Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge One Loft Race

Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge One Loft Race The Original Homing Pigeon Seven Race Series, starts at 100 mi. and goes out to 326 mi. Racing from Located in Southern Idaho in the picturesque town of Preston.

The Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge Race Series is a seven-race series starting at 100 miles, going out to 350 miles. With our race experience we keep every bird in its best competitive condition. We race from Montana, across Idaho, and through the Rocky Mountains. Don't miss out on one of the great race courses of the United States. See what your birds can do--achieving speeds from 950 to 1500 yards

per minute! You should definitely send a team of birds out to Idaho to be a part of the Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge! More Details At plymouthpeak.com

01/08/2025

Dear Fliers,

You can now reserve perches for this year. If you are considering flying in our race this year, please reserve perches. This helps us prepare accordingly.

Prices will be the same as last year. We are doing split perch fees. The initial perch fee is due with the birds, and may vary depending on how many birds you send. The activation perch fee is $75 per bird for every bird that comes back from the activation race. The entry form on the website helps break down the different options, and can be viewed here:

3pcEntryForm.pdf

The biggest difference we are going to change for this year is that we will go back to average speed to award champion birds. There will be no point system next year. We will be flying the same course. We may add a race at about the 175 to 180 mark to try and help the birds with the 200 mile station that always seems to be hard for them. So there will be at least 5 races and possibly 6 in 2025, 2 of which will be over 300 miles.

We work hard to keep the birds as healthy and in as good of shape as we can. Once we start hauling the birds we haul them every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to work them out for the races. We try to stick to that schedule as much as Mother Nature will allow. We always try to keep what's best for the birds a priority when making all of our decisions. We hope you will consider sending birds to Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge in 2025.

This is a very tough course with a lot of mountains and the races are usually around 1300 ypm so keep that in mind when deciding what to send. We will keep you updated with any news that we have. We hope to see you in 2025!

12/16/2024

Dear Fliers,

We hope everyone is having a great holiday season! We are very thankful for all of you that flew with us in 2024. It's crazy to think that it's time to pair up breeders for the 2025 season, if you haven't already done so.

The biggest difference we are going to change for next year is that we will go back to average speed to award champion birds. There will be no point system next year. We will be flying the same course. We may add a race at about the 175 to 180 mark to try and help the birds with the 200 mile station that always seems to be hard for them. So there will be at least 5 races and possibly 6 in 2025, 2 of which will be over 300 miles.

We work hard to keep the birds as healthy and in as good of shape as we can. Once we start hauling the birds we haul them every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to work them out for the races. We try to stick to that schedule as much as Mother Nature will allow. We always try to keep what's best for the birds a priority when making all of our decisions. We hope you will consider sending birds to Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge in 2025.

This is a very tough course with a lot of mountains and the races are usually around 1300 ypm so keep that in mind when deciding what to send. We will keep you updated with any news that we have. Please have a very Merry Christmas, and a wonderful New Year! We hope to see you in 2025!

10/17/2024

Congratulations to the first drop of 4 birds as well as the top 10 birds and breeders of the 350 mile race. The winning speed was 1285 ypm:

1st - $11,625- Venn Family Loft - VENN 19 BBWF

2nd - $10,625 - Rory Smith - CDR 4438 BBPN

3rd - $10,625 - BW Loft - RMR - 24302

4th - $10,625 - A-Lin Loft - JEDD 14211 BB

5th - $7,500 - Jones Family Loft - JFL 4274 BB

6th - $4,600 - Brook Loft - CCF 723 BB

7th - $3,000 - Life Loft - CBF 232 BB

8th - $2,650 - Life Loft - CBF 238 DC

8th - $2,650 - Ron Pairan - LFO 413

10th - $2,200 - M2 Loft - UVI 1376 BB

Top 5 High Point Birds:

1st - $3,800 - Bieche Lofts - BIEC 4104 BB - 1019 pts

2nd - $2,700 - BW Loft - RMR 24302 BBTC - 1017 pts

3rd - $2,300 - Rory Smith - CDR 4438 BBPN - 998 pts

4th - $1,600 - A-Lin Loft - JEDD 14211 BB - 934 pts

5th - $1,100 - Leech/Jamaica - NCF 410 BC - 910 pts

Top 3 Average Speed:

1st - $1,000 - BW Loft - RMR 24302 BBTC

2nd - $600 - Rory Smith - CDR 4438 BBPN

3rd - $400 - Bieche Lofts - BIEC 4104 BB

3PC 2nd Chance (Based on Points):

