• Burt Munro Challenge

    8. februar, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Scho vor e paar wuche het dr Seán verzellt daser im Februar anes mehrtägigs töffrenne in Invercargill goht. Mir hei denn au gli usegfunde, dass das perfekt ufgoht dasi sicher am letschte tag vom renne au no cha go luege.

    Dr Burt Munro isch e bekannte töff-pionier us Invercargill gsi. Är isch bekannt worde willer töff umbaut het und drmit gschwindigkeitsrekord ufgstellt het. 1967 heter e wältrekord ufgstellt, wo bis hüt nid broche worde isch. D Burt Munro Challenge isch e mehrtägigs renne uf verschidene terrains und festival wo jedes johr zu sim gedänke verastaltet wird.

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    A few weeks earlier, Seán had told me that he would be attending a multi-day motorcycle race in Invercargill in February. We quickly realized that the timing worked out perfectly — I would still be able to catch the final day of the event.

    Burt Munro was a well-known motorcycle pioneer from Invercargill. He became famous for modifying his bikes and setting speed records with them. In 1967, he set a world record that still stands today. The Burt Munro Challenge is a multi-day racing event held across different terrains, combined with a festival that takes place every year in his honor.
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