Welcome to the Big Pigeon Race
If you like racing your old birds long distances at a reasonable price with interstate competition consider The Big Pigeon Race.
Long distance racing has slowly been disappearing but with your help we would like to change that. Our goal is to bring back old bird long distance racing at a reasonable cost and at the same time provide interstate competition.
In 2010, our first year for The Big Pigeon Race, we focused on three states, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. We were not limited to the three states mentioned and did pickup flyers from Georgia, and Maryland as well. Because of the huge success of The Big Pigeon Race in 2010, we will have the same focus for the 2011 race
We have a 94 slot trailer that can handle 2000 birds and two smaller trailers that can transport another 1700 birds. Our plan is to have the two smaller trailers picking up birds starting at Benson NC. One will go north along I-95 to Colonial Heights Virginia, it will return to North Carolina taking I-85 to Hillsborough NC where the baskets will be transferred to the large trailer. The other trailer will also start from Raleigh, NC going west on I-40 then going south to Columbia, SC along I-85 it will then back track to Hillsborough, NC where it will transfer baskets to the large trailer.
We are also working on having a trailer coming up from Florence SC to Benson NC.
The race date for 2011 Big Pigeon Race is: May 7,2011
If you have any questions about pickup points or want to join us contact
John Kinney at this e-Mail address knnyjhn@yahoo.com
Our race station is Vincennes Indiana. All lofts must be a minimum of 400 miles from the release station. We will recognize state winners and distance winners, please
What is important to understand about our race is that you do not pay by the bird, you rent basket space.
The cost per basket is $70.
Distances to cities from the race station
Vincennes Indiana
41 & 150
N-38:40.717
W-87:29.264
City and Distance
Charlotte N.C. 437.554
437.554Salisbury N.C. 438.821
438.821Columbia S.C. 478.239
478.239Greensboro N.C. 459.963
Dillon S.C. 537.311
537.311Oxford N.C. 515.235
515.235Fayetteville N.C. 537.732
Raleigh N.C. 526.787
526.787Richmond VA. 552.925
Kinston N.C. 591.979
591.979Wilmington N.C. 613.311
Norfolk VA. 626.214
626.214Spartanburg S.C. 401.453
Washington D.C. 564.961