1st - $400 - Venn Family Loft - VENN 19 BBWF - 776 pts

2nd - $250 - Venn Family Loft - VENN 20 BB - 268 pts

3rd - $150 - Woodlawn Buechel Lofts - ARPU 55788 BB - 202 pts

Top 3 AOC (Based On Points):

1st - $750 - Scott Loft - GS 601 GRIZ - 401 pts

2nd - $500 - Jones Boys - PJ Loft - SLI 4664 SLTS - 396 pts

3rd - $350 - Venn Family Loft - VENN 18 MLY - 311 pts

Champion Breeder (Based On Points):

$1000 - APC Loft - 6th place bird 805 pts - APCL 50 BB and 9th place bird 698 pts - APCL 84 BB

10/09/2024

Dear Fliers,

Congratulations to the top 3 birds and breeders of the 312 mile race. The winning speed was 1271 ypm:

1st - $1,300 - A-Lin Loft - JEDD 14211 BB

2nd - $1,200 - Dave Conover - PHX 329 BB

3rd - $1,100 - BW Loft - RMR - 24302

The 4th race went good. Breeders be proud of your birds! Montana is not easy to navigate. It amazes us every time we drive that far and see the obstacles these birds fly through, over, and around. The birds looked great upon returning. We will do a short 35 mile toss tomorrow to see how they look. We went through all late comers and if they don't handle good they will remain home and be scanned in later. If everything looks good tomorrow, we will do another 35-45 mile toss on Friday. We are tentatively planning on doing the Final 350 mile race Monday, October 14th. We usually try to do the last race on a weekend to allow more people to come. So sorry for the inconvenience. We will provide a lunch for anyone that wants to come watch. Please send us a text if you plan on attending the last race so that we can get an idea of how much food to get.

10/03/2024

Dear Fliers,

Race 3 went better. It was still a tougher race than we expected. We were going to fly Race 4 this Friday, but the weather is calling for very high winds, so we will watch the weather closely, and look for a better day to race the 300 mile race. In the meantime we will continue to train and loft fly the birds to keep them sharp.

The winning speed of Race 3 was 1248 YPM. Congratulations to the top 3 Birds and Breeders.

1st - $500 – Blue Sierra Loft - SIER 2491 BC

2nd - $400 - Jiang Tou Loft - TOU 8811 BCPD

3rd - $400 – Flying D Loft - FLYD 2219

We will post all the final payout and prize information before the next race.

09/24/2024

The winning speed of Race 2 was 1467 YPM. Congratulations to the top 3 Birds and Breeders of Race 1. They win a Free Perch Fee for 2025:

1st – Bieche Lofts – BIEC 4104 BB

2nd – John V Partridge – PASO 4201 BB

3rd – Blue Sierra Loft – SIER 2440 BB

3rd - Flying D Loft - FLYD 2219 BB

09/21/2024

Apex release slow motion.

09/21/2024

Race 2 release Apex, Montana 8:00 A.M.

09/14/2024

Race 1 Spencer, Idaho release.

09/11/2024

Dear Fliers,

So far it looks like Mother Nature is going to cooperate and allow us to do the first official race on Friday. If you haven't already, please send in your entry fees ASAP.

Activation Perch Fee - $75 per bird (Required)

Entry Fee - $300 per bird (Required)

Colored Race - $100 per bird (Optional)

3PC 2nd Chance - $200 per bird (Optional)

09/06/2024

Dear Fliers,

Third time is a charm. We are going to try again to do the activation race. It is still hazy, but visibility is much better. The weather looks great for a race. Good luck to all and thanks for your support and patience.

Thanks

Derik Alder

Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge

09/03/2024

Dear Fliers,

We did a 55 mile trainer yesterday and the birds did good. We had a rain storm last night that has knocked down the smoke. Everything looks good to do the activation race tomorrow. It looks like they will have slight head winds all the way home.

09/01/2024

Dear Fliers,

It is still hazy here and for about half of course, but not near as bad as it was. It's definitely flyable now. We are going to do a 55 mile toss tomorrow to make sure the birds are still sharp, and if the weather, birds, and smoke looks good, we will fly the activation race Wednesday. Thanks for your patience.

