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Congratulations to the breeders that had success in Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge. You can be especially proud of your birds this year. They had some tough races this year. The Average Speed of all 6 races was 1320 ypm. I feel the birds did really well against a lot of adversity, so thanks for sending good smart pigeons. Money winners, if you won at least $600, please get me a W9 as soon as you can, I won’t send checks without one.

Here are the results of the final race and the prize winners: Congratulations to the following birds and breeders for winning first drop on the final race where the winning speed was 1230 ypm

1st $3309 – Flying H Ranch – RMR 23309

2nd $2309 – Brook Loft – CCF 347

3rd $2309 – Redtex – RDTX 3

4th $2309 – Mountain View 2 – SLI 3830

5th $2309 – Ridge2River Loft – DWI 909

6th $2309 – Blue Sierra Loft – SIER 350

7th $2309 – Blue Sierra Loft – SIER 348

8th $2309 – Dean Farmer Loft – DEAN 29

9th $2309 – M2 Loft – UVI 1029

10th $850 – BW Loft – RMR 23307

11th $700 – Lawrence Cummins (RIP) – DWI 912

12th $650 – Mountain View 2 – SLI 3825

13th $600 – Sam Haslam – Sam 422

14th $550 – Dean Farmer Loft – DEAN 28

15th $500 – Ryan Hess – GS 231

16th $450 – Griffin Loft – RMR 23213

17th $400 – Wolf Den Loft – VITA 610

18th $375 – Wolf Den Loft – VRAR 223

19th $350 – Blue Sierra Loft – GROS 15

20th $300 – Fleet Washington – FLTW 2304

High Point Money Winners:

1st $3000 – Sam Haslam – SAM 422 – 1009 Points

2nd $2700 – Wolf Den Loft – VRAR 223 – 907 Points

3rd $2500 – Fleet Washington – FLTW 2304 – 880 Points

4th $1800  – M2 Loft – UVI 1029 – 865 Points

5th $1200 – Lawrence Cummins (RIP) – DWI 912 – 839 Points

6th $600 – Dean Farmer Loft – DEAN 28 – 820 Points

7th $500 – Flying H Ranch – RMR 23309 – 814 Points

8th $355 – Ryan Hess – GS 231 – 810 Points

Champion Breeder: $1000 Wolf Den Loft 2nd – 223 VRAR – 907 Points and 15th 222 VRAR – 644 Points =  Average Postion of 8.5

Champion Colored Birds:

1st $595 – APC Loft – APCL 23092 MLY – 472 Points

2nd $357 – Dave Harrett – VITA 2676 RDGZ – 234 Points

3rd $238 – APC Loft – APCL 23036 GRIZ – 190 Points

3PC 2nd Chance:

1st $500 – Flying H Ranch – RMR 23309 – 814 Points

2nd $300 – Christopher Loft – RMR 23911 – 424 Points

3rd $200 – Dirty Dozen Loft – WFA 3527 – 276 Points

Average Speed:

1st $750 – Sam Haslam – Sam 422

2nd $450 – APC Loft – APCL 23058

3rd $300 – Mountain View 2 – SLI 3825

The next order of business is do we fly a 400 mile race? I was waiting until today to see how many birds came home before even offering it. We have 137 birds home. I need at least 65 birds to make it worth it. I will train the birds at least once, but hopefully twice before going 400. (Only birds going to the 400 would be trained.) The entry fee would be $135 per bird, I take $20 leaving $115 in the pot per bird. I will pay the top 10% of birds and I will pay the drop. If more than 10% of birds are on the drop, I will pay down more postitions to accomodate that. Example Payout based on 65 Birds: $7475 in the pot

1st – $3000

2nd – $2200

3rd – $1000

4th – $800

5th – $300

6th – $175

So what I need from all my breeders ASAP is a text or phone call (text is best) to let me know if your intersted in the 400 mile race and if so what band numbers, if not then do you want your birds shipped back or not?

Lastly, this year was a trial year for using points to award the winning birds. I would like some feedback on possibly using the point system again next year. Please feel free to send me an email explaining your likes or dislikes with the points and or suggestions to make it better. My goal is to make sure the best bird in the race series is awarded the most. Email: tmrpr13@yahoo.com

Thank You Very Much! It has been a super fun year. I had a blast handling your birds.

Sincerely,

Derik Alder

Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge