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2017 North Island 1600

This year had 36 entries, but saw the wettest ride conditions (some report as 20hrs of rain) and thus many withdrawals for various reasons, so 2 didn't start, then a further 14 pulled to leave 20 completing on the day.

The Route

kept Long John was feeling a bit nasty this year and took inspiration for the route from the 2003 Rusty Nut Grand Challenge, whereby the route kept returning to a manned checkpoint in Turangi. This, along with the weather, may also have contributed to the high number of DNF's. 

Rider Notes

2017_ni1600_guide.pdf
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Links to Rider's Stories

Andrew Thomson:     https://banditrider.blogspot.com/2017/10/2017-ni1600.html
                                  http://banditrider.weebly.com/2017-ni1600.html

John Veldthuis:         https://jv.net.nz/blog/2017/10/09/north-island-1600-2017-ni1600/

​Alan Doak:                https://www.thinman.co.nz/north-island-1600-part-1/
                                  https://www.thinman.co.nz/north-island-1600-part-2/
                                  https://www.thinman.co.nz/north-island-1600-part-3/
                                  https://www.thinman.co.nz/north-island-1600-the-ride/

John Maroulis:          https://longjohnbiker.weebly.com/blog/2017-ni1600-failed
                                  ​https://longjohnbiker.weebly.com/blog/redemption-ljs
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