Conditions

Conditions this morning are beautiful. Blue skies, great visibility, and comfortable temperatures.

Conditions @ 4:35 pm

Conditions at 4:35 pm are breezy and mostly cloudy with a bit of sunshine peaking through. Wind is blowing left to right.

Conditions @ 1:00 pm

Conditions at 1:00 pm are now clear and dry, but it's become very windy. 

Rain Delay Has Ended!

Our rain delay ended at 11:29 am. And, we're on!

RAIN, RAIN … Go AWAY!

It is still raining hard here and the last lightening/thunder strike just happened at 10:10 am … policy states we have to wait at least half an hour after the LAST lightening strike. So be patient, we'll be back soon!

STORM DELAY

As we suspected, the storms are moving in and lightening struck about 7 miles from the test site. We have suspended the test for the time being … stay tuned!

Day Three of the National Derby Championship

Good morning! We will be returning again to the Hayden's Wood Dale Farm. Our forecast for today is RAIN, sprinkled with a few thunderstorms. We are hoping not, but we may have to suspend operations for safety reasons due to the 90% chance of thunderstorms. Stay tuned. We will have a slightly later start today with the test dogs running at 7:30 am and the first running dog, #30, soon after that. 

Conditions @ 1:48 pm

Conditions at 1:48 pm: The sky is bright and conditions are as perfect as can be. There's a slight 5-7 mph wind blowing from the mat towards the birds.

Conditions @ 9:53 am

The conditions this morning for the third series are just beautiful. There's a light breeze blowing from the mat and out towards the birds. And, after a day of pouring rain, the sun is beginning to dry things out.

A Quick Rebird

It's quarter after eight and a quick re-bird is underway, and we will be running dogs again in a moment. The wind has died down. The lighting is perfect. This is a very nice test and the judges have used the levy on the right bird very effectively.

Series One – Test Update

The conditions are excellent with the sun behind us and a gentle cross wind. The guns are very visible. There is a wide open field between the guns. The dogs have to manage a slope on the backside of the levee on the way to the right bird. The wind has died down considerably.

NO -- WAIT -- it's pouring again and the temperature is dropping.