16th SCMDPR - Training Races 7 & 8

[willie reynolds]

“FIRST INTERNATIONAL PRESS REPORT”
THE 16th SUN CITY MILLION DOLLAR
(THE RACE WITH THE PROVEN TRACK RECORD)
(THE GREATEST PIGEON RACE IN THE WORLD)
DUE TO BE HELD IN SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA ON
SATURDAY 28th JANUARY 2012.

REPORT ON TRAINING RACES 7 & 8.


A further week of daily training under their belts and the official basketing list appeared on the SCMDPR web site on Friday 11th November 2011 for TRAINING RACE 7, which was due to take place on Saturday 12th November from 131km (approx. 82 miles) and this showed a total of 4,709 pigeons were competing (yet another record entry for this race) and this figure included 4,005 International, which included 374 from the United Kingdom and 50 from Ireland, plus 704 pigeons from South Africa. The liberation was slightly delayed because of light rain at liberation point around 06-30 but finally cleared and liberation took place at 07-50 in fine and clear conditions, 18C (65F), with a light head wind and a good race was anticipated by the loft managers and Zandy Meyer (Race Director). Partly cloudy conditions in Sun City with temperature of 21c (70F) at liberation time.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE FLAG FOR THEIR COUNTRY” went to KITCHENBRAND LOFTS from SOUTH AFRICA with their pigeon named VICTORIOUS which was officially clocked at 09-47-46.67 to record 1224ypm (42mph), this partnership won 1st OPEN in the 2011 SCMDPR with their pigeon named VICTOR, 2nd Open went to The Farriers from United Kingdom, 3rd Open to Fanjo from South Africa, 4th Open to Ganus Family Loft from United States Of America, 5th Open to Team Airfighter Tiggemann from Germany, 6th Open to Familie Soellner from Germany, 7th Open to G Marsman from Netherlands, 8th Open to Team Oberhausen from Germany, 9th Open to Niels Broeckx from Belgium, 10th Open to TNT Lofts from South Africa, 11th Open to Saad Al Abhoul from Kuwait, 12th Open to Team Ohio from Germany, 13th Open to Josef Huber from Germany, 14th Open to Solomon Syndicate from South Africa, 15th Open to Verelst – De Beleyr from Belgium, 16th Open to a Defaulter Pigeon, 17th Open to Dennis Metcalf from United States Of America, 18th Open to APC Loft from United States of America, 19th Open to Team Matilda from Australia and then 20th Open to Klaus Wuestefeld from Germany. These top 20 pigeons were all clocked within 20.20 seconds of the race winner and 9 different countries were represented in the top 20. It was interesting to see 7 different countries in the top 10 and the top 5 all going to different countries. The top 50 pigeons were all clocked with 25.90 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 pigeons were all clocked within 35.30 seconds of the race winner. A total of 371 pigeons were officially recorded by 09-50, then 2,271 by 09-59, then 3,905 by 10-18, which was just 30 minutes after the race winner, then 4,126 by 10-58, then 4,322 finally making it on the day by 18-28, leaving 387 pigeons still to make it back to the lofts. The clock was left on to record pigeons on Sunday and they started rolling in from 05-53 and 4,568 were home by 09-15, then 4,579 by 11-02 and then finally 4,593 were home by 17-25 which left 116 still to make it back to base camp. The Monday afternoon loft list showed 4,614 pigeons had returned, which left only 95 to make it back to lofts in Sun City.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 2nd OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to THE FARRIERS and with his Van Loon pigeon named AIMEE LEES STAR bred by BRIAN GREENLEY from MALTON which was clocked at 09-47-47.12 just 00-45 seconds after the actual race winner, 2nd UK, 32nd Open to Manchester Maestros with a pigeon bred by Crehan and O’Connor from Salford, 3rd UK, 36th Open to Fenlands Lofts with a pigeon bred by Darren Peters from East Heckington, Darren cam 5th Open in the 2011 SCMDPR, 4th UK, 41st Open to Champion Fribbo with a pigeon bred by Lee Fribbins from Colchester, who is the Editor of the Racing Pigeon and Pictorial, 5th UK, 55th Open to Blanefield Lofts, 6th UK, 58th Open to Syndicate Lofts UK with pigeon bred by Peter Fox from Bangor, 7th UK, 67th Open another for Champion Fribbo with another pigeon bred by Lee Fribbins from Colchester, 8th UK, 74th Open to David Hinkel from Wimbledon Common, 9th UK, 83rd Open to SJD Syndicate enter by Paul & Roland Stokes from Broughton Astley and with a pigeon bred by John Dearden from Rochdale, 10th UK, 91st Open to Myrtle Loft – Evans + Walker with pigeon bred by Mark & Dickie Evans from Whitley Bridge, this syndicate came 3rd Open in the 2011 SCMDPR, 11th & 12th UK, 97th & 116th Open to the Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with 2 pigeons bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 13th UK, 127th Open another for Syndicate Lofts UK with another pigeon bred by Peter Fox from Bangor, 14th UK, 188th Open to Mr and Mrs Andy Gregson from Preston, 15th UK, 192nd Open to Sussex Syndicate with pigeon bred by this syndicate, 16th UK, 198th Open to Pigeons and Boxing with a pigeon bred by the Commonwealth boxing champion Paul Smith from Ormskirk, 17th UK, 211th Open to Davies and Dixon with a pigeon bred by Fredelerch Syndicate from South Wales, 18th UK, 221st Open to Gallows Hill Kid with a pigeon bred by Dave Murphy from Ripon, 19th UK, 241st Open to Syndicates Beacon UK with a pigeon bred by T. A. Martin and then 20th UK, 269th Open to Slim and Jet Timmis from Newcastle-under-Lyme. Another great result for the United Kingdom Team and a total of 30 UK pigeons were officially clocked by 09-50, then 159 by 09-59, 305 by 10-18, then 326 by 10-58 and then 347 by nightfall, which mean 27 were still missing. The clock was left on during Sunday and the first pigeon clocked was at 06-26 and 360 had been clocked by 18-49, then 361 by 11-02 and finally 362 by 17-25 which still left 12 UK pigeons to return to the lofts. Another 3 pigeons returned on Monday making 365 and this meant that only 9 pigeons failed to make it back to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 35th OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” goes to BERNARD SMYTH with his pigeon named CONOR G which was clocked at 09-48-08.97, 2nd Ireland, 565th Open to The Green Team, 3rd, 4th, 6th & 7th Ireland, 940th, 974th, 1342nd & 1368th Open all 4 pigeons all bred by Maurice O’Donnell and 5th Ireland, 1122nd Open went to Tom Cahill. A good team result for the Irish Team who had just 1 pigeon clocked by 09-50, then 20 by 09-59, then 35 by 10-18, then 36 by 10-58 and 40 by nightfall, which meant 10 pigeons were still missing. The clock was left on to record later pigeons and the first Irish pigeon was clocked at 06-57 and 47 were clocked by 08-56 and no more pigeons home on Sunday, leaving 3 still missing by nightfall. Unfortunately, no more Irish pigeons returned on Monday.

