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Manawatu Branch 2021 North Island
4 POINTS

COMPASS RALLY

fter a time of wonder, the
2020 Manawatu Branch North
Island 4 Points Compass
A ally sta ered o to a start
in October this year. The event, a long
distance poker run, has been held
every two years since 2000. Our riding
o unity were also o er the li itations
COVID19 was putting on their riding
time and this year embraced the event in Ray, Colin,
record numbers. Tim in Waihi
The event was originally scheduled
for October 2020, but restrictions and
uncertainty over COVID19-Delta led us
to re-schedule to this year. Even so, we
watched the pandemic pronouncements Furthest –
with special interest, and our delight Trish & Chris
in bein one o the a or otor y lin
group events able to be completed this
year was tempered by the sad withdrawal point at Houhora again in the future.
of a number of entrants impacted by e held the final ard and ri e
border closures around Auckland and presentation last weekend at the Lake Ferry
the decision to proceed without North: Bunnythorpe Tavern, attended by about
Houhora. 75 people. The winning hand was a the rally in the car. 50% of those entered
The remaining entrants, and the Queen-High Flush achieved by Geoff identified as lyssians. his year we
inclusion of Coromandel as an additional Lovegrove, one of our local members stretched the timeline for the event to take
northern point ensured that the event from Feilding, second was three Nines by in ost o tober rather than ust the
still held u h o it s o ass rally a Himitangi rider Andre Holms, and third two wee s around abour ee end. his
si nifi an e orth ast outh and was two airs in s and ueens by on helped riders to plan their involvement
est or what was still a re ord nu ber Mabey, a member from Palmerston North. ust a little better.
of participants. Entrants were from all areas of the North ho nows what the near uture will
The feedback we have so far received Island, plus a couple from the Mainland. hold for similar events? There was
has been exceptional, from the generosity The oldest rider was a Taranaki rider well certainly plenty of interest in us continuing
of our local commercial and motorcycling into his eighties. with this now-traditional event.
spot prize sponsors, to the enthusiasm Bike makes entered were headed Howard A #4594
and dealer support of our distant poker by s ondas u u i Branch Secretary
hand oints at a e erry ahotu e and a ew o
raroa and oro andel and the hostin everything else,
catering support at the prize-giving venue. including a couple no
e loo orward to in ludin our orthern longer riding who did

Winners
Dunrobin

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