how far before big one 500 miles

right then lads and lasses, how many times would you send your main candidate
to a race before the big 500 mile race as i don,t race in any club races just the NFC
they can have 3 prep races up to 220 miles with the NFC . i know what i want to do
but whats your opinons on this good or bad cheers every one speak soon .

no one got any opinons on this , ok i will log off thanks every one .

if theres 3 before big 1 i would send to all if last is 2 weeks before big 1, a rest before it

Hi Kev,

Mine would get the 3 mate, but an expensive way of conditioning cos i know its not cheap to send them to the NFC

Other alternative is pick some of the races in local club (or another club out the area), and send them as extras.............to be honest i know its a bit of a treck but if i was you and you was me i would be asking could i bring some birds to you and send them in the Wiltshire fed short channel races ie:-

Date Wiltshire Fed NFC
10/04/2010 -----
17/04/2010 Seaton
24/04/2010 Seaton
01/05/2010 Exeter
08/05/2010 Lessay
15/05/2010 Exeter
22/05/2010 Lessay St.Malo
29/05/2010 Fougeres (combine)
05/06/2010 Exeter Messac
12/06/2010 Lessay
19/06/2010 Yelverton Nantes
26/06/2010 Niort (combine)
03/07/2010 Exeter
10/07/2010 Bergerac Tarbes
17/07/2010 Seaton
24/07/2010 Seaton Saintes

i myself will be looking at a few of the lessays 08/05/10 & 22/05/10 fougeres (combine) 29/05/10 and then Nantes NFC 19/06/10, will give them a great experience of pulling away down on the coast and then the big one 10/07/10

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Hi Kev,

Mine would get the 3 mate, but an expensive way of conditioning cos i know its not cheap to send them to the NFC

Other alternative is pick some of the races in local club (or another club out the area), and send them as extras.............to be honest i know its a bit of a treck but if i was you and you was me i would be asking could i bring some birds to you and send them in the Wiltshire fed short channel races ie:-

Date Wiltshire Fed NFC
10/04/2010 -----
17/04/2010 Seaton
24/04/2010 Seaton
01/05/2010 Exeter
08/05/2010 Lessay
15/05/2010 Exeter
22/05/2010 Lessay St.Malo
29/05/2010 Fougeres (combine)
05/06/2010 Exeter Messac
12/06/2010 Lessay
19/06/2010 Yelverton Nantes
26/06/2010 Niort (combine)
03/07/2010 Exeter
10/07/2010 Bergerac Tarbes
17/07/2010 Seaton
24/07/2010 Seaton Saintes

i myself will be looking at a few of the lessays 08/05/10 & 22/05/10 fougeres (combine) 29/05/10 and then Nantes NFC 19/06/10, will give them a great experience of pulling away down on the coast and then the big one 10/07/10

thanks for the replies, at the moment flying in a local i havent got the time with having a young family so the NFC is the only way at the moment . i have got a chance to send as trainers with a local club about 17 miles away so im hoping to send them there they fly with the devon and cornwall along the south coast . i used to send with the devon and cornwall continentel club they flew lamballe two weeks before every NFC race basket fri night lib 10.30 sat morning wheather permitting that was realy good racing but stoped doing that now . cheers kev