GLOBAL NOMINATION for TRAINING RACE 7 showed a total of 382 pigeons entered and with 1,176 nominations and this included 39 United Kingdom and 11 Irish pigeons and flying for a total of US$8,300 (approx. £5,530). The UNITED KINGDOM Team members did well and MANCHESTER MAESTROS took 32nd OPEN with pigeon named PLUTOLOGY and bred by CREHAN & O’CONNOR from SALFORD which won them US$646 (approx. £431). DAVID HINKEL from WIMBLEDON COMMON took 74th OPEN with his pigeon named CHIEF EMMANUEL ONOSIEM and won US$306 (approx. £204). WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED.

UNITED KINGDOM REGIONAL NOMINATIONS for TRAINING RACE 7 showed only 8 pigeons being entered and 32 nominations and a total of US$156-40c (approx. £104) and it was all won by KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES pigeon named SCRAP MAN bred by ROBBIE JONES from COXFORD that took 1210th OPEN). CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS FANCIER.

The CASCADE CHALLENGE was a new competition introduced two years ago and it has created a great deal of interest. It is basically a SINGLE PIGEON NOMINATION and any pigeon can be entered for just US$10 (approx. £6.50p) but the “POT OF GOLD” can only be won if one of these nominated pigeons actually wins 1st OPEN, if not it is like the National Lottery, it just rolls over to the following nomination race or until somebody finally wins the jackpot. You do not have to enter the same pigeon in every nomination race, the choice is yours.

