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Best Pigeons Auction The Best Pigeons Auction ends in 1 day, on Sunday 29th. Don’t miss out on obtaining some great birds which have proven themselves in a tough season! Here is the link - https://auctions.bestpigeons.com/index.php?page=search&sCategory=victoria-falls-performance-pigeons_4 Best Pigeons Aucti.....

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RACE REPORT FINAL RACE The Final Race was held from Tods Hotel 539 km from the loft with liberation at 6.50 am on Friday 26th July. There was little wind at liberation which soon picked up to a cross wind of up to 12 km/hr. There was some cloud and fog in patches to start but clear at release. The early morning was cold at 16 degrees Celsius but climbed rapidly during the day to 34 degrees Celsius (93 deg F) by 2 pm. From approximately 9.30 am the wind had swung to a .....

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To our valued participants,   In light of the difficult race and low returns, as per rule 6.4 we have decided to keep the race open until 19:00 on Sunday 28th. A reminder that any points earned for Super Ace, Grand Averages and Elite are reduced on each day clocked after the first bird.   Best regards Geoff Armand.....

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The basketing for the Victoria Falls Final Race is complete – https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=854   The Final Race will be held on Friday 26th from Tods Hotel 539 km Southeast of Victoria Falls. The liberation is planned for 06.50 am. There is a possibility of early morning fog which might delay liberation.   The temperature is expected to be 10 degrees Celsius at liberatio.....

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The last training flight before the Final is tomorrow, Monday 22nd July from 52 km. The pigeons won't fly again until the liberation of the Final on Friday 26th July.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 20 July from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=850 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 19 July from 103 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=849 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/.....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 6 Hotspot 6 was held from Insuza 318 km Southeast of the loft. The race point was shortened by 55km because of the predicted adverse winds and rising temperatures during the day. There were clear skies and variable crosswinds and headwinds on the course from 14 to 16 km per hour. It was cold in the morning and the temperature climbed to a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius (86 deg F). The humidity was very dry between 10% and 20%. .....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 17 July from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=847 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/l.....

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Hotspot 6 from 318 km will be held tomorrow, Friday 12th July from Insuza. Liberation is planned for 07.00.   The weather forecast is as follows. The skies will be clear with no cloud cover. Overnight and early morning temperatures will be a chilly 6 degrees Celsius with a steady increase to a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius (86 deg F). Wind at liberation will be from East to West (crosswind 14km/hr). As the pigeons fly North West to the loft the wind is .....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 9 July from 52 km.   We predict a strong headwind and rising temperatures on Saturday 13th July. In light of this we will liberate Hotspot 6 a day earlier on Friday 12th July and have shortened the distance by 55 km (from 373 km to 318 km).   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com.....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 5 Hotspot 5 was held from Manada Dam 348 km Southeast of the loft. The weather was good with clear skies and the temperature peaked at 29 degrees Celsius (84 deg F). There was a cross wind from the East which picked up during the day and was gusting at times. Many of the pigeons stayed online but the late birds were coming back from the West from the Botswana side. The tracker results showed the pigeons drifted to the West offline b.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 6 July from 52 km. Note that there are many birds placed on Rest for this flight including late returns after the clock was stopped. Below is the list.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/re.....

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Hotspot 5 from 348 km will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd July from Manada Dam. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting.   The temperature at liberation is expected to be 12 degrees Celsius and the maximum during the day at Victoria Falls is 27 degrees Celsius with clear skies throughout. We predict that there will be a side wind most of the way up to 10 km/ hour.   Have you entered pooling yet? Bonus Races are open until liber.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 29 June from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=835 Live Results –  https://www.victoria.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 27 June from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=833 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/l.....

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RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 4   Hotspot 4 was held from Insuza, 318 km Southeast of the loft. The weather was good with clear skies and mild temperatures. There was a cross wind which was strong at times. Many of the pigeons stayed online but the late birds were coming back from the West towards Botswana. The tracker results didn’t show anything significant although there was a slight drift down wind. There were falcon attacks and some birds returned injure.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 25 June from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=831 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/l.....

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Hotspot 4 from 318 km will be held tomorrow, Saturday 22nd June from Insuza. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting.   We predict that there will be a tail wind.   Have you entered pooling yet? Bonus Races are open until liberation.   You can view the race on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com and click on Youtube Stream to watch th.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 19 June from 52 km. The disqualified birds have been removed from the basketing list.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=823 Live Results.....

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