08/30/2024

Dear Fliers,

We really wanted to do the activation race tomorrow. We feel the birds are ready and the weather was good. The smoke started blowing in this morning and really got thick this afternoon. We have checked and at least half the race course is heavy smoke. So we are going to be postpone the activation race until further notice. If we have to wait more than 3 days, we will do more 55 mile training tosses as needed. It will be day to day depending on what the winds do. Sorry for the inconvience. We were super excited to get the races under way, but we're going to play it safe time.

Just a reminder, all birds that return home from the activation race will need activation perch fees and entry fees paid ASAP. You are more than welcome to start sending money before the activation race, and if birds that are paid for don't come home from the activation race, or if they don't go to the first official race. We will send a refund check.

Activation Perch Fee - $75 per bird (Required)

Entry Fee - $300 per bird (Required)

Colored Race - $100 per bird (Optional)

3PC 2nd Chance - $200 per bird (Optional)

We will try and post a list this weekend of all birds that qualify for the colored race.

We have had a couple guys wanting clarification on a couple things:

3PC stands for Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge. 3P's and 1C.
3PC 2nd Chance is an optional separate entry fee in addition to the required entry fee. It gives breeders a 2nd chance at winning some money. We only pay the top 3 positions based on points after the last race. 100% of money entered in this pot is paid back to the winning birds. No handler fee is deducted.

08/27/2024

Dear Fliers,

The birds have been training out nicely and they are looking sharp. We will do a short 45-55 Mile toss on Wednesday, and if everything looks good with the birds and the weather, we will fly the 100 Mile activation race on Friday. The birds will be hand scanned into the activation race to check condition and make sure all the chip bands are working.

All birds that return home from the activation race will need activation perch fees and entry fees paid ASAP. You are more than welcome to start sending money this week. If birds that are paid for don't come home from the activation race, or if they don't go to the first official race. We will send a refund check.

Activation Perch Fee - $75 per bird (Required)

Entry Fee - $300 per bird (Required)

Colored Race - $100 per bird (Optional)

3PC 2nd Chance - $200 per bird (Optional)

We will try and post a list this weekend of all birds that qualify for the colored race.

3PC 2nd Chance is simply just and extra entry fee with no handler fee taken out for those interested.

This year's Final Race will be 350 miles.
This year's 200 mile race station has been moved to 233 in a effort to get a better line of flight.
At least 75% of the prize money this year will be paid out on the final race.
The point system will be used again this year to award the top birds, and a few of the top average speed birds will get paid as well.
Race schedule for 2024 Races:
Activation Race - 110 Miles
Race 1 - 159 Miles
Race 2 - 233 Miles
Race 3 - 250 Miles
Race 4 - 312 Miles
Race 5 - 350 Miles
Activation Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)

08/07/2024

Dear Fliers,

The birds have been training out nicely and they are looking sharp. The smoke comes and goes and varies day to day. The worst it has been was about a week and a half ago. Lately it's been moderately hazy. We will continue to watch it closely.

We hauled the birds 35 miles Monday and they did great. We will haul them 40 miles tomorrow, and if they do good we will take them 45 miles on Friday. We should have them to 50 miles next week. Once we hit 50 miles and beyond, we will do one single release instead of groups like we've been doing.

06/17/2024

Dear Fliers,

Happy Father's Day! We have right around 500 birds in the loft! We are truly grateful to all of you that supported us this year and sent birds. It really means a lot to us.

The birds are looking great and really starting to loft fly well. We have started forcing them up more often and for longer periods of time. We will really start flagging them more aggressively as soon as the last group of birds has been out a few times. We will also do a hand inventory next this weekend and check health, weight, and the chip bands on all the birds.

05/30/2024

Dear Fliers,

Birds are looking great and really starting to loft fly well. If you notice any birds missing, we will accept replacement birds until June 8th. This gives us a chance to get the last groups of birds out to make sure they will stick around.
If you are missing birds, you may send 1 or 2 birds as replacements for each bird that dies or gets lost. If a bird dies we will contact the breeder. If you are missing a bird and haven't heard from us; you can assume it went missing off the loft.

Thank You Breeders that shipped the last week:
16899 Loft
Bieche Loft
Blue Sierra Loft
PA Boys
Woodlawn/Buechel Lofts
WTJ Loft

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Preston, ID
83263

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Apex release slow motion.

Race 2 release Apex, Montana 8:00 A.M.

Race 1 Spencer, Idaho release.

Here's a couple short clips of the birds from last week!

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