“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 CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 & TRAINING RACE 14.
WHAT A FANTASTIC START TO THE 2011/12 RACE SERIES
WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM TEAM WINNING THEIR SECOND
BRAND NEW MOTOR CAR IN THE FIRST TWO CAR RACES.
UNITED KINGDOM TEAM HAS ANOTHER FANTASTIC RACE IN
CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 AND “FLIES THE FLAG” AND WINS 2nd,
42nd, 53rd, 70th, 71st, 84th, 90th, 98th, 107th, 115th, 121st,
122nd, 124th, 126th, 143rd, 154th, 184th, 191st, 193rd &
204th OPEN, PLUS WINNING A BRAND NEW MOTOR CAR AND
ONE OF THE US$1,000 HOT SPOT CASH PRIZES.
A further week of daily training under their belts and the official basketing list appeared on the SCMDPR web
site on Friday 9th December 2011 for CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2, which was due to take place on Saturday 10th
December from 257km (approx. 160 miles) and this showed a total of 4,423 pigeons were competing (yet
another record entry for this race) and this figure included 3,765 International, which included 350 from the
United Kingdom and 47 from Ireland, plus 660 pigeons from South Africa. Unfortunately due to widespread
unfavourable weather conditions this race was postponed until Tuesday 13th December, with Training Race 14
then postponed until Thursday 15th December and CAR RACE HOT SPOT 3 postponed and rearranged for
Sunday 18th December. Once again this shows the competitors/entrants that the race committee will do
everything in their power to make sure your pigeons have a fair chance to make it back from each race.
The liberation then took place at 05-15 in cool and partly cloudy conditions, 19c (66f), with a light head wind
and a good race was anticipated by the loft managers and Zandy Meyer (Race Director). Late afternoon
thunderstorms were expected. Wednesday morning forecast in Sun City was 18c (64f) light rain showers but
clearing quickly.
CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE FLAG FOR THEIR COUNTRY” went to JUERGEN
STEFANISZYN from GERMANY with pigeon named SAINT CLOUD which was officially clocked at 08-47-28.22 to
record 1322ypm (45mph), 2nd Open went to R + P. Montila from United Kingdom, 3rd Open to Koopman Racing
Team from Netherlands, who has had some fantastic results in past SCMDPR series including 3rd Open in the
2009 SCMDPR, 4th Open to Italian Team – Paltrinieri from Italy, 5th Open to Herbert Seidensticker from
Germany, 6th Open to Dr Laszio Gotthard from Hungary, 7th Open to Si Se Puede Farm Syndicate from United
States Of America, 8th Open to Wolfgang + Guenter Zimmermann from Germany, 9th Open another for
Koopman Racing Team from Netherlands, 10th Open to Niels Broeckx from Belgium, 11th Open to Norbert Reiss
from Germany, 12th Open to Hans and Evert-Jan Eijerkamp from Netherlands, who won 6th Open in the Final
Race 2009, 13th Open to Kitchenbrand Lofts from South Africa, who won 1st Open in the 2011 SCMDPR Final
Race, 14th Open to Kelley-Buckner from United States Of America, 15th Open to Eldorado Lofts Canada from
Canada, 16th Open to Josef Huber from Germany, 17th Open to Blue Lofts Australia from Australia with pigeon
bred by John Koster, well done mate, see you soon for a few COLD CASTLE BEERS in Sun City, 18th Open to
Saad Alqanem from Kuwait, 19th Open to Heinz Wilms from Germany and then 20th Open to Rodolf Cossmann
from Germany. These top 20 pigeons were all clocked within 1 minute 06.75 seconds of the race winner and 7
different countries were represented in the top 20. The top 4 pigeons were all entries from different countries.
The top 50 pigeons were all clocked within 3 minutes 16.45 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 pigeons
were all clocked within 4 minutes 05.74 seconds of the race winner. A total of 1,146 pigeons were officially
recorded by 09-12, then 1,971 by 09-20, then 2,353 by 09-28, then 2,763 by 09-38, then 3,612 by 11-18, 3,731
by 13-03, then 3,887 by 16-54 then 4,017 finally making it on the day by 19-23, leaving 406 pigeons still to
make it back to the lofts. The clock was left on to record pigeons on Wednesday and they started rolling in from
07-06 and 4,079 had been clocked by 08-06 and finally 4,194 had returned by 18-28, leaving just 229 to make it
back to base camp.
