awesome trials riding ability to completely annihilate
the Gold class, which gave him the first starting
spot on day one.
DAY ONE
The first day started ten minutes from Tokoroa
and headed north towards Putaruru with about
140km of riding for the Gold riders. The morning’s
run through to the lunch stop was raced in typical
hard enduro style, with Beau Taylor leading the
Bronze class and getting there first. Gold riders
were treated to a couple of great sections – with
the Log Garden proving to be a real talking point
after the event. A couple of the top running
Gold riders didn’t follow their GPS units correctly
and missed the second Gold section, so they
received a penalty at the end of the day.
The organisers were a little concerned that day
one might be on the easy side of hard because,
despite a lot of wet weather before the event,
the weather cleared up leading into the event
and the tracks were in perfect condition. Jake
Whitaker was the first rider to complete the day
but received a 15-minute penalty for missing
the second Gold section, as did six other Gold
class riders. This resulted in Dylan Yearbury
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