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24 February 2009: The prizes of the Belgian Superstar and the announcement of our celebration dinner can be found by clicking here or choosing 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
10 February 2009: Roger Ponnet wins the Belgian Superstar Competition. Congratulations!!! Check out the final ranking by clicking here or choosing 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
21 January 2009: 21 races have now been held and we bring you the last update on the Belgian Superstar before the final race on 31 January. Good luck to all participants and may the best pigeon win!
20 January 2009: Our 2009 catalogue listing our breeding couples is now online. Click "catalogue" in the menu at left, or click here to see it. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
16 January 2009: Belgian Superstar Competition update after 20 races. Check out the latest ranking by clicking here or choosing 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
13 January 2009: The fifth and last Hot Spot, with its harsh conditions and increased distance coming close to the final race, has shown a very strong Belgian result indeed. With 3 positions in the top 10 (of which one wasn't activated unfortunately) it is clear that some competitors are sweating and fearing a replay of last year's triumph. Belgian confidence is high but we must remain modest as winning the final race is never an easy thing however much some nations would like to claim otherwise. The deck of cards has been reshuffled in the Belgian Superstar as we go into the last stretch. Check out the latest ranking by clicking here or choosing 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
06 January 2009: The fourth Hot Spot and another training race have shuffled the deck in our Belgian Superstar Competition. Less than 10 races to go and things remain exciting. Check out the latest ranking by clicking here or choosing 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
25 December 2008: Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!
20 December 2008: Another week is gone, another two races have been flown and in the Belgian Superstar Competition things are far from over. For the latest developments on the Belgian front: Click here or choose 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
13 December 2008: We're 11 races into the competition now and it seems the battle is far from over. Jos Vercammen has had to release his grip on the top position. We still have about 1.5 months to go however, so things remain exciting in the Belgian Superstar Competition. For the current ranking list: Click here or choose 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
05 December 2008: Our competition is now in full swing. For now, Jos Vercammen - master over the Belgian participants 2 years ago - seems to have taken a strong hold on the leading position with "Power Puff". But the other Belgians are snapping at his heels. Look at our current ranking at the update of the Belgian Superstar Competition after 9 races. Click here or choose 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
02 December 2008: Update Belgian Superstar Competition after 8 races. Click here or choose 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
29 November 2008: Update Belgian Superstar Competition after Hot Spot 2. Click here or choose 'Million $ Race" in the menu at left.
27 November 2008: Once again our Belgian Superstar Competition has taken off in the margin of the worldfamous Sun City Million Dollar Race. Read all about it by clicking right here. or choosing "Million $ Race" from the menu at left. Expect weekly updates and special articles on our stars. Watch how Belgium's best battle it out in the unforgiving South African arena. Will Jimmy Brands and the Dingemans family repeat last year's performace? Is outright final race winner Filip Norman ready for the challenge? We'll see how things develop as the training races progress. To be continued...
Beste deelnemers: met de eerste Hot Spot is ook onze Belgische superstar competitie van start gegaan. U zult al wel gemerkt hebben dat de trainingsafstanden van vorig jaar lichtjes verkort zijn. Dit heeft echter belangrijke gevolgen voor onze competitie, aangezien de ondergrens van 80 km nu nog slechts een tiental maal gehaald zal worden. Het zal u bovendien evenmin ontgaan zijn dat het aantal deelnemers ten opzichte van vorig jaar spectaculair gestegen is. Al deze gegevens tweemaal per week verwerken is helaas voor ons een onmogelijke opdracht. Aan de andere kant vinden we het beperken van onze competitie tot slechts een tiental vluchten niet gewenst. Er is dus na rijp beraad besloten om uiteindelijk de Grand Averages rangschikking van de Million Dollar Race als klassement te nemen, met dien verstande dat zoals bij alle vorige edities enkel ingezette duiven in aanmerking komen. Het reglement van onze competitie werd aangepast om aan deze nieuwe realiteit te voldoen en vanaf nu kan u dus regelmatig de stand van onze competitie op deze website volgen (onder de rubriek "Million $ Race, links in het menu). Voor diegenen die graag de krant lezen bevelen we van harte "De Belgische Duivensport" aan, waar onze competitie vanaf heden ook op een wekelijkse verslaggeving van August Daelemans zal kunnen rekenen. Voor een abonnement kunt u terecht op de burelen van De Belgische Duivensport, Reperstraat 58, 8870 Izegem, tel: 051 30 01 69 of fax: 051 31 46 63. Mailen kan natuurlijk ook op druk@duivenbode-bds.be. Tot het einde van dit jaar bent u nog voor amper 9 EURO verzekerd van een wekelijkse uitstekende berichtgeving.
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