The third annual Taikorea 500 cross-country experience was held just outside Palmerston North a couple of weekends ago and it was packed with drama, excitement and intrigue …

We gave widespread coverage to the Paul Whibley-run event through various media outlets, including running stories and photos on this web site, but we sat quietly on some of the video footage that we also gathered that day … until now.

Here’s a little bit of drama from one of the day’s enduro-cross races, won by Yamaha’s Adam Reeves, with fellow Palmerston North rider James Galpin (KTM, pictured here) finishing runner-up.

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Meanwhile, here’s a neat video showing Paul Whibley’s path to the 2012 Grand National Cross-country Championship title in the United States.