Birds released 6:50. High Clouds with slight breeze. 37 degrees. At the loft partly cloudy with slight NW 3mph. Temperature 71 degrees.
Birds got up high and headed home.
Good luck to all!!!
Tenative Prizes
1st drop 200,000
2nd 15,000
3rd 10,000
4th 8,000
5th 5,000
6th 4,000
7th 3,000
8th -20th 2000
21-25 1500
26-100 1000
101-130 500
*** IN THE EVENT OF 6 OR MORE ON FIRST DROP . THE FIRST 6 OR MORE PRIZES INCLUDING FIRST DROP WILL BE ADDED TOGETHER AND DIVIDED EQUALLY. IF 5 OR LESS ON FIRST DROP IT'S A EQUAL SPLIT. THEN CLOCKING ORDER.
AVERAGE SPEED
1ST 15000
2ND 10,000
3RD 8,000
4TH 5,000
5-10 1000
11-20 500
The final race is just a few days away. We adjusted our training today as we had high winds.The next few days will be windy as well. We will loft fly tomorrow/bath day.
Please note:
-Saturday 11/19 shipping for Royal Cup is at the Marriot Hotel. Will start 2:00.
-Sunday 11/20 2nd leg of Royal Cup....viewing for the California Classic will
take place 12:00 sharp at the loft.
-Monday 11/21 5:00 Jojo's International Loft will have live 15 bird auction.
5:00-6:00 payment of California Classic entry fees/optional
races.
7:00 California Classic Loft auction
We wish everyone the best of luck on this great race week!
Congratulations to the top 3 in the 190 mile race.
1. Oscar Castaneda, CA
2. Lou Coletta, CA
3. Greek Connection...John Georgopoulos, SC
We had another beautiful day for racing. The release was in the low 50's. The air was nice and crisp. Clear, with slight breeze. Along the way birds encountered some tule fog in El Centro, approx. 100 miiles from the loft. There were some variable winds throughout the mountains coming home. The first group some 20-30 were out front by a few mintues. Birds came home in small groups throughout the day.
We race in 2 weeks. We will be train another 3x 75 miles. We will start back on the road the later part of the week. Currently raining for next 3 days.
Entry sheets were emailed. We ask all breeders to fill out required info and please return within the week.
Please call with any questions or concerns.
619-454-7696
Hello Breeders, we will be racing the 190 mile this Sunday. We are a few days ahead of schedule but more rain and wind expected to come next week.
Entry sheets for California Classic will be emailed tomorrow.
**Please fill out all required info and mail back before 11/17.
Good luck to all!!
Please call with any questions.
Congratulations to the first 3 in the clock.
1. Eduardo Torres, Texas
2. Lillie and Cecil...Cecil Romero,CA
3. Huttelmayer Racing..Robert Horton,CA
It was a Beautiful day. There were variable winds in the desert, with stronger winds the last 40 miles. The birds did come home broken up with a few hundred clocking within a few minutes.
The 190 mile race scheduled for next week. I will be emailing entry sheets the later part of the week. After the 190 mile race we ask you return entry sheet along with your fees.
We have some rain and strong winds coming in the next few days so we will train accordingly.
Training moving along nicely. We plan to toss again on Monday providing winds calm down. High winds currently in the mountains. We plan to do a 90 mile, and 110 mile this upcoming week. The first Leg of Average speed the 140 mile on 11/2 or 11/3.
**Best of luck to Hoosier and all those participating.
Today's toss was cancelled. I waited until 10:00 for the overcast to lift. It did not. The temperature in the desert was reaching high eighties. I made the call to return home. If things could not get even more messed up, my truck quit on me driving home. High pressure oil pump failure caused the truck to completly shutdown while driving 60 mph. Fortunately, I was going up the grade and eventually came to a stop. Lucky for me, I had cell service and AAA was able to tow truck and trailer home safely. Overcast/fog/low clouds still present.
Training on hold most likely until Monday. Thuderstorms for tomorrow and possible overcast conditions again Sunday.
PLease call with any questions.
We had our first toss in the desert yesterday. It's always a challenge for the birds the first few times. Later in the week, we plan on starting with mass releases. Training will now change up to 1-2 days off then we train.
*Please keep in mind we will be emailing Entry Sheets this year. We will need everyone who is not attending to send Entry fee along with Entry form filled out. Sending Entry form back is required.
Those coming for the race can fill out Monday night.
Good luck to all of you in the OLR in the weeks to come.