CASCADE CHALLENGE for TRAINING RACE 7 showed a total of US$2,918 (approx. £1,950) and had attracted 108 nominations which included 10 from the UK and 3 from Ireland. This competition was not won this week with the “POT OF GOLD” being carried forward to Training Race 9 on Saturday 19th November. The best nominated pigeon taking 5th OPEN for TEAM AIRFIGHTER TIGGEMANN from GERMANY with pigeon named NOBBI. The first UNITED KINGDOM pigeon named CHIEF EMMANUEL ONOSIEM took 74th OPEN for DAVID HINKEL from WIMBLEDON COMMON. The first IRISH pigeon named PANACKY PEET took 940th OPEN for MAURICE O’DONNELL, this pigeon was a previous winner of the Cascade Challenge. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE FANCIERS.

The SUN CITY OVERALL GRAND AVERAGES after 7 races shows as follows:- 1st to IGNACE VERCAUTEREN from BELGIUM with pigeon named VICTORY which has a combined flying time of 07-35-30.92 and is currently leading this classification by nearly 15 minutes. There are currently 7 different countries represented in the top 10 with 5 different countries taking the top 5 spots. The first UNITED KINGDOM pigeon holds 9th and was entered by P and D. CLARKE from SEVENASH with a pigeon named DANNY C, which is currently leading this classification by just over 1 minute and 35 seconds. The UK team actually have 14 pigeons in the top 94 in this classification. The first IRISH pigeon holds 206th Open and belongs to TOM CAHILL with his pigeon named EMA LUCEY, which is currently leading this classification by nearly 15 minutes. WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED.

GOOD LUCK to all concerned in TRAINING RACE 8 which takes place on Wednesday 16th November from 81km (51 miles) when around 4,600 pigeons are expected to be competing.

More daily training on Monday and Tuesday for those that were fit enough and then the basketing list appeared on the web site later on Tuesday 15th November for TRAINING RACE 8 which was due to take place on Wednesday 16th November from 81km (51 miles) and this showed a total of 4,617 pigeons were competing (yet another record entry for this race) and this figure included 3,927 International, which included 365 from the United Kingdom and 47 from Ireland, plus 690 pigeons from South Africa. The convoy were liberated at 06-00 in fine and clear conditions, little to no wind and with a temperature of 19c (66f) and a steady race was anticipated by the loft managers and Zandy Meyer (Race Director).

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE FLAG FOR THEIR COUNTRY” went to DON and JUDY HART from UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with pigeon named LORRI STAR and bred by the same partnership, which was clocked at 06-58-53.65 to record 1522ypm (52mph), 2nd Open to Werner Morf from Switzerland, 3rd Open to Froh Team – Weitstreckenclub from Germany, 4th Open to Fanjo from South Africa, this same pigeon was 3rd Open in the previous race, 5th Open to Josef Becker from Germany, 6th Open to Ed Skwiat from United States Of America, 7th Open to Mendip Lofts from United Kingdom, 8th Open to Loft Einkamerer from South Africa, 9th Open to East Wind Syndicate from United States Of America, 10th Open to Dudley Brothers from United Kingdom, 11th Open to Ken Easley and Son Racing from United States Of America, 12th Open to Team Klaus Stieneker from Germany, 13th Open to Edgar Peter from Germany, 14th Open to Helmut u Alfons Klaas from Germany, 15th Open to a Defaulter Pigeon, 16th Open to Manchester Maestros from United Kingdom, 17th Open another for Loft Einkamerer from South Africa, 18th Open to Guy Barrett from United Kingdom, 19th Open to Werner Buchloh from Germany and then 20th Open to Van Staden and Roos from South Africa. These top 20 pigeons were all officially clocked within 40.94 seconds of the race winner with 5 different countries being represented in this top 20 with the top 50 all clocked within 69.04 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 were all clocked within 2 minutes 03.53 seconds of the winning pigeon. It was great to see that the first 4 pigeons all represented different countries. A total of 4,180 pigeons were officially clocked by 07-55, which was 56 minutes after the race winner, then 4,245 by 08-07, then 4,340 by 08-52, then 4,380 by 14-30 and then finally 4,390 officially recorded by 17-44 leaving 227 pigeons still to make it back to base camp by nightfall.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 7th OPEN and ”FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to MENDIP LOFTS with pigeon named PARKWAY SPIRIT bred by DAVID HUNTER from BATH which was clocked at 06-59-13.14, just 19.49 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd UK, 10th Open to Dudley Brothers, 3rd UK, 16th Open to Manchester Maestros with pigeon bred by Crehan & O’Connor from Salford, 4th UK, 18th Open to Guy Barrett OBE from Horsforth, 5th UK, 27th Open to Syndicate Lofts UK with a pigeon bred by Peter Fox from Bangor, 6th UK, 49th Open to Guys Lofts with pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, 7th UK, 52nd Open to Premier Stud UK Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a pigeon bred by Premier Stud, Patringham Haven, 8th UK, 55th Open to Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by him and with a pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 9th UK, 70th Open to The Farriers with pigeon bred by Brian Greenley from Malton, this pigeon won 1st UK, 2nd Open in the previous race, 10th UK, 80th Open to SJD Syndicate, administered by Paul & Roland Stokes from Broughton Astley and with a pigeon bred by John Dearden from Rochdale, 11th UK, 82nd Open to Mr and Mrs Birchall, 12th UK, 90th Open another for Guys Lofts and with another pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, 13th UK, 91st Open to Geordie Boys – MNC from Tyne & Wear, 14th UK, 109th Open to Myrtle Loft – Evans + Walker, with pigeon bred by Mark & Dickie Evans from Whitley Bridge, this partnership won 3rd OPEN SCMDPR 2011, 15th UK, 121st Open to Smith-McAllister Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith and with a pigeon bred by Bruce McAllister from Furneaux Pelham, 16th UK, 148th Open another for Premier Stud UK Syndicate with another pigeon bred by Premier Stud, Patringham Haven, 17th UK, 152nd Open to Mr & Mrs. Brian & Mavis Clayburn from Ackworth, who actually won 1st OPEN SCMDPR 2009, 18th UK, 153rd Open to Sunny Lofts with pigeon bred by Alistair Hogg from Winchburgh, 19th UK, 160th Open to Premier Stud with a third pigeon bred by Premier Stud from Patringham Haven and then 20th UK, 171st Open to Geordie Boys with a pigeon bred by Ian Stafford from Tyne & Wear. Another really fantastic result for the United Kingdom Team. A total of 331 UK pigeons were clocked by 07-55, then 337 by 08-07, then 343 by 08-52, then 334 by 14-30 and then finally 345 pigeons were officially recorded by 17-05, leaving still 20 to make it back home on the day.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 58th OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to GERY DALY – BEAUMONT BIRDS with pigeon named RYAN AIR 1 which was clocked at 07.00-12.09, just 1 minute 19.04 seconds after the race winner, 2nd Ireland, 62nd Open to Maurice O’Donnell, 3rd Ireland, 145th Open another for Maurice O’Donnell, 4th Ireland, 452nd Open to The Green Team, 5th Ireland, 732nd Open to Philip + Mark Smith
and then 6th Ireland, 742nd Open another for Philip + Mark Smith. Another reasonable result for the Irish Team. A total of 46 Irish pigeons were clocked by 07-49, then all 47 (100%) were officially clocked by 07-58.

The SUN CITY OVERALL GRAND AVERAGES after 8 races shows as follows:- 1st to IGNACE VERCAULEREN from BELGIUM with pigeon named VICTORY with a combined flying time of 08-43-49.61 and leading this classification by exactly 8 minutes. There are a total of 7 different countries represented in the top 10, in fact 7 different countries hold the first 7 positions in this category. The first UNITED KINGDOM pigeon is currently holds 5th and belongs to SYNDICATE LOFTS UK with pigeon named PIPER and was bred by PETER FOX from BANGOR and it is leading this classification by nearly 17 minutes. It was interesting to note that 16 UK pigeons held positions in the top 98 which is quite an achievement in a race such as this. The first IRISH pigeon is currently holds 353rd and belongs to TOM CAHILL with pigeon named EMA LUCEY and is leading this classification by 1 minutes and 34 seconds. WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED.

*****THE FOLLOWING RACE PROGRAMME***** Saturday 19th November Training Race 9 from 130km (81 miles), then on Wednesday 23rd November Training Race 10 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 26th November CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1 from 200km (125 miles), then on Wednesday 30th November Training Race 11 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 3rd December Training Race 12 from 130km (81 miles), then on Wednesday 7th December Training Race 13 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 10th December CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 from 270km (168 miles), then on Wednesday 14th December Training Race 14 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 17th December CAR RACE HOT SPOT 3 from 300km (187 miles), then on Wednesday 21st December Training Race 15 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 24th December Training Race 16 from 130km (81 miles), then on THURSDAY 29th December we have CAR RACE HOT SPOT 4 from 345km (215 miles), then on Saturday 31st December Training Race 17 from 130km (81 miles). Then into the year of 2012 and on Wednesday 4th January Training Race 18 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 7th January CAR RACE HOT SPOT 5 from 390km (243 miles), then on Wednesday 11th January Training Race 19 from 50km (31 miles), then on Saturday 14th January Training Race 20 from 80km (50 miles), then on Wednesday 18th January Training Race 21 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 21st January Training Race 22 from 130km (81 miles) and then of course “THE FINAL RACE” will take place on Saturday 28th January 2012 from 550km (342 miles). Of course the weather conditions will have to be right for all of these races to take place on the appointed days, if not they will be basketed and liberated on another day when the weather forecast is favourable and the Race Director’s decision will be final. The object of this great race from day one has always been to get as many pigeons to the “FINAL RACE” on 28th January as possible and give all fanciers/competitors/entrants a fair chance in the “FINAL RACE”. Only races of 50km (approx. 31 miles) will count towards the Sun City Overall ACE PIGEON Averages, which has a total of three cash prizes of US$10,000 (approx. £6,666), US$5,000 (approx. £3,333) and US$2,500 (approx. £1,666) for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this category.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL CONCERNED AND REGULAR “PRESS RELEASES”, “NEWSLETTERS” AND “UPDATES” WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL COMPETITORS/ENTRANTS AND SYNDICATE SHAREHOLDERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ALSO WEEKLY “PRESS RELEASES” WILL BE SENT OUT TO BOTH OUR WEEKLY PIGEON PUBLICATIONS NAMELY THE “BHW” AND “”RP” PLUS IT WILL ALSO BE ON OUR WEB SITE www.scmdpr.com FOR ALL TO VIEW.

It will also be my sixteenth year of organising a “TRIP OF A LIFETIME” and I am also fairly positive that once again Sun International will be going out of their way to make sure everybody has a fantastic time in the fabulous Sun City Resort and as in past years I will as usual be organising a 10 day (7 nights) stay in the fantastic 5 star Cascades Hotel to watch and be part of this fantastic race and meet lots of top fanciers from literally all over the world, whilst the same time enjoying the fantastic South African scenery, weather, food, beer and of course the superb South African hospitality, so if you are genuinely interested please get in touch with me on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or email me on reglofts@aol.com as soon as possible because the return flights and hotel accommodation will be at a premium and all will be sold as usual on a first come, first served basis. I already have a good number of pigeon fanciers travelling out with my group and I can personally guarantee you will be made most welcome if you decide to join our party just like everybody else has been in the past.

*** EXTRA SPECIAL NOTICE*** One point that should be pointed out to all competitors and entrants is that only your NUMBER 1 pigeons is “ACTIVATED” (FULLY PAID UP ENTRY) with the other TWO (2) pigeons in each of your “TEAM OF 3” being your RESERVES or BACK-UP PIGEONS. Another point worth mentioning is if you happened to lose your NUMBER 1 PIGEON, your NUMBER 2 PIGEON would replace it FREE OF CHARGE and likewise if you then lost your NUMBER 2 PIGEON, your NUMBER 3 PIGEON would then replace that one FREE OF CHARGE. If you were unlucky enough to lose all your entries of 3 pigeons in any of your “TEAMS” and they had won no “Special Prize Money” in the new 5 x Car Race Hot Spots then you are entitled to a “FREE ENTRY” into the 2013 SCMDPR, all you have to pay is the shipping/export costs. This of course represents great value for your money. All pigeons go to every training toss and Saturday races providing they are fit enough but can only compete for any of the allocated PRIZE MONEY or SPECIAL AWARDS in the 5 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS if they are “ACTIVATED” and that means that these must be paid for prior to the CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1, which is due to take place on Saturday 26th November 2011 from 200km (approx. 125 miles). The cost to “ACTIVATE” these “RESERVES or BACK-UP PIGEONS” is US$1,000 but that will then entitle all these fully paid up pigeons to compete and be eligible to fly for all the extra cash prizes and special awards that amounts to close to US$300,000 (approx. £200,000). The one thing to remember is that once your reserve pigeon or pigeons are fully paid for, if then they get lost and have won no prize money or special awards in the Special Money Races, then you get this money refunded (less about US$15 (£10) for bank charges) or you can have it added to your ASI account, which can then be used to purchase another pigeon at a later date and be entered into the Final Race under your name or syndicate. So as you can see it is “BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY” and pay for them early, after all you have nothing to lose. HOW MANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL PIGEON RACES IN THE WORLD OFFER THIS OPTION TO COMPETITORS & ENTRANTS?

*****ACTIVATION OF YOUR RESERVES***** Please get in touch with me as soon as possible on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or email reglofts@aol.com and tell me which pigeons you want to “ACTIVATE”. If you want all your pigeons to be eligible to fly for all the “Special Prize Money” and “Special Awards” during the 5 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS, then it really is advisable to do them before the CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1. See above for information as you really have nothing to lose. Please do not get caught out like so many do each year.

I would also just like to notify fanciers that my weekly “INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE”, “NEWSLETTERS” and “UPDATES” can now also be seen on the following pigeon web sites:- www.regencylofts.com www.iprr.co.uk www.elimarpigeons.com www.pigeonportal.com www.pigeonglobe.co.uk www.cyberpigeon.co.uk www.pigeonbasics.com www.pigeoncare.nl www.star-pigeons.com www.pigeonnetwork.com plus of course they will also be in the “”BRITISH HOMING WORLD” and “THE RACING PIGEON” for all to see.

If you have any questions about any aspect of the SUN CITY MILLION DOLLAR PIGEON RACE, then please contact me as soon as possible on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or email me on reglofts@aol.com and I will do my best to answer any of your questions or queries.

IF ANY PIGEON FANCIER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IRELAND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MY WEEKLY “INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASES”, “NEWSLETTERS” AND “UPDATES” BY EMAIL, THEN ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS EMAIL ME THEIR ACTUAL EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL ADD THEM TO MY DATABASE AND FORWARD THEM ALL THE INFORMATION BY EMAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS.

*****SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL COMPETING FANCIERS***** I LIKE TO GIVE ALL ENTRANTS THE CREDIT THEY TRULY DESERVE WHEN THEIR PIGEON OR PIGEONS SCORE IN THE RESULTS. I CAN ONLY PUT DOWN THE INFORMATION I HAVE ON FILE IN MY DATABASE AND SOMETIMES OF COURSE THAT IS INCORRECT OR OUT OF DATE, SO PLEASE IF YOU HAVE A PIGEON OR PIGEONS ENTERED IN THIS RACE, LET ME HAVE YOUR CHRISTIAN NAME AND THE TOWN YOU LIVE IN SO I CAN THEN GIVE YOU THE CREDIT YOU AND YOUR PIGEON OR PIGEONS DESERVE WHEN YOU DO WELL. EITHER JUST EMAIL ME YOUR FULL DETAILS TO reglofts@aol.com OR CALL ME ON 01279-812005 OR 07860-568216 AND THEN I CAN UPDATE MY DATABASE WITH YOUR CORRECT DETAILS.

Unfortunately, as much as I would like to I can’t mention all the pigeons clocked but any entrant/competitor or pigeon fancier can just log onto www.scmdpr.com and hit the Results & Listings button on the top left hand side of the home page and this will give you all the past racing results of this 2011/12 race series. ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH RACE AS IT HAPPENS ON THE INTERNET THROUGOUT THE WINTER MONTHS.

GOOD LUCK to all concerned in TRAINING RACE 9 which takes place on Saturday 19th November from 130km (81 miles) when around 4,450 pigeons are expected to be competing.

Paul Smith.
United Kingdom Race Team Shipper & International Race Co-ordinator for The 16th Sun City Million Dollar (The Greatest & Biggest One Loft Pigeon Race In The World Today! and also “The Race With The Proven Track Record”), which is due to be held in Sun City Resort, South Africa on Saturday 28th January 2012.
Regency Lofts Limited, 2, Highmead, off Coltsfield, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. CM24 8LJ. England. Telephone/Facsimile:- 01279-812005 (Int. Code:- +44-1279-812005). Mobile:- 07860-568216.
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