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Jonathan Binnington

Jun 13, 20220 min read

Off road difficulty rating

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Jonathan Binnington

Jun 11, 20221 min read

announcing: Alberni Autumn Adventure

With the planning and production of the GoldRiver200 well underway, I would like to make an early announcement of the VIME autumn event,...

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Sayward Junction to Gold River via White River Rd and West Rd now open (not by me!).

Jonathan Binnington

Jun 7, 20221 min read

Sayward Junction to Gold River via White River Rd and West Rd now open (not by me!).

Remember three intrepid adventurer were defeated by big trees across West Rd last Friday? Well, anonymous superhero trail fairies have...

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Overland route to Gold River from Campbell River - still closed….. as of 2 June ‘22

Jonathan Binnington

Jun 4, 20222 min read

Overland route to Gold River from Campbell River - still closed….. as of 2 June ‘22

Three of us, YT, Jamie and David set out on an intrepid quest yesterday (monsoon day) to try to prove the route cross country from Gold...

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Jonathan Binnington

Apr 6, 20224 min read

Distances, odometers, tripmeters, tangents and chords…

April has arrived and route testing has begun. One of the first observations by one of the route-testers related to differences...

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Reading GoldRiver200 roadbooks…. navigation methods, tech and techniques, part le deux.

Jonathan Binnington

Mar 29, 20225 min read

Reading GoldRiver200 roadbooks…. navigation methods, tech and techniques, part le deux.

You may remember a while ago I published part one of this (expected to be) three part series on how to translate the roadbook into a...

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Jonathan Binnington

Feb 26, 20221 min read

How to read a Roadbook…

A Roadbook is a long sequence of left/right/straight-on “waypoint” instructions…. with the distance between each waypoint, the total...

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Route difficulty rating. A Rts 3-4 occasional 5 moments, B Rts 2 with occasional 3. C Rts 1-2

Jonathan Binnington

Feb 9, 20221 min read

Route difficulty rating. A Rts 3-4 occasional 5 moments, B Rts 2 with occasional 3. C Rts 1-2

I am being asked “how difficult?” On the scale below: C routes = 1 with perhaps an occasional 2 moment, B routes = 2 with perhaps one or...

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Navigation, methods, technology and techniques, part 1. Tablets and Apps…

Jonathan Binnington

Jan 7, 20226 min read

Navigation, methods, technology and techniques, part 1. Tablets and Apps…

So, you are considering entering the GoldRiver200 rallyraid but are unsure about how to “do” the navigation thing? This is the first in...

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Jonathan Binnington

Jan 3, 20222 min read

GoldRiver200 cancellation policies.

Cancellation policy for Gold River 200 event 2022 1. If the event is cancelled at any point prior to the start date by unavoidable...

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The GoldRiver200 motorcycle rallyraid Fri24 - Sun 26 June 2022.

Jonathan Binnington

Oct 25, 20211 min read

The GoldRiver200 motorcycle rallyraid Fri24 - Sun 26 June 2022.

The event will encompass motorcycling activities at every level: # led, backcountry discovery rides that will include rural tarmac and...

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