RACES 4, 5 & 6
RACE 4 in this series took place on Friday 5th August 2022 from a distance of 330km (205 miles) and the 619 pigeons were officially basketed (33 pigeons were left in the Recovery Bay) and the convoy were liberated at 07.30 in ideal conditions and the winning pigeons were expected to do around 1400mpm and bang on time at 11.24 a gang of about 11 pigeons came bang on line, closely followed three minutes later by another gang of about 20 and they continued to come in small groups and by 18.05 only 70 were still missing. They starting coming in on the Saturday morning and by a further 38 pigeons returned home, leaving just 32 missing.
CONGRATULATIONS and 1st Open for RACE 4 go to KOEKEMOER & JOE GOMES from South Africa with a great performance, closely followed to take 2nd Open by TEAM JAN HOOYMANS from Netherlands and then 3rd Open went to SAMUEL LOFTS from South Africa. All the official results can be seen by logging onto the Benzing Live Website www.oneloftrace.live
Taking 1st UK, 108th Open went to the THREE MUSKETEERS UK, 2nd UK, 110th Open went to MURRAY & MILLS and 3rd UK, 195th Open went to MURRAY & MILLS.
The BLUE JACKET, BLACK JACKET, ACE PIGEON, COUNTRY PRIZE (FANCIER OF THE WEEK) positions and prizes follow below:-
RACE 5 in the series took place on Thursday 11th August 2022 from WELKOM a distance of 383km (238 miles) and a total of 594 pigeons were officially basketed (40 pigeons were left in the Recovery Bay) and liberated at 07.10 in ideal conditions and the winning pigeons were expected to do around 1300mpm and bang on time at 12.06 a small gang of 6 pigeons came bang on line, closely followed by another small gang. A total of 514 pigeons made the loft by 18.10, leaving 80 still to make it. More pigeons started to arrive early on the Friday morning and a total of 548 were officially clocked by 17.28, leaving just 46 to return to the race loft.
CONGRATULATIONS today and 1st Open went to LOFT EINKAMERER from South Africa, closely followed to take 2nd Open was DOUW STEYN RACING PIGEONS from South Africa, then 3rd Open went to KNOETZE LOFTS from South Africa. ***SPECIAL MENTION*** should go to the South African fanciers that walked away with the top 14 positions in this tough race.
A great race with only a few losses. All the official results can be seen by logging onto the Benzing Live Website www.oneloftrace.live
Taking 1st UK, 27th Open went to MURRAY & MILLS, 2nd UK, 69th Open went to the THREE MUSKETEERS UK and 3rd UK, 117th Open went to the THREE MUSKETEERS UK.
The BLUE JACKET, BLACK JACKET, ACE PIGEON, COUNTRY PRIZE (FANCIER OF THE WEEK) positions and prizes follow below:-
More short training tosses will take place before Race 6.
Race 6 in the series took place on Friday 19th August 2022 from a distance of 430km (267 miles) and the 515 pigeons were officially basketed (70 pigeons were left in the Recovery Bay) and liberated at 07.30 in ideal conditions and the winning pigeons were expected to do around 1900mpm and bang on time at 11,05 a gang of about 30 pigeons came bang on line, closely followed by another big gang.
CONGRATULATIONS today and 1st Open went to TRIPLE J LOFTS from South Africa, closely followed to take 2nd Open was ALL-J LOFTS from South Africa, then 3rd Open went to XAFARI.COM from South Africa.
A great race with only 14 pigeons missing by darkness on the second day. All the official results can be seen by logging onto the Benzing Live Website www.oneloftrace.live
Taking 1st UK, 169th Open went to MURRAY & MILLS, 2nd UK, 185th Open went to MURRAY & MILLS and 3rd UK, 194th Open went to the THREE MUSKETEERS UK.
The BLUE JACKET, BLACK JACKET, ACE PIGEON, COUNTRY PRIZE (FANCIER OF THE WEEK) positions and prizes follow below:-
More short training tosses will take place before Race 7.
