Sean Clarke is New Zealand's most notable dirt bike race organizer, he's responsible for bringing huge international events to our shores, such as the A4DE in 2001 and ISDE in 2006 - He's also a bit nuts... And that's never more prevalent than at his pièce de résistance, the No Way In Hell extreme enduro! "New Zealand's version of Erzberg" takes its riders through 70kms of hell on earth at the Scott's property in Oparau, known for it's brutally steep terrain. You get four hours to try and complete the five exponentially harder and harder checkpoints, after which point, you're out. This year, the event took place in the middle of summer, adding another element to deal with: Heat. We go onboard with last year's runner up, Wil Yeoman, who led right till the up until final hill and was looking for vengeance, and Sam Parker who finished not far behind him in fourth. But a surprise entrance from the country's most successful extreme enduro rider ever, Chris Birch, would throw a spanner into the works! Watch as the three riders duke it out for the lead of New Zealand's toughest single-day race, in a battle that would rage right the way to the line!
RIDERS
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Wil Yeoman - 2024 KTM 300 EXC HARDENDURO
https://www.instagram.com/wil_yeoman96
Sam Parker - 2025 Husqvarna TE300i
https://www.instagram.com/sam.parker84
SHOT & EDITED BY
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Ash Sowman
@ashsowman
DRONE FOOTAGE
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Madison Clarke
CHAPTERS
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0:00 Introduction
3:00 Checkpoint 1/5 (fast cross country loop and massive hills)
31:22 Checkpoint 2/5 (more huge hill climbs/descents)
37:28 Checkpoint 3/5 (beautiful native bush section w/ river crossings)
51:35 Checkpoint 4/5 (more steep bush and technical grass face)
1:14:50 Checkpoint 5/5 (insane descent into creek and final hill)
1:38:58 Post-Race Chat/Outro