*** BRAND NEW MOTOR CAR WINNER*** for CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 went to R + P. MONTILA from the UNITED
KINGDOM who actually took 2nd OPEN with their pigeon named SOLITAIRE SUPER V R. This partnership live in
EVERTON, near SANDY and have always flown a good pigeon at the distance. The pigeon that actually won 1st
OPEN in this race was a German entry but it was NOT-ACTIVATED, so was not eligible to win the Brand New
Motor Car, once again showing how important it is to make sure all your pigeons are activated before the Car
Race Hot Spot 1. THIS IS THE SECOND BRAND NEW MOTOR CAR THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM TEAM HAVE
WON IN TWO CONSECUTIVE CAR RACE HOT SPOT RACES IN THIS 2011/12 RACE SERIES, TAKING OUR TOTAL
TO FIVE SINCE THEY WERE INTRODUCED. Wonder if we can get the hattrick on Sunday in CAR RACE HOT
SPOT 3?
***TWO BIRD AVERAGE WINNER & US$2,000 CASH PRIZE*** went to JOSEF HUBER from GERMANY with
pigeons named GOLDEN MISSILE and CHATTERBOX finished 16th & 105th with a combined flying time of 0710-10.33. The UNITED KINGDOM best two pigeons belonged to CHAMPION FRIBBO with RACING STAR and
PRINCESS OF FRATING took 42nd & 71st OPEN, both were bred by LEE FRIBBINS from COLCHESTER who is
the Editor of THE RACING PIGEON and THE PICTORIAL, his combined flying time was 10-10-58.89 being beaten
by just 48 seconds. WELL DONE TO THE WINNER AND HARD LUCK LEE FOR GETTING SO CLOSE.
*** TWENTY US$1,000 HOT SPOT CASH PRIZES*** were taken by ACTIVATED pigeons in the top 25 in the Open
result. The result showed that the pigeons that actually took 1st, 6th, 7th, 11th & 14th were NOT ACTIVATED
and this cost each of these entrants/competitors US$1,000 each but the good news was for the fanciers that
took 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th & 25th all walked away with a very handy US$1,000 bonus prize. This shows once
again that if your pigeons are still in the lofts prior to the Car Race Hot Spot 1, it is extremely foolish not to
ACTIVATE them.
CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 2nd OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to R
+ P. MONTILA with pigeon named SOLITAIRE SUPER V R and bred by this partnership from EVERTON, near
SANDY which was clocked at 08-47-36.22, just 08.00 seconds after the actual race winner, this partnership I
believe have won 1st Midlands National in the past. Then 2nd UK, 42nd Open to Champio Fribbo with a pigeon
bred by Lee Fribbins from Colchester, who is the Editor of The Racing Pigeon and The Pictorial, Lee has had a
fantastic racing season in 2011 winning many first prizes, 3rd UK, 53rd Open to Gallows Hill Kid with a pigeon
bred by Dave Murphy from Ripon, 4th UK, 70th Open to N+A Evans and Cuthbert from Wolviston, who won 1st UK,
1st Open in Car Race Hot Spot 1, plus the Two Bird Average and US$2,000 and a Brand New Motor Car, 5th UK,
71st Open another for Champion Fribbo with another pigeon that has scored a few times in this race series, his
three entries are more than holding their own, 6th UK, 84th Open to Mr & Mrs Brian & Mavis Clayburn from
Ackworth who won 1st Open in the Final Race in 2009 with their pigeon East Of Eden, 7th UK, 90th Open to
CaberFeidh Lofts with a pigeon bred by Stuart (Smack) McKenzie from Ferryhill, 8th UK, 98th Open to Stretton
Family, 9th UK, 107th Open to Gribbles Choice with pigeon bred by Phillip Bond from Torquay who won 1st Open
RPRA One Loft Race in 2011 and a cool £20,000, 10th UK, 115th Open to Davies and Dixon with pigeon bred by
Tredelerch Lofts from South Wales, 11th UK, 121st Open to Johnny May, 12th UK, 122nd Open to Mr and Mrs
