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Welcome to the home of the West Texas Twisters 

On Saturday,November 15th,2008 the West Texas Region was officially recognized by the World Cup Fly commitee.

March 20th 2009 we were recognized by the NBRC.

We will be allowed to participate in the World Cup Fly 2009 and the NBRC Fall Fly 2009. Our organization is commited to taking the hobby forward in a competetive and sportsmanlike manner.

          

  A Birmingham Roller is a pigeon of breathtaking and exquisite performance, turning over rapidly a succession of backward somersaults while descending toward earth in an unbroken sequence like a spinning ball.

Upcoming events:

Annual WTRC Meeting

The annual WTRC meeting will be at Mehdi`s house. He has graciously opened his house to us again.

We will meet about 1:00 Sunday the 31st.

Mehdi`s address is 118 N Quincy in Lubbock. 

Thanks Mehdi!!   

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We will be discussing the next season and

presenting awards for 2009.

Congratulations to Bruce Howery and Mike Harris.

Bruce was the WC qualifier and Mike was the NBRC qualifier.

World Cup Fly 4/16-19

Ferrel Bussing,Judge.

 

NBRC Championship Fly 10/2/09
Don Sutton,Judge

 

World Cup 09 scores
Bruce Howery 4/17/09
5,6,5,11,6,5,7,7,5,6,6,5,8,7,11,8,9,8,6,6,12,5,6,5,8,10
Q=1.3 D =1.4
raw = 227
multiplier=1.82
score 413.14
Rudy Payen #1 4/18/09
5,5,6,7,8,6
Q=1.3 D=1.25
raw = 37
multiplier 1.625
score 60.125
Mike Harris 4/17/09
5,7,5
Q=1.2 D=1.4
raw 17
multiplier 1.68
score 28.56
Kenny Hartman #1 4/17/09
5
Q= 1.3 D= 1.15
raw 5
multiplier1.495
score 7.48
Kenny Hartman #2 4/17/09
DQ
Jacob Wright 4/18/09
DQ
Robert Goodrich 4/18/09
DQ
Rudy Payen # 2 4/18/09
DQ
Mike Williams 4/18/09
DQ
Gapi Brenall DNF
Congrats Bruce
Finals are 5/12/09 Hannes Rossouw of South Africa is the judge.
Judge is flying in from Dallas then going to Clovis.
NBRC Championship Fly Regional Results
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Rudy #1 6 breaks --5.7.8.5.6.7 --Q1.3/D1.4/Score 69.16

one outstanding bird put on a show

 

Rudy #2 10 breaks --5.5.5.5.6.5.6.6.7.7--Q1.3/D1.3/Score96.33

wind kept em low.kit worked and scored for 20 minutes

 

Mike Williams 10 breaks -- 5.6.6.5.5.5.7.6.8.5--Q1.4/D1.3/Score105.56

Nice dark chk bird kit worked well,outbirds hurt score

 

Gapi Bernall 6 breaks --6.5.6.8.8.5--Q1.3/D1.2/Score 59.28

YB`s showed a lot of potential,needed more depth.really nice dun hen.

 

Gapi Bernall#2 DQ YB`s landed early.Outbirds.One nice red ck tight and deep.

 

Robert Goodrich #1 DQ YB`s landed early.Nice kit.Need fly time

 

Robert Goodrich #2 DQ YB`s landed early.Nice kit. Need more depth but still developing.

 

Jake Wright 0 Nice YB`s,tight kitters.Need more fly time.Didnt commit to the breaks. Has some nice rollers.

 

Mike Harris 16 breaks --7.5.6.8.7.5.5.6.8.8.10.8.5.5.6.7--/Q1.3/D1.5/ Score 206.7

Very active kit with good quality.

 

Kenny Hartman #1 2 breaks --5.6.--Q1.4/D1.4/Score 21.56

Saw some nice Yb`s with good quality and depth.

 

Bruce Howery 13 breaks --5.7.5.5.6.8.7.7.6.7.9.5.5.--Q1.4/D1.4/Score 160.72

Nice active kit. Flew low most of the time. Otherwise good team.

 

Kenny Hartman #2 10 breaks --7.5.8.5.6.10.5.5.6.5.--Q1.4/D1.4/Score141.12

2 outbirds,no score first several minutes. Got back together and rock and rolled. Nice kit.

 

Thanks again to Don Sutton for judging our regional fly.

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NBRC Membership

To participate in the NBRC Fly

you must be a member.

I have linked to the proper

online registration

form available at the NBRC site.

To join the WTRC contact our secretary .

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These are the trophies. The big one is the traveling trophy. It goes to the winner of the last fly until the next fly. The small trophy goes to the flyer to keep. It will have his name and the fly he won engraved on it.

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Yes we do see them occasionally.

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About 20 more breaks like this and a judge ....