The Lundy 500, scheduled for August 29, has been called off after editor Jackson Wood spoke to members of the Lundy family this evening.
Members of Mark and Christine Lundy’s family had earlier contacted Wood to express their feelings over the event.
Wood spoke with three groups of family members tonight to apologise to them for the hurt caused and to tell them the event would be called off.
He also reiterated that the event was not intended to offend the Lundy family but to make a point about failures of the New Zealand justice system.
He acknowledged that their viewpoints were not adequately taken into account before the event was announced on Friday, and that there were other ways for this point to be communicated.
Wood believed family members had appreciated his apology, and understood the point Salient was attempting to make.
An upcoming issue of Salient magazine, released on August 17, had been planned to coincide with the Lundy 500 by taking an in-depth look at the New Zealand justice system. This issue would go ahead as planned.