Hotpot 2 Glen 355km

For the hotspot 2, 506 pigeons from 139 fanciers were liberated for a 355km race from Glen, Free State. Released at 08:00 into cool, clear conditions (8-12°C) with a mild south-easterly breeze, the pigeons traveled north. As they neared the Free State-North West border, conditions warmed to 15°C with a strengthening southerly tailwind. The race concluded in Krugersdorp with sunny skies, 19-20°C temperatures, and a 16km/h southern breeze, offering excellent arrival visibility.

Top 10 Arrivals

Johan Smallberger took the win at 1775.82 m/min, leading the way into SAIPR Krugersdorp. JELLE JELLEMA 2 (NL) followed in 2nd , with Heerman & Fuze close behind in 3rd. Willie Munnik and Team Mauritius rounded out the top five in 4th and 5th, arriving fractions of a second apart. WEBSTER LOFTS claimed 6th, with Len Knoetze 2 close behind in 7th. Gys Louw 2 came home in 8th, with Leohan Hokke 1 in 9th and White Lightning 1 completing the top 10.

Velocity News Fancier of the Race

In hotspot 2, 120 out of 139 competing fanciers qualified for this ranking by meeting the minimum requirement of basketing at least 3 pigeons.

Rankings are based on the percentage of a fancier's basketed pigeons placing within the top 5% of the race (the top 25 out of 506 total entries), with ties broken by the highest average velocity of those positions.

Willie Munnik is named Velocity News Fancier of the Race, topping the ranking with 40.00% of his participating pigeons inside the Top 5%.

The Top 10 Most Efficient Fanciers

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Fancier of the Race

GLEN HS 2 · SAIPR Krugersdorp · Liberation: Glen, Free State · 355 km · 24 July 2026

Ranking is based on Efficiency Rate: the percentage of each fancier's own basketed pigeons that finished inside the top 5% of the race — position 25 of the 506 pigeons basketed in this race. Fanciers with fewer than 3 pigeons basketed are excluded. Ties are broken by average velocity across that fancier's top 5% finishes.

Ranking	Team Name	Pigeons Participated	Positions	Efficiency Rate	Avg Speed
1	Willie Munnik  🇿🇦	5	4, 18	40.00%	1764.00 m/min
2	Team Mauritius  🇿🇦	3	5	33.33%	1771.41 m/min
3	SPARKS 2  🇿🇦	3	15	33.33%	1765.40 m/min
4	Greg Anderson 1  🇿🇦	3	16	33.33%	1764.90 m/min
5	Ruben van Heerden  🇿🇦	3	22	33.33%	1742.55 m/min
6	WEBSTER LOFTS  🇿🇦	4	6	25.00%	1770.90 m/min
7	Len Knoetze 2  🇿🇦	4	7	25.00%	1770.87 m/min
8	Gys Louw 2  🇿🇦	4	8	25.00%	1770.70 m/min
9	Leohan Hokke 1  🇿🇦	4	9	25.00%	1767.24 m/min
10	Gys Louw 1  🇿🇦	4	11	25.00%	1766.69 m/min

Velocity News Fancier of the Race — official ranking — velocitypigeonnews.com

The Follow Up Ranking

The Top 10% Follow Up Ranking measures fanciers with the highest percentage of their basketed birds finishing in the top 10% of the race, which means the leading 50 out of 506 pigeons. In GLEN HS 2, 120 of 139 participating fanciers qualified by basketing at least 3 pigeons. Ties are resolved using highest average velocity across their arrivals.

Willie Munnik led the Velocity News Follow Up ranking with 60.00% of his pigeons placing inside the top 10% arrivals.

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Top 10% Follow Up Ranking

GLEN HS 2 · SAIPR Krugersdorp · Liberation: Glen, Free State · 355 km · 24 July 2026

This ranking identifies which fanciers had the highest concentration of their basketed pigeons landing inside the top 10% of the race — position 50 of the 506 pigeons basketed in this race — relative to how many pigeons they had participating. This metric is the Follow Up Rate, a measure of how many pigeons a fancier brought home in succession relative to their total pigeons in the race. Fanciers with fewer than 3 pigeons basketed are excluded, and ties are broken by average velocity. This ranking does not decide Velocity News Fancier of the Race.

Ranking	Team Name	Pigeons Participated	Positions	Follow Up Rate	Avg Speed
1	Willie Munnik  🇿🇦	5	4, 18, 39	60.00%	1754.98 m/min
2	WEBSTER LOFTS  🇿🇦	4	6, 29	50.00%	1754.30 m/min
3	Gys Louw 2  🇿🇦	4	8, 49	50.00%	1753.36 m/min
4	Leohan Hokke 1  🇿🇦	4	9, 40	50.00%	1752.04 m/min
5	Protea / McDermott 3  🇿🇦	4	38, 42	50.00%	1736.78 m/min
6	Jerry Right  🇬🇧	4	36, 47	50.00%	1736.70 m/min
7	JPH & S Posthumus  🇿🇦	5	13, 44	40.00%	1751.27 m/min
8	Amper Irish  🇿🇦	5	37, 45	40.00%	1736.68 m/min
9	Team Mauritius  🇿🇦	3	5	33.33%	1771.41 m/min
10	SPARKS 2  🇿🇦	3	15	33.33%	1765.40 m/min

Velocity News Top 10% Follow Up Ranking — velocitypigeonnews.com

Pigeon of the Week

Velocity News introduced Pigeon of the Week to identify the best pigeons week by week. It is awarded to the pigeon with the smallest average margin behind the winner across two consecutive races.

Comparing Glen HS 2 against Bultfontein Hotspot 1, JELLE JELLEMA 2's NL 1607946 2025 earns Pigeon of the Week, averaging 1 minute and 34.815 seconds behind the winner with a 40th-place finish at Bultfontein Hotspot 1 and 2nd at Glen HS 2. WEBSTER LOFTS' DIAZ 249 2025 follows closely at 2 minutes and 6.225 seconds (55th at Bultfontein Hotspot 1, 6th at Glen HS 2), while Gys Louw 2's TPA 7181 2025 completes the podium at 2 minutes and 8.535 seconds (60th at Bultfontein Hotspot 1, 8th at Glen HS 2).

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Pigeon of the Week · SAIPR Krugersdorp

Two Race Comparison · Bultfontein Hotspot 1 288km (17/07/2026) & Glen HS 2 355km (24/07/2026)

Ranking date: 28/07/2026

Ranking is based on Average Margin: the mean of a pigeon's time behind the race winner across two races. Smallest average margin ranks highest.

1 JELLE JELLEMA 2 Netherlands

Avg +00:01:34.815

NL 1607946 2025

Bultfontein Hotspot 1 288km · Pos 40 / 517 +00:02:45.190 1423.74 m/min

Glen HS 2 355km · Pos 2 / 506 +00:00:24.440 1772.21 m/min

2 WEBSTER LOFTS South Africa

Avg +00:02:06.225

DIAZ 249 2025

Bultfontein Hotspot 1 288km · Pos 55 / 517 +00:03:39.090 1417.45 m/min

Glen HS 2 355km · Pos 6 / 506 +00:00:33.360 1770.90 m/min

3 Gys Louw 2 South Africa

Avg +00:02:08.535

TPA 7181 2025

Bultfontein Hotspot 1 288km · Pos 60 / 517 +00:03:42.390 1417.07 m/min

Glen HS 2 355km · Pos 8 / 506 +00:00:34.680 1770.70 m/min

Velocity News Pigeon of the Week — velocitypigeonnews.com

Looking Ahead

Johan Smallberger's win at GLEN HS 2 puts SAIPR Krugersdorp on notice heading into the next leg, but the story of the week belongs to Willie Munnik, whose Velocity News Fancier of the Race performance and Follow Up Ranking lead make him the fancier to watch. JELLE JELLEMA 2's runner-up finish adds another name to track as the season progresses. With the gaps this tight through the top of the field, next week's results could easily reshape who's leading the conversation.

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