Birchall, 13th UK, 124th Open to Ken Darlington from Barry, 14th UK, 126th Open to Syndicate Lofts UK with a
pigeon bred by Peter Fox from Bangor, 15th UK, 143rd Open to Porter Brothers from Liverpool, 16th UK, 154th
Open to Extreme Measures, 17th UK, 184th Open to Myrtle Lofts – Evans + Walker with pigeon bred by Mark &
Dickie Evans from Whitley Bridge, this partnership were 3rd Open in the Final Race in 2011, 18th UK, 191st Open
to N+A Evans and Cuthbert from Wolviston with the same pigeon that won 1st UK, 1st Open in Car Race Hot Spot
1, winning the Brand New Motor Car and also part of the team that won the Two Bird Average and US$2,000, 19th
UK, 193rd Open to Manchester Maestros with pigeon bred by Crehan & O’Connor from Salford whose pigeons have
been in the results virtually every week and then 20th UK, 204th Open to Reds and Blues administered by Steve
Radcliffe from Skelmersdale and with a pigeon bred by J & Lee Davison and Son from Liverpool. Another truly
fantastic result for the United Kingdom Team and a total of 116 UK pigeons were officially clocked by 09-12, then
158 by 09-20, 190 by 09-28, then 288 by 11-18, 296 by 13-03, then 309 by 16-54 and then 315 by nightfall at 19-
23, which meant 36 were still missing. The clock was left on during Wednesday and the first pigeon clocked was
at 07-06 and 332 had been clocked by 18-28 leaving 19 to return to the lofts.
CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 66th OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” goes to
BERNARD SMYTH with his consistent pigeon named CONOR G which was clocked at 08-51-07.52, just 3
minutes and 39.30 seconds behind the race winner, this pigeon has been flying exceptionally well and already
won 97th, 35th, 16th, 185th, 158th and now 66th Open, 2nd Ireland, 68th Open to Lucas and Gleeson, 3rd
Ireland, 92nd Open to RS Homan, 4th Ireland, 363rd Open to Gery Daly – Beaumont Birds, 5th Ireland, 560th
Open another for Lucas and Gleeson and then 6th Ireland, 765th Open for Maurice O’Donnell. A good team
result for the Irish Team who had 15 pigeons clocked by 09-12, then 26 by 09-20, 41 by 11-18, then 44 by 16-54
and still 44 by nightfall, which meant just 3 pigeons was still missing. Another pigeon returned on Wednesday,
making all 45 back in the lofts, leaving just 2 to return to base camp.
GLOBAL NOMINATION for CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 showed a total of 562 pigeons entered and with 1,894
nominations and this included 42 United Kingdom and 12 Irish pigeons and flying for a total of US$14,512-90c
(approx. £9,675). The UNITED KINGDOM Team members did well and GALLOWS HILL KID took 53rd OPEN with
pigeon named MURPHIES RAINBOW 3 and bred by DAVE MURPHY from RIPON walked off with US$136 (approx.
£91), N+A EVANS and CUTHBERT took 70th OPEN with pigeon named BURNTOFT SUNNY bred by this
partnership from WOLVISTON which won US$255 (approx. £170) and finally CABERFEIDH LOFTS took 90th
OPEN with pigeon named SEXY MACK bred by STUART (SMACK) McKENZIE from FERRYHILL which won
US$153 (approx. £102). ANOTHER GREAT UNITED KINGDOM TEAM PERFORMANCE AND WELL DONE TO ALL
CONCERNED.
UNITED KINGDOM REGIONAL NOMINATIONS for CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 showed only 3 pigeons being entered
and 14 nominations and a total of US$79-90c (approx. £53) and HARBRO ROWDIES with pigeon named
ABBYKING and bred by KEN CHAPMAN from LEICESTER took 370th OPEN and won US$45-90c (approx. £31)
and GUYS LOFTS who took 1310th OPEN pigeon named GRAHAMS CHOICE bred by GRAHAM GUY from
WOLVERHAMPTON and won US$34 (approx. £22). This pigeon has also won Nomination money over the past few
weeks. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE FANCIERS.
