The Derbyshire North Road Federation

The DNRF was racing from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham on the 2/9/22 and at 08.00 am into a north east wind Tyson and Kai liberated the birds the top twenty in the federation result are as follows taking 1st and 4th federation was Parry & Ellis flying 105 miles their federation winner a blue hen being bred from Harry Totney of South Wales Dirk Van Den Bulk stock and their second a blue hen bred from John salt Soojens and Florengles stock both flown on the Darkness system flying back to the perch with velocities of 1557.15 and 1556.50.

Malcolm Parry

2nd, 3rd and 13th federation was Rick Shelton flying 112 miles with his team of darkness flown sliding door young bird team the first a chequer hen being bred from Neil Inger and John Salt stock of Herman Cuesters and Soojen stock the second a chequer hen being bred off a pair from fellow club mate David Smith of Ilkeston were the parents are great grandchildren off Hannibal which originated from the late Neil Inger and the third a chequer cock being Herman Cuesters from Neil Inger lines Ricks velocities were 1557.09, 1556.60 and 1555.20.

5th and 15th federation was Mr & Mrs Guilford flying 115 miles with velocities of 1556.20 and 1549.70.

6th federation was Mr & Mrs Alan Naylor flying 114 miles with a blue hen doing 1556.19.

7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th federation was Darren Hadfield flying 105 miles with his darkness sliding door young bird team his first a dark hen being a Dave Peeters crossed Lambrechts the second a dark hen being a Dave Peeters crossed Eric Vercammen the third a blue hen being a Sagan crossed Pitbull the fourth a Grizzle hen of Dave Peeters crossed Dirk Van Den Bulk the fifth a dark hen being a Dave Peeters crossed Lambrechts and the sixth being a Grizzle hen being a Van De Meutter crossed Dirk Van Den Bulk Darren’s velocities were 1556.10 2 x 1555.80, 1555.60, and 2 x 1555.40.

14th and 16th federation was L & N Moakes flying 105 miles flown on the Darkness system flying back to the perch their first a Grizzle cock being a Dave Peeters crossed Dirk Van Den Bulk and the second a blue cock being a Johan Van Herk crossed Mark Darby bird their velocities were 1551 and 1549.

Lyndon Moakes

17th Fed was D & A Smith flying 110 miles with a blue Herman Cuesters hen doing 1534.

18th and 19th was M & L Herbert flying 89 miles with their darkness system flown team flying back to the perch their first a chequer Gabby Vandenbeale hen followed by a chequer Bushart cock with velocities of 1531 and 1527

Mick Herbert

20th federation was Mr & Mrs Dave Lee flying 117 miles with a blue darkness flown hen originating from Louella stud birds with a velocity of 1514.

Well, that’s all the 2022 results complete for this season Merry Christmas and a Happy New year let’s hope 2023 is a better year after losses of loved ones and friends and the bird flu pandemic affecting the federation onwards and upwards.

The Rat Man.