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MNZ - Press Release:
World 6 Day Motorcycle Enduro:
Arthur Klap Takes the Chair
Motorcycling New Zealand announces that well-known sportsman and event icon, Arthur Klap will chair the Board established to manage the International Six-Day Enduro to be held in New Zealand in 2006.
Motorcycling CEO, Trevor Gill, is delighted that Klap has agreed to be involved.\"It’s a straight out case of headhunting. Once we got allocated the event we looked around for leadership, Arthur has been giving me advice informally for sometime. This is a huge undertaking and we need the guidance of someone who has been at the cutting edge of international events. Outside of motorcycling Arthur is one of the few people who understands just how big this event is.”
“We will mange all aspects of the 6 Day ourselves, what we are looking for from Arthur is experienced event leadership,”
Arthur ran the NZ Masters Games for 6 years and he organised the World Triathlon Championship in 1994 and will run them again in Queenstown later this year. He has a host of other international events that he has been involved with.
Arthur is preparing to climb Mt Everest, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sir Edmund Hillary ascent.
The other members of the Board will be announced shortly.
Arthur Klap - profile
Former professional skier.
Completed the first Coast to Coast as well as the first NZ Ironman.
With Dr David Gerrard swam, cycled, kayaked and ran from Bluff to Cape Reinga, including kayaking across Cook Straight.
Coaches New Zealand’s top female Ironman triathlete, Karyn Balance, and mentor of Coast to Coast multi-winner, Jill Westenra.
Managing director of own event management company, Sports Impact Ltd (established 1987)
Some past events organised :
o Bruce Edgar’s Benefit Season 1987
o NZ Masters Games in Dunedin and Wanganui 1989-95
o Triathlon World Championships 1994
o Mountain Bike World Cup 1997
o Wellington Wind Festival
o Fotofest 98
o NZ Business Games
o Snowboard Junior World Championships 2002
Lead Wellington’s aborted bid for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Currently working on the Triathlon World Championships 2003 in Queenstown as well as bids for the World Mountain Running Championships 2005 and the World Mountain Bike Championships 2006.
Key Awards won :
o Wellingtonian of the Year 1994
o Wellington Sports Personality of the Year 1995
o Outstanding Achievement Award – NZ Events Industry 1997
Qualifications : B.Sc (Mathematics), B.Comm (Marketing), Dip Teaching, Dip Recreation & Sport
