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The Burt Munro challenge

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The Burt Munro challenge

The Invercargill motorcycle racer Burt Munro (1899–1978) is commemorated annually in an 80-kilometre endurance race, the Burt Munro challenge, on Ōreti Beach.

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Southland Times

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David Grant, Southland places – Around Invercargill, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20164/the-burt-munro-challenge (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.