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The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 3:18 pm
by Devo1956
You can take a guess, and see if you are right. Go on give it a go.
https://youtu.be/jwA06mdUvgo?si=c5IrsuZ1Ayy7rItJ
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:23 pm
by MIL
I saw this a few months ago
There are some huge pigeons missing from that list
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:26 pm
by Devo1956
MIL wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:23 pm
I saw this a few months ago
There are some huge pigeons missing from that list
I thought that Mike, also some of the speeds being maintained over distance looks good.
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:08 pm
by Spieker-Loft
Last year We had a youngster clocked at 1824 meters per minute. She was the 2nd fastest pigeon in all of germany from over 120.000 pigeons. Made into the tauben-markt magazine etc. Definitely alot of pigeons missing there but still a great video !
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:18 pm
by Steve Howells
They missed the fastest of all
The highest race speed recorded is one of 2952m 3229yd per min (177.14km/h 110.07mph) in the East Anglian Federation race from East Croydon, Surrey on 8 May 1965 when the 1428 birds were backed by a powerful south-south-west wind. The winner was owned by A. Vigeon & Son, Wickford, Essex.
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:29 pm
by Devo1956
Steve Howells wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:18 pm
They missed the fastest of all
The highest race speed recorded is one of 2952m 3229yd per min (177.14km/h 110.07mph) in the East Anglian Federation race from East Croydon, Surrey on 8 May 1965 when the 1428 birds were backed by a powerful south-south-west wind. The winner was owned by A. Vigeon & Son, Wickford, Essex.
That was some speed that Steve, i wonder what family of birds that was from.
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:32 pm
by Devo1956
Spieker-Loft wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:08 pm
Last year We had a youngster clocked at 1824 meters per minute. She was the 2nd fastest pigeon in all of germany from over 120.000 pigeons. Made into the tauben-markt magazine etc. Definitely alot of pigeons missing there but still a great video !
That was a good result Leon, yes i saw that magazine. I put it up on this site, There was a photo of Jan and his family.
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 7:01 pm
by MIL
If its "fastest" then its list is fundamentally flawed
If the focus is "best" - well then its still wide of the mark
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 9:13 pm
by Steve Howells
Devo1956 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:29 pm
Steve Howells wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:18 pm
They missed the fastest of all
The highest race speed recorded is one of 2952m 3229yd per min (177.14km/h 110.07mph) in the East Anglian Federation race from East Croydon, Surrey on 8 May 1965 when the 1428 birds were backed by a powerful south-south-west wind. The winner was owned by A. Vigeon & Son, Wickford, Essex.
That was some speed that Steve, i wonder what family of birds that was from.
Who knows, but I bet it didn't begin with van
Back i the day the Westcotts were popular in the area plus the old East Anglian pieds but what there origins were who knows. Amazing the record has stood for 49 years.
Re: The top 10 fastest racing pigeons
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:06 pm
by Murray
With the right conditions and a good strong wind they can get along alright.
Last weekend the winner of the combine race here went 1979 metres per minute over 517 kilometres.