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once again, we praise the loft management team for making such decisions to alter the race by 24 hours to ensure the best possible conditions and providing us with another successful result. Once again, since the Survival Race, the cross- Atlantic racing has been very successful for the Arona team with minimal losses. Therefore, it provides us
Recent visitors to the loft to watch arrivals. Above: the Henriksen family from Denmark. Below: the Creemers family and Roger Mertens from Belgium.
timing in at 10:20:57.45. A flurry of UK pigeons domi- nated the remainder of the top ten pigeons as the clock recorded in 7th & 8th, the team of Highfield Lofts, who are past Arona semi-final winners, had another good adventure with the arrival of pigeons ‘Mitra’ at 10:20:58.00 and ‘Highfield 373’ at 10:20:58.35. Tinks Treasures maintain a top flight position as they see their entry ‘Boo Boo’ take 9th at 10:20:58.35. Team Young Guernsey Boys syn round off a very successful performance for Team England in 10th with their pigeon ‘Chris 1’ at 10:20:58.40 Once again, with the leading batch of 26 timed in, they were soon joined by yet another batch of pigeons. And once again, like in the Hotspot 2 race, the pigeons seemed to make light work of the chal- lenge in front of them as the numbers increased at a rapid pace to 340 arrivals from the 351 liberated. So, Ryle Rockets, Wales, currently leading the King of Sprint Averages with pigeon ‘Dierdre’.
to be a tight battle, with the leaders now altering race by race. Following the final, it’s an English trio who head the competition with Team Kelvin Young with pigeon named ‘Kelvin’ on 39,385 points. In 2nd place, it’s the Highfield syndicate with pigeon ‘Highfield 373’ on 39,300 points, and in 3rd, it’s the Tinks Treasures team with another of their entries, ‘Romario Meets Tinks Pigeon’, on 39,275 points. So here we are, just one to go. We’re there at ‘the Final race’ stage, and while we congratulate all those who are being represented by their entries, each and every one of them are already champions in the eyes of many by overcoming the many challenges they have had to face during the campaign. At the live basketing, all participants who plan on traveling to Tenerife for the Final will have the oppor- tunity of handling their pigeons for the first time since handing them over to their respected country coordi- nators. A bigger opportunity comes to come together and witness the new Derby Arona Champion. So, as many prepare to make the journey to Tenerife, behind the scenes, the Ledesma family and Arona team will be ensuring everything is organized to welcome each and everyone to Tenerife and the lofts for basketing and the final race. The customary refreshments will be on offer, the live feed will relay all the activities in and around the loft before and during the race, and of course, the gala evening will put closure on this year’s series. Tom Harris
with an exciting final race on March 23rd when we will see approximately 344 pigeons going on to compete for the title of Derby Arona Champion 2024. King of Sprint Averages This has been a tightly fought event over the coming weeks, and as we go into the final, we see the Welsh syndicate of Rhyl Rockets with pigeon ‘Dierdre’ holding onto the top spot with 47,393 points. Hot on its tail is the syndicate of Tinks Treasures from England with pigeon ‘Happy Tink’ on 46,918, and in 3rd, it’s the Belgian syndicate of Van Parys & Debusschere with pigeon ‘Palitoa’ on 46,089 points. The King of the Atlantic Averages are also proving Team Kelvin Young, England, current leader in the King of the Atlantic Averages with pigeon ‘Kelvin’.
Carnival band and trophies at the Gala evening at the Mare Nostrum, Playa de las Americas.
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