Description

SIRE — ZA 20 GRPF 8234

• 1st Club
• 2nd GRPF
• 2nd COGG Combine — 705 km
• Multiple additional top Club, GRPF and COGG Combine positions over distances around 580–705 km.

The pigeon also appears in GRPF race records. In the Leeugamka 1 race on 16 September 2023, ZA 20 GRPF 8234 was 11th overall, 5th in its division and 5th in its club. In the Cradock 1 race on 2 September 2023, it was 12th overall and 9th in its division/club.

DIRECT SIRE RELATIVES

ZA 14 TRPF 26330

• 2nd Club, 3rd Federation — Jamestown
• 6th Club, 22nd Federation — Aliwal North
• 6th Club, 43rd Federation — Springfontein
• 8th Club, 39th Federation — Smithfield
• 7th Club, 9th Federation — Noupoort
• 27th Club — Dewetsdorp
• 25th Club — Cradock.

ZA 06 TRPF 27813

• 1st Club
• 3rd Federation — Bloemfontein
• 1st Club
• 4th TRPF — Trompsburg
• Recorded as mother of the 2016/251 best short-distance pigeon TRPF 2018.

ZA 16 TRPF 2657

Another direct branch behind 8234.

Recorded results include multiple Club and TRPF performances, including positions at Richmond, Trompsburg, Dewetsdorp, Bloemfontein, Smithfield and Springfontein.

DAM — ZA 23 J&B 446

ZA 23 J&B 446 is recorded as a Turbo Tom / Puttrie pigeon and raced in AfrikaPro 2024.

Her parents are:

ZA 18 90944 × ZA 18 82478

90944 ZA 18 — MAJOR DIRECT RELATIVE

90944 ZA 18 is one of the strongest breeding pigeons in this section of the pedigree.

• Super racer
• Sold for R32,000
• Sire of multiple winners
• 21-1112 — 2× winner
• 21-1129 — winner
• 20-9078 — winner
• Three sons and one daughter have produced OLR winners.
• Sire of 6 Union winners and 5 Combine winners with two hens.

Other descendants include:

• ZA 23 J&B 414 — offspring of 90944 × 82478; sold for R10,000.
• 90944 × 518 ABL 21 offspring have continued into the Alwyn Bester/Turbo Kittel breeding programme.

82478 ZA 18 — MAJOR DIRECT RELATIVE

One of the most important pigeons in the dam line.

Racing & breeding record

• 3× winner
• Best Overall Bird
• Best Short Distance Bird
• Best Open Bird
• Bred 14 winners
• 21-1150 — 3× winner
• 21-2684 — 3× winner
• 20-10077 — 3× winner
• Brother 85015 ZA 18 bred 6 winners
• Brother 17-27617 bred winners.

Important offspring

85015 ZA 18

• Turbo Tom / Puttrie
• Bred 6 winners
• Sold for R102,000.

82478 ZA 18

• Sold in a Du Preez & Deetlefs auction.
• A son, CRU 1557, became 6th Ace Bird Dinokeng OLR and an equal winner of the Dinokeng Final.

10260 ZA 16 — "ERICH"

A major direct relative behind 82478.

• Winner of the Dinokeng Main Race 2016
• Already bred winners.
• Daughter/sister 13-3013 recorded as a Combine Winner.
• The wider family includes multiple winners and One Loft Race winners.

The same family includes 03033, a 4th Club Colesberg Derby performer and one of three birds that won the Bakkie in 2014.

7 ZA 06 — COMBINE COCK

A major ancestor in the 10260/82478 family.

• Gauteng Combine Winner
• Recorded 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 23rd and 48th Combine
• Father and grandfather of 17 winners
• Chris × Bles descendants produced 5 Combine winners
• Descendants produced 59 winners.

19735 ZA 14 — TURBO TOM / PUTTRIE

Direct sire of 82478.

• Super breeding cock
• Bred 2 winners
• Brother 14-08755 — 2× Combine Winner
• Two other brothers also bred winners.

EXTENDED RELATIVES — TURBO KITTEL FAMILY

The 82478 branch is also directly connected to the Turbo Kittel family.

9849 PWDU 20 — "Turbo Kittel"

• 5× winner
• Recorded as Best Pigeon in South Africa 2021
• 8× SANPO Medal Winner
  • 6 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 1 Bronze
• Best Yearling Bird Union
• Best Middle Distance Bird Union.

CRU 1557, direct son of Turbo Kittel × 82478:

• 6th Ace Bird Dinokeng OLR
• Equal Winner Dinokeng Final
• Daughter bred 2nd Ace Central Provincial OLR
• Granddaughter flew 64th Final Victoria Falls International OLR 2025
• Sold for R56,000.

167 ZA ABL 20 — RELATED TURBO KITTEL BREEDING FAMILY

This family is closely connected to the 90944/82478 branch.

• Sold for R338,000
• Bred 8 SANPO Medal Winners
  • 6 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 1 Bronze
• Bred 13 winners
• Bred 2 Best Birds
• Descendants include:
  • 21-11072 — 4× winner
  • 20-9059 — 5× winner
  • 21-1687 — 3× winner.

INTERNATIONAL GENETICS

The extended Turbo Kittel family contains:

• Dirk Van Den Bulck
• Kittel
• Turbo Kittel
• Dynasty Kittel
• Inbred Kittel

The pedigree records 63384 GB 18 and 1418637 NL 19 in this wider family. Related records identify Dynasty Kittel as grandfather of Turbo Kittel and 1418637 NL 19 as an inbred Kittel pigeon.

KEY PERFORMANCE RECORDS IN 3168'S DIRECT FAMILY

• 3168: 14th Marlbank Race 6, 566 km; 73rd Race 7, 580 km
• 8234: 1st Club, 2nd GRPF, 2nd COGG Combine, 705 km
• 26330: 2nd Club / 3rd Federation Jamestown
• 27813: 1st Club / 3rd Federation Bloemfontein; 1st Club / 4th TRPF Trompsburg
• 90944: 6 Union winners and 5 Combine winners bred; sold R32,000
• 82478: 3× winner; Best Overall Bird; Best Short Distance Bird; Best Open Bird; bred 14 winners
• 10260 "Erich": Dinokeng Main Race Winner 2016
• 7 ZA 06: Gauteng Combine Winner; 17 winners in direct family
• 85015: bred 6 winners; sold R102,000
• 9849 "Turbo Kittel": 5× winner; 8× SANPO Medal Winner
• CRU 1557: 6th Ace Dinokeng OLR and equal Dinokeng Final Winner; sold R56,000
• 167 ZA ABL 20: sold R338,000; bred 8 SANPO Medal Winners and 13 winners.