***THE CAR RACE HOT SPOT AVERAGES*** after two races in this classification stands as follows:- 1st OPEN is
held by BADER AL SANAFI from KUWAIT with his pigeon named ALSANAFI 4 with a combined flying time of 0558-23.52 which is currently leading this classification by 1 minute 07.15 seconds. There are 5 different
countries represented in the top 10 and the top 4 positions are all held by pigeons from different countries.
The first UNITED KINGDOM pigeon holds 16th OPEN and belongs to CABERFEIDH LOFTS with pigeon named
SEXY MACK bred by STUART (SMACK) McKENZIE from FERRYHILL with a combined flying time of 06-01-29.96.
The UNITED KINGDOM TEAM has 15 pigeons in the top 95 in this category. The first IRISH pigeon holds 74th
OPEN and belongs to BERNARD SMYTH with his pigeon named CONOR G with a combined flying time of 06-0814.67. WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED.
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 CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 showed a total of US$5,578-50c (approx. £3,720) and had
attracted 175 nominations which included 17 from the United Kingdom and 3 from Ireland. This cash prize was
not won and will now be carried over to CAR RACE HOT SPOT 3 which will now takes place on Sunday 18th
December. The nearest UNITED KINGDOM pigeon took 53rd OPEN for GALLOWS HILL KID with pigeon named
MURPHIES RAINBOW 3 bred by DAVE MURPHY from RIPON. The nearest IRELAND pigeon took 66th OPEN for
BERNARD SMYTH with his pigeon named CONOR G. WELL DONE TO THESE TWO FANCIERS.
The SUN CITY OVERALL GRAND AVERAGES after 15 races shows as follows:- 1st to BRYON C WEAVER from
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with pigeon named GARY OWEN which has a combined flying time of 21-34-22.68
and is currently leading this classification by 4 minutes and 23.44 seconds. There are currently 5 different
countries represented in the top 10 with 5 different countries taking the top 5 places. The first UNITED
KINGDOM pigeon holds 3rd and was entered by P & D CLARKE with a pigeon named DANNY C, which was bred
by this partnership from SEVENASH which is currently leading this classification by 19 minutes and 30.57
seconds. The UK team actually have 11 pigeons in the top 99 in this classification. The first IRISH pigeon holds
192nd Open and belongs to BERNARD SMYTH with his pigeon named BOOTS GRANDE, with a combined flying
time of 24-13-19.34 which is currently leading this classification by 48 minutes and 23.40 seconds. WELL DONE
TO ALL CONCERNED.
THE KNOCKOUT COMPETITION started officially now on CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 on Tuesday 13th December
2011 from 270km (168 miles) and only pigeons that are officially ACTIVATED prior to and BASKETED for the
CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1 are eligible to compete for the US$25,000 (£16,667) FIRST PRIZE in the FINAL RACE
and this massive cash prize will go to the first one clocked from those still remaining in this classic
competition. A grand record breaking total of 3,341 pigeons were officially entered and this included 2,902
International, which included 283 from the United Kingdom, 40 from Ireland, plus 439 from South Africa. This
competition runs over the last 4 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS and THE FINAL RACE and all the remaining
ACTIVATED PIGEONS are sent to the 1st Round which takes place on CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 and 3,341 are
entered, of these the first 65% clocked (2,172) will go forward to the 2nd Round, which takes place on CAR
RACE HOT SPOT 3 when the first 55% clocked (1,195) will go through to the 3rd Round which will take place on
CAR RACE HOT SPOT 4 when the first 35% clocked (418) will got forward into CAR RACE HOT SPOT 5 when the
first 20% clocked (84) will then go forward into THE FINAL RACE on SATURDAY 28th JANUARY 2012 from
550km (342 miles) and the first one officially clocked will walk away with “THE POT OF GOLD”. BEST OF LUCK
TO ALL CONCERNED. It can be revealed that from the 2,172 pigeons that got through Round 1, this contained
1,885 International pigeons, with 287 being from South Africa, 192 from United Kingdom and 28 from Ireland.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL CONCERNED ON THE RE-SCHEDULED CAR RACE HOT SPOT 3 NOW TO BE HELD ON
SUNDAY 18th DECEMBER FROM 300km (187 MILES).
