GoldRiver300 - Day3 and Final Results
Day3 of the GoldRiver300 proved to be a dramatic finale to the weekend's events. Two riders fell heavily on the Star Lake/Kunlin Lake...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Jun 24, 2023
- 1 min
GoldRiver300 - results after Day 2
After another hot, dry dusty day of nearly 250km, the leaderboard has remained remarkably unchanged. Colin Beck has increased his lead...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Jun 24, 2023
- 1 min
GoldRiver300 - Day1
The 2023 GR3 began yesterday with 25 riders taking the start. First off were the riders navigating by Gaia (a gps mapping app), followed...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Jun 20, 2023
- 3 min
GoldRiver300 - Photo consent, Order of Service and dates for next year.
GoldRiver300 - Fri 23 to Sun 25 June 2023. Order of service Photo consent Dates for next year Photo consent. There will be an event...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Jun 7, 2023
- 1 min
Further fire precautions - exhaust header pipes and tall grass
Thank you Gordon for bring this up. Riders need to be aware that exhaust header pipes can get hot enough to set light to dry grass and...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Jun 7, 2023
- 1 min
Fire precautions - important announcement
Important notice. GoldRiver300 campers. As of Thurs 8th June, the BC Ministry of Forests are effecting a Province-wide outdoor fire...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Jun 2, 2023
- 2 min
Rally glossary - GoldRiver rules
Rally Glossary Wpt Waypoint - a specific road/trail/track position on the route with a corresponding line of information in the route...
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Jonathan Binnington
- May 23, 2023
- 5 min
Continued…. GR300 recce weekend - the rest of it!
Last blog post I wrote that the dress-rehearsal verification route is up and running. Roadbook published, Gaia route published, Richta...
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Jonathan Binnington
- May 19, 2023
- 1 min
GoldRiver300 - test weekend number 2…
This is work, honest! The GoldRiver300 systems verification and odometer calibration route is now open! I'm in Gold River this weekend...
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Jonathan Binnington
- May 16, 2023
- 1 min
How to….. zero the Rally Roadbook Reader odometer
You will recall one of the pieces of advice about distance measurement on a rally is to measure your distance travelled from "waypoint of...
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Jonathan Binnington
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
Richta solutions to problems that have not yet happened….
Mr. Rich Bireta, developer of Richta Rally Timing has just published a presentation for the SCCA of Richta Best Practices. I am pleased...
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Jonathan Binnington
- May 8, 2023
- 2 min
VIME training day and GoldRiver300 development
Caption. GoldRiver300 - day 3. Turnround cairn. Memorise this picture. Ride past the cairn, turn round, ride back. Training day report...
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Jonathan Binnington
- May 2, 2023
- 4 min
GoldRiver300, first recce weekend
Winter gloom finally lifted for the last weekend in April. A long winter's anticipation of finer things to come finally delivered clear...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Apr 27, 2023
- 1 min
GR300 Trophies
GoldRiver300 Trophies are done. Laser etched 303 stainless steel. Will last centuries, as will the glory! Off to Gold River this...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Apr 6, 2023
- 2 min
A technical question of odometer calibration preferences. Feedback sought…
As I continue my roadbook rally journey as an event organiser, I continue to compare what I'm doing to what other event organisers do -...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Mar 22, 2023
- 1 min
Online Program $50 Rally Navigation 101
Rally Navigation 101 The on-ramp for Rally newbies. The how-to you need to complete your first VIME rally. Programme content is the...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Mar 5, 2023
- 1 min
VIME training day Sun 7th May 10am-5pm. Parksville Quality Foods supermarket. 371 Alberni Hwy.
VIME introduction to roadbook motorcycle rally. Date and time Sun 7th May, 10am to 5pm. Venue Parksville Quality Foods supermarket,...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Mar 4, 2023
- 1 min
Tree Farm Licence 44. BC Govt administration of forests surrounding the Alberni Inlet.
This post is a repeat of a post in the VIME Facebook page as a public record. It cites a BC document that describes the administration...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Mar 2, 2023
- 9 min
“So how do I get into this “rally” thing….?” New riders join here.
How could I do that.....? Could I do that...? I could do that....! The Dakar Rally has finished for 2023. You have seen video of the...
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Jonathan Binnington
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Announcements for 2023. Alberni Autumn Weekender, Nitnat Night Rally and GoldRiver300 associates.
I have a few announcements for 2023 that I would like to make in this quiet week between Christmas and New Year, the hiatus between the...
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