It is hard to believe that the first race from Lerwick took place 125 years ago. In those days, Lerwick was a rapidly expanding and bustling fishing port, driven by the booming herring industry. The construction of the new town hall and a vibrant harbour packed with international vessels reflected the prosperity and importance of
How Daniel Soanes-Brown fulfilled a dream in just five seasons Every now and again a winner comes along whose story deserves to be told in his own words. Normally, when reporting on the North Road Championship Club races, space and time only allow for a brief account of the Section winners, with the King’s Cup
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A Blue Riband Race. A Committee Under Pressure. A Sport Built on Commitment. There are races that fill the fixture list, and then there are races that define a season. The King George V Cup is one of those races. For 125 years this Blue Riband event has represented everything that is great about long-distance
Important NRCC Announcement: New Date for Thurso Following the difficult decision to postpone our NRCC Lerwick race by one week, the decision has been made to also postpone our NRCC Thurso race by one week to Saturday 25th July, due to the logistical knock on effect this has caused. Whilst we appreciate these changes are
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NORTH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB LERWICK – SPONSORED BY NORTHLINK FERRIES Where is Lerwick? Well, for those of us that like a little bit more detail and a few facts of where the longest and most prized NRCC race is liberated from I have pulled together just a couple of points to help build the scene.
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139 members sent just under 900 birds to the 2025 NRCC Kings Cup race from Lerwick. After stopping overnight to feed, water and rest the birds the guys finished off their journey this morning and tendered the birds needs before boarding the M.V. Hjaltland for their overnight crossing to Lerwick on the Shetland Islands.
The Lerwick birds were liberated at 05:30hrs in a light north west wind turning west on route. All the birds have left the crates and cleared te site. The North Sea in clear and we have good visibility down the line of flight.
While they have high cloud over Lerwick, Scotland is covered with two large bands of rain. After consulting with the weather team the convoyers have made the decision to hold over. All things being equal tomorrow conditions are showing an improvement. Please call back tomorrow
Due to low cloud and a band of rain over Peterhead running through Scotland the convoying team have called ahold over at Lerwick
