me, and around 75 on the day .....93 coming 1st

1200 nail biting time maybe etc David as your time would just about be up by now somehow I suspect .  

i was thinking 1200 - 1300, and decided on 1200..........should have gone half way at 1250 and id have been spot on

Yes  well done David, far better than expected looks maybe we  will have a few for the final.

Regards.

not far out david wind was only lite headwind for best part of the race ,what a performance by north mans birds eh

9 birds back so far misty, one man has 4 back .............

oldstrain wrote:

not far out david wind was only lite headwind for best part of the race ,what a performance by north mans birds eh

yes darren, 4 out of 9 .............a bit of cheating i think

David wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

not far out david wind was only lite headwind for best part of the race ,what a performance by north mans birds eh

yes darren, 4 out of 9 .............a bit of cheating i think

Very impressive from my end here etc & if I was you David after that comment I would be putting extra locks on my doors there now for safety .

i wasnt serious knackered, although i wopuld have been more concerned for my safety if it was big stan who had 4 back .................

would be interesting to know if north mans 4 returns homed on the day from hot spot 2, or if they had a night out .........

also if the other early birds were day bird from hot spot 2 .

i think they were david....looks like 2 nest mates to,i wonder if they have paired ? read an article about nest mates finding each other and sticking together like ,had it in my own loft but only with 30ybs but if you think how many are left in now it would not be beyond the realms of possibility eh ,get yer money down on north mans 88 and 89 for the final 2nd and 3rd behind 93 of course