Rules
· Accepting Birds: Feb 12th - May 17th, 2024.
Replacements until June 1st 2024. No exceptions.
Loft will hold 500 birds and can easily be expanded onto if numbers expand beyond 500 birds.
Perch Fee: Payment due upon arrival. Unpaid birds become property of Rock Creek Classic One Loft Race.
$50 per bird due up front and $50 due after activation for each bird that completes the activation race.
Activation Fee: $250 per bird due after 100-mile activation race. All birds completing the 100 Mile activation race must be activated. It’s all or nothing, no exceptions. Birds not activated up to one week following 100-mile Activation Race will become property of Rock Creek Classic One Loft Race. 100% PAYOUT TO THE BREEDERS!
Prior to Shipping-Handlers will vaccinate for PMV and Paratyphoid before shipping to Rock Creek Classic OLR.
Age of Birds-Birds shipped to Rock Creek OLR must be at least 40 days old.
Race Course
Activation Race- 100 Miles, Wells, NV-August 31, 2024
Race 1-130 Miles, McGill, NV-Sept 7th, 2024
Race 2-200 Miles, McGill, NV-Sept. 14th, 2024
Race 3-250 Miles, Lund, NV-Sept. 21, 2024
Race 4-300 Miles, Bristol Wells, NV-Sept. 28th, 2024
Race 5-350 Miles, Ash Springs, NV-October 5th, 2024
The course is a South to North course. The birds will fly from Nevada into Southern Idaho. This course typically has strong west winds and some headwinds. There are a number of mountain passes the birds have to navigate, which causes them to have to think and make correct navigational decisions. On the final race the birds will climb from 4,000 ft. elevation to over 6,000 ft. elevation and arrive at the loft which sits at about 3,800 ft. elevation.
Rock Creek Classic reserves the right to modify the race locations based upon weather conditions and the condition of the birds.
Payout: Prizes paid by first drop split equally. If there isn’t a drop payout will move to clocking order in the 250, 300 and 350-mile races. If a bird does not clock and is known to have been in the drop, the bird will be entered as last bird in that drop. If there is a tie, the birds will share prize equally.
100-mile race-Activation
130-mile race
200-mile race
250-mile race-10% of paid entries first drop split equally. If no drop clocking order will be initiated.
300-mile race 20% of paid entries first drop split equally. If no drop clocking order will be initiated.
350 mile- 50% of paid entries first drop split equally. If no drop clocking order will be initiated.
Average Speed-20% to top 6 birds
Rock Creek Classic reserves the right to modify any race date or training toss based upon weather conditions. We will not force birds to race in poor conditions just to stick to a schedule.
Rock Creek Classic reserves the right to modify training and racing schedule based upon smoke conditions due to fires in the western states.
Rock Creek Classic reserves the right to refuse entry to the race to anyone at their discretion.
Races typically average 1200 to 1400 YPM. However, in our local club we have had races with speeds of 800-900 YPM on this course. The YPM will vary depending upon conditions and what specific months we can fly based upon smoke and weather conditions.
9th and 10th flights will be cut and pulled. No exceptions.
Nobody working for Rock Creek Classic One Loft Race will be allowed to participate in the race series.
Clocking System: TAURIS
Upon Arrival: All birds will be chipped and quarantined upon arrival, treated for canker and coccidiosis and vaccinated for PMV and Paratyphoid.
After Race Season: Any birds not claimed 10 days after the final race become the property of Rock Creek One Loft Race and can be sold or disposed of at the discretion of the Loft Manager.
All breeders wanting their birds returned must pay shipping fee.
SHIP BIRDS TO:
Kendal Nield
3569 N 3400 E
Kimberly, ID 83341
208-308-3719
Makes payments easily on our website with a debit/credit card in the “Payment” tab or make checks payable to Rock Creek Classic