So after 6 official races the results are showing that of the top 10 positions in each race are showing that Canada, United Stated of America and Netherlands won Races 1, 2 and 3, with South African fanciers winning Races 4, 5 and 6. Out of the 60 top ten positions after Race 6, South African fanciers have won a total of 32 positions and foreign fanciers have won 28 positions. When you consider how many more South African pigeons the foreign fanciers are competing against, the international pigeons are more than holding their own against the local fanciers. The FANCIER OF THE WEEK, BLUE JACKET, BLACK JACKET, WEEKLY PRIZES and COUNTRY PRIZES are also being hotly contested and currently show Fancier of the Week & a US$3,000 First Prize, 1 win each for Belgium and United States of America fanciers, with 4 wins for South African fanciers. Blue Jacket wins are currently 1 to Canada fancier and 5 to South African fanciers. Black Jacket wins are currently 2 wins for Belgian fanciers and 1 win for a Netherlands fancier, plus 3 wins for South African fanciers. The Country Cup has so far been won once by Canada, twice by United States of America and 3 times by South African fanciers.
Now only 3 more races to go before the Final Race on September 17th 2022 from 600km (373 miles). Good luck to all fanciers that still have pigeons left in this tough race series, still plenty of awards and cash prizes to be won before the Final Race.
The rest of the AFRIKAPRO Race Programme is as follows (dates may have to be altered depending on the weather conditions):- Race 7:- 280km (174 miles) on Friday 26th July, Race 8:- 480km (298 miles) on Friday 2nd September 2022, Race 9:- 240km (149 miles) on Friday 9th September 2022 and then onto Race 10 (FINAL RACE):- 600km (373 miles) on Saturday 17th September 2022.
AFRIKAPRO reserves the right to adjust the distance and dates to suit the conditions of the pigeons and also the weather.
GUARANTEED PRIZE MONEY will be US$2.003 Million American Dollars (approx. £1,483 Million Pounds Sterling). A total of 144 different Cash Prizes will be on offer throughout the 10-week race series.
(See www.afrikapro.com for full list of all the Prizes & Awards).
The “TEAM” at AFRIKAPRO PREMIER ONE LOFT SERIES have already published quite a few numerous informative short videos on Facebook and other social media channels and will continue to do so right through the race series and all are available to view on YouTube for all to see, plus all the competing fanciers/entrants that are on WhatsApp get regular training and race updates regarding what is happening at the AFRIKAPRO Race Loft.
For the last few races the AFRIKAPRO TEAM have put the race live on YouTube for all to watch, so you can sit at home nearly 6,000 miles away and watch the pigeons arrive at the Race Loft. Technology at its best.
I will be compiling and writing my International Press Release and these will be published to the world’s pigeon publications and pigeon related websites on a regular basis. If you would like to receive a regular copy, then please just email at reglofts@aol.com and I will add you to my email database.
If you would like any more information on next year’s race then please call me on my Home Telephone (+44) 01279-812005 or Mobile (+44) 07860-568216 or email me at reglofts@aol.com and I will be only too pleased to answer any questions or queries you might have.
Hopefully, I will be shipping the United Kingdom pigeons out in October, still waiting for Import/Export Permits to arrive. If you are interested in entering this classic race, then please get in touch with me ASAP to book your space on this shipment. All interested will be notified once I receive a confirmed shipping date.
Best regards, keep safe and I hope you decide to join us all and have some Fun in The Sun in South Africa in September 2022.
Paul Smith,
United Kingdom Race Co-ordinator/Agent & Shipper for the AFRIKAPRO PREMIER ONE LOFT SERIES to be held in Phala Phala Wildlife, Thabazimbi, Limpopo, Transvaal, South Africa. Final Race is due to be held on Saturday 17th September 2022. Website Address:- www.afrikapro.com
Regency Lofts, 2, Highmead, off Coltsfield, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. CM24 8LJ. England. Home Telephone:- 01279-812005.
Mobile:- 07860-568216. Email:-reglofts@aol.com