GOOD LUCK to all concerned in TRAINING RACE 14 which now takes place on Thursday 15th December from
81km (51 miles) when 4,197 pigeons were competing (yet another record entry for this race) and this figure
included 3,562 International, which included 332 from the United Kingdom and 45 from Ireland, plus 636
pigeons from South Africa. The convoy were liberated at 06-00 in fine conditions, few clouds with little to no
wind and with a temperature of 21c (70f) 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 ROLAND
RUHWIEDEL from GERMANY with pigeon named CASANOVA, which was clocked at 06-55-34.24 to record
1602ypm (55mph), 2nd Open to Coletta and Sorrentino from United States Of America, 3rd Open to Team Sylt
2000 – Goebel Varney from Germany, 4th Open to Theodor Backs from Germany, 5th Open to Andre Carelsen
from South Africa, 6th Open to Paul Rueweling from Germany, 7th Open to Wilhelm Stoll from Germany, 8th
Open to Team WMSG from Germany, 9th Open to Buttner G I A from Poland, 10th Open to Chris Wouter Jabus
from South Africa, 11th Open to Loft Einkamerer from South Africa, 12th Open to Fassio Loft from United
States Of America, 13th Open to Urban Kaufmann from Czech Republic, 14th Open to Palanski – Baranowski
from Poland, 15th Open another for Andre Carelsen from South Africa, 16th Open to Ruediger Schoenau from
Germany, 17th Open to Maurice Mattheeuws from Belgium, 18th Open to Norbert Reiss from Germany, 19th
Open to Jamal Mutlak from Kuwait and then 20th Open Jochen Huenten from Germany.These top 20 pigeons
were all officially clocked within 47.20 seconds of the race winner with 4 different countries being represented
in this top 10, with the top 50 all clocked within 59.70 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 were all
clocked within 1 minute 16.05 seconds of the winning pigeon. A total of 4,028 pigeons were officially
electronically clocked by 08-08, then 4,068 by 08-24, then 4,092 by 09-34, then 4,152 by 14-41 and then finally
4,164 officially recorded by 18-20 leaving 33 pigeons still to make it back to base camp by nightfall.
CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 23rd OPEN and ”FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to
MANCHESTER MAESTROS with pigeon named NOSEY NESTMATE bred by CREHAN & O’CONNOR from SALFORD
which was clocked at 06-56-23.19, just 48-95 seconds behind the actual race winner. This pigeon has been
flying very well during this race series, 2nd UK, 64th Open to Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith
from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 3rd UK, 73rd Open to
Waldron Lofts with pigeon bred by Graham Watkinson from Skelmersdale, this pigeon has also been flying well,
4th UK, 88th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate and bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 5th UK, 96th
Open to Guys Lofts with pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, with another pigeon that has scored
a few times already, 6th UK, 102nd Open to R + P Montila from Everton near Sandy with the same pigeon that
won 1st UK, 2nd Open in Car Race Hot Spot 2, also winning the Brand New Motor Car, 7th UK, 106th Open to
Joseph van Dorning from Preston, 8th UK, 152nd Open to Carlos Dream Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith
from Stansted Mountfitchet with a pigeon bred by Graham Watkinson from Skelmersdale, 9th UK, 166th Open a
third pigeon for Paul Smith Syndicate and again bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 10th UK, 233rd Open to
Slim and Jet Timmis from Newcastle Under Lyme, 11th UK, 238th Open to Trainspotters, 12th UK, 242nd Open
to Mr and Mrs Andy Gregson from Preston, 13th UK, 245th Open to Crammond and Langstaff from Fontwell,
whose pigeons are really flying well this year, 14th UK, 251st Open to Woodhouse Lofts with pigeon bred by Nev
Proctor from Brown Edge, 15th UK, 267th Open to Premier Stud with pigeon bred by them for Patringham
Haven, 16th UK, 270th Open to Baddeleygreen Boys, 17th UK, 314th Open to Van Vaizey from Portsmouth,
18th UK, 321st Open another for Carlos Dream Syndicate with a pigeon bred by Bruce McAllister from Furneaux
Pelham, 19th UK, N + Evans and Cuthbert from Wolviston who won 1st UK, 1st Open and a Brand New Motor Car
in Car Race Hot Spot 1 and then 20th UK, 327th Open to Mr and Mrs Brian & Mavis Clayburn from Ackworth
who won 1st Open Final Race with pigeon named East Of Eden in 2009. Another really great result for the
United Kingdom Team. A total of 323 UK pigeons were clocked by 08-00, then 330 by 11-50 and then finally 331
pigeons were officially recorded by 18-20, leaving just 1 pigeon to make it back home on the day.
CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 169th OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to
MAURICE O’DONNELL with pigeon named NISHOS RETURN which was clocked at 06-57-07.99, just 1 minute
33.75 seconds after the race winner, 2nd Ireland, 170th Open to Bernard Smyth, 3rd Ireland, 194th Open to
Paul Poole and Son, 4th Ireland, 205th Open to Finbars, 5th Ireland, 544th Open to Fays and then 6th Ireland,
578th Open to Gery Daly – Beaumont Birds. Another reasonable result for the Irish Team. A total of 44 Irish
pigeons were clocked by 08-00, then 45 by 08-03 making another 100% return.
The SUN CITY OVERALL GRAND AVERAGES after 16races shows as follows:- 1st to BUTTNER G I A from POLAND
with pigeon named VICKY with a combined flying time of 22-34-43.06 and leading this classification by 5
minutes 15.04 seconds. There are a total of 5 different countries represented in the top 10 and in fact 4
different countries hold the first 4 positions in this category. The first UNITED KINGDOM pigeon is currently
holds 3rd and belongs to P and D CLARKE with pigeon named DANNY C and was bred by P and D CLARKE from
SEVENASH and it is leading this classification by just under 20 minutes. It was interesting to note that 12 UK
pigeons held positions in the top 96 which is quite an achievement in a race such as this. The first IRISH pigeon
is currently holds 156th and belongs to BERNARD SMYTH with pigeon named BOOTS GRANDE and is leading
this classification by 44 minutes. WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED.
*****THE FOLLOWING RACE PROGRAMME***** SUNDAY 18th 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 the penultimate race on
Saturday 21st January Training Race 22 from 130km (81 miles) and then of course “THE FINAL RACE” will then
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 WE
EKLY 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 MY OWN
WEB SITE www.regencylofts.com FOR ALL TO VIEW.
*****ACTIVATION OF YOUR ANY OF YOUR RESERVE PIGEONS***** 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”. Once they are ACTIVATED these pigeons will then be eligible to fly for all the “Special
Prize Money” and “Special Awards” during the 5 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE CHANCE
OF HAVING A PIGEON OR PIGEONS IN THE RACE THAT ARE NOT-ACTIVATED, IT COULD BE A COSTLY
MISTAKE. SURELY IF THEY ARE STILL IN THE LOFTS, THEY MUST BE WORTH PURCHASING.
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 RACE 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. PLEASE 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 AND GIVE YOU THE CREDIT YOU AND YOUR PIGEON/S DESERVE.
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.
***PLEASE PUT THIS NEW DATE IN YOUR DIARY*** It now looks like the proposed race date for the 17th Sun
City Million Dollar Pigeon Race, which had been arranged and fixed for Saturday 26th January 2013 will now
take place on SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2013, as the FCI Pigeon Olympiad in Slovakia has now been arranged
on our original race date. Of course, I will confirm all details when official confirmation is received from Air
Sport Internationale.
The next race will be CAR RACE HOT SPOT 3 which will be held now on Sunday 18th December from 300km
(187 miles) when about 4,175 pigeons will be competing. GOOD LUCK TO ALL FANCIERS CONCERNED.
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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