History in Racing

           My family is made up of the Old Line Stassart/Sion/Fabry. Years of trial & error has  produced winners @ long, short, fast & slow races, from100 thru 600 they win @ every distance.  (This is truly a family)

This family is winning for a number of loft in this area  Placing 3 of the top 5  places in 1998 concourse 600mi. by 3-different guys.

Started; 1966 with two young scrubs from the railroad tracks.  1969Started racing young birds.  I Never missed a season of racing.

420 AU71SSS; 1972 10th Concourse 200mi 1028 Birds 65 lofts, 1973 2nd Concourse 500mi 402 birds 57 lofts.   His first Youngsters was 2nd 200mi Auction $$$ race special.

275 AU79STP was given to me from a good friend; Julius Ganzer.

Tried other birds, and always came back to these 2-cocks.  420 & 275 are the Foundation, This blood runs throughout the family,  a lot of inbreeding/line breeding.

  I use only Concourse or better placing, so not to confuse the issue.

Placed in top ten, young & old birds Combined average speeds, throughout the 80's.  Now in my 3rd decade; of being in the top ten every year, excluding (83,84,&98)

Starting 1980 6th Average speed young birds Concourse.  1981-3rd, 82-4th,  83/84 relocated  85-4th, 86-3rd, 87-3rd, 88-2nd, 89-4th.

1990 1st Average speed O-B & YB, 91-1st, 92-1st, 93-1st, 94-2nd, 95-no report, 96-6th, 97-6th & 1st Short Average speed, 1998-illness birds, 99-1st. 00-8th  01-3rd  02-7th  03-3rd  04-2nd  05-1st 06-1st 07-1st 08-2nd 09-3rd

 Winning 1st Long Average speed 91-92-93-99-06-07  Winning 1st old bird combined Average speed 90-91-92-93-99-06-07

2000 8th Average speed O-B & Y-B,  3rd-01, 7th-02, 3rd-03, 2nd-04, 1st-05, 1st-06, 1st-07, 2nd-08, 3rd-09, 1st-10

2000 8th Long Average speed, 3rd-01, 7th-02, 6th-03, 3rd-04, 3rd-05,       1st-06, 1st-07, 4th-08, 5th-09, 1st-10

2001 1st Long Dist. Champion Loft.

Young Bird Average speed, 91-4th 92-11th 93-20th 94-2nd 95-5th         96-11th 97-7th 98-7th 99-22nd 00-11th 01-11th 02-12th 03-29th 04-23rd    05-4th 11th-06, 8th-07, 10th-08, 3rd-09, 8th-10

Averaging 1,000 to 2,500 Birds.

"FAST EDDIE" 3234-AU98VIK on 6/12/99 19th 500mi.379 Birds only 28 day birds, his sister 3235 was 23rd that day. "FAST EDDIE" 6/26/99 1st Topeka 432mi 778-Birds,1st 400mi.section 2284Birds 177Lofts 1st Midwest National Classic 15-States 444-Lofts 5,715-Birds and only 6-Days Later 7/2/99 1st 600mi 593-Birds,Concourse!  I named this bird after my Father, (Edward) who saw him, come in 600mi. race.

3-days later he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Passed away 11/4/99.

This family of birds, won 3 out of  5 Topeka 432mi in the Concourse 95,96,99 &06.  Winner of 600mi Races 91,92,93,99,00 & 2006) 3 Times     1st & 2nd.

Liberator for the Concourse.

Concourse Board of Director 10 years; 2 as Chairman; 3 as Vice Chairman.

Club president a number of times.

Midwest CO-Chairman (1994)

Midwest CO-Chairman (2007)

Concourse Race Secretary since-(2006)to?

M I S Race Secretary since-(2008)to?

MN. Sectional Midwest Race Secretary since-(2009)to?

Concourse Web Site Designer (2003) to?