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Jonathan Binnington
2 days ago12 min read
Affordable. Accessible. Competitive. Legal. Grassroots. Dualsport and Adventure bike backcountry regularity rally… CycleBC bike hire for GoldRiver XXV
Motorcycle rental by CycleBC.ca Before we get into this blog post, intended for readers who are less familiar with VIME events, I would...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jan 115 min read
Repost for 2025 - why we can’t have race or speed events on public roads in BC
As I continued to review, reflect and refine after previous events, it is timely to repost this blog entry that I wrote a while ago......
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Jonathan Binnington
Dec 18, 20245 min read
GoldRiver XXV, Fri evening 27 June to Tuesday 1 July. Three days of riding, Sat+Sun+Mon. Gaia tour, roadbook trial and regularity raid. Something for everyone!
GoldRiver XXV is going to happen! If you are a casual weekend bike packing rider looking for a social weekend away with like-minded...
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Jonathan Binnington
Dec 17, 202428 min read
The GoldRiver rules - 2025
VIME Event Regulations - 2025. The GoldRiver Rules. Acknowledgement: I, Jonathan Binnington, as proprietor of Vancouver Island...
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Jonathan Binnington
Nov 5, 20243 min read
Proposed event dates for 2025 - seeking early indications of interest…
You might think me a little premature to be thinking about next summer when winter hasn’t yet started, but there are many things that...
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Jonathan Binnington
Oct 18, 20245 min read
Navigation Trial, Classic Enduro or Regularity Raid…?
Sport takes many forms. Motorsport more than most. You’ve seen it on the telly, on social media, on YouTube, try to deny it, you...
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Jonathan Binnington
Sep 23, 20243 min read
Sayward September Showcase - day 2. Results and season round-up
Day 2 was the day of the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere. The day when, anecdotally the weather flips from a summer pattern to...
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Jonathan Binnington
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Sayward September Showcase - day one…
The end of school party…. Trophies for the winner of this weekend’s event and the three event series. Winner is defined by a/ the...
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Jonathan Binnington
Sep 3, 20244 min read
Sayward September Showcase (20-22 Sept) is ready to go!
Yes! It really is that stunning….. Hkusam Mountain, 1645m Monday 2 September was the day that five of us went up to Sayward Junction to...
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Jonathan Binnington
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Tee shirts and trophies…. Sayward September Showcase
After a quiet six weeks following on from the GoldRiver400, I am cranking the VIME machinery back into action and revving up for the...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Sayward September Showcase. Fri 20-Sun22 September 2024. Two day season finale and season overall winner.
The third weekend of September will see the third and final VIME backcountry navigation trial event for 2024. There will be two sets of...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jul 5, 20244 min read
The GoldRiver400 - Les Chemins Sauvages. The write up….
Four days of roadbook navigation trials in the Gold River - Sayward Junction - Woss triangle As wide a range of terrain as I could find....
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Jonathan Binnington
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Duncan motorcycle Show&Shine demonstration Roadbook route.
So you want to try a Vancouver Island Motosports Events navigation trial and don’t know where to start…..? In order to get here ^ you...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jun 22, 20242 min read
GoldRiver400 - control points, opening and closing times.
In order to keep the event running to a reasonable time schedule it will be necessary to have event riders observe strict daily...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Next bit! Richta proving route for Thurs evening
Someone asked me if there is going to be a Richta proving route so riders can verify their Richta Competitor apps are working… Way back...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Standard Operating Procedure for dealing with FSR traffic
GoldRiver 400. Standard Operating Procedure for dealing with Forest Service Road traffic. 1/ This advice/instruction is written in...
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Jonathan Binnington
Jun 12, 20241 min read
GoldRiver400 - Les Chemins Sauvages, set and ready to go!
Are you coming? Yes, this is on one of the routes…..
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Jonathan Binnington
Jun 5, 20243 min read
GoldRiver400 event schedule
Entries are still open It is now three weeks to go before the start of the GoldRiver400 (Les Chemins Sauvages) backcountry navigation...
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Jonathan Binnington
May 27, 20244 min read
Route setting weekend - days 1&2. 700km and counting.
This weekend past I have mostly been sitting on the bike…. I went up to Gold River with the intention of test riding the roadbooks for...
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Jonathan Binnington
May 15, 20246 min read
GoldRiver 400 - Les Chemins Sauvages
It’s now six weeks - or it was at the time of writing this - to the GoldRiver 400. I would like to offer these words of...
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