Below are some highlights racing in the very competitive Heartland Federation. The Federation consist of multiple clubs from Minnesota as well as western Wisconsin. The front east to west is over 150 miles. I am currently located the furthest west of any loft any loft, which makes it very difficult to place high on the shorter races.  My system of flying is natural to nest position. Since I live in the country, I am able to get by with open loft daily, and very minimul road training. Good birds are good birds and seem to rise to the occassion come race day, due to good genetics and good health/loft management. Due to a clcok malfunction on the first race in 2011' old birds, I was unable to compete for overall average speed. I was able however to compete in long overall average speed. Below are some top awards and birds clocked in top races in old birds, as that is all I race now due to work schedule/raising young family. When I did race youngbirds, the last year I flew I was a memeber of teh Gopher State Racer (GSR) which at the time boasted the biggest membership in the sate of Minneosta with approximately 25 members. That year (2003') I won 2nd overall average speed in the club and was on the long end by at least over 25 miles per race. Now racing with Heartland Federation, I am the furtherst loft west and on the short end, and still winning. 2012' Old Birds I was 4th Overall Average Speed Winner and 2nd best Minnesota Loft.

1st Metro Combine 175 miles

3rd Federation vs 704 birds 55 lofts

9th vs 208 birds 568 miles Federation (top 4%)

16th vs 472 birds 273 miles Federation  (top 3%)

Bred by my friend Les Mirowslowski and flown by Dennis Kuhn

2012' he was 13th National Long Distance Ace Pigeon in Minnesota according to American Racing Pigeon (AU) website

19th vs 179 birds 470 miles (top 11%)

22nd vs 224 birds 470 miles (top 10%)

42nd vs 451 birds 396 miles (top 9%)

all above results were on day and in 2012' old birds

26th vs 224 birds 470 miles (top 12%)

Daybird from close to 500 miles and clocking just before dark (7:47 PM) being one of only a handful that day

"Back Brash"

10th vs 193 birds 568 miles in 11'

2nd club, 8th combine 450M

4th club 470M, 13th combine 560M in 09'

3X 1st bird in clock 600M for me

12th vs 704 birds 55 lofts 175 miles (top 2%)