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Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specialized, trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.
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This showed officials and convoy organisers discuss arrangements for the trip to the Vaux-Usher International Gold Tankard Pigeon Race which involved the transport of some 19,000 birds. [ 1 ] Tommy Newton of the Houghton Federation was the owner of the winner of the first race from Lille they organised in 2000, the first winner from that club ...
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The story was set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the surrounding area, and featured pigeon racers and runners competing in the Great North Run. The main character is Richard "Spuggy" Hilton (Spuggy being a nickname – the Geordie word for sparrow ), who isn't a runner like the rest of his family, but is a keen pigeon fancier and owns 'Blue Flash ...
The American Show Racer pigeon (also known as the Show Pen Racer, and nicknamed the "Bird of Dignity.") [1] is a breed of domestic pigeon that began in the early 1950s with the finest Racing Homers, selectively bred for their breed type. [clarification needed] Pigeon historian Wendell Levi mentions Show Pen Racers in his book The Pigeon. [2]
2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season: GTS: Peter Cunningham: TC: Robert Stout Stock Car Brasil: Max Wilson: 2010 Stock Car Brasil season: Teams: Eurofarma RC: TC2000 Championship: Norberto Fontana: 2010 TC 2000 Championship: Eurocup Mégane Trophy: Nick Catsburg: 2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season: Teams: TDS Racing: Volkswagen Scirocco ...