The previous thread I referenced above on this
general topic definitely went off-axis onto a brief discussion of other rides.
Yet, I see where the confusion from the OP may have taken root from. On the original ride participant list (
https://ironbutt.org/rides/), it lists over 30 riders that have done a "Yankee 1000" over the span of several years, beginning in 2001 and ending in 2008. That same listing shows triple that quantity of riders that have credit for a "New England (NE)1000" going back a year earlier.
The mileage on many (not all) are 1022 miles; indicating to me it's
potentially the same route. Many (not all) of those that have a "Yankee 1000" ride identifier (right-most column), also seem to have "NE1000" indicated.
Interestingly, those with "NE1000"
only as a ride identifier also show a distance of 1022 miles. Earliest entry I see for this is one year earlier (2000).
As a rally, the Minuteman 1000 wouldn't necessarily have a 'common' route plan, as mileage figures per the ride list, are shown as 1000+ miles, or actual mileage ridden by the participants.
Therefore, doing the Minuteman 1000 route referenced above may not give a rider credit for a NE1000. As of April, 2019, details of that specific ride was still being assembled, per the previous thread on the topic.