Date: 8 August 2020
Release time: 08:00
Race point: Beaufort West
Distance: 396km
Johan and his partner Andy Kruger (they race as Mountain View Lofts) won Saturday’s PPL race by 1 minute 14 seconds with FB 18/16552, a daughter of 3207 (Wittenbuik 370 x daughter Wittenbuik 306 and Mooie Bliksem) and ZA 18/108095 (Pocket Power x Bonte Marieke).
16552 has many of Bertus’s best pigeons in her pedigree: Wittenbuik 306 and 370 (sons of foundation pair WITPEN WITTENBUIK SA x GABY HEN), Mooie Bliksem (daughter of BAKLEIGAT BLIKSEM), Pocket Power (son of BLIKSEM 34, super son of BAKLEIGAT BLIKSEM), Bonte Marieke (daughter KROMME and MARIEKE JNR).
POCKET POWER, grandfather of 16552, was a super racer and won 2 Combines in 2015:
1 WCPTA Beaufort West 370km 1474mpm 6208 pigeons.
1st Combine Hanover 590km 1481mpm 5252 pigeons (2 min lead)
Congratulations Johan and Andy!
Pictures of Johan with 16552, Pocket Power and Bonte Marieke.