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Thanks

Well done young Jack,,
Ask ya dad where u lay in the fed ,short ,long ,east ,west and what fed you fly in young man ,,
Stay dedicated and your future champion

MIL wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 7:47 am He's Burton & Derby Fed Ant

He's guys flying 10 miles West of him, probably something similar into the East of him

Guys about 15 miles or so further than him and probably 6,7,8 miles in front of him

So, whichever way the wind blows, "on paper" he'd never start as favourite.

Like Me 17 mile behind first drop lads 10 to 14 miles behind me lads 4 miles west and lads 17 miles east of me in federation.

Ain't it nice when you do good against drag n wind ,fills brilliant I think

MIL wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 12:17 pm Yes
I’d say maybe 8/10 of my best ever performances were when i never ‘won’ the race but in my mind was by far the best bird in the race

Definitely understand that

NeilA wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 9:18 am I think Pete put a map on here with where the clubs are in jacks fed
Not sure what topic it was on though

Jack is a stones throw west of Etwall

Don't look a bad location

NeilA wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 6:34 pm Is Stretton in Etwall Pete
I haven’t heard of either sorry for my lack of knowledge in that area

Stretton just short of 3 miles south of Etwall Neil.
Stretton needs a dead South wind really. Too .much West and the South Derbyshire lofts should dominate, any East and Rugeley lofts of Mark Nesbitt and C Lead beater will wipe the deck. Rugeley are the short fliers in the fed, the best place to be in my opinion, and some South Derbyshire lofts can be over 5 miles short of Stretton lofts. The drag is on the east side of Burton, the way the Rugeley lofts fly, anything barring a strong West and they will always be in the mix, especially Mark Nesbitt in his current form, but their club birdage is dwindling.

MIL wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 8:52 pm

Anthony webster wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 6:16 pm Don't look a bad location

I wouldn't choose it

Rugeley or Swadlincote for this Fed

I know but it's not bad location n we can only pixx with the dick we have ,,but if the birds are in front batch they should make fed sheet if there not then that's different story ,,iv raced in feds that are 50 by 70 mile radius and been plum middle of fed but still managed to top em n make top 10 to 30 on fed sheet more times than I didn't on most winds ,,but that looks pretty much like a corridor fed like a train so if Rugeley dominate I say they there probably better flyers with more birds in front batch drive the train home instead of be passengers on the train back home.