This novel event , which was staged on farmland near Egmont Village on Waitangi Day Monday , was a unique cross-over between trials / enduro / cross-country competition , a motorcycling package dreamed up by Kiwi enduro legend Dougy Herbert and hosted on his family ’ s property , just 15 kilometres south-west of New Plymouth . Tough , moderate or just a little bit easier , the course options were entirely up to the individuals and , although riders were classified as Gold , Silver or Bronze grade , it really only mattered what lap time could be achieved by each individual competitor . The tricky part was deciding on the risk-versusreward factor , whether to take the easier-butlonger route or to take the much-shorter but incredibly-more-difficult pathway and riders , regardless of their actual ability , could decide the best pathway for themselves . The gruelling race surely sorted the men from the boys , the chequered flag going out when the first Gold grade rider had completed the multi-lap course . Each of the three laps was divided into two timed sections – the cross-country loop and