The Spartanburg County
Racing Pigeon club is located in North Western South Carolina.
Centered around Spartanburg, SC,
we have members as far south as Clinton, SC and as far north as Tryon,
NC.
We are sanctioned by the American Racing Union and we are a member
club of the Piedmont Racing
Pigeon Combine.
We are also members of the Dixie Southern Racing Pigeon Association and
in 2009 hosted the Annual Dixie Southern Convention held in Spartanburg,
SC.
The Piedmont Racing Pigeon
Combine is a combination of clubs that compete against each other as a whole
and as individual clubs.
The ability to compete in the
combine increases the competition level and helps keep costs down. There are
currently 4 clubs competing in the Combine:
Spartanburg Pigeon Racing Club (AU/SCO)
Contact
Frank McDonough at frankmcd7@yahoo.com
Catawba Valley
Racing Pigeon Club (AU/CV)
Contact
Freddy Henry email
at hh1358@aol.com
Oconee County
Pigeon Racing Club (AU/ORPC)
Contact
Tommy Axson email at taxson@charter.net
Sandlapper Invitational Racing
Club (AU/SR)
Contact Lech Chmura email at teresalech@bellsouth.net
To see a map of the clubs in the Combine.
http://www.spartanburgracingpigeonclub.com/id211.html
For the past 5 or 6
years in January the Combine has hosted the Annual AU Southeast
Region Zone meeting. Combined with guest speakers, a show and an auction it is
a fun event to attend and is growing every year.
We combined efforts with the North Carolina Combine
to increase competition and together in 2010 we formed the Carolina Concourse.
The Carolina Concourse
expands that competition by allowing us to compete with clubs as far north as Virginia.
We fly 2 race series a year.
Old bird series are flown in the spring of the year and Young bird series are
flown in the fall. Using the I85 corridor we currently race from the SW
direction from as far out as Hattiesburg, MS.
Other people
associated with our club are:
Merl Emerson Established and operated the Americas
King Cup series for 7 years in Florida.
He is back in operation running the Emerson Hall of Fame race
series in Roebuck, SC.
Frank Espisito Owned and operated Espos East Coast Challenge for 7 years. He has teamed up with Danny Hutchins to start the AMERICAS international
challenge one loft race in Woodruff, SC.
Both of these men now live
in our area and as members, bring a lot of knowledge and experience along with
a whole new level of excitement to our club and the area. If you are looking
for a place to enjoy and race pigeons our area is fast becoming the place to
be. If you are already in this area and are looking for a way to increase your
level of competition or save on shipping cost, give us a try.
