Good Morning,
We shipped the birds last night. They are headed up to Richfield,Utah as we chat. We are expecting good conditions for a race tomorrow.
It's going to be very cold at release with a favorable wind. I have had 2 birds show up in the last few days who have been missing for months. It' s amazing how they show up just after race season ends. I will send these birds back to their owners after the holidays are over , along with all the birds that clock from this race.
Good Luck to All,
Bob
The birds went on a 125 mile training toss yesterday. It went well with 24 birds on the first drop. The rest came in a little later,all birds home and getting ready for their big day. I will be shipping them on Monday evening. The hauler will drive them up on Tuesday, spend the night, and release on Wednesday morning if all goes according to plan.
350 Miles 300 Miles Average Speed
1st $ 3,480.75 1st $ 937.12 1st $ 1,249.50
2nd $ 2,320.50 2nd $ 669.38 2nd $ 892.50
3rd $ 1,740.37 3rd $ 535.50 3rd $ 714.00
4th $ 1,160.25 4th $ 401.62 4th $ 535.50
5th $ 580.13 5th $ 133.88 5th $ 178.50
6th thru 10th $ 464.10
1st drop splits equally,then trapping order.
Total Payout $ 17,850.00
Paid Entries (51) @ 350.00 = $17,850.00
It looks like we are going to have a race this week! I will be shipping the birds monday evening. The hauler will drive to the release point on Tuesday, Spend the night and release Wednesday morning. They are predicting a favorable day with wind out of the North at 4 mph. Just enough help to get them over the Grand Canyon, and not to much to make it a blow home. Should be as close to a perfect day as we could ask for. We will be entertaining our guests on Wednesday, and hopefully watching our birds arrive. I look forward to seeing as many of you that would like to come.
Looking forward to a great day,
It looks like we are going to have to hold the birds again. This weather is just not co-operating with us. At this point in time , I am going to have to take advantage of the first available good weather day I can get. This means racing during the week if that is how it works out. I will train the birds again this coming weekend. The bad weather is on the north side of the Grand Canyon, allowing me to train on Saturday. I will let you know what's going on as soon as I know.
Thanks Again for your patience,
Good Afternoon,
I took the birds out to the 65 mile drop this morning which turned out to be a complete waste of time. The weather got real bad ,real quick. I brought them back to the 35 mile drop and released. They had a head wind and came on through just fine. All the birds are home and looking good. I have a bird with a bad chip band and I will replace it tomorrow. A-1 769 was the one.
We have been in a really crappy weather pattern for the last 5 days and it is not looking great for this weekend either. We are looking at high head winds on Saturday and then lot's of snow for Sunday. I will always take the side of our birds and not release in these conditions. I will decide real soon about flying this weekend or not.
I appreciate your patience and support.
Thanks Again,
Good Morning All,
We had an absolutly horrible weekend for weather. We had an inch and a quarter of rain during Saturday and Sunday. Monday we woke up to heavy fog and scattered showers to the north. I thought about training today but decided against it. Head winds and snow showers to the north again. I'm thinking I can get a toss in on Wednesday. I will keep you updated.
I feel really bad to do this but, I have to keep the best interests of your birds at the top of my list. I am postponing the GCC race for one week. We will now ship the race Friday , December 9th, and fly the race on Sunday, December 11th. The predicted winds for this weekend make it virtually impossible for our birds to make it home. This move is based on 30 year years of racing this course and learning the hard way. I hope you all understand. I will train the birds for one more week and do what I need to do to prepare them for next week.
All the Best,
I have been watching the weather for our 350 mile race this weekend and I will say that I'm not to optimistic about our chances for having a succesful race. They are calling for heavy wind advisory's all weekend long including Monday as well. Winds out of the South at up to 30 mph. We will be flying from a North station. Our birds will have no chance to get over the Grand Canyon in these conditions. I will wait until Thursday morning to make a decision. If we can not fly this weekend ,I will wait until next weekend. I will always give the birds thier best chance for success.
Until tommorow,
s
Yesterday's fall back race was just what the birds needed. They were on the wing just over 2 hours , all the birds returned very well with 36 on the first drop. I will give them a short toss on Tuesday, and a 65 mile toss on thursday. That should get them right where they need to be. Let's hope for some more good weather and we will get this race in the books. I will post the payouts tomorrow.
Thanks